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Elizabeth Warren by RobVG September 28, 2011 5:32 pm
  • Ya knew I had to post this.. by Jody 2011-09-30 07:55:12
    • Ya knew I had to respond by ER 2011-09-30 11:47:27
      • Ya know ah luv ya ER... by Jody 2011-09-30 13:51:57
        • I have absolutely no comeback for that. It's a good thing no one is "keeping score", cuz I just got BLOWN ... by ER 2011-09-30 14:27:56
          • LOL! ER....you are such a good sport! by Jody 2011-09-30 14:47:19
    • Wonder what she calls a big hunk? by FrankC 2011-09-29 11:59:32
      • *giggle* by Jody 2011-09-29 13:21:36
        • You'll never find out. by TB 2011-09-29 13:20:42
        • She wasn't saying workers are due anything more than that. She's saying, OUR taxes went to support the things ... by Eri 2011-09-29 09:28:47
          • Warren doesn't think. That's the trouble. by TB 2011-09-29 10:05:42
            • I don't give a damn about your numbers. They are meaningless. I don't pay taxes on $250,000 because ... by Eri 2011-09-29 21:16:20
              • Two last questions: What is the "proper share" if 70 percent is not enough? What income levels designate "middle class?" by TB 2011-09-30 08:14:30
                • Someday when you pass on to your reward (or penalty -;), mourners will witness a string of integers trailing behind ... by Eri 2011-09-30 13:42:34
                  • That's an answer of sorts. Thanks. by TB 2011-09-30 14:22:18
          • Well, my first reaction is to take a Tums. She gives me adjuda. I have to sleep on this one...I really ... by Jody 2011-09-28 21:21:28
            • Yeah, the "infrastructure creates the wealth" bit. by TB 2011-09-28 20:48:50
              • It's funny. I saw her give that same rant on TV, and I tried to locate the video so ... by ER 2011-09-28 18:14:29
                • It's how I feel and I'm not ashamed of it. by RobVG 2011-09-28 19:25:08
                  • Nope, terrified is the right word and well they should be. I think Massachusetts just found a worthy successor ... by Eri 2011-09-29 09:35:51
                    • "Successor to Ted Kennedy?" Got that one right. by TB 2011-09-29 10:11:11
                      • You go, girl! by ER 2011-09-29 09:53:11
                        • They are scared of you. by ER 2011-09-29 13:45:07
                          • She's the Bachmann of the left. by Lee 2011-09-29 14:29:44
                            • Scared? by TB 2011-09-29 13:51:44
                              • Yes, scared. n/t by ER 2011-09-29 14:01:13
                                • Any comment at all on the fact that she is flat wrong? by TB 2011-09-29 14:06:26
                                  • No Tom. She is absolutely right. by ER 2011-09-29 14:37:04
                                    • It's so easy, isn't it? by TB 2011-09-29 15:12:38
                                      • Hmmm, let me see... by ER 2011-09-29 15:27:05
                                        • Us crony capitalists stick together... by Jody 2011-09-30 07:01:23
                                          • And there's the duck again. by TB 2011-09-29 15:30:50
                                            • The more we hear from her, the more popular support she is going to get and the more frightened you're ... by Eri 2011-09-29 21:24:25
                                              • And the more star systems will slip through our fingers! The first battle was last November. Not much has changed ... by TB 2011-09-30 08:53:44
                      Girthers: Democrats become weight watchers. by Jody October 4, 2011 9:16 pm
                      • Don't worry about Christie, the right doesn't want him anyway. He believes in science and global warming, he's soft ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-05 10:03:46
                        • Actually it didn't open last month. It hasn't been built yet. It was more of a preview of ... by Lee 2011-10-05 18:07:38
                          • They held their first public event last month. the center is not finished but it is now operating in ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-05 18:35:56
                        • "Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yon Cassius has a lean and ... by TB 2011-10-04 21:46:08
                          Waiting for Princip by TB October 3, 2011 8:20 pm
                          • Using the wife's computer for this post... Highly complex and evolving systems can usually generate many work-arounds and alternatives to continue ... by ER 2011-10-04 05:58:33
                            • Again, the key word is "decentralize." by TB 2011-10-04 07:00:19
                              • True, but decentralization is a form of redundancy. It costs money to duplicate services, and there are opportunity costs, ... by ER 2011-10-04 08:59:37
                                • Robustness and flexibility are only antithetical if you're talking about a centralized system. by TB 2011-10-04 09:29:01
                                  • I wasn't talking about businesses, I was speaking in general about the properties of large systems. The Roman Empire got ... by ER 2011-10-04 12:39:41
                                    • "Ayn Rand in charge?" by TB 2011-10-04 12:59:39
                                      • You have just won the tetrafecta. You are absolutely wrong on all 4 counts. by ER 2011-10-04 13:09:23
                                        • "Absolutely?" You sure? Why? by TB 2011-10-04 13:11:19
                                          • Do I have to explain everything? 1)Ayn Rand/Karl Marx "in charge" are metaphors for the fact that an overly complex Roman ... by ER 2011-10-04 19:48:54
                                            • The entire point of Rand's (among others) ideas was about not having someone "in charge" of everything. by TB 2011-10-04 21:41:06
