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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

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

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