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A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

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We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

Wisconsin State Fair. by Lee August 7, 2011 8:15 pm

Crisis of Competence by CJB August 7, 2011 3:14 pm

It ain't just you. It's been clear that the US has been disintegrating for a while to anyone who ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 20:02:13
- You're right. It's pretty well agreed that the American economy, and American prosperity, began its decline in the 70s. ... by CJB 2011-08-07 21:13:29
  - I agree with everything but one part - the one about the jobs never coming back. True, today's plans ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 21:43:33
I agree with everything you've said. I've been saying for a long time that there are bad times (much ... by Eri 2011-08-07 18:00:35
- It is a quagmire From one of my previous posts by Jody 2011-08-07 18:47:57
Liberalism is what's wrong. The pirates could be taken care of in a month, but the liberals wouldn't allow ... by Lee 2011-08-07 15:42:36
- So the government doesn't work because there are not enough white people in it? OK, I can easily see ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:59:37
  - Burying your head in the sand won't make the problem go away. In fact, it's part of the problem. ... by Lee 2011-08-07 18:19:22
  - You learn quickly, grasshopper. ;) by Eri 2011-08-07 17:54:14

S&P downgrades the US's credit rating...due to the SIZE of the debt. by Lee August 6, 2011 12:12 am

You're a moron or a troll, which is it? I suppose the Tea Party holding America's credit rating hostage ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 01:45:18
- Yes indeedy....so TB is the only one who resorts to name calling???? by Jody 2011-08-10 15:36:19
  - TB almost never has resorted to name calling in the 12 years I have known him on the internet. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:56:47
    - ...yeah...but your cute when you hurl insults...:) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:33
  - It has always seemed to me that TB's name calling consisted of things like him calling Stalin a murderous thug ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 17:37:19
- Our government is in a $15+ Trillion dollar hole because of those who want to continue to borrow money, not ... by Lee 2011-08-10 04:25:45
  - Having a reading deficiency problem? I posted what THEY wrote. It was the POLITICS of the debt ceiling ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 09:02:16
    - Excuse me? A liberal being condescending??? Tell me it ain't so!!! by Jody 2011-08-10 15:37:17
      - The deficiency problem is planted firmly on your side of the isle. S&P made it clear in no uncertain ... by Lee 2011-08-10 17:34:55
        
        GOP debating tactics by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 01:48:47
        
        I have that toy!!!! :) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:02
        
        So I've posted the S&P statement in full, and then reposted a quote of their specific comments relating to the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:53:30
        
        I think you meant this post for Buck... by Jody 2011-08-10 18:25:49
        
        You sure? ;) by Lee 2011-08-10 18:39:33
Now, S&P is threatening to downgrade us more. I call that political blackmail and something needs to be done ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:32:00
Not quite true. The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:15:33
- "The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is the dysfunction in Washington and ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:41:15
Your analysis does not stand up to scrutiny. The facts could just as easily be explained away as deliberate ... by cjb 2011-08-06 06:34:06
- The difference is that the debt has now exceeded GDP. Our ability to pay it off is beginning to ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:50:01
  - Funny, that's not how I remember it at all. It was the Tea Party that was telling us it ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:29:15

North and South California (another innocuous CE post) by FrankC August 5, 2011 9:22 pm

Can California even legally do that? It seems to me that this would be a Federal issue, that California ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:20:42
- Maybe a Californian can tell us how serious they are. The president is Virginia and West Virginia. The fact that the ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 12:21:11
  - It's a perennial favorite. by Robert 2011-08-08 11:07:40
    - Saw this interesting map recently, which defines areas where people call each other the most. by podrock 2011-08-08 15:35:29
  - I had completely forgotten the Virginia, West Virginia split. I just re-read the history and it's fascinating. Since ... by Eri 2011-08-06 13:31:16
    - The question is, would it require any Federal action if the State of California amicably or by referendum agreed to ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 16:43:30
      - Found the answer! This is a great article that lays it all out. And it has a good ... by Eri 2011-08-06 22:11:40
        
        that is quite interesting. by FrankC 2011-08-06 23:35:45
        
        Missouri, where I live, could be divided into North Missouri and South Missouri. North Missouri would be a Blue ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:29:31
      - I've read it, too, awhile back. Conservatives are unhappy their voices are in a minority. Personally, I think ... by Eri 2011-08-06 21:55:39

