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Metaphor for the Republican Primary by TB December 10, 2011 6:34 pm
  • As we listen to the media tell us how goofy the Republican presidential field is, it's worth reflecting on the ... by Jody 2011-12-10 21:10:53
    • I disagree. The process does look like a clown car caper, but I'm not sure the typical Democratic field ... by ER 2011-12-10 20:46:50
      • It's the Circular Firing Squad that's annoying me right now. This should be so damn easy. For the ... by TB 2011-12-10 21:33:15
      I was talking with a friend tonight. by bowser December 10, 2011 3:24 am
      • I love ya, Bowz, but I feel compelled to intervene. You're just wrong. And you're wrong for the ... by ER 2011-12-10 07:36:59
        • I believe if that post is read more carefully you wouldn't find it to be judgmental except in the sense ... by bowser 2011-12-10 11:37:22
          • And a PS. My problem with the firebombings at this point is that the US does not acknowledge them, ... by bowser 2011-12-10 13:03:19
            • The definition of "black and white thinking" seems to be somewhat vague. With observation over time and context here, ... by TB 2011-12-10 12:47:17
              • Here's a perfect example. In a perfect world the US could take the lead, as the richest nation, farthest ... by bowser 2011-12-10 15:57:03
                • I didn't see anything in that article that implied that the main problem was the United States not knowing how ... by TB 2011-12-10 17:42:32
                  • Per capita, the only reasonable measure, the US wins hands down. And the US didn't compromise, did it? ... by bowser 2011-12-10 23:44:50
                    • Reasonable? by RobVG 2011-12-12 19:35:41
                • The conservative intelligentsia strikes back! by ER 2011-12-10 13:31:03
                  • Yeah, kind of like that. by TB 2011-12-10 13:42:41
                  • With all due respect, I don't think it's vague at all. Examples of it are the Tea Party's refusal ... by bowser 2011-12-10 13:13:21
              Another assurance from mega-corporations bites the dust, with predictable responses. by bowser December 8, 2011 11:23 pm
              • Inhofe is a mouthpiece for the energy industry. by ER 2011-12-09 06:32:28
                580,000 bombing runs, one run every 9 minutes for 10 years, over 2,000,000 tons of bombs. by bowser December 5, 2011 4:39 pm
                • Sad by RobVG 2011-12-06 11:28:40
                  • Re: WWII. The only action I can remember criticizing is the use of the atomic bomb. It ... by bowser 2011-12-07 00:00:30
                    • Firestorm bombings of Dresden and Tokyo. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-07 10:17:12
                      • You are absolutely right. And those of other cities. At that point the war was won and those ... by bowser 2011-12-07 10:22:22
                        • War Over? by RobVG 2011-12-07 11:27:49
                          • I said the war was won, not over. Doolittle's raid on various areas of Japan was not what one ... by bowser 2011-12-07 12:33:48
                            • The battle of Berlin began after the bombing of Dresen. Answer this against your charge. Save 911 for another day. Leave the ... by RobVG 2011-12-07 18:56:27
                              • Since when is protesting the slaughter of innocent civilians, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, etc., "simply fucked up" except to ... by bowser 2011-12-07 23:44:28
                                • Listen, you’re not the only one capable of empathy. by RobVG 2011-12-09 20:28:30
                                  • This gets more and more juvenile. You said that the Dresden firebombings of civilians helped the 6 million Jews ... by bowser 2011-12-10 00:22:02
                                    • That's not what I said by RobVG 2011-12-10 11:59:11
                    • "Do you feel the threat of Communism was a lie? Eastern Europe and was under it’s contol and China adopted ... by bowser 2011-12-06 16:21:40
                    Turning Off the Incandescent Light Bulb by bowser December 5, 2011 12:18 pm
                    • A bright, shiny lure, well placed, trolled beautifully, and TB didn't bite. Oh, for the good old days. And congratulations ... by bowser 2011-12-05 22:10:33
                      Whatever happened to Bush's missile defense system aimed at Iran? by bowser December 2, 2011 9:38 pm
                      • Oh that? by TB 2011-12-02 23:09:49
                        • Seems to have been delayed in a manner which honors the commitments Bush made as slowly as possible. by bowser 2011-12-03 14:40:30
                        Quotes of the Day by TB November 30, 2011 9:23 pm
                        • "The self entitled monsters" by RobVG 2011-12-01 00:47:23
                          • The war between the useless and the useful by TB 2011-12-01 12:21:35
                            • Reynold's Law: The government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: ... by TB 2011-12-01 12:19:00
                              • What Reynolds obviously never considered is that unless the middle class feels secure, and the lower class feels it can ... by ER 2011-12-01 13:58:11
                                • No, there's a lot of clever people with plenty of self-discipline and delayed gratification that have been told they can't ... by TB 2011-12-01 15:08:05
                                  • "We can see who is trying to make us “pissed,” Well, TB, just who is trying to make us "pissed"? ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:26:08
                                    • Not pissed? We've got the Tea Party, OWS, 9% unemployment, economic distess world-wide, a deadllocked Congress, and a country ... by ER 2011-12-01 15:18:41
                                      • I didn't say nobody was pissed. by TB 2011-12-01 15:32:51
                                        • The Defined Benefit Safety Zone is not my safe harbor. It's the end of the line. I'm not ... by ER 2011-12-01 15:55:22
                                          • Well, by TB 2011-12-01 16:12:38
                                            • Yep, the suits always get the big bonuses, just like in the business world. Believe me, I couldn't survive ... by ER 2011-12-01 16:37:07