                                              • The entire point of this thread was about the dynamics of large systems, a topic I have great interest in ... by ER 2011-10-05 05:25:36
                                                • As Perry Mason used to say, you opened the door. :) by TB 2011-10-05 08:49:13
                            • Funny he didn't mention computer programs trading stock by RobVG 2011-10-03 22:15:18
                              • So, does anyone else have an idea how technology could take us into WWIII? n/t by RobVG 2011-10-05 14:50:26
                              Shame on the GOP by Eri October 2, 2011 10:45 pm
                                Obama wants to end the war on terror by BuckGalaxy October 2, 2011 1:34 am
                                • I've been following the technology in places like Aviation Week. by TB 2011-10-02 09:06:40
                                  • Check it out: by TB 2011-10-02 09:27:49
                                    • Thanks for the links! Lots of interesting data on that page. Remember we're still far from getting the full ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-03 23:04:37
                                      • Cripes, you can get pocket digital cameras that remember faces or can tell if someone blinked in the picture. ... by TB 2011-10-04 07:02:17
                                  • It is possible to overlay the Right's growing flirtation with isolationism and "peace" alongside Obama's increasingly aggressive and successful war against ... by ER 2011-10-02 04:59:03
                                    • The right's knee jerk reaction to oppose Obama on anything and everything has little precedent in post Civil War America. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-03 23:14:15
                                      • "Little precedent??" by TB 2011-10-04 07:03:15
                                      • While it does seem possible that we can severely damage (and possibly end this current form) of Al Qaida, I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-03 20:40:13
                                      It's growing.... by Eri October 1, 2011 11:06 pm
                                      • "What I saw at the Revolution" by TB 2011-10-06 12:33:41
                                        • Heh. by TB 2011-10-02 19:59:33
                                          • I foresee a leader will arise and then things will spin faster and they WILL be heard. And everyone ... by Eri 2011-10-02 22:51:14
                                            • So far, their leaders have been airheads, too. by TB 2011-10-03 09:33:37
                                              • You're either blind or choose not to see what is happening. These are not mindless masses. They are ... by Eri 2011-10-03 22:39:16
                                                • Most unfortunately, "mindless" and "voter" are not mutually exclusive. by TB 2011-10-04 08:15:39
                                          • I've been watching it grow, and spread. And there's been very little notice of it in the MSM. I remember ... by ER 2011-10-02 04:27:29
                                            "Narrative" and reality by TB October 1, 2011 12:58 pm
                                            • The Gates of Eden by ER 2011-10-01 17:30:46
                                              • Your stuff's a lot better. by TB 2011-10-01 17:56:49
                                                • EDITED: Thank you, TB. But I couldn't help but seeing the delicious irony of being lectured about reality by the Great ... by ER 2011-10-01 18:03:17
                                                  • Yeah, there's a few points of lucidity in there, but a lot of it's just nonsense, the sort of thing ... by TB 2011-10-01 18:35:20
                                                    • Everything is opinion, except the speed of light. And we're not really sure about that. by ER 2011-10-01 18:39:58
                                              • This was a life lesson very hard won for me. Now I am a proponent of "It is what it is". Once ... by Jody 2011-10-01 16:33:47
                                                Question: by Jody September 30, 2011 2:05 pm
                                                • The empirical answers are clearly written across history, including what practically amounted to scientific experiments: East and West Germany. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:49:46
                                                  • Tom, Tom, Tom. It's disappointing to see you raise this again. You know that both East Germany was ... by bowser 2011-09-30 22:12:00
                                                    • Tom can always find an example that will demonstrate his points. So can I. Germany today is one of ... by ER 2011-10-01 05:50:40
                                                      • Better hope Germany's luck holds, by TB 2011-10-01 10:25:33
                                                        • And you'd better hope Germany's luck doesn't hold, or the entire foundation of your universe and worldview will come crashing ... by ER 2011-10-01 10:45:20
                                                          • Only one side in these discussions typically ends them by throwing data and evidence out the window and descending to ... by TB 2011-10-01 11:39:40
                                                            • Yeah, but you're scared of Liz Warren, by ER 2011-10-01 11:48:19
                                                              • It's hard to take this stuff lightly. My kids are going to be living in this country for a ... by TB 2011-10-01 12:49:33
                                                                • And losing your sense of humor and of the absurd is really going to improve the situation immeasurably. Not ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:17:35
