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Liberalism 1.0 by TB March 22, 2012 8:11 pm
  • There's a difference between liberalism and socialism. Also, despite complaining about taxes, conservatives have no problem hiking them up. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 14:43:15
    • It used to be a spectrum, from left to right: radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, reactionary. The boundaries were fuzzy and ... by ER 2012-03-24 06:37:31
    • "What can men do against such reckless hate?" King Theoden of Rohan by ER 2012-03-23 13:02:32
      • Pity the person who thinks there is nothing more to life, to community, to existence than Legos. Those wretches ... by bowser 2012-03-22 21:22:35
        Access to contraception: moving the goal posts by TB March 22, 2012 8:09 am
        • Possibly the most effective way to cut government costs would be to supply free contraception. I don't know what ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:17:29
          • You would think so Bowser....one would think so. I can't tell you how many immaculate conceptions occur. So we are back to ... by Jody 2012-03-22 19:39:12
            • There's a guard rail around the top of the Empire State Building. No one tells people to either stay ... by bowser 2012-03-22 23:46:50
              • Sorry Bowser... I know myself and my capabilities and I keep myself in check. I don't need a railing. by Jody 2012-03-23 09:58:23
                • Where the hell did I say "Jody needs a railing." by bowser 2012-03-23 10:20:30
                  • I am the *whoever*. by Jody 2012-03-23 11:00:53
                • Who paid for the railing? by TB 2012-03-23 07:12:19
                  • Whoever benefits. That's the entire point. Whoever benefits. You're so afraid someone is going to get something for nothing ... by bowser 2012-03-23 10:25:08
              • The poor do get free contraception. Have for years. by TB 2012-03-22 13:41:01
                • Yeah but women don't *plan* to have sex Tom...that would make them loose women. Society frowns on that.....so why would ... by Jody 2012-03-22 19:42:11
                  • You guys fight supplying contraceptive items, and absolutely nothing for free. Sometimes a person wonders. That some people ... by bowser 2012-03-22 19:28:53
                    • The punitive moralistic folks "who deny the realities of life" You are absolutely right on Bowser. That is me!! I expect more ... by Jody 2012-03-22 20:21:03
                      • Okay, now we're just sailing around in the doldrums of the Idiot Zone again. by TB 2012-03-22 20:00:52
                        • Keep doing what you've been doing and you keep getting what you've been getting. by bowser 2012-03-22 21:41:40
                  • Trojans, 98% effective- 39¢ each (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-22 10:01:35
                    • So are aspirin tablets. If used as directed. Personally, I prefer the morning- after birth control pill for men. by ER 2012-03-22 10:06:35
                      • Interesting how men are kept entirely out of this discussion. by TB 2012-03-22 10:11:02
                        • Is Viagra covered? (n/t) by podrock 2012-03-22 13:44:51
                          • I believe it's swallowed, with a glass of water. by bowser 2012-03-23 12:53:29
                          • That's because men can't get pregnant. If they could, there would be no discussion. The reason this is an 'issue' is ... by ER 2012-03-22 12:35:35
                            • You described Santorum to a 'T' (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-22 20:05:31
                              • No, that's the line the Democrats are selling. by TB 2012-03-22 13:31:15
                                • TB, you can convince yourself of anything you want if it makes you feel better. As long as you ... by ER 2012-03-22 13:52:20
                                  • Greed is a national asset, the driver of capitalism. (It's one of the Seven Deadly Sins.) Sex is an abomination, ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:39:16
                                  • Blonde joke. Good-looking, curvy blonde arrives in the little examining room for visit with doctor. Seems a bit nervous. "Doctor, can ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:21:23
                            I can't help but think Obama is sleeping well. Santorum endorses him. by bowser March 22, 2012 10:48 pm
                            • All politicians lie, bend the truth, or flex with the political wind whichever way it is blowing. People understand ... by ER 2012-03-23 05:56:50
                              • That's what "moderate" actually means in politics. by TB 2012-03-23 07:34:23
                                • So you feel Santorum, Gingrich and Paul are ideologically and morally superior to the likes of the Elder Romney, the ... by ER 2012-03-23 08:06:27
                                  • Ideologically, yes, particularly Gingrich. by TB 2012-03-23 09:20:08
                                    • Well, I feel no compunction about proudly agreeing with your assessment of your audience here, and being a part of ... by ER 2012-03-23 09:59:26
                                      • WorldCom, Enron, et al. have demonstrated a "free market" doesn't work. They worked around the regulations that were in ... by bowser 2012-03-23 10:18:46
                              This is hard to believe. by bowser March 20, 2012 10:07 pm
                              • Heh. by TB 2012-03-21 15:29:33
                                • Evidence of testicles by RobVG 2012-03-21 08:26:01
                                  • Evidence of either lying or ignorance. Probably the former. Romney knows the healthcare issues in depth and he ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 14:39:31
                                    • If insurance companies are "good" with something, you shouldn't need to point a gun at their face to make them do it. by TB 2012-03-21 16:19:44
                                      • The compromise which does not force religious organizations to do anything, but allows for insurance to reach out and offer, ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 17:36:02
                                        • Accepted by major Catholic health groups? Which ones? by TB 2012-03-21 21:31:34
                                          • Catholic Health Association of the United States. I'm not opposed to plural marriages. Do you think this will ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 22:39:18
