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Just what is an assault weapon, anyway? by ER December 18, 2012 7:40 pm

A man-portable, solid projectile firing weapon of mass, rather than individual, destruction. by bowser 2012-12-18 21:18:48
It's like "fair share." by TB 2012-12-18 20:11:32
- I can think of one incident of machine guns being used in a crime. by RobVG 2012-12-19 11:05:06
  - There's certainly been more than one. by TB 2012-12-19 12:50:05
- Not so. by ER 2012-12-18 20:46:48
  - Hiring experts, simple rules... by TB 2012-12-18 20:53:11
    - So your solution is to give more power to the market? by ER 2012-12-18 20:56:55

My brother is a conservative. by ER December 17, 2012 11:21 am

Why is it - - - by bowser 2012-12-17 20:20:35
Why is this on Flame? by MaryAnne 2012-12-17 15:58:19
- Its on Flame because around here this is considered left wing propaganda. by ER 2012-12-17 16:38:18
  - Jake Tapper's review by TB 2012-12-17 17:42:53
    - Well, I guess I don't need to sign up for HBO. by ER 2012-12-17 20:09:06
      - Don't need to anyway. by TB 2012-12-17 20:40:27
        
        Whoa. I stand corrected. by TB 2012-12-17 20:43:03
- It comes from Hollywood. by alcaray 2012-12-17 16:20:08
  - lol! by MaryAnne 2012-12-17 16:21:52

It is such a relief to know that guns didn't kill these kids. by bowser December 14, 2012 11:46 am

Two very different statements. But they have the same effect. by RobVG 2012-12-16 11:42:22
If we can accept the coming healthcare mandate then seeing your neighbors house searched should be easy. n/t by RobVG 2012-12-16 10:24:37
Now there you go: reasonable suggestions. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 08:54:11
- As far as I know, by ER 2012-12-16 09:19:32
After reviewing all our comments below, methinks we are all missing the obvious. by ER 2012-12-16 07:54:53
- That post up there? It was meant to be a reply to yours, ER. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 08:55:51
Outrage is very satisfying. by MaryAnne 2012-12-15 05:40:13
- Well, first, it's dereliction to not express outrage even if a solution can't be seen (yet). by bowser 2012-12-15 09:16:10
  - Sympathy vs. outrage. by MaryAnne 2012-12-15 12:26:20
    - As you point out they are not mutually exclusive. However, outrage can be constructive. by bowser 2012-12-15 21:36:12
      - When you get your magic wand working, you will have to let me know. by MaryAnne 2012-12-15 22:30:40
        
        We both have the same goal. by bowser 2012-12-16 02:05:25
        
        Please disregard that hiccup. If it's in our genes... by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 05:28:46
        
        You are being uncharacteristically ridiculous. by bowser 2012-12-16 11:39:50
        
        I've waited a long time for Mary Anne to come back. by TB 2012-12-16 14:21:06
        
        We've all waited, and she's usually a delightful voice of gentle reason. by bowser 2012-12-16 16:05:50
        
        Okay... Here is your quote: by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 16:28:36
        
        I stand by every word of that. by bowser 2012-12-16 17:38:42
        
        You still don't get it: You insult every single member of my family. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 18:06:01
        
        And yet, here we are. by FrankC 2012-12-16 18:56:31
        
        Thanks, TB. I know what board this is. ;) by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 14:30:29
        
        Oh, and I wouldn't attempt to psychoanalyze me if I were you. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 14:17:20
        
        Mankind is the sum of all its parts. I'm sorry you think I was being ridiculous. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 14:13:36
        
        If it's in our genes, and we by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 04:58:57
    - Some perspective: by TB 2012-12-15 12:52:34
      - Doesn't show deaths that were not prosecuted as homicides. by alcaray 2012-12-17 04:04:04
      - The table doesn't take attempted murders into account, either. by MaryAnne 2012-12-16 05:38:42
        
        Good point on the medical progress factor. by TB 2012-12-16 13:53:03
        
        One more data point: by TB 2012-12-16 20:16:42
      - Some context: by Robert 2012-12-16 00:48:25
Stand on Zanzibar-- John Brunner, (1968) by ER 2012-12-14 14:09:15
Second Amendment Pornography. by ER 2012-12-14 12:51:14
My granddaughter's elementary school doors are always locked and we have to press a button that rings the secretary's phone. ... by Jody 2012-12-14 12:31:51
- Lots of misinformation at this point by FrankC 2012-12-14 13:32:07
  - From latest information, it looks like he broke into the school instead of being let in. by TB 2012-12-15 11:06:03

Here's one for you Union corruption haters. by bowser December 13, 2012 7:27 pm

Let's clear up the myth about capitalists liking free enterprise. by bowser December 10, 2012 11:26 am

