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Is the market rigged? - TB - 3/9/2012 5:05:22 AM
- Re: Is the market rigged? - bowser - 3/9/2012 6:31:59 AM

Interactive graphic on the 2013 budget - TB - 3/8/2012 2:29:38 PM

Dredging the sediment of government - TB - 3/8/2012 4:19:45 AM
- Re: Dredging the sediment of government - bowser - 3/8/2012 6:45:36 AM
  - I have pointed out to you where the government spends most of its money. - TB - 3/8/2012 2:24:41 PM

Lottery winner on food stamps - TB - 3/8/2012 4:10:29 AM

Pink slime. It's good for you! - TB - 3/7/2012 8:09:58 PM

13 charts on the direction of the country - BuckGalaxy - 3/5/2012 6:09:41 AM
- Re: 13 charts on the direction of the country - BuckGalaxy - 3/6/2012 7:13:33 AM
  - Any political leader could display numbers after a massive crash that are better than the numbers during the crash. - TB - 3/6/2012 5:23:53 PM
    - Re: Any political leader could display numbers after a massive crash that are better than the numbers during the crash. - BuckGalaxy - 3/7/2012 1:32:27 AM
      - Of course you don't give a shit. - TB - 3/7/2012 3:42:11 AM
        
        Re: Of course you don't give a shit. - BuckGalaxy - 3/7/2012 8:32:45 AM
        
        Did you care what was at the bottom of the Heritage graph? - TB - 3/7/2012 4:45:25 PM
  - Re: 13 charts on the direction of the country - BuckGalaxy - 3/6/2012 7:16:36 AM
- Re: 13 charts on the direction of the country - bowser - 3/5/2012 7:29:17 PM
  - Re: 13 charts on the direction of the country - TB - 3/5/2012 7:53:48 PM
- Geithner is trying to save his ass, currently burning like a magnesium flare. - TB - 3/5/2012 6:05:50 PM

Hmmm. - TB - 3/7/2012 4:04:05 AM

Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran - bowser - 3/6/2012 2:54:28 PM
- You could have written that yourself. - RobVG - 3/7/2012 1:35:20 AM
- Re: Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran - TB - 3/6/2012 6:06:40 PM
  - Re: Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran - bowser - 3/6/2012 6:43:57 PM
    - Re: Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran - TB - 3/6/2012 7:06:45 PM
      - Re: Republican candidates close to promising Israel war with Iran - bowser - 3/6/2012 8:34:13 PM
        
        "Even so, they have not traveled halfway around the world attacking Christian nations." - TB - 3/6/2012 8:39:29 PM
        
        Re: "Even so, they have not traveled halfway around the world attacking Christian nations." - bowser - 3/7/2012 12:29:06 AM
        
        We were attacked by a radical Islamist terrorist group based in Afghanistan and directly supported by Afghanistan's Taliban government. - TB - 3/7/2012 1:03:53 AM
        
        Re: We were attacked by a radical Islamist terrorist group based in Afghanistan and directly supported by Afghanistan's Taliban government. - bowser - 3/7/2012 1:56:49 AM

OK, wake up, all of you in the Bay Area! - Jeff-Wash - 3/5/2012 6:03:22 PM
- Re: OK, wake up, all of you in the Bay Area! - bowser - 3/5/2012 8:36:56 PM

Storm warning - TB - 3/2/2012 10:08:06 PM

Hero - RobVG - 2/29/2012 5:27:33 AM
- Re: Hero - Jody - 2/29/2012 5:42:55 PM

Fears grow of Israel-Iran missile shootout - bowser - 2/29/2012 5:57:24 AM

The death of "Peak Oil?" - TB - 2/26/2012 4:20:59 AM
- Re: The death of "Peak Oil?" - alcaray - 2/27/2012 8:45:24 PM
- Re: The death of "Peak Oil?" - bowser - 2/26/2012 6:01:03 AM
  - Re: The death of "Peak Oil?" - bowser - 2/26/2012 6:57:45 AM

Remember how lively things were at HZ 4 years ago? - alcaray - 2/24/2012 9:23:30 PM
- Re: Remember how lively things were at HZ 4 years ago? - bowser - 2/24/2012 11:48:12 PM
- We're just waiting it out. - TB - 2/24/2012 10:23:36 PM
  - Re: We're just waiting it out. - alcaray - 2/24/2012 11:02:54 PM
    - Re: We're just waiting it out. - TB - 2/24/2012 11:45:15 PM
      - Re: We're just waiting it out. - alcaray - 2/27/2012 8:39:43 PM
      - Re: We're just waiting it out. - Robert - 2/25/2012 6:40:07 PM
        
        I suggest working backwards one crash at a time, waiting for it to stabilize and integrate before the next step backwards. - TB - 2/25/2012 7:47:30 PM
      - Re: We're just waiting it out. - bowser - 2/24/2012 11:53:49 PM

