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Why not free college? by ER April 4, 2016 7:22 am

Education is an INVESTMENT by BuckGalaxy 2016-04-12 00:49:28
Ahhhhh by bowser 2016-04-04 14:32:36
If you guys really want a circle jerk Daily KOS instead of a Zone, just say the word. by RobVG 2016-04-04 14:22:14
- Hang in there, Rob. You're almost there. This is what its like when by ER 2016-04-04 14:53:07
Is it fair to those of us that successfully put ourselves through college? by RobVG 2016-04-04 09:06:47
- Say, Rob, I'm curious about something by Robert 2016-04-07 11:40:59
  - Are you really by RobVG 2016-04-14 20:58:27
    - "I don’t agree with ER." by ER 2016-04-16 13:21:50
      - We need to change the name to something other than "liberal arts" by Robert 2016-04-16 21:17:39
        
        No, leave it that way. by ER 2016-04-16 21:23:47
        
        Speak for yourself by Robert 2016-04-16 21:29:49
    - Times change by Robert 2016-04-15 11:44:51
      - You're right. by RobVG 2016-04-18 14:49:30
- "An educated citizenry is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people" by Robert 2016-04-04 09:42:00
  - For reference, our nation decided it could afford 1.5 TRILLION dollars... by RL 2016-04-04 19:48:11
    - Good point. n/t by RobVG 2016-04-06 08:07:32
  - Conservatives don't feel that anyone "owes" them anything. by RobVG 2016-04-04 11:42:11
    - THAT is what you got from my post? by Robert 2016-04-05 09:40:31
    - And progressives believe they owe something in order to better the society we all live in... by RL 2016-04-04 12:38:35
- Paying for your own education is a noble effort... by ER 2016-04-04 09:39:19
  - So because some people can afford to put their kids through college (some save for it) it's not fair to those who can't? by RobVG 2016-04-04 11:37:01
    - Tell you what... by RL 2016-04-04 12:30:07
      - Really by RobVG 2016-04-04 14:20:35
        
        Yes,really by RL 2016-04-04 15:08:57
        
        I'm not sneering and I'm not smug. by RobVG 2016-04-04 16:21:41
        
        And you are not listening. .. by RL 2016-04-04 18:55:02
        
        We're talking about FREE college...Hello! by RobVG 2016-04-04 19:39:37
        
        Even economists recognize the huge social value of an educated workforce by mcfly 2016-04-04 21:10:17
        
        I'm aware of the benefits. by RobVG 2016-04-05 10:08:25
        
        I think I know what the real problem is. by ER 2016-04-04 22:36:50
        
        You don't seem to grasp this, Rob. by ER 2016-04-04 20:11:17
        
        You're right about subsidies. by RobVG 2016-04-05 10:17:15
        
        Kids these days... by RL 2016-04-05 19:55:45
        
        We teach little kids how to read for free. by ER 2016-04-05 10:36:50
        
        Yes, we are by RL 2016-04-04 19:52:45
    - Yep. by ER 2016-04-04 12:21:04

Responding to Buck's "Education is an Investment" below. by ER April 16, 2016 7:59 am

Division of labor by BuckGalaxy 2016-04-17 02:30:17
- Its good to have you back, Buck. by ER 2016-04-17 06:54:56
Pssst! It's up above now. by Robert 2016-04-16 21:32:35
- Oh hell, now it's below again. by Robert 2016-04-16 21:33:00

Remember how bad it was when Obama got elected? by bowser April 4, 2016 9:26 pm

Rhyming history. by ER 2016-04-04 22:42:33

My latest viral email, verbatim and unedited. by ER April 3, 2016 6:26 am

Y'know, he's right. by bowser 2016-04-03 15:28:24
It will take zealots... by RL 2016-04-03 09:31:14
- My favorite part... by ER 2016-04-03 10:38:46
- Also... by RL 2016-04-03 09:55:53

So what if the GOP wins the election? by ER March 31, 2016 8:12 pm

A plausible Sanders - Cruz scenario. by bowser 2016-04-02 14:58:30
These clowns will be forgotten faster than you can say "Ross Perot". by bowser 2016-03-31 22:31:11

Seltzer on the asphalt by RL March 29, 2016 3:18 pm

Wait a minute, I count 26 clowns on the ground by Robert 2016-03-30 16:48:04
I think Donald's getting framed on this reporter assault case. by ER 2016-03-29 17:17:17
- Given the sequence of events it seems highly improbable that it was a setup... by RL 2016-03-30 18:30:21
  - I can see an entirely different "highly improbable sequence of events". by ER 2016-03-31 14:08:11