                                            • The CHA is still reviewing it. That's not "accepting." by TB 2012-03-22 06:33:50
                                    • I think she was a plant. Even if someone actually felt that way, they wouldn't go to the enemy's ... by ER 2012-03-21 09:53:07
                                      • Not a plant. This was a college audience. by TB 2012-03-21 16:10:05
                                        • Out of all the people there, Romney points to one lady. A person sticks a microphone in the face ... by bowser 2012-03-22 00:48:24
                                          • Poor Little Dutch Boy by ER 2012-03-21 17:14:44
                                          • Yep. by bowser 2012-03-21 14:22:49
                                        • You and this guy would get along well. ^Candidate shown: Rick Santorum^ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:19:16
                                          • Yo, 'Blade. Are you old enough to remember Floyd Turbo? by ER 2012-03-21 09:55:37
                                            • Had to look him up.. He went off the air the same year I was born, so No, never ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:49:11
                                              • contrast and compare by ER 2012-03-21 17:40:13
                                                • Carson as Reagan: No politics, just great comedy. by ER 2012-03-21 17:49:12
                                          National debt update by TB March 19, 2012 9:06 pm
                                          • That's shameless. Obama inherited an economy in free-fall due to 8 years of GWB's unfettered paws on the economy. ... by bowser 2012-03-19 22:31:37
                                            • "Bush did it" isn't working any more. by TB 2012-03-20 08:20:39
                                              • The debt Obama has piled up might have something to do with the $.5T less in annual government revenue that ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 18:03:29
                                                • Revenues for 2012 are estimated at about $2 trillion (2005 dollars). Estimated deficit will be $1.12 trillion. Revenues for 2004 ... by TB 2012-03-21 20:50:24
                                                • You think a few years of Obama sweeps the Bush era collapse under the rug? by RobVG 2012-03-20 09:12:45
                                                  • Cut taxes, start two wars, drop interest rates, loan printed money to anyone who asks, run incredible trade deficits, and ... by bowser 2012-03-20 12:32:37
                                                    • I notice the Bush tax rates are still in place. by TB 2012-03-20 09:47:57
                                                      • You don't think "potential revenues" can be quantified? by RobVG 2012-03-20 10:02:25
                                                        • I have never absolved Republicans (not just Bush) of their part in our bloated government. by TB 2012-03-20 10:31:04
                                                          • And one more thing: The "Buffett Rule." by TB 2012-03-20 10:43:27
                                                            • You know what would be telling, the tax rates required to balance the existing budget. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-21 08:17:22
                                                              • Interesting question. If I fold in payroll taxes to nail it down tight, it takes a bit of work. ... by TB 2012-03-21 10:21:28
                                                                • You know what? No. by TB 2012-03-21 15:58:54
                                                If it wasn't so sad it would be funny... by BuckGalaxy March 21, 2012 12:14 am
                                                • The sad does kill the funny.... And since i'm a black comedy buff, I find this utterly hilarious. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:26:19
                                                  • EDITED: by ER 2012-03-21 06:05:30
                                                    Unprovoked Purely Partisan Rant by ER March 18, 2012 7:23 am
                                                    • The change in the Republican Party has been dramatic, and can be exemplified easily. Their intellectuals used to be ... by bowser 2012-03-18 10:11:33
                                                      • There are still a few Conservatives who have not succumbed to the plague yet; Will, Rove and Krauthammer come to ... by ER 2012-03-18 19:42:11
                                                        • While an order of magnitude above Limbaugh and Coulter, I don't regard any of them as being close to Buckley ... by bowser 2012-03-19 20:54:26
                                                      • ...I strongly doubt I will be voting this year...first time ever for me. My husband feels the same way. by Jody 2012-03-18 08:37:17
                                                        • There are a lot of people working very hard right now to get you to feel that way. by TB 2012-03-18 08:39:39
                                                          • I have decided to vote for Ron Paul. by Jody 2012-03-20 06:13:34
                                                            • Ick. by TB 2012-03-20 08:23:36
                                                              • :) by Jody 2012-03-20 11:33:10
                                                            • "lot of people working very hard", etc. Yep, look at the list at the top of my post. Those guys ... by ER 2012-03-18 08:53:15
                                                              • Q.E.D. by TB 2012-03-18 09:20:27
                                                                • Like I said, no Democrats nominated any of those knee-walking turkeys. Republicans did. This meme's all on your people, not ... by ER 2012-03-18 09:43:20
                                                                  • Keep in mind, they don't have to defeat George Washington. They just have to defeat Obama. by TB 2012-03-18 18:37:21
                                                                    • The problem is that each of them exemplifies some part of what got the US into the mess we are ... by bowser 2012-03-19 12:55:39
                                                          Obama and the war against women by TB March 16, 2012 9:10 am
