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Inside North Korea - TB - 2/10/2012 3:56:15 AM
- Re: Inside North Korea - bowser - 2/10/2012 4:31:35 AM

NH GOP tries to eliminate employee lunch breaks - BuckGalaxy - 2/9/2012 7:01:17 PM
- Re: NH GOP tries to eliminate employee lunch breaks - bowser - 2/10/2012 12:30:36 AM
- Re: NH GOP tries to eliminate employee lunch breaks - ER - 2/9/2012 7:13:50 PM

US licenses first nuclear reactors since 1978 - bowser - 2/9/2012 8:11:41 PM
- Re: US licenses first nuclear reactors since 1978 - VelociraptorBlade - 2/9/2012 9:41:06 PM
  - Re: US licenses first nuclear reactors since 1978 - ER - 2/9/2012 10:58:14 PM

Opening an ice cream shop in San Francisco - TB - 2/7/2012 11:15:03 PM
- Re: Opening an ice cream shop in San Francisco - bowser - 2/7/2012 11:35:57 PM
  - Things are tough all over. - ER - 2/8/2012 2:46:44 AM
    - Re: Things are tough all over. - bowser - 2/8/2012 3:26:29 AM
      - Re: Things are tough all over. - ER - 2/8/2012 12:35:06 PM
        
        Re: Things are tough all over. - bowser - 2/9/2012 12:02:57 PM
        
        Re: Things are tough all over. - ER - 2/9/2012 1:12:17 PM
        
        Re: Things are tough all over. - bowser - 2/9/2012 8:48:44 PM

Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - alcaray - 2/1/2012 6:38:29 AM
- I see your point - RobVG - 2/2/2012 12:43:04 AM
  - Re: I see your point - BuckGalaxy - 2/8/2012 8:14:41 AM
- Re: Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - TB - 2/1/2012 10:04:38 PM
  - Re: Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - alcaray - 2/2/2012 5:22:32 AM
- Re: Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - ER - 2/1/2012 1:23:07 PM
- Re: Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - bowser - 2/1/2012 8:17:16 AM
  - Re: Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? - ER - 2/1/2012 1:06:55 PM

"Santorum wins in Mo., Minn, giving boost to campaign" - bowser - 2/8/2012 3:58:01 AM
- Re: "Santorum wins in Mo., Minn, giving boost to campaign" - alcaray - 2/8/2012 5:08:09 AM
- Re: "Santorum wins in Mo., Minn, giving boost to campaign" - ER - 2/8/2012 4:10:31 AM

Update on Komen - Jody - 2/7/2012 4:02:26 PM
- Re: Update on Komen - bowser - 2/7/2012 5:24:18 PM
- Re: Update on Komen - ER - 2/7/2012 4:46:18 PM
  - Re: Update on Komen - Jody - 2/7/2012 5:18:14 PM
    - Re: Update on Komen - ER - 2/7/2012 5:55:14 PM
      - Re: Update on Komen - Jody - 2/7/2012 6:18:42 PM
        
        Re: Update on Komen - ER - 2/7/2012 6:58:36 PM
    - Re: Update on Komen - Jody - 2/7/2012 5:40:28 PM
      - Re: Update on Komen - ER - 2/7/2012 6:13:02 PM
        
        Re: Update on Komen - Jody - 2/7/2012 6:23:56 PM
        
        "Neutrality is Betrayal" - ER - 2/7/2012 7:06:54 PM
      - Re: Update on Komen - bowser - 2/7/2012 5:51:17 PM

It begins with an idea... - Jody - 2/6/2012 1:46:28 PM
- Re: It begins with an idea... - ER - 2/6/2012 9:55:55 PM
- Iron Man - FrankC - 2/6/2012 8:58:12 PM

I heard a funny rumor..... - Vitruvius - 2/5/2012 11:08:19 AM
- Re: I heard a funny rumor..... - ER - 2/5/2012 2:36:05 PM

"Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" - bowser - 2/4/2012 5:22:36 AM
- Re: "Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" - ER - 2/4/2012 2:08:36 PM
  - Re: "Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" - VelociraptorBlade - 2/5/2012 11:01:01 AM
    - Re: "Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" - ER - 2/5/2012 1:12:23 PM

msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t (n/t) - Jody - 2/3/2012 4:46:39 PM
- Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - bowser - 2/4/2012 1:07:53 AM
  - Maybe destroying Komen is what this is about? n/t - alcaray - 2/4/2012 8:11:00 PM
  - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - Jody - 2/4/2012 5:57:45 PM
    - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - ER - 2/4/2012 6:41:01 PM
      - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - Jody - 2/4/2012 7:26:16 PM
  - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - ER - 2/4/2012 4:46:18 AM
    - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - Jody - 2/4/2012 2:10:09 PM
    - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - bowser - 2/4/2012 6:29:27 AM
  - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - Jody - 2/4/2012 2:19:07 AM
- Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - ER - 2/3/2012 5:14:27 PM
  - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - bowser - 2/3/2012 7:21:27 PM
  - Re: msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t - Jody - 2/3/2012 6:50:29 PM

Game Change - ER - 2/4/2012 5:38:59 PM

The occupy mentality - RobVG - 2/1/2012 3:10:44 AM
- Well that's 15 minutes I won't get back. - alcaray - 2/1/2012 8:14:28 PM
  - Yeah, well... - RobVG - 2/2/2012 12:20:24 AM
    - "80% of occupiers..." - alcaray - 2/2/2012 5:27:29 AM
      - Re: "80% of occupiers..." - bowser - 2/2/2012 5:54:49 AM
        
        Re: "80% of occupiers..." - alcaray - 2/3/2012 1:52:27 AM
        
        Actually, when I was in high school... - alcaray - 2/3/2012 8:58:59 PM
        
        Re: "80% of occupiers..." - bowser - 2/3/2012 4:08:25 AM
  - Re: Well that's 15 minutes I won't get back. - ER - 2/1/2012 9:50:12 PM
- Re: The occupy mentality - ER - 2/1/2012 1:28:38 PM
  - Re: The occupy mentality - RobVG - 2/1/2012 4:54:28 PM
- Re: The occupy mentality - bowser - 2/1/2012 5:27:16 AM

Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts - Jody - 2/3/2012 1:23:50 AM
- Re: Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts - bowser - 2/3/2012 2:51:35 AM

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - ER - 1/28/2012 4:34:38 PM
- Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - bowser - 1/30/2012 2:43:22 AM
- Hand wringers - RobVG - 1/29/2012 7:40:50 PM
  - Parse McCoy's paper yourself, Rob. - TB - 1/29/2012 9:41:05 PM
    - Re: Parse McCoy's paper yourself, Rob. - ER - 1/29/2012 11:13:22 PM
      - Re: Parse McCoy's paper yourself, Rob. - bowser - 1/29/2012 11:44:23 PM
        
        It's always good to hear from our peanut gallery. - RobVG - 1/30/2012 2:02:30 AM
        
        Re: It's always good to hear from our peanut gallery. - ER - 1/30/2012 8:49:58 PM
        
        Re: It's always good to hear from our peanut gallery. - RobVG - 1/30/2012 6:03:02 AM
    - More of McCoy's projects here. - TB - 1/29/2012 10:33:31 PM
  - Re: Hand wringers - ER - 1/29/2012 8:50:05 PM
  - Re: Hand wringers - bowser - 1/29/2012 7:54:40 PM
- Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - ER - 1/29/2012 12:41:16 AM
  - Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - Jody - 1/29/2012 3:16:54 PM
- Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - ER - 1/28/2012 9:15:12 PM
- Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - bowser - 1/28/2012 8:10:53 PM
- Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - Jody - 1/28/2012 7:26:33 PM
  - Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - ER - 1/28/2012 7:42:48 PM
    - Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - Jody - 1/28/2012 8:24:17 PM
      - Re: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - ER - 1/28/2012 8:53:04 PM

For Robert - bowser - 1/25/2012 7:06:19 PM
- I read that post - RobVG - 1/26/2012 12:11:25 AM
  - Re: I read that post - bowser - 1/26/2012 12:35:51 AM
  - Didn't really say much. - Robert - 1/26/2012 12:25:50 AM
- Thanks bowser. - Robert - 1/25/2012 7:51:34 PM
  - Re: Thanks bowser. - TB - 1/26/2012 12:28:45 AM
    - Wow, a self-referential rant. Brilliantly ironic to parody rightwing extremism and knee-jerk smears as a vehicle to claim that the left is smearing the right. - Robert - 1/26/2012 3:08:36 AM
      - Re: Wow, a self-referential rant. Brilliantly ironic to parody rightwing extremism and knee-jerk smears as a vehicle to claim that the left is smearing the right. - bowser - 1/26/2012 6:50:50 AM
        
