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Have Republicans lost control of the House already? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:35 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Well, there goes the Nobel Peace Prize ER January 6, 2026 6:39 am (CurrentEvents)

It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

An opinion from our neighbors up north, eh... podrock January 11, 2026 9:14 am (CurrentEvents)

Who deleted my Grammar post? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:06 pm (Off-Topic)

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In the park Homer ER January 8, 2026 3:05 pm (Off-Topic)

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66 Global Organizations the US is Leaving BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:21 am (CurrentEvents)

And a thought as to the dissatisfaction with education in the US by bowser January 20, 2012 11:30 pm

And as a centrist, my philosophy on learning is "Do as thou wilt". People should be able to learn ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-21 01:17:58
- The people here dismissing "business" are making some fundamental errors. by TB 2012-01-21 09:52:30
  - Yes, but you have to admit, by ER 2012-01-21 13:39:49
    - In "Only a Poor Old Man," Scrooge saves his fortune from the Beagle Boys, who have obtained legal salvage rights ... by TB 2012-01-21 14:20:31
- “They hate you if you’re clever, but they despise a fool.” by ER 2012-01-21 07:11:47
- As with all problems, ask first "What is my goal?" Then be realistic. If you want to make money, choose ... by bowser 2012-01-21 01:51:50

Evil Red State update by TB January 20, 2012 9:35 pm

Isn't unemployment a capital offence down there? I think that would account for the lower rate. by bowser 2012-01-20 22:12:19
- I'll believe corporations are people when Texas starts executing them. by ER 2012-01-21 09:15:31
  - The law has "executed" quite a few corporations that have committed crimes, and sent their principals into prisons. by TB 2012-01-21 10:21:50
    - Who? by Robert 2012-01-21 12:19:25
      - Bowser continuously trots out Enron and Worldcom as his examples. Where are they now? Where are the people responsible? by TB 2012-01-21 13:08:15
      - Nothing good has ever come out of Texas. by ER 2012-01-21 12:30:55

Does anyone believe getting rid of Saddam and installing a new dictator was worth it? by bowser January 19, 2012 11:00 am

I believe the Iraq adventure will be remembered as the beginning of the decline in American power and influence in ... by ER 2012-01-19 15:17:20
- One can see many problems for the US and few bright spots. The 20th century was America's, the 21st ... by bowser 2012-01-20 11:02:56
- It ebbs and flows. by TB 2012-01-19 16:22:13
You could ask the Iraqis. by TB 2012-01-19 11:17:53
- Population growth looks normal,BUT there were 114,540 DEAD IRAQI CIVILIANS...to take out ONE DICTATOR. Not very good odds. And WikiLeaks ... by Lindy 2012-01-19 19:06:24
- Don't ask any Sunnis, though. by alcaray 2012-01-19 17:45:13
- No. I'm asking you, and other Americans. Do you think Saddam was worth one American life? 2,000? ... by bowser 2012-01-19 12:22:35
  - I'm not in the military, and never have been. My opinion would be coming from the bleachers. by TB 2012-01-19 12:53:54
    - Hasn't anyone told you what you believe yet? by bowser 2012-01-19 14:44:49
      - No one ever has. Frustrates the hell out of a lot of people. by TB 2012-01-19 16:15:56
        
        Nobody likes being told what they need to believe. by ER 2012-01-19 17:17:17
- ARE THERE ANY LEFT? by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:27:35
  - Hi Lindy. Nice to read you. And we need you for balance. I find myself a moderate ... by bowser 2012-01-19 15:01:58
  - About five million more than when the war started. by TB 2012-01-19 11:40:14
Hell no! It was a neocon wet dream with capitalist and racist underpinnings...hi Frank! by Lindy 2012-01-19 11:14:03
- LOL, Hi Lindy. If by invoking me you are putting me in a bag with neo cons? I am a seni-con. ... by FrankC 2012-01-19 14:44:20
  - Thanks for your comment Frank. I still think the neocons and the PNAC went in purely for the oil....and it's ... by Lindy 2012-01-19 19:08:26

Enter the "taxers". by ER January 20, 2012 7:25 am

I wonder...is the outcome of President decided before the elections? A Manchurian Candidate sorta thing? by Jody 2012-01-20 08:10:51
- No. by TB 2012-01-20 10:32:27
- As in everything else, the truth is somewhere in between. I don't think there is a colossal conspiracy in ... by ER 2012-01-20 08:57:42