I think this is a moderate political post... by FrankC August 4, 2011 4:52 pm

Yes it is. I’ve wondered to what degree perception of the scale of the problem is exacerbating our reaction to it. ... by Robert 2011-08-05 10:36:58
It is a moderate post and one you've posted for discussion, not diatribe. If I'm honest, I worry a ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:02:34

Meanwhile, in Syria by TB August 3, 2011 10:08 am

Details of the Bin Laden raid by TB August 1, 2011 5:14 pm

Spending bill passes the House by TB August 1, 2011 4:28 pm

pretty much in the Pox on both their houses camp. what a enseless waste of unproductive blather and childishness - from ... by Tony 2011-08-02 08:16:33
- Don't worry, Tony, America has unproductive blather and childishness to burn. We'll never run out. by Robert 2011-08-03 17:17:59
  - true enough. Though I bet a few children around the DC area had to stop playing because there was a ... by Tony 2011-08-04 14:35:37
- I like the "start over" part. "When in the course of human events..." by TB 2011-08-02 08:23:52
  - So do it. 2012 is coming. I'd almost prefer a republican government to all this conservative whining about how they ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 10:46:35
  - A new constitution would require a a verbal death grip on the role of government, otherwise the same mission creep ... by Lee 2011-08-02 15:37:07
Turn out the lights...it's over for the US. THey didn't do shit about the debt...accept continue to raise it. ... by Lee 2011-08-01 17:07:26
- Jerry Pournelle comments: The Budget Deal proposes at best about $3 Trillion “cut” over a ten year period. This amounts to ... by TB 2011-08-01 21:04:52
  - Interesting. What's this all about? Even libertarians are heralding this great compromise. Maybe the word doesn't mean what they think ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 10:45:10
    - What this is all about is that nothing much has really changed. As we're driving toward the cliff, we've let ... by TB 2011-08-03 11:35:09
      - And who's feet do you find on the accelerator? Tea Party Republicans. Think about it, while you whine about liberal idiots. by mcfly 2011-08-03 18:15:51
        
        We just spent like a month in all-out war between a party that cannot stand the idea of reducing government ... by TB 2011-08-03 19:25:39
        
        You seem only faintly aware of the fact that your Tea Party gods betrayed you. Difficult to handle, I suppose. ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 05:07:06
        
        What kind of deal do you think we would be looking at right now if the Democrats still ran the ... by TB 2011-08-04 07:48:41
        
        A frustrating aspect of this thread for me is that you and I fundamentally agree. Big cuts are required. The ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 10:15:30
        
        This is a serious question: What would a moderate position be on the current situation? On spending, taxes, ... by TB 2011-08-04 10:29:05
        
        Addendum: With the limits off, our total public debt today just exceeded America's GDP for the first time since ... by TB 2011-08-03 19:52:25
A bright spot in the day: Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor and got a standing ovation. by TB 2011-08-01 16:32:46

Debt limit perspective by TB August 1, 2011 3:34 pm

Economists warn this is not the time to cut spending by Eri August 1, 2011 3:39 am

Okay...I don't understand. How can cutting spending be bad? by Jody 2011-08-01 13:03:25
- Maybe "bad" isn't the most useful word here. Look at the FAA situation and how it's negatively affected so many ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 11:23:02
  - So you don't think cuts to government funding will cause any hardship at all, is that it? Politics aside, the FAA ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 18:45:43
    - The private sector goal is to invest money where it will earn more money back. To make a profit. ... by TB 2011-08-03 19:38:01
      - Jesus Christ, it's like pulling goddamn teeth. Do you in fact give a shit at all about your fellow Americans? ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 05:13:32
        
