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Until August 1914 by TB July 24, 2011 8:59 pm

Oh sure, post-Edwardian Britain was such a Libertarian paradise! That is, unless you were an industrial worker in the massive ... by ER 2011-07-25 04:43:57
- You make some very good points, particularly on colonialism and the British class system. I don't concede that either colonialism or ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:37:04
  - It's all relative, Tom, which is my point. In spite of my harangue, the English peasant always had it ... by ER 2011-07-25 10:22:37
    - Absence of all-pervasive state control does not automatically lead to freedom, but it is a prerequisite. I use "the state" as ... by TB 2011-07-25 10:55:08
      - You and I must have completely different views of the social universe. I have never felt threatened by the ... by ER 2011-07-25 11:33:50
        
        That's actually surreal. Is this what happens to your head when you work for even a local government? ... by TB 2011-07-25 13:21:34
        
        I spent most of my life working for private industry: Mom and pop shops, giant corporations, but also the ... by ER 2011-07-25 14:01:36
        
        A Soviet science guy might not have been the best example. They were on the upper tiers in those ... by TB 2011-07-25 16:09:26
        
        Not to worry, TB. China and Russia will carry the torch for free enterprise (ta-dah!). Just think, they're ... by ER 2011-07-25 16:28:28
        
        The sad part is that you think China and Russia are "free enterprise" just because they contain rich businessmen. by TB 2011-07-25 18:48:30
        
        Tom, they are rich businessmen, they get to decide what capitalism is, not two unemployed old geezers in North America ... by ER 2011-07-25 19:34:40
        
        A great series of posts, ER! Thanks. by mcfly 2011-07-26 04:51:04
        
        Thanks, super fly! It's reassuring to know someone is reading these posts who might actually benefit from them. by ER 2011-07-26 05:18:13
        
        The Soviet Union had rich people running businesses. A lot of them managed to hang on to those government-sanctioned ... by TB 2011-07-25 20:51:22
        
        Oh, quelle surprise! Rich, powerful industrial managers and financiers take advantage of a vacuum in political power and seize ... by ER 2011-07-26 05:16:08

Michael Moore in Norway by TB July 24, 2011 2:56 pm

I got yer budget deal right here... by TB July 24, 2011 9:42 am

By the way, did everyone see my "Revenues and Tax Rates" post? by TB 2011-07-24 09:47:38
- I'm curious...do you see your own posts as "the end of the discussion" as often as you seem to suggest? by mcfly 2011-07-24 21:39:27
  - "End of the discussion?" Are you kidding? It's all I can do to keep an actual discussion going around ... by TB 2011-07-25 09:38:19
    - Nah, I'm probably just not reading you right. by mcfly 2011-07-25 10:47:53

The difference between a Republican and a Democrat by Jody July 23, 2011 3:34 pm

Spare us the sanctimonious history lesson, TB, Conservatives don't give a fig about anything but keeping taxes low and profits ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:04:03
- Well, we certainly don't want low taxes and high profits in this country, do we? Which "millionaire tax cut" would that ... by TB 2011-07-24 11:44:16
  - The median household income in this country is about 50 grand a year. If your family makes that much, ... by ER 2011-07-24 12:50:45
    - You're going "serpentine" on me again. I suggested reading my post on revenues and tax rates. Have you? We're ... by TB 2011-07-24 13:08:34
      - Sorry, comrade, I can't "afford" to read your analysis. As far as I'm concerned, as long as your party ... by ER 2011-07-24 13:13:19
        
        Okay, that's cool. by TB 2011-07-24 13:14:44
- Above post improperly placed. But you get the general idea. I have nothing against Sen Dirksen, in fact, I ... by ER 2011-07-24 10:30:19
Nothing much new under the sun. When that film was shot (1967 - 1968) the Federal budget (in constant 2005 dollars) ... by TB 2011-07-23 16:27:49
- I love his simplicity. His bottom line earthiness. I remember my husband teaching the children about cards..."There are red cards and ... by Jody 2011-07-23 17:40:46
  - I think I finally understand where conservatives are coming from: Republicans are smart, noble and righteous, and Democrats are stupid, mean ... by ER 2011-07-24 08:55:10
    - Interesting. Neither Dirksen nor Jody made any value judgments of the kind you describe. Dirksen simply pointed out Democratic ideas ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:11:00
      - I think what I pointed out was pretty simple and obvious too. by ER 2011-07-24 09:21:31
        
        Not really. You didn't point it out, you made it up. I thought the Dirksen film was quite significant. ... by TB 2011-07-24 09:43:32