15 richest counties in America - TB - 2/22/2012 12:26:18 AM
- Re: 15 richest counties in America - alcaray - 2/24/2012 12:00:11 AM
  - No, there are only attempts to control the cash the opposition can spend on politics. - TB - 2/24/2012 1:38:42 AM
    - Re: No, there are only attempts to control the cash the opposition can spend on politics. - alcaray - 2/24/2012 4:02:37 AM
      - Re: No, there are only attempts to control the cash the opposition can spend on politics. - TB - 2/24/2012 4:07:58 AM
        
        Re: No, there are only attempts to control the cash the opposition can spend on politics. - alcaray - 2/24/2012 7:48:53 AM
        
        Re: No, there are only attempts to control the cash the opposition can spend on politics. - bowser - 2/24/2012 8:55:52 AM
- Re: 15 richest counties in America - bowser - 2/23/2012 7:50:04 PM
  - In many countries, the capital is also the largest city and often the center of commerce as well. - TB - 2/23/2012 9:11:07 PM

Now it is Santorum's turn. - alcaray - 2/22/2012 5:06:25 AM
- Re: Now it is Santorum's turn. - Jody - 2/22/2012 7:37:58 PM
  - Re: Now it is Santorum's turn. - TB - 2/22/2012 8:05:33 PM
    - Re: Now it is Santorum's turn. - Jody - 2/23/2012 3:02:19 AM
- Re: Now it is Santorum's turn. - bowser - 2/22/2012 4:41:06 PM

The Monster Breaking NASA's Back - TB - 2/21/2012 7:23:07 PM
- Re: The Monster Breaking NASA's Back - BuckGalaxy - 2/22/2012 12:24:01 AM

6 trillion dollars of counterfeit treasury bonds seized. - Jody - 2/18/2012 2:02:58 AM
- Re: 6 trillion dollars of counterfeit treasury bonds seized. - VelociraptorBlade - 2/18/2012 8:29:41 PM

Obama may have just blown the election. - ER - 2/7/2012 3:40:23 PM
- I don't think Obama has anything to worry about - alcaray - 2/15/2012 8:19:29 PM
  - And then there's this. - alcaray - 2/15/2012 9:18:22 PM
- I don't think you portray what the change is very accurately. - alcaray - 2/11/2012 1:23:44 AM
  - Re: I don't think you portray what the change is very accurately. - Lee - 2/12/2012 5:52:53 PM
    - Re: I don't think you portray what the change is very accurately. - alcaray - 2/13/2012 8:55:07 AM
    - Re: I don't think you portray what the change is very accurately. - alcaray - 2/13/2012 1:10:41 AM
- Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - bowser - 2/10/2012 5:12:06 AM
- Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - bowser - 2/7/2012 5:13:08 PM
  - Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - ER - 2/7/2012 5:34:57 PM
    - Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - alcaray - 2/12/2012 3:59:09 AM
    - Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - bowser - 2/7/2012 6:05:33 PM
      - Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - VelociraptorBlade - 2/9/2012 4:19:47 AM
      - Re: Obama may have just blown the election. - ER - 2/7/2012 6:17:10 PM

Meanwhile back at Apple... - Jody - 2/13/2012 8:26:45 PM
- Looks like a PR cover up to me. - Robert - 2/14/2012 6:24:32 PM

Republicans want to spend all of 2012 talking about contraception. - BuckGalaxy - 2/13/2012 6:11:34 PM
- You know what, If a couple can't afford 1$ per orgasm, they should never risk becoming pregnant. No more "Peons" n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 2/14/2012 1:58:45 AM
  - To hell with the statistics, then. n/t - alcaray - 2/14/2012 3:36:11 AM
- Yeah, but... - alcaray - 2/13/2012 10:16:10 PM

How soft is GOP support for Romney? - BuckGalaxy - 2/11/2012 7:30:57 PM
- Remember when Michele Bachmann was on top? - alcaray - 2/11/2012 9:20:35 PM
  - Re: Remember when Michele Bachmann was on top? - Jody - 2/12/2012 10:36:29 PM
  - Re: Remember when Michele Bachmann was on top? - BuckGalaxy - 2/11/2012 9:45:13 PM
    - Re: Remember when Michele Bachmann was on top? - alcaray - 2/11/2012 11:22:43 PM
      - Re: Remember when Michele Bachmann was on top? - BuckGalaxy - 2/12/2012 12:07:02 AM
        
        I don't mean to deny you your point. - alcaray - 2/12/2012 3:55:47 AM
        
        Or maybe we don't like coronations. - Lee - 2/12/2012 6:01:36 PM

Hey, Abe Lincoln, Happy Birthday, man! (n/t) (n/t) - Robert - 2/12/2012 5:11:10 PM

Whitney Houston dies... - Jody - 2/12/2012 3:08:55 AM
- Wow, that's a shock. Sad end to a sad life. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 2/12/2012 4:08:52 AM

Brozism explained - BuckGalaxy - 2/11/2012 9:16:21 AM

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