                                              • What, teachers and cops are "suits" now? :) by TB 2011-12-01 16:56:29
                                                • County Administrator? No, that's a bit beyond my pay grade. And cops and firemen got paid a percentage ... by ER 2011-12-01 17:50:56
                                                  • Interesting. I had heard about the Sheriff. Most of the top salaries on that website don't have overtime on their ... by TB 2011-12-01 18:55:15
                                • This is why people like Clarke need to be tossed out of power. They have no brain. by TB 2011-12-01 10:26:40
                                  • You were able to find a job, too. Education was much less expensive. It's a fraud now, expensive ... by bowser 2011-12-01 15:56:42
                                    • If education is a "fraud" now, blame the people who have been running our higher education system for decades. by TB 2011-12-01 16:18:16
                                      • No, I blame the Tea Party and other Conservatives who have pretty much destroyed the American Dream. by bowser 2011-12-01 16:27:32
                                  • I was very lucky when I went to college, my folks helped when they could, even if it was only ... by ER 2011-12-01 09:57:20
                                  What level of inequality will the US find sustainable? by bowser November 30, 2011 5:10 pm
                                  • I have some of the same feelings but talk like yours will dry up if and when unemployment returns to ... by RobVG 2011-11-30 23:06:47
                                    • I couldn't agree more with you. What I don't see is any dynamic which will lead to 5% unemployment ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:01:31
                                    • It's not just in our society and time, but in any civilization and age, being rich has always been considered ... by ER 2011-11-30 17:46:11
                                      • The "snail" curve. I can't import images but when the Bell Curve morphs into the "snail curve" there's problems. ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:10:03
                                      My definition of reality...On Ron Paul.... by Jody November 30, 2011 3:40 pm
                                      • As always, it portrays a false choice. Somehow, providing healthcare to all our citizens will take away out freedom. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 21:04:42
                                        • It is not my choice to provide healthcare to all our citizens because I am not willing to pay for ... by Jody 2011-12-05 21:24:14
                                          • You are ALREADY paying for every citizen to have healthcare. For many it is simply emergency room care when ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 23:04:41
                                            • If that is truly the case then why is it not more widely embraced? by Jody 2011-12-06 14:16:07
                                              • It IS truly the case, and the answer is because many, like yourself, are unaware of it. by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-07 00:41:16
                                                • If insurance would be run by the state...as is my understanding of single payer, what is NHS? by Jody 2011-12-07 08:59:21
                                                  • NHS is the UK's national healthcare. It is one of many national healthcare systems that exists in every major ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-07 23:26:38
                                                    • You don't see the government taking control as a threat? God knows Insurance in and of itself is a racket...but how ... by Jody 2011-12-08 10:43:39
                                        "Entitlements" - Medicare and Social Security by bowser November 29, 2011 4:57 am
                                        • On my first response to your question, the one that starts "Modify them," I put a link that discusses this ... by TB 2011-11-29 10:38:35
                                          • And YOU would do what? What would you recommend. If I wanted to know what "Ryan" would do ... by bowser 2011-11-29 10:56:26
                                            • I would start with Ryan's ideas, and go on from there. by TB 2011-11-29 11:06:13
                                              • So If I want to know what you think I should ask Ryan. TB, I'd be sooo embarrassed to ... by bowser 2011-11-29 12:35:05
                                          And another thing is starting to annoy me. by bowser November 28, 2011 5:29 pm
                                          • I received this in the e-mail yesterday No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us, WE ... by johannes 2011-11-28 20:01:13
                                            • Exactly! by bowser 2011-11-28 21:50:41
                                            Ol' "Honk Honk" Cain takes it to a new level. by bowser November 28, 2011 4:49 pm
                                            • Y'know, I sympathize with Herman on this one. For starters, if the charges are true (which I feel ... by ER 2011-11-28 17:26:31
                                              • As far as the timing is considered, it was never relevant before. Until Cain entered the arena it was ... by bowser 2011-11-28 21:50:06
                                                • I don't know. by TB 2011-11-28 18:09:30
                                                  • Hmm. by TB 2011-12-01 15:52:42
                                                    • Obama has nothing to gain by destroying Cain, he fears Romney, Cain would be a pushover in a general election. ... by ER 2011-11-28 18:20:23
                                                      • Every landslide victory the Republicans have had since the end of the 1970s was under a proud and consistent conservative ... by TB 2011-11-28 20:24:57
                                                        • And those proud and conservative victors were? Nixon, that paragon of Conservative honesty and honor? He's the ... by bowser 2011-11-28 21:56:45
                                                          • That's conspiracy theory nonsense, TB. by ER 2011-11-28 21:15:15
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