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What to do about gun violence? by RobVG May 30, 2012 6:58 pm

Lock and Key. by RobVG 2012-05-31 08:17:28
It's impossible - too many folks need them for self-esteem. But, it could be started. by bowser 2012-05-30 23:30:45
It won't ever go away Rob. It will never end. People don't get it. We are only animals after all. The ... by Jody 2012-05-30 20:26:40
- Last week a man was killed here by getting in the cross-fire. by RobVG 2012-05-30 20:42:02
My Card by ER 2012-05-30 19:59:39

Climate change can bring down civilizations by RobVG May 29, 2012 7:30 pm

I wasn't aware that that's a controversial proposition. by Robert 2012-05-30 11:47:34
- It was a good article. And like you say, lots of civilizations got kicked around by nature. by TB 2012-05-30 12:02:30

Getting serious for a moment. by bowser May 28, 2012 12:07 am

Character means everything to me. Lying is lack of character. I don't care who lies...it is wrong. That was the reason ... by Jody 2012-05-28 12:00:38
- You had to hate Bush and Cheney, then. by bowser 2012-05-28 13:39:28
  - Well...I am moving forward. by Jody 2012-05-28 20:03:10
    - Democrats character is everything, apparently. by bowser 2012-05-28 20:24:13
      - Sigh. I loathe the internet sometimes. It is so hard to convey what is being meant. Like now. by Jody 2012-05-28 20:35:19
        
        You're trying to make sense of his responses. It's not worth it. It's like political glossolalia. by TB 2012-05-28 20:42:47
        
        What is difficult? by bowser 2012-05-28 22:06:28
        
        O...M...G...Is that what I said!!!??? by Jody 2012-05-29 08:26:21
        
        And of course, there's sheer neutronium-level density. by TB 2012-05-29 08:11:57
        
        They just can't bring themselves to the logical conclusion- it was a lie. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-29 19:41:52
        
        God knows Obama wouldn't be the first author who baked his own biography to order. by TB 2012-05-29 20:30:12
        
        They wouldn't know..... n/t by RobVG 2012-05-29 20:56:10
- ...and yes...I have been resurrected...someone has to cook dinner...clean the bathrooms...scrape up dead rats . by Jody 2012-05-28 13:04:09
  - Welcome back! by Robert 2012-05-28 14:51:33
    - Giggle.....at ease. Now whar be dose grapes for you to feed me? :) by Jody 2012-05-28 15:23:27
As always, you totally ignore the substantive criticisms. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-28 10:07:38
- I'm not talking about disagreements over policy. Those are valid. by bowser 2012-05-28 10:17:29
  - Significant Democratic issues on Romney to date: by TB 2012-05-28 11:40:49
    - I think I said that was all the R's had on Obama. I know that's what I said. by bowser 2012-05-28 17:00:33
  - Just remember, "these Republicans" are a subset. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-28 10:49:56
    - I should have made that clearer. It's a tiered system. by bowser 2012-05-28 11:57:21
      - You began with a flame and ended with a decent post. Thanks n/t by RobVG 2012-05-28 19:33:22
    - But how big a subset? by Robert 2012-05-28 11:40:44
      - Nearly 50% of US voters are moderates by RobVG 2012-05-28 12:06:49
        
        50% are liberal and 50% are conservative by Robert 2012-05-28 14:49:06
        
        Do I actually have to import the damn chart? by TB 2012-05-28 14:53:04
        
        Almost missed you subtly trying to derail the conversation by Robert 2012-05-28 19:13:13
        
        I think you're flattering this discussion. by TB 2012-05-28 20:14:57
        
        I think you're evading the issue by Robert 2012-05-29 08:19:21
        
        "Radical??" Are you people even listening to yourselves? by TB 2012-05-29 10:25:31
        
        Percentages by TB 2012-05-28 12:12:16
:) Yep...WE SUCK!! by Jody 2012-05-28 09:47:15
- Not to worry. by bowser 2012-05-28 10:15:21
- Think I'll go out and play in traffic...don't worry Bowser...one piece of shit will soon bite the dust! I want ... by Jody 2012-05-28 09:49:15
  - This is StarDust...Jody's liberal friend. She was hit by a PT cruiser less than twenty minutes ago whilst playing in ... by Jody 2012-05-28 10:19:27
  - Don't roll over on your back. by RobVG 2012-05-28 10:14:42

Democracy by bowser May 28, 2012 8:17 pm

Christians don't like democracy? by TB 2012-05-29 08:28:00
- No, they don't. Democracy is compromise. by bowser 2012-05-29 15:08:20

Wow! I actually put a couple of flames on the Flame Board! by TB May 29, 2012 8:38 am

Oh hell that ain't nuttin' honey....I can walk with one foot in front of the other after my first cup, ... by Jody 2012-05-29 12:43:08

"...I’ll show you a guy with rock for brains." by BuckGalaxy May 27, 2012 5:19 pm

"A number of Republicans?" Make a list. by TB 2012-05-27 18:04:03
- So what the hell did all that have to do with what Simpson said about republicans? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-27 20:29:48
  - Nobody cares what Simpson has to say except the Left. by TB 2012-05-27 22:05:50
    - Let's examine where exactly you are full of shit by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-28 01:10:27
    - The US military has lost the last 3 wars. Anyone for reform? Doing it differently? by bowser 2012-05-28 00:11:13
I am impressed. Compromise is the only way democracy can work. by bowser 2012-05-27 17:36:19

