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Gaffney/Bachmann/Gingrich v. Norquist/Rubio/Bush - ER - 8/3/2012 12:12:06 AM

Post withdrawn (n/t) - ER - 8/2/2012 3:29:56 AM
- Re: Post withdrawn - Jody - 8/2/2012 1:17:10 PM
  - Hey, it worked for me! - ER - 8/2/2012 1:23:51 PM
- Too late. - TB - 8/2/2012 4:06:38 AM
  - Busted! - ER - 8/2/2012 4:09:59 AM

Republicans finally find proof of voter fraud!!! - BuckGalaxy - 7/31/2012 9:14:21 PM
- Interesting. - TB - 8/1/2012 12:08:14 AM
  - Q: Why don't they check a student's ID before permitting them to enter a college classroom? - alcaray - 8/1/2012 12:29:50 AM
  - You used to need need a valid ID to REGISTER to vote. - ER - 8/1/2012 12:27:09 AM
    - Re: You used to need need a valid ID to REGISTER to vote. - TB - 8/1/2012 12:49:04 AM
      - Whose point did you address? - alcaray - 8/1/2012 1:25:31 AM
      - You don't make points, Tom. - ER - 8/1/2012 12:56:07 AM
        
        The point: - TB - 8/1/2012 1:21:56 AM
        
        How many times do I have to repeat this? - ER - 8/1/2012 1:39:17 AM
        
        The point of the ID is to prove you're the guy on the list who registered. - TB - 8/1/2012 2:48:08 AM
        
        There is nothing weird about this flap. - ER - 8/1/2012 3:29:34 AM
        
        I'm sure Democrats are already assembling an entire liturgy of fantasies to explain their coming losses. - TB - 8/1/2012 3:49:47 AM
        
        P.S. I don't think the election is going to be close. - TB - 8/1/2012 3:50:38 AM
        
        You might want to wait til after you win before you gloat. - ER - 8/1/2012 4:08:25 AM
        
        And if you found a means to vote a second time... - alcaray - 8/1/2012 3:37:56 AM
        
        This has nothing to do with vote fraud. - ER - 8/1/2012 3:54:37 AM
        
        Yea, but I like to give TB the benefit of the doubt. - alcaray - 8/1/2012 5:41:04 AM
- Republicans stipulate that there is no voter fraud!!! - alcaray - 7/31/2012 10:23:25 PM
  - Voter ID, Done! - ER - 7/31/2012 11:17:09 PM

Milton Friedman would be 100 today. - TB - 8/1/2012 12:43:42 AM
- An old school conservative economist - BuckGalaxy - 8/1/2012 12:46:32 AM

Opening Ceremony salutes the National Health - ER - 7/29/2012 1:49:44 PM
- More silly than political. - TB - 7/29/2012 6:23:13 PM
- And predictably---also from the Guardian - ER - 7/29/2012 2:48:16 PM

The Olympics! - RobVG - 7/28/2012 5:34:06 PM
- There's another good reason for watching - ER - 7/28/2012 5:52:48 PM
  - Re: There's another good reason for watching - Jody - 7/28/2012 10:10:58 PM
    - Re: There's another good reason for watching - Jody - 7/29/2012 1:52:55 AM
    - I watched Poland vs. Lithuania beach volleyball today... - alcaray - 7/28/2012 11:05:47 PM
    - Remember what lady hurdlers used to look like? - ER - 7/28/2012 10:22:57 PM
      - Re: Remember what lady hurdlers used to look like? - Jody - 7/28/2012 10:25:32 PM

Where no woman has gone before - ER - 7/26/2012 2:17:42 PM
- Re: Where no woman has gone before - Jody - 7/26/2012 2:35:06 PM
  - Let her down? - ER - 7/26/2012 2:52:38 PM
    - Re: Let her down? - Jody - 7/26/2012 3:22:51 PM

Paranoia....naah! - ER - 7/19/2012 11:28:20 PM
- Morgan Freeman gives 1million to Obama campain - RobVG - 7/20/2012 6:21:23 AM
  - Good for him. - ER - 7/20/2012 10:12:07 AM
- Um...check out Buck's latest. - TB - 7/19/2012 11:31:50 PM
  - Context was explained. I doubt that it matters though - BuckGalaxy - 7/21/2012 1:17:37 AM

Enzyme Breakdown - ER - 7/19/2012 9:37:44 PM
- Why Bachmann's witch hunt matters. - ER - 7/20/2012 12:28:52 AM
- What's wrong with her? - RobVG - 7/20/2012 12:05:07 AM
  - I wonder if she's going to speak at the convention? - ER - 7/20/2012 12:10:26 AM

Talkin' 'bout Romney's riches, Mitt's money, - ER - 7/16/2012 3:21:34 PM
- How apropos - RobVG - 7/18/2012 1:29:18 AM
  - He's saying the same thing Liz Warren said. - ER - 7/18/2012 1:48:19 AM
    - Liz Warren was wrong, too. - TB - 7/18/2012 5:34:16 PM
      - Regardless of the system, it's better to be lucky than smart. - ER - 7/18/2012 5:55:03 PM
        