                                                          • So there's an equivalence between the chauvinistic attitudes some young Obama supporters in 2008, and the systematic nationwide efforts by ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-16 20:09:47
                                                            • A drunk 27 y/o with a hand on a cardboard boob has completely scandalized these folks. Evidence of a ... by bowser 2012-03-16 22:26:09
                                                              • This is truly one of the most laughable talking points TB has tried to make in a while... and that ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-17 09:31:25
                                                                • You're flailing. by TB 2012-03-17 10:08:17
                                                                  • TB sees it. NOW doesn't see it, HRW doesn't, National Woman's Law Center doesn't, neither does AAUW. We ... by bowser 2012-03-17 12:50:37
                                                              • There is no "systematic effort to deny women reproductive healthcare" and there never was. by TB 2012-03-16 20:45:07
                                                                • Stunning denial of reality! Yes Tom, the Democrats have simply made up the fact that there have been dozens ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-17 09:24:07
                                                                  • Excuse me? This whole flap was about access to contraception, not abortion, remember? by TB 2012-03-17 09:44:24
                                                                    • The title to the OP is "Obama and the war on women." Not "let's only talk about contraception." ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-19 19:24:09
                                                                      • This started when your side tried to force a religious organization to pay for something it shouldn't have to. by TB 2012-03-19 20:29:06
                                                              • If I read this correctly, you are offended by a perceived liberal bashing of Hilary Clinton, a woman, wife of ... by bowser 2012-03-16 09:23:37
                                                                • 100 What does offense have to do with it? This was about yet another piece of the long history of rank liberal hypocrisy. by TB 2012-03-16 09:35:16
                                                                  • I'll concede you are an expert in both hypocrisy and bashing Hilary. Knowing that I'll read the stuff more ... by bowser 2012-03-16 10:41:38
                                                                    • The perception of hypocrisy requires the ability to connect two concepts or events. by TB 2012-03-16 11:00:46
                                                                      • Let's look at this. I don't see any "war", against anyone. Your April, 2008 citation was about two ... by bowser 2012-03-16 13:39:57
                                                                        • The original Instapundit title was "Remembering Obama's War Against Women." by TB 2012-03-16 14:37:24
                                                                          • Still waiting. (By the way, there's a post where I demonstrated to you how one can admit they were ... by bowser 2012-03-16 15:07:44
                                                                            • Waiting for what? by TB 2012-03-16 18:20:41
                                                                              • A relevant response. Any evidence of a "war against women". How a 27 y/o guy with a hand on a ... by bowser 2012-03-16 19:26:59
                                                                                • GOTO 100 by TB 2012-03-16 19:51:30
                                                                                  • Man up. by bowser 2012-03-16 22:09:54
                                                                        • Pass the margaritas, please. by ER 2012-03-16 11:14:14
                                                                          • Need a refill? by TB 2012-03-17 10:17:52
                                                                  Why Mitt hates republicans by BuckGalaxy March 15, 2012 9:56 am
                                                                  • It is excruciatingly difficult... by TB 2012-03-15 10:24:42
                                                                    • Agreed. That's why I gave up on it long ago and became such an ass. So what do ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-15 13:28:53
                                                                      • I think the premise in that article is based on some pretty tenuous information. by TB 2012-03-15 14:00:23
                                                                        • Keep telling yourself that Tom. Blind yourself to the FACT that there are now two distinct GOPS: The ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-15 23:00:07
                                                                          • If Chait had anything better he would have used it. by TB 2012-03-16 08:51:45
                                                                            • You're a slippery f**k, but the question was do YOU really believe his provable lies? And yeah, obviously Mitt ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-16 18:53:13
                                                                              • You know... by TB 2012-03-16 19:43:57
                                                                                • Stopping the damage? Obama seems to have a decent track record of that already. How quickly we forget ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-19 19:34:32
                                                                                • Oops. Maybe a poor choice of word. Especially in the subject line. And, trying to corner TB is like ... by bowser 2012-03-16 19:33:17
                                                                      Total Information Awareness II by TB March 16, 2012 8:11 pm
                                                                      • "Hey, if you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to worry about." 8) by ER 2012-03-16 20:32:57
                                                                        • And then there's this. by TB 2012-03-17 07:57:13