"Billionaire donates for Washington Monument repairs" by bowser January 19, 2012 1:54 am

Yeah, this is the way it's supposed to work: by TB 2012-01-19 09:33:09
- Confiscated his wealth. Created by the private sector. A hedge fund manager, creating wealth, jobs, paying taxes. ... by bowser 2012-01-19 11:06:45

The TSA is both a problem and a symptom. by bowser December 26, 2011 1:13 pm

Stay out of Tennessee then...the TSA are there with their guns and dogs doing random traffic stops and searches... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:18:47
Y'know, somehow this doesn't bother me. You have an enormous problem, protecting the traveling public from terrorist attack, and it ... by ER 2011-12-26 13:41:13
- I agree it's a huge problem. I'm suggesting it could be done professionally and competently, with continuity across the ... by bowser 2011-12-26 16:20:27
- It should not have to be done by a "massive bureaucracy." by TB 2011-12-26 15:05:17
  - Comparing pre- and post-WTC airport security is a bit like comparing kittens and lions. by bowser 2011-12-26 16:22:30
  - I hear the Israeli system is pretty effective, but then again, One of our big airports probably handles more traffic ... by ER 2011-12-26 15:39:08
    - That's a factor very few people seem to realize when pushing the "Israeli" approach. by TB 2011-12-26 17:05:20

Night of the Long Knives by ER January 13, 2012 6:56 am

Good Lord, I found the reply button! Hey ER...you see exactly the same thing I have seen for years and tried ... by Lindy 2012-01-18 16:10:14
Please, tell me, are you just baiting? n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 20:53:58
- No I’ve just been amusing myself by drawing historical parallels between present day United States and Germany in the 1920s. ... by ER 2012-01-13 21:58:58
- The hook is empty. by TB 2012-01-13 21:09:29
History repeats.... Strategy for success:pick the tallest, richest stiff you can from Massachusetts. Don't worry that he's rich, nobody will hold it ... by Tony 2012-01-13 11:49:12
- Well, if nobody else is going to do it...Howdy Stranger! n/t by RobVG 2012-01-13 18:05:19
  - :) Thanks Rob by Tony 2012-01-17 07:58:02

"First they came for the Liberals." by ER January 16, 2012 8:13 am

"Language: A Key Mechanism of Control" by Robert 2012-01-16 10:29:18
- Housekeeping note by podrock 2012-01-16 12:48:45
  - Bad HTML. Thanks. (n/t) by Robert 2012-01-16 21:54:19
- Newt is not the prototypical conservative SOB. That honor goes to Lee Atwater. by ER 2012-01-16 11:47:56
  - Oh, that Newt is SO much more! by Robert 2012-01-16 12:45:36
    - “Mass murderer analogies” by ER 2012-01-16 19:43:52
    - The couple of weeks delay in the Sunday strip means Trudeau is always hitting the Democratic Meme of the Hour ... by TB 2012-01-16 13:05:59
- You really don't want to go there. by TB 2012-01-16 11:15:20
Remember, all Democrats are at least socialists or communists. And of course the purists are all socialists. Bankers and hedge ... by bowser 2012-01-16 10:09:37

Non-ideological, non-controversial post. by ER January 15, 2012 7:28 am

There is a powerful incentive to battle Romney down to the wire. Even if he opens up a big ... by bowser 2012-01-15 13:39:45
I think the days of floor fights and smoke filled rooms are gone... by FrankC 2012-01-15 12:14:00
The primary process is a complete dog's breakfast. by TB 2012-01-15 10:01:03

Freedom fry deja vu (excuse my French) by ER January 13, 2012 9:26 am

What kind of person or party would regard knowing a second language as a failing or a fault? That reminds me ... by bowser 2012-01-13 19:00:35
- If English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me! by Robert 2012-01-13 20:00:50
  - You're both right: I was making a joke and being facetious. by Robert 2012-01-14 22:58:57
  - I know you are making a joke, but I actually heard a fundamentalist once say, during a discussion of Biblical ... by ER 2012-01-14 10:41:33
  - I suspect you are being facetious, but read your Bible. The Revised Standard Version is good enough. Now ... by bowser 2012-01-13 23:09:59