        Of course. - TB - 7/18/2012 5:58:22 PM
        
        IF you can convince yourself it's all someone elses fault. - ER - 7/18/2012 6:02:11 PM
        
        Re: IF you can convince yourself it's all someone elses fault. - TB - 7/19/2012 1:04:55 AM
        
        Really? - ER - 7/19/2012 2:38:57 AM
        
        Yeah, really. - TB - 7/19/2012 3:49:36 PM
        
        The modern conservative movement - ER - 7/19/2012 4:34:07 PM
        
        Remarkable. - TB - 7/19/2012 5:02:58 PM
    - (thought for sure i'd get your goat) n/t - RobVG - 7/18/2012 1:55:07 AM
- Re: Talkin' 'bout Romney's riches, Mitt's money, - Jody - 7/17/2012 5:41:26 PM
- P.S. - TB - 7/17/2012 2:22:39 AM
  - I can't help it if I'm lucky. - ER - 7/17/2012 3:16:36 AM
    - Good for you. - TB - 7/18/2012 5:41:54 PM
      - The rules of the game were in place before I was born. - ER - 7/18/2012 6:20:34 PM
- Re: Talkin' 'bout Romney's riches, Mitt's money, - TB - 7/17/2012 1:13:17 AM
  - It might have something to do with the economic cliff the GOP drove us off in 2008. - BuckGalaxy - 7/17/2012 2:06:26 AM
    - For liberals, money is a commodity. - ER - 7/17/2012 2:14:05 AM
      - For liberals, money isn't important because they always use someone else's. - TB - 7/17/2012 2:30:06 AM
        
        consider this: - podrock - 7/17/2012 3:29:20 AM
        
        Forced wealth redistribution is not free trade. - TB - 7/18/2012 5:55:09 PM
        
        Re: Forced wealth redistribution is not free trade. - podrock - 7/19/2012 6:41:40 AM
        
        You don't get rich by working your ass off. - ER - 7/17/2012 2:49:35 AM
        
        Yes, you do. - RobVG - 7/17/2012 3:23:03 PM
        
        C'mon, Rob. You know what I'm saying. - ER - 7/17/2012 4:15:33 PM
        
        C'mon ER - RobVG - 7/18/2012 12:49:22 AM
        
        LOL! - ER - 7/18/2012 1:35:55 AM
        
        lol? Mi tambien n/t - RobVG - 7/18/2012 1:53:46 AM
        
        Touché n/t - ER - 7/18/2012 2:07:55 AM

Bible-bangers, Jihadis, and now...OJs - ER - 7/18/2012 5:34:32 PM

D.I.Y.S. - ER - 7/17/2012 7:26:59 PM
- Re: D.I.Y.S. - Jody - 7/17/2012 9:50:18 PM
  - There's one drawback to being retired. - ER - 7/17/2012 10:15:31 PM
    - Re: There's one drawback to being retired. - Jody - 7/17/2012 10:40:08 PM

Who is the smallest government spender since Eisenhower? - Jody - 7/14/2012 3:25:47 AM
- I think we went over that one before. - TB - 7/14/2012 3:31:21 AM
  - However you break it down... - BuckGalaxy - 7/17/2012 2:10:18 AM
  - Re: I think we went over that one before. - Jody - 7/14/2012 7:25:31 AM

Government cell phone give away costing taxpayers billions. - Jody - 7/14/2012 3:20:53 AM

US Olympic uniforms are made in China - Jody - 7/13/2012 3:02:47 AM
- Kind of two-faced if you ask me - RobVG - 7/13/2012 3:34:35 PM
  - Re: Kind of two-faced if you ask me - Jody - 7/13/2012 4:19:34 PM
- I really don't see why you're surprised. - ER - 7/13/2012 3:27:05 AM
  - Re: I really don't see why you're surprised. - Jody - 7/13/2012 4:22:58 PM
    - Actually, the hat does look like a pot. A chamber pot. - ER - 7/13/2012 6:51:50 PM
  - Re: I really don't see why you're surprised. - TB - 7/13/2012 3:59:35 AM
    - You always say that - ER - 7/13/2012 5:02:11 AM
      - Re: You always say that - TB - 7/13/2012 5:06:49 AM
        
        The recession is officially defined by GDP. - ER - 7/13/2012 5:28:13 AM
        
        Re: The recession is officially defined by GDP. - TB - 7/13/2012 4:44:04 PM
        
        Not if the stock market blows it on phony speculation. - ER - 7/13/2012 6:38:49 PM
        
        I'm endlessly fascinated by the amazing filters you have on your data input. - TB - 7/13/2012 9:30:15 PM
        
        Yeah, and if I'd bought Microsoft or Apple early on, I'd be rich too. - ER - 7/13/2012 10:22:20 PM
        
        Do you ever actually bridge from one post to another in these conversations? - TB - 7/13/2012 10:34:12 PM
        
        You said you could do better investing than in Social Security. - ER - 7/13/2012 10:55:03 PM
        