                                                                          • I might be wrong, but I can't remember a civil right you weren't willing to give away if someone said ... by bowser 2012-03-17 22:45:11
                                                                            • "Everyone's waiting for something to happen. Everybody's waiting for something to see Lunatics waiting for bigger disasters. Everyone's waiting for news ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 10:35:23
                                                                              • Most of human history involves conflicts between freedom and tyranny. by TB 2012-03-17 11:12:40
                                                                                • Most of human history has been a conflict between one form of tyranny and another. Freedom is a relatively ... by ER 2012-03-18 05:46:31
                                                                                  • "Kind and beneficial" was in quotes for a reason. by TB 2012-03-18 08:19:35
                                                                                    • "Kind and Beneficial", "The People" and "Public Good" are like "Freedom and Liberty". They are all open to interpretation. ... by ER 2012-03-18 09:22:35
                                                                                      • I know who has the most hands in my pocket. by TB 2012-03-18 09:36:55
                                                                                        • Ahem. Do you work? by bowser 2012-03-19 12:57:55
                                                                                          • We paid over 15 grand in taxes this year. In better years, it's been over four times that. by TB 2012-03-19 13:07:11
                                                                                            • Aside from property taxes I pay very little. And I get more than I pay from Uncle Sugar. ... by bowser 2012-03-19 17:01:28
                                                                                  • There's gotta be a Latin phrase for that. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 20:42:27
                                                                                    • I could probably look it up, but I like "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" by TB 2012-03-18 08:21:17
                                                                                      • Yeah, its probably the motto of some agency that taps our phones. by ER 2012-03-18 05:47:33
                                                                                • I still don't like it.. by TB 2012-03-16 20:50:25
                                                                                  • It was started under GWB, and is in line with the "Patriot Act" and other Conservative intrusions, legal and illegal, ... by bowser 2012-03-16 22:08:54
                                                                                More oil reserve handwaving by ER March 16, 2012 8:27 pm
                                                                                • Might not be the best metric to use to evaluate the situation. A pure rig count would not indicate how ... by podrock 2012-03-17 06:36:28
                                                                                  • My eyebrows went up when that graph first popped up. by TB 2012-03-17 07:42:48
                                                                                    • There's one thing we can do about the political risks. Get as much oil as possible from North America. by TB 2012-03-17 06:42:39
                                                                                    • All this oil concern is a bit like finding sugar for a diabetic. So what if you obtain more, ... by bowser 2012-03-16 22:01:02
                                                                                      • There are other factors. by TB 2012-03-16 20:53:35
                                                                                        • I did find a dry hole rate on this page. by TB 2012-03-16 21:01:36
                                                                                        Obama: U.S. has only 2 percent of world reserves. by TB March 15, 2012 9:32 am
                                                                                        • The term "Reserves" has a very specific definition in the resource game, I'm glad the president is using his words ... by podrock 2012-03-15 15:24:07
                                                                                          • Yo, Podrock, by ER 2012-03-15 20:07:09
                                                                                            • I don't know. That's the simple answer. The good folks over at the Oil Drum blog http://www.theoildrum.com/ would be where ... by podrock 2012-03-15 21:05:32
                                                                                              • The Oil Drum is a good resource. by TB 2012-03-15 21:20:50
                                                                                          • That was a great speech, wasn't it? Thanks for turning me on to it. It must have made quite ... by ER 2012-03-15 10:20:10
                                                                                            • Well there is the tiny bit of savings from the elimination of tanker freight. by RobVG 2012-03-15 18:21:17
                                                                                              • You have a point, but it is not going to allow us to go back to the days of dollar ... by ER 2012-03-15 19:33:12
                                                                                              • I linked to two articles on either end of the political spectrum to bracket the results as best I could. by TB 2012-03-15 11:00:38
                                                                                                • It's times like these I wish we would crack down on politicians more when they lie. Besides, isn't the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-15 13:15:54
                                                                                                  • Promiscuous drilling will only profit the drillers. No one else will benefit, unless new crude production rises so high ... by ER 2012-03-15 11:23:48
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