                                                                  • Didn't it ever occur to you that I and everyone I love also live in this country? And that ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:57:22
                                                                    • See, I can't quite wrap my head around a term like "rightly or wrongly, I'm convinced." Nothing hostile or ... by TB 2011-10-01 13:38:50
                                                                      • "Rightly or wrongly" is not an expression or admission of possible uncertainty or error on my part. It is an ... by ER 2011-10-01 14:47:05
                                                    • You don't have to choose between a blue pill and a red pill. The correct answer to your question is what ... by ER 2011-09-30 14:33:51
                                                      • I guess some could say that the right amounts of the two depend on when and where the people are. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:37:36
                                                        • You can't figure out the right mix, it has to evolve naturally and be implemented politically. Hopefully, that will ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:31:07
                                                          • If you want an answer to that, just go out and look. See for yourself which systems adapt, grow ... by TB 2011-09-30 21:32:40
                                                            • I'm afraid I'm a bit more cynical than that. Most people want what is best for them, in the ... by ER 2011-09-30 19:13:20
                                                              • No offense... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 21:52:31
                                                                • I'm the cynic. I have learned that people have a tendency to talk themselves into believing what they want ... by ER 2011-10-01 06:13:29
                                                                  • ...Touche. I understand that the rest of Scandinavia is still a bit sore about that (Word has it you can't sit ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-01 16:08:35
                                                                    • Well, that's something I won't be using on my bread. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:22:53
                                                                      • Another inadequacy of the Spanish language. They have no slang for excrement, so they wind up using words like butter ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 16:43:20
                                                                        • They don't need slang for by ER 2011-10-01 18:19:25
                                                                          • Yeah but we are talking about slang not legit words. Still the imagery of the phrase in question is poignant, ... by FrankC 2011-10-01 19:36:37
                                                                            • That there's a fightin' word, hombre! My favorite Spanish phrase (learned on the radio during Cinco de Mayo) which I had ... by Eri 2011-10-01 23:32:28
                                                                              • It just occurred to me, that might have originated as an abbreviation for prostituta. That is a legitimate word too, as ... by ER 2011-10-01 20:04:41
                                                                • I could not agree more by FrankC 2011-09-30 16:52:14
                                                                The new oil boom by TB September 30, 2011 9:49 am
                                                                  9 More Years of Drought for Texas? by Eri September 30, 2011 5:56 am
                                                                  • :( Some areas are in Stage 3 of water restrictions. The trees are in shock. My shrubs are burned. It has been a ... by Jody 2011-09-30 07:05:18
                                                                    • Fox hated Texas. He detested the heat. Texas has two weather cycles: hotter'n hell and Blue Norther. by Eri 2011-09-30 11:39:24
                                                                    • Then they get frogs and flies. by ER 2011-09-30 06:08:02
                                                                      • Or... by Eri 2011-09-30 11:41:46
                                                                      Conficker worm is scarey by Eri September 29, 2011 9:27 pm
                                                                      • Meh... always these scares. The internet may become somewhat crippled, but the only thing that could completely take it down is ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 18:44:06
                                                                        • There are plenty of defenses against this worm. by TB 2011-09-30 08:12:15
                                                                          • I clicked on each of the images and was led to sites for downloading those products. Since the sites ... by Eri 2011-09-30 12:05:01
                                                                            • You're not supposed to click on them. The test is whether or not all the links are visible. ... by TB 2011-09-30 14:13:00
                                                                              • There were all visible. I didn't see any directions. by Eri 2011-10-01 23:34:52
                                                                          The arrest of a physicist for possessing a model aircraft. by Jeff-Wash September 29, 2011 7:03 pm
                                                                          • Remember, one of the goals of terrorism is to not only cause damage and casualties, but to force governments to ... by ER 2011-09-29 19:21:02
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