"Conservapedia - the US religious right's answer to Wikipedia" by ER March 27, 2016 10:30 pm

It is amazing to me... by FrankC 2016-03-29 19:18:27
- Frank, ya gotta understand. by bowser 2016-03-30 13:55:41
- The only reason I have so much time on my hands... by ER 2016-03-29 19:52:13
  - Most middle class conservatives are not satisfied with the government dole by FrankC 2016-03-29 20:12:25
    - Yeah, I have those too. by ER 2016-03-29 20:35:22
      - I believe the liberal elite have a word for working class liberals with savings and investments by FrankC 2016-03-29 20:57:11
        
        You mean like "Uppity Spic"? by ER 2016-03-30 06:24:10
Wait until Conservatives demand equal time for their citations. by bowser 2016-03-29 18:48:38
So how many conservatives do you think subscribe. by RobVG 2016-03-29 08:48:39
- You didn't read past the introduction, did you? by Robert 2016-03-29 12:28:36
  - No I did not. by RobVG 2016-03-29 17:42:07
    - "Should I have? Really?" by Robert 2016-03-29 20:58:18
    - LOL, you are so precious! by RL 2016-03-29 17:50:15
      - And you are patently adolescent. by RobVG 2016-03-29 18:11:00
        
        You are the one that became enamored with... by RL 2016-03-29 19:59:31
  - Nothing roundabout about it. by ER 2016-03-29 14:28:42
- Like Germany's 1920's Facists... by ER 2016-03-29 10:12:06
All you need to know about it... by RL 2016-03-28 18:03:54
- Its required reading for lefties and freethinkers. by ER 2016-03-28 20:05:36
What does it mean to say that an open-source encyclopedia has a "liberal bias"? by Robert 2016-03-28 09:54:19
- It's called "the truth hurts". by bowser 2016-03-29 19:13:24

The Onion foretold this election in 2012... by RL March 26, 2016 10:04 am

wait till they wake up facing 4 years of Madame President... by ER 2016-03-26 10:18:11
- 4 more years of castration anxiety by Robert 2016-03-26 22:24:51
  - Except this time, (hopefully), there'll be more than just anxiety. by ER 2016-03-27 05:33:23
    - (ouch) Don't make me snip that dangling comment! by Robert 2016-03-27 15:10:15

“We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized. " by RL March 22, 2016 4:49 pm

It's a dilemma we all face. by bowser 2016-03-23 18:49:20
- Its BS bowser... by RL 2016-03-25 18:38:42
  - If those neighborhoods are the target of hate crimes, they need and deserve protection. by bowser 2016-03-25 20:15:23
Brilliant response... by RL 2016-03-23 15:08:22
- Beautiful by mcfly 2016-03-23 18:04:40
  - Yes, he is an idiot... by RL 2016-03-23 18:06:51
He's no dummy. That's exactly what he has in mind. by ER 2016-03-22 17:31:34

The plot to stop Trump by ER March 17, 2016 12:25 pm

Wouldn't this election be dull without Trump! by bowser 2016-03-19 08:18:09
Were it not for the damage Trump does to the nation every day..... by RL 2016-03-17 20:00:06
- The German people didn't deserve Hitler, either. At least most of them didn't. by ER 2016-03-17 21:16:18
  - I'd respectfully disagree with that. by bowser 2016-03-19 19:33:24
    - Anti-semitism was a political issue in Germany in the 19th century by Robert 2016-03-20 14:22:10
      - Similar forces are forcing us in the same direction as Germany. by ER 2016-03-20 18:44:04
        
        Don't be too literal by Robert 2016-03-20 19:59:38
        
        There are rarely "exact matches". by ER 2016-03-20 21:34:13
    - You have a point. by ER 2016-03-20 13:01:56

How can people not see... by RL March 20, 2016 5:36 pm

The GOP is splintering its' base. by bowser March 19, 2016 7:21 pm

It is a spectacle to behold by mcfly 2016-03-19 20:45:22
So how do you think the GOP will wind up? by ER 2016-03-19 20:38:06
- Possibly all of those. And quite possibly a 3rd party, a la Perot. by bowser 2016-03-19 23:42:32
- "...will they go to Jesus...?" by mcfly 2016-03-19 20:51:51
  - You were warned by podrock 2016-03-19 21:12:42

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