        I refuse to accept the premise that turning this country into a debt-ridden statist hellhole is "giving a shit about ... by TB 2011-08-04 06:40:02
        
        One more time. The coming cuts in government spending are going to have a huge impact on [likely] many thousands ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 10:39:56
        
        Again, until the next election we're talking cuts of $22 billion. For all of 2012. When the limit ... by TB 2011-08-04 11:02:21
  - The FAA issue is mostly politics. The Federal government is spending twice the money it was in 1988. Somehow the ... by TB 2011-08-03 11:43:50
- Here you go, Jody. Tom is a one-note man. Do your own reading. From the NYT And another ... by Eri 2011-08-01 15:12:15
  - Thanks Eri...the Krugman peice is great. You know, great in a depressing sort of way. by mcfly 2011-08-03 11:15:06
    - Again, spending is not being cut. It is going to grow a bit less. Spending "cuts" between now and the ... by TB 2011-08-03 11:26:53
      - Gee, sorry TB. Did my act of thanking Eri for a link bother you? I'll be more careful in the ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 05:18:55
  - *This* is what I mean when I consider cutting spending...It is a start.. by Jody 2011-08-01 16:05:33
    - Most of this spending has one thing in common: It delivers more political power (votes, favors) to various political ... by TB 2011-08-01 16:22:45
  - A bit more from Krugman. Suddenly the deadline for the annihilation of the Milky Way Galaxy on August 2 isn't quite ... by TB 2011-08-01 15:48:15
  - I recommend Jody do her own reading from the Congressional Budget Office and other sources that carry hard information, not ... by TB 2011-08-01 15:21:17
- Number one, spending is not being cut. The spending increases over the next ten years will be smaller than ... by TB 2011-08-01 13:57:02
  - You're trying to rewrite history and it's not going to fly. The Great Depression was the fault of the ... by Eri 2011-08-01 15:19:47
    - Do some real research, Eri. And somewhere besides the New York Times and Huffington Post. by TB 2011-08-01 15:27:34
      - Here you go. A good history and analysis of the Great Depression We may be repeating some mistakes made ... by Eri 2011-08-01 22:46:46
        
        The second article was pretty good. Notice the constant thread of arbitrary, inconsistent, and usually wrong-headed government policies that ... by TB 2011-08-02 06:24:21
You could at least wait for the bait to hit the water before you bite at it. This deal is going ... by TB 2011-08-01 10:00:37

Tell me it ain't so! by Jody July 31, 2011 8:45 pm

There is something Jim Jones-ish/Damien-ish about him. A full body scan is going to be required by FrankC 2011-07-31 23:32:53
and is in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. by Jody 2011-07-31 20:49:13
- The first is irrelevant, if he keeps it out of national government. A lot more damage has been done ... by TB 2011-07-31 21:54:10
  - "A lot more damage has been done to this country by people who believe in the mythology of socialism than ... by Jody 2011-07-31 22:07:45
    - ...but not well made. There are creationists out there still pushing for our children to be taught only creationism, ... by Eri 2011-08-01 00:12:12
      - Tell you what, you point to the creationists in government currently trying to force us all into their mold, and ... by TB 2011-08-01 09:25:53
      - I feel I am caught between a rock and a hard place. There are no Libertarians that will be running ... by Jody 2011-08-01 05:16:50
        
        Run for President. Then you'll have someone to vote for. Hell, I'll vote for you as long as ... by Eri 2011-08-01 06:05:37

This is the Senate's Minority Leader by Eri July 30, 2011 1:23 am

Filibusters. Yeah, only the Republicans are making political hay out of this. by TB 2011-07-30 10:15:23
Tea Party Caucus uniform of the day. by Robert 2011-07-30 09:56:11
- And speaking of the Tea Party: by Eri 2011-07-30 21:20:08
- There are many other great examples of the Left's "political civility," a term that was useful only so long as ... by TB 2011-07-30 10:22:05

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