Good. Take the power away from the government to do these things for them. Next? by TB 2012-12-10 11:28:12
- What are you left with for sound bites? Nothing. A totally hollow economic system. by bowser 2012-12-13 01:58:09
- You would have to pry government support for their free enterprise from their cold, dead hands. by bowser 2012-12-10 12:06:31
  - What's your solution? by TB 2012-12-10 12:11:58
    - End Oil and Farm subsidies by RobVG 2012-12-10 18:08:07
      - Okay by me. by TB 2012-12-10 22:06:39
        
        We've got to quit thinking like that. by RobVG 2012-12-11 18:56:09
      - Ain't got no car, and its breaking my heart. by ER 2012-12-10 18:49:44

"The Left’s Flip-Flop on the Bush Tax Cuts" by TB December 10, 2012 10:08 am

Umm... by RobVG 2012-12-10 18:13:37
- The "eight times" is talking about the amount generated by the rate cuts (or increases), not the overall taxes paid. by TB 2012-12-10 21:31:44
- Don't look at me. I'm too stupid to read a chart. by alcaray 2012-12-10 20:11:56
- TB's already explained that to us. by ER 2012-12-10 18:43:23
  - Far be it from me to argue math with a gymnast and a community organizer. by TB 2012-12-10 21:39:39
    - Why not? We argue with the belligerent elementary school kid all the time. by alcaray 2012-12-11 04:36:28

From our leading conservative intellectual... by ER December 10, 2012 8:51 am

Outrageous, and not going away. by bowser December 7, 2012 9:57 pm

My theory is its cultural. by ER 2012-12-08 06:49:08
- Paranoid fantasies by TB 2012-12-08 09:58:04
  - If the job creators were actually doing their job by ER 2012-12-08 11:10:21
    - Informed and thoughtful by TB 2012-12-08 13:05:53
      - Again, you try to change the subject, distract the audience. by ER 2012-12-08 13:40:26
        
        You win. by TB 2012-12-08 14:47:09
        
        I take exception to one part of your post. by alcaray 2012-12-08 14:05:46
        
        legit lol by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-08 16:59:06
TB has been drinking that kool aid a bit too long by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-08 02:12:40
- There's more than one deep end in this pool by RobVG 2012-12-08 09:37:06
  - True... by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-09 01:01:40
    - True. by RobVG 2012-12-09 12:42:23
      - Not to belabor a point, Rob... by TB 2012-12-09 13:49:42

TPN on Ann Coulter by RobVG December 6, 2012 6:27 pm

Same as it ever was by Robert 2012-12-07 12:49:17
As I said before by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-06 22:41:54
- Tell me again, Buck... by TB 2012-12-07 10:11:34
  - So CA's state government is an example of communism? by BuckGalaxy 2012-12-07 14:34:56
    - Your response to the Democrats gaining total control of California's government: by TB 2012-12-07 14:59:08
  - "Communism" is an economic system. Every educated person knows that.. by bowser 2012-12-07 11:26:37
    - "Communism" is anythng Tom doesn't like. by ER 2012-12-07 12:13:28
    - Make up another name, then for the precise situation I described. by TB 2012-12-07 11:31:48
      - When Bush controlled everything, was that "communism"? by bowser 2012-12-07 17:05:04
        
        I think we've dragged Buck's "Red" herring around long enough. by TB 2012-12-07 17:36:21
        
        When Bush controlled everything, was that "communism". by bowser 2012-12-07 21:52:03
- They need communists. by ER 2012-12-07 05:09:17
Maybe she's in love. by ER 2012-12-06 19:02:20

A FB post got me thinking about this by FrankC December 7, 2012 7:08 pm

I think that, despite the sturm and drang, we really don't know the final source. But most importantly... by alcaray 2012-12-07 20:52:29
I understand the Romans didn't even have a word for "homosexual", by ER 2012-12-07 20:10:36
"It is well known that bisexuals pursue male and female partners equally. I have never seen a study on it ... by Jody 2012-12-07 19:26:21
- My lesbian friend posted it and I *shared*. However...genetic is a better choice of words. by Jody 2012-12-07 19:28:35

Anybody noticing... by TB December 7, 2012 10:44 am

"Uninformed voters"? Have you already given up on "victims" and "government giveaways"? by ER 2012-12-07 12:03:41
- I didn't invent the concept. by TB 2012-12-07 13:04:48
  - No, I didn't know that. by ER 2012-12-07 13:15:12
    - You don't want to have any questions answered. by TB 2012-12-07 13:49:31
      - Don't take it personal. by ER 2012-12-07 14:35:19
        
        :-) Interesting. by johannes 2012-12-07 15:12:16
        
        It doesn't bother me. Let a hundred flowers bloom. by ER 2012-12-07 15:18:07
        
        Thank you, I think I understand. by johannes 2012-12-07 18:25:51
        
        Science is designed so those gaps cannot happen. by ER 2012-12-07 19:41:27

Hostess breakup - Employee protection plan by bowser December 7, 2012 11:16 am

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