Plan 9 from DNC by TB July 18, 2011 1:53 pm

What kind of pathetic sour grapes crap is this, TB? Surely you can do better than that? So ... by ER 2011-07-22 08:39:58
- Glad to see you again. Check out some more of my posts on Current Events and get back to ... by TB 2011-07-22 09:07:39
  - So now we need to blame Obama for extending the Bush Tax Cuts. My God, you are a piece of ... by ER 2011-07-22 09:29:55
    - You miss the point. This is the same Obama who is now insisting that there is no workable plan ... by TB 2011-07-22 09:34:14
      - 19 Different Polls Show That Americans Support Tax Increases To Cut Deficit by mcfly 2011-07-22 13:01:06
        
        Not surprised. The media has been hammering out like two polls a day to support the Democratic premise. If you ... by TB 2011-07-22 14:57:17
        
        You like the media when it appears to support you and dismiss it when it doesn't. Gets a bit old. by mcfly 2011-07-22 21:23:34
        
        It's kind of like Republican pollsters who call up with skewed questions. I give them an answer they don't ... by Eri 2011-07-23 20:01:17
        
        Heh. I have yet to get a phone poll call from ANY source or party that was not obviously ... by TB 2011-07-23 20:10:00

Blaming it on the Tea Party by TB July 16, 2011 12:04 pm

The end of the "Trust Fund" myth by TB July 14, 2011 1:37 pm

Oh this is not good. This is not good at all. Life vest anyone? by Jody 2011-07-16 07:17:45
I did know that. As soon I began reading the article (and before it had time to say so), ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:17:49
- The entire cost of the Iraq War since the beginning would pay for Social Security alone for about one year. The ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:38:13
  - As usual, you're full of shit. BFD re: these two wars. Before that there was the Cold War ... by Eri 2011-07-15 22:05:56
    - Okay. Vietnam cost about $686 billion in 2008 dollars. Korean War? A little less than $600 billion in 2008 ... by TB 2011-07-15 22:49:05
      - Wouldn't the "bridge to nowhere" be considered a shovel ready project? by Lee 2011-07-16 08:34:30
      - You're too illogical for words to describe. What part of the word, "ENTITLEMENTS" do you not understand? Until ... by Eri 2011-07-16 04:06:31
        
        The money isn't there, Eri. It hasn't been there for decades. It was "taken over" a long time ... by TB 2011-07-16 09:29:15
        
        That's what I said earlier. The government stole the fucking funds. What they stole must be returned. ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:14:16
        
        Eri, they've been stealing those funds from day one. Back when Social Security was first set up, the retirement ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:12:55
        
        By and large I am a fiscal conservative for this very reason. If I am going down I want it ... by Jody 2011-07-16 16:04:56
        
        I've got a rude awakening for you. Go look at your Social Security statement. It says, basically, that ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:53:27
        
        More than you really want to know about this by TB 2011-07-16 16:05:25
        
        It's being spent to pay the interest on all of that money you want the government to keep borrowing. by Lee 2011-07-16 14:55:24
        
        Please expound Eri...I don't know where you are going with this... by Jody 2011-07-16 08:12:31
        
        Out of MY salary or when I was self-employed, I paid FICA into Uncle Sam. That is Social Security; ... by Eri 2011-07-16 14:19:30
        
        "For some reason, idiot Republicans think they can just nullify the law that forced us to put money into the ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:57:24

Hymn to the Chosen One by TB July 13, 2011 7:18 pm

It's a well-reasoned piece and is, IMO, quite accurate. Obama IS all those things at the same time. ... by Eri 2011-07-14 21:29:09
- Obama has no fixed ideas or principles other than the usual liberal academic belief in the State as an absolute ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:40:58
  - People like Barack Obama and Rick Perry have very specific sets of beliefs, consistent with a long, easily-traced history and ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:45:39
    - In the interests of nearly-full disclosure, the post above is a quote from one of our own. by mcfly 2011-07-15 16:13:46
      - Okay, ya got me. I didn't put it well. Obama is a hard-line academic leftist trying to pretend to many ... by TB 2011-07-15 17:57:08
        
        LOL, as "gotchas" go, it's pretty tame. I was mostly just wondering if you'd bother addressing it. If I had a ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 21:09:26
    - You mean like Jeremiah Wright? Obama hung out with him for 20 years. by Lee 2011-07-15 14:41:10