        Not the right stocks. Any stocks. - TB - 7/13/2012 11:47:20 PM
        
        So you felt obligated to bop it back? - ER - 7/14/2012 1:05:32 AM
        
        P.S. - TB - 7/13/2012 9:42:50 PM
        
        Filters are for winnowing out noise. - ER - 7/13/2012 9:52:42 PM

Pension debt update - TB - 7/12/2012 5:10:15 PM
- ( post withdrawn) - ER - 7/12/2012 9:26:43 PM

Wall Street Secret Weapon.... - Jody - 7/12/2012 4:19:19 AM
- These guys obviously have issues. - ER - 7/12/2012 1:29:39 PM
  - Re: These guys obviously have issues. - Jody - 7/12/2012 3:00:10 PM

Taxmageddon - TB - 7/11/2012 1:18:09 AM
- What Obama has promised the Middle Class - BuckGalaxy - 7/11/2012 9:49:28 PM
  - Did you notice the response in the Senate? - TB - 7/11/2012 11:55:35 PM
    - Do you really need an explanation? - alcaray - 7/12/2012 6:05:42 AM
- Look for the Republicans to fillibuster... - alcaray - 7/11/2012 1:47:10 AM
  - Remember the tax extensions at the end of 2010? - TB - 7/11/2012 2:38:44 AM
    - refresh my memory? - alcaray - 7/11/2012 2:43:26 AM

From the WSJ - ER - 7/8/2012 4:12:02 PM
- Tell me about it. - TB - 7/8/2012 6:31:03 PM
  - True. Only the stimulus spending of WWII stopped the Depression. - ER - 7/8/2012 8:34:56 PM
    - Re: True. Only the stimulus spending of WWII stopped the Depression. - TB - 7/8/2012 10:15:24 PM
      - WWII brought higher taxes, massive spending and full employment. End of depression. - bowser - 7/8/2012 11:18:39 PM
      - Yeah, and its wrong. FDR saved capitalism. - ER - 7/8/2012 11:17:18 PM
        
        Believe it or not, I've gone way beyond Wikipedia studying this subject. - TB - 7/9/2012 2:51:20 AM
        
        Maybe you're beyond Wikipedia - ER - 7/9/2012 12:38:04 PM
        
        Futile. - bowser - 7/8/2012 11:44:45 PM
        
        The American people - RobVG - 7/11/2012 3:40:24 PM
        
        You have a point - ER - 7/11/2012 5:27:06 PM
        
        Re-read comment above, "Yeah, and it's wrong." - TB - 7/11/2012 6:04:44 PM
        
        See how annoying it is? - ER - 7/11/2012 8:57:42 PM

Thomas Ricks on the draft - TB - 7/11/2012 3:01:07 AM
- Hey, it's McChrystal's idea. Obama's MacArthur. The Right should love this. - ER - 7/11/2012 3:31:18 AM
  - Re: Hey, it's McChrystal's idea. Obama's MacArthur. The Right should love this. - TB - 7/11/2012 3:56:26 AM
  - Re: Hey, it's McChrystal's idea. Obama's MacArthur. The Right should love this. - TB - 7/11/2012 3:39:33 AM
    - I was never in favor of the draft. - ER - 7/11/2012 4:23:41 AM
      - I was never in favor of the draft either, and the military seems to work damn well without it. - TB - 7/11/2012 4:51:20 AM
        
        We're building one right now. - ER - 7/11/2012 1:09:16 PM

Obama wants to extend Bush tax cuts for a year - TB - 7/9/2012 4:17:31 PM
- Not accurate - alcaray - 7/10/2012 9:04:43 PM
  - Not accurate? I'm shocked! Shocked! - ER - 7/10/2012 10:33:06 PM
    - If you're wealthy, your taxes are going up. - TB - 7/11/2012 1:03:48 AM
      - The 4.6% solution. - ER - 7/11/2012 1:38:08 AM
        
        You can't figure out what's in it for me? - TB - 7/11/2012 2:33:15 AM
        
        I don't have much choice, do I? - ER - 7/11/2012 3:15:33 AM
        
        You don't get it. - TB - 7/11/2012 3:50:50 AM
        
        I don't have to "get it" TB. - ER - 7/11/2012 4:54:49 AM
- Election ploy! Needs all those jobs and prosperity those have brought. Strictly political. - bowser - 7/9/2012 6:44:39 PM
- Romney's reaction " massive tax increase" - RobVG - 7/9/2012 5:32:37 PM
  - This implies that there's something wrong with lower taxes. - TB - 7/9/2012 6:26:41 PM
    - Your surplus is based on a bubble. n/t - RobVG - 7/9/2012 11:35:49 PM

Bath Salts - Jody - 7/9/2012 7:17:10 PM
- Can you imagine if somehow this could be distributed... - FrankC - 7/10/2012 6:03:07 PM
- Re your post on community - ER - 7/9/2012 7:29:57 PM

Ernie Borgnine dead at 95 - RobVG - 7/8/2012 9:50:27 PM

...or forever hold your peace... - ER - 7/8/2012 3:29:37 PM

It's all over now, baby blue. - ER - 7/7/2012 2:17:09 AM
- She's a hum-dinger...folksinger. - ER - 7/7/2012 2:50:39 AM

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