Jes sayin' by Jody May 26, 2012 6:25 pm

"Any patriot with the ability to reason knows Obama is Kenyan." by bowser 2012-05-27 17:34:33
- Bowser Bowser Bowser. by Jody 2012-05-27 19:54:26
- That's not what the Kenya issue was about. It was about Obama pretending to be something he's not. by TB 2012-05-27 18:12:25
  - Is that one of those shining things? A diversion, meaningless? by bowser 2012-05-27 23:57:03
Lame by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-27 17:02:17
- Then she isn't 'talking' about you, is she? by Jody 2012-05-27 19:01:25
  - I promise Buck that when I posted this it was not with the thought.."AHA!!!! Now I am gonna get even ... by Jody 2012-05-27 19:56:53
Confusing as hell IYAM by FrankC 2012-05-26 18:49:43
- I thought your name was Frank. by Jody 2012-05-26 19:11:19

enlightened absolutism by FrankC May 25, 2012 6:44 pm

Color me old fashioned: Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty ... by Jody 2012-05-26 21:31:56
- Which is exactly what happened under Bush-Cheney. by bowser 2012-05-26 21:41:11
  - I know you feel this way Bowser. I am sorry that it didn't turn out differently. I am saddened that ... by Jody 2012-05-27 11:12:34
Here's the deal: by TB 2012-05-26 10:37:32
- Yes, there's the rub... by FrankC 2012-05-26 17:21:31
  - Self-government by Robert 2012-05-26 18:43:07
    - It's engineering. by TB 2012-05-26 19:19:56
      - The conservative credo: "Find out what worked. Do it again." by Robert 2012-05-27 10:49:16
        
        Sorry. I thought we were talking about who is driving the train. by TB 2012-05-27 12:36:54
        
        That's policy, not the design of the government n/t by Robert 2012-05-27 16:34:24
  - It is fairly simple. by TB 2012-05-26 18:05:29
    - Doesn't seem like you read Frank's post by Robert 2012-05-26 18:50:20
      - The fundamental principles haven't changed. by TB 2012-05-26 18:59:17
        
        I agree with you on this one Tom. Enlightened/ absolutism is an oxymoron. Sure, perhaps Frank is right about Fredrick the ... by Jody 2012-05-26 21:17:02
        
        The problem is definitely succession by FrankC 2012-05-26 22:50:54
        
        I understand where you are coming from Frank...I visit the big picture occasionally and the hairs on my neck stand ... by Jody 2012-05-27 09:42:51
        
        Same with my grandsons by FrankC 2012-05-27 12:03:46
        
        As I told Robert, don't confuse political liberty with existential liberty. by TB 2012-05-27 12:50:22
        
        Oh Frank...how true...how very very true. by Jody 2012-05-27 12:27:32
        
        Liberty is as feasible in a crowded society as a sparse one. In fact, it's even more important. by TB 2012-05-27 09:38:26
        
        The definition of liberty changes in a crowded society by Robert 2012-05-27 11:08:06
        
        I meant "political liberty," of course, not the "liberty" to do whatever you want no matter what the damage. by TB 2012-05-27 11:41:56
        
        Aren't you the one who insists that everything in life is political? by Robert 2012-05-27 16:56:14
        
        Amazing. It's as if all you read was the heading. by TB 2012-05-27 17:32:33
        
        It is truly the only answer. by Jody 2012-05-27 09:46:33
Great post and topic. by bowser 2012-05-25 19:08:39
- Not to put too fine a point on it... by TB 2012-05-25 20:06:43
  - Simplistic. by bowser 2012-05-25 20:21:45

Truth can walk naked. A lie always needs to be well dressed. n/t. by Jody May 26, 2012 9:35 pm

A question about "legal, ethical and wise" drone strikes. by bowser May 25, 2012 6:51 pm

Accurate numbers on civilian casualties are difficult to come by. by TB 2012-05-26 09:14:08
- Didn't touch on my issue, TB. Would it be OK for China to use a drone to take out that activist? by bowser 2012-05-26 09:34:33
  - You're not actually thinking this through. by TB 2012-05-26 10:03:33
    - Now that's a good answer. I don't agree with the conclusion, but it's responsive. by bowser 2012-05-26 12:28:06
A corollary question. by bowser 2012-05-26 00:33:37

Romney is not as stupid as the tea partiers by BuckGalaxy May 25, 2012 4:15 pm

And he IS smarter than a potato. BTW, have you read "Prevention", or "The Happy Hooker"? by bowser 2012-05-25 18:29:52
Did you read the Time interview? by TB 2012-05-25 17:18:21

Coming to realize just how thoroughly corrupt the US government is. by bowser May 22, 2012 7:06 pm

Is there a government that's not corrupt? by RobVG 2012-05-22 20:47:06
- 64 allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against SS agents in the last 5 years. by bowser 2012-05-23 13:31:28
  - 'What', is the big deal by RobVG 2012-05-25 08:13:46
    - It's not the hooker. by bowser 2012-05-25 09:59:34
      - Gotta agree about the DoD. Good post. n/t by RobVG 2012-05-25 16:04:44

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