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

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

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)

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

One thing is obvious - the US military is unable to win modern wars. by bowser November 27, 2011 3:42 pm

Sure looks like there's room for cuts by RobVG 2011-11-28 00:58:31
- Not a bad idea. by TB 2011-11-28 10:55:24
The military and entitlements are a huge chunk of the budget. by TB 2011-11-27 16:05:25
- OK. Let's say you're right, and we do away with Social Security and Medicare. Wipe 'em off the ... by bowser 2011-11-28 00:39:11
  - "Do away with Social Security and Medicare?" by TB 2011-11-28 10:51:01
    - OK. Just exactly what would you like to see done with Social Security and Medicare? In your ideal ... by bowser 2011-11-28 15:03:30
      - Modify them. Bring competition and choice into the system. by TB 2011-11-28 16:05:13
        
        Are you aware that Social SECURITY was born largely as the result of the collapse of exactly they systems you ... by bowser 2011-11-28 16:53:17
        
        What would you do to bring competition and choice into Medicare? by bowser 2011-11-28 16:42:06
    - It is like Groundhog Day (the movie) here sometimes TB.... by Jody 2011-11-28 11:08:16
  - Well, if we ignore all the fiscal, economic and humanitarian issues, and just think of the tangible and immediate effects ... by ER 2011-11-28 06:34:15
    - As they lead us into a better world, the human suffering will be seen to be negligible, simply a price ... by bowser 2011-11-28 16:02:38
- Yeah, but the vast bulk of the entitlements are spent right here in the USA, where they go right back ... by ER 2011-11-27 19:02:13
  - Now there's a can of worms for you. by TB 2011-11-28 10:46:51
    - Well, lets start with the tank. Sure, a million dollar tank generates a lot of economic activity, research, workers, ... by ER 2011-11-28 11:47:42
      - Aren't we focusing on asymmetric warfare? I understand we are, maybe not. Aren't we working on a Main Battle Tank, that ... by FrankC 2011-11-28 18:14:35
        
        Military men are inherently conservative. They are always preparing to fight the last war, not the next. And ... by ER 2011-11-28 18:45:19
      - P.S. "Tax break?" by TB 2011-11-28 12:07:23
        
        Yeah, The prosperous are carrying the entire tax burden on their shoulders, they are supporting everyone else. At the same time, ... by ER 2011-11-28 12:13:47
        
        First of all, nobody said "entire." Remember the Bowser Lesson. by TB 2011-11-28 12:44:50
        
        And just for comparison: by TB 2011-11-28 12:52:20
        
        Tom, you keep on trotting out the same figures which justify why those with little must give up more, and ... by ER 2011-11-28 13:56:21
        
        "Tom, you keep on trotting out the same figures which justify why those with little must give up more, and ... by TB 2011-11-28 15:55:51
        
        TB, look at it as a physicist would look at a set of data. The primary characteristic of this ... by ER 2011-11-28 16:20:26
        
        You use of the word "transfer" is loaded. I already discussed that. by TB 2011-11-28 17:53:44
        
        The use of "transfer" was a euphemism. What I really meant was "ripoff". Besides, just becaused you dismissed it earlier does ... by ER 2011-11-28 18:21:58
      - Your original point was about "money spent domestically" vs. "money spent overseas," and I probably should have focused more tightly ... by TB 2011-11-28 11:58:42

After a while this becomes treason. by bowser November 26, 2011 1:32 pm

I'm not sure I agree with your analysis. Friendly fire creates many more casualties among one's own people and ... by ER 2011-11-26 14:12:26
- Let's say a person goes to work with a pair of clean pants. Spills a bit of coffee on ... by bowser 2011-11-26 14:39:59
  - Don't forget, Obama stepped into a bulging pantload three years ago. by ER 2011-11-26 18:36:34
    - Don't forget, Obama promised clean pants in under two years. by TB 2011-11-26 19:20:52
      - No one had any idea what a mess Bush and Greenspan had made of this country. None. People ... by bowser 2011-11-27 13:55:23
        
        Well, you certainly aren't going to fix it by handing the credit cards to your other uncle, and having him run up the same bills in half the time. by TB 2011-11-27 15:02:51
        
        You're right. The rich uncle is the Tea Party. How much of Obama's debt has gone to the ultra-wealthy for ... by bowser 2011-11-27 15:11:46
        
        "How much of Obama’s debt has gone to the ultra-wealthy for bailing out hedge funds?" by TB 2011-11-27 15:44:11
      - Obama promised way too big on a lot of things, and that's what is hurting enthusiasm levels for his supporters. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-11-26 19:42:55
        
        This is definitely one of those "wait for the rest of it" stories. by TB 2011-11-26 20:41:39

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