Score another underhanded GOP operation by Eri July 13, 2011 12:51 am

Just listen to those crickets! by mcfly 2011-07-14 10:45:07
- Count your blessings. by TB 2011-07-14 10:53:44
  - "Silent but Deadly" is not a debating tactic. If you've got something that sheds more light on this, I'm all ears. ... by mcfly 2011-07-14 11:33:50
    - Start here. Is that an "underhanded operation" too? If not, why not? Didn't work for them either. As I have ... by TB 2011-07-14 13:33:36
      - That's so often the extent of your comments: "They did it too!" as Davin used to write. Do you have any ... by mcfly 2011-07-14 22:03:32
        
        Did you have any comments on the 2010 incidents at the time? I doubt you missed them entirely. ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:25:09
        
        Pointing out underhanded and dishonest behavior does not constitute a "lecture." Do you suggest that such things simply be allowed to ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 08:37:16
      - Of course, when Republicans lose, it's for no particular reason other than an uneducated electorate. by Eri 2011-07-14 21:31:45
        
        Case in point. You've scrubbed the 2010 election out of your mind as thoroughly as the Democratic leadership in ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:28:41

Bachmann’s claims ‘false’ more often than any other politician by mcfly July 10, 2011 7:25 pm

Obviously the order has gone out to the myrmidons to go after Bachmann. Did I miss something? Did ... by TB 2011-07-10 21:22:58
- Yeah, she won the "Liar, liar, pants of fire" poll. by Eri 2011-07-13 00:00:08
- LOL TB, it's just me, not some VLWC. But thanks for the awesome display of paranoid wing nut fear and ... by mcfly 2011-07-11 06:34:43
  - I was thinking of the media, actually, not you. I didn't word it well. You're not the only source I'm ... by TB 2011-07-11 08:35:44
    - I'm not the only source? Hey guys! I think we've found TB's problem... by mcfly 2011-07-11 19:21:32
- Bachmann represents the worst in American politics, not because of her opinions on how government should be administered, but because ... by ER 2011-07-11 04:37:39
I cannot imagine the USA putting someone in the office of President who was a creationist. I think I ... by ER 2011-07-10 21:02:17
Bachman's Greatest Boehners (thnks ER). Here by mcfly 2011-07-10 20:40:25
Lies, damn lies, and Michele Bachmann stats. Here's why she won the coveted "Pants on Fire" Award. by mcfly 2011-07-10 20:25:10

Michelle Bachmann, graduate of Palin U. by mcfly July 10, 2011 12:35 pm

Land of the Free, Home of the Slave. Even today, apparently, some Americans just can't come to terms with their ... by mcfly 2011-07-10 19:49:18
- I vote we reinstate slavery. We'll hold sales all over the United States. Anyone who wants to own ... by Eri 2011-07-13 00:09:54
Abraham Lincoln had a lot to say about the founders' views on slavery. Look it up. Cooper is also ignorant ... by TB 2011-07-10 14:06:19
- Lincoln was very ignorant about blacks...he perceived them as sub par to whites. by Jody 2011-07-10 18:22:18
  - Was he really? Seems like most of the demographic stats have proven him right. by Lee 2011-07-11 15:52:06
    - Not helping, Lee. by TB 2011-07-11 19:08:15
      - I know. I'm in an aggravating mood today. Sometimes I just like to push buttons. =) by Lee 2011-07-11 21:55:02
  - I particularly object to the NEW position which the avowed principle of this Nebraska law gives to slavery in the ... by TB 2011-07-10 18:41:37
    - Tom...please help me. I am not the brightest bulb in the box....what is being *said* here? by Jody 2011-07-11 20:26:53
      - Believe me, I had to read it slowly too. Like I said, amazing what they expected the voters to ... by TB 2011-07-11 20:48:23

Boehner to America by mcfly July 10, 2011 9:28 am

Now, put down the index card, and look at what's actually going on. The Republicans are being pulled into another "read ... by TB 2011-07-10 10:37:27
- I agree its a trap, but I think you're mistaken about the details. The Dems know that no matter what is ... by ER 2011-07-10 11:20:46
  - You're making a couple of fundamental errors. Number one, government spending is not a synonym for economic growth. Particularly when ... by TB 2011-07-10 11:59:04
    - Sure Tom. Give 'em their tax bonanza and watch 'em go out and start hiring. by ER 2011-07-10 15:35:32
      - So you really think that spending nonexistant money will stimulate the economy? I am being very serious when I ... by Lee 2011-07-10 18:42:58
      - Interesting. Show me the "tax bonanza" in my post. Be specific. And remember what the rates are ... by TB 2011-07-10 15:47:15

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