Apocalypse Now. by ER January 7, 2012 7:01 pm

Well.I just watched the debate and I am undecided on who might beat Obama but I can say who I ... by FrankC 2012-01-07 21:05:18
- I like Huntsman. I may not agree with his politics, (actually, he's quite conservative) but I sense he's an ... by visitor 2012-01-08 10:02:41
  - He doesn't turn me off by any means but he seems to have the Adlai Stevenson disease. I just doubt ... by FrankC 2012-01-08 13:45:09
    - "The Adlai Stevenson Disease" by ER 2012-01-08 18:30:22
      - Yes, but also perceived by many as weak and ineffectual. I think it is possible to portray the positive without the ... by FrankC 2012-01-08 19:57:51
        
        It may be unfair, but I've always felt many Americans to equate "intelligent and refined" with "weak and ineffectual". ... by ER 2012-01-09 07:01:26
  - PS. The post above, "I like Huntsman", was mine, not by "visitor". I just was not logged in. BTW, ... by ER 2012-01-08 10:07:04
    - After clicking the "Remember Me" box on the login screen, I haven't had to log on since. It didn't used ... by RobVG 2012-01-08 11:25:57
      - By George, you're right! by ER 2012-01-08 13:11:08
There's a large gap between the number of Christians who believe Christ will return "someday" (part of the basic faith) ... by TB 2012-01-07 20:20:42
- I never said these people are representative of Christians in general, or even that they make up a substantial fraction ... by ER 2012-01-07 21:12:00
  - They make your flesh crawl because that's part of your belief system. by TB 2012-01-07 22:18:14
    - Yeah, I'm perfectly aware that a bunch of crazy ragheads want to fly airliners into our office buildings, but they ... by ER 2012-01-08 06:08:49
      - You're blowing smoke again. by TB 2012-01-08 16:07:25
        
        Boy did you walk right into that one, in spite of all the warnings I gave you and all the ... by ER 2012-01-08 18:13:40
        
        Although you seem to forget the line of thought in a particular thread, I don't. by TB 2012-01-08 21:08:55
        
        Tom, you're the one who's selectively obsessing about the Gulag and Cultural Revolution. You're crawling into bed with religious ... by ER 2012-01-09 06:46:17
        
        Thinking about the sharks in the metaphor I mentioned is normal, not "selective obsession." by TB 2012-01-09 09:55:20
        
        Tom, I've never met either you or the President personally, or know anything about either of you, but if I ... by ER 2012-01-09 10:29:41
        
        You missed the point. by TB 2012-01-09 10:49:57
        
        Well, I've never made a secret of my religious affiliations, but I don't post under my own name either. You ... by ER 2012-01-09 11:49:34
      - "Yeah, I’m perfectly aware that a bunch of crazy ragheads want to fly airliners into our office buildings, but they don’t live here, and they are not the spiritual heart of the Tea Party." by RobVG 2012-01-08 12:24:52
        
        Maybe not all conservatives are bible-bangers, but not too many bible-bangers are liberals. Fundamentalist Christianity and political conservativism are ... by ER 2012-01-08 13:08:28
    - They make one's flesh crawl because of their belief system. It's absolutely terrifying to think there are people out ... by bowser 2012-01-07 23:34:07

Observation. by bowser January 6, 2012 8:49 pm

Be sure to give us their response. Then I'll give mine. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-07 00:40:46
If you want to know the party of Oregon candidates, start here. It took me twenty seconds to find this information. by TB 2012-01-06 22:31:19
- Republican attempts to hide their affiliation from the casual observer are just one more example of deceit and deception. One candidate ... by bowser 2012-01-07 12:59:29
  - I see. by TB 2012-01-07 13:09:34
    - Do you know the difference between not at all and not blatantly? The difference between hiding something and not ... by bowser 2012-01-07 14:05:32
      - If we're going to be slicing terminology to molecular thinness, there is no real difference in the "blatancy" of the ... by TB 2012-01-07 14:42:06
- By the way... by TB 2012-01-06 22:38:24
Portland is liberal. Staunchly. Do you think that a Republican candidate could get his views even considered by liberals if ... by RobVG 2012-01-06 21:06:07
- If a politician does not represent the views of his constituents, then maybe he shouldn't be running at all. ... by ER 2012-01-06 21:33:53
  - I think it would be fairly easy to discern the candidates party by the context of his website or "Poster" ... by RobVG 2012-01-07 00:04:54
    - And there is always Wikipedia. by ER 2012-01-07 07:09:21
      - Wikipedia can be unreliable, but it's pretty good about numbers and dates. by TB 2012-01-07 10:31:22

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