        How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? - TB - 1/26/2012 4:47:12 PM
        
        Re: How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? - bowser - 1/26/2012 9:04:11 PM
        
        Re: How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? - TB - 1/26/2012 11:14:20 PM
        
        Re: How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? - bowser - 1/27/2012 3:14:50 AM
        
        Your link (thanks!) was dated December 1. - TB - 1/26/2012 10:36:26 PM
        
        Re: Your link (thanks!) was dated December 1. - bowser - 1/27/2012 3:38:58 AM
        
        Mitch McConnell's pledge - Robert - 1/26/2012 7:03:44 PM
        
        Sorry, that's not what Bowser's been plugging. - TB - 1/26/2012 7:52:02 PM
        
        Didn't look very hard, did you? - Robert - 1/27/2012 3:54:57 AM
        
        Re: Didn't look very hard, did you? - TB - 1/27/2012 4:04:20 AM
        
        Re: Didn't look very hard, did you? - Robert - 1/27/2012 6:15:46 AM
        
        Re: Didn't look very hard, did you? - TB - 1/27/2012 10:06:20 PM
        
        Re: Didn't look very hard, did you? - alcaray - 1/28/2012 2:20:45 AM
        
        Re: Didn't look very hard, did you? - alcaray - 1/27/2012 4:20:07 AM
        
        Re: Sorry, that's not what Bowser's been plugging. - alcaray - 1/27/2012 3:10:04 AM
      - That response wasn't even coherent. - TB - 1/26/2012 3:35:30 AM
        
        Re: That response wasn't even coherent. - Robert - 1/26/2012 4:50:47 AM
    - Re: Thanks bowser. - alcaray - 1/26/2012 1:41:56 AM

How Iran could thump superior US military - bowser - 1/27/2012 6:01:44 AM
- Re: How Iran could thump superior US military - ER - 1/27/2012 5:34:15 PM
  - Re: How Iran could thump superior US military - bowser - 1/27/2012 7:31:30 PM

Let's you and him fight! - bowser - 1/27/2012 9:30:13 AM
- Re: Let's you and him fight! - ER - 1/27/2012 1:38:59 PM
  - Re: Let's you and him fight! - bowser - 1/27/2012 6:42:48 PM

The Newt Fusillade (link added) - TB - 1/26/2012 6:08:02 PM
- Hmmm... - Robert - 1/27/2012 4:03:57 AM
  - Re: Hmmm... - RobVG - 1/27/2012 5:44:46 PM
  - Re: Hmmm... - bowser - 1/27/2012 7:15:12 AM
  - Re: Hmmm... - podrock - 1/27/2012 5:13:21 AM
  - I'm not that limited in my vocabulary. - TB - 1/27/2012 4:21:43 AM
- Re: The Newt Fusillade (link added) - alcaray - 1/27/2012 3:25:27 AM
- Re: The Newt Fusillade (link added) - FrankC - 1/27/2012 2:40:06 AM
- Re: The Newt Fusillade (link added) - ER - 1/27/2012 2:22:32 AM

Another Apple manufacturing story - TB - 1/26/2012 10:42:28 PM
- re: Another Apple manufacturing story - Robert - 1/27/2012 2:32:43 AM

Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story - bowser - 1/25/2012 8:08:41 PM
- Re: Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story - TB - 1/25/2012 11:33:44 PM

How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. - Jody - 1/22/2012 4:22:20 AM
- Apple's side: "Supplier Responsibility at Apple" - Robert - 1/25/2012 9:37:55 PM
- This article hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. - Robert - 1/22/2012 9:24:48 PM
  - Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force - RobVG - 1/23/2012 12:57:55 AM
    - Re: Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force - Robert - 1/23/2012 1:26:18 AM
      - China's not really "beating" us, Robert. - TB - 1/23/2012 5:16:58 AM
        
        I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. - Lee - 1/23/2012 11:45:53 PM
        
        Wickedly apropos choice of illustration. - Robert - 1/24/2012 6:58:36 PM
        
        Re: I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. - Jody - 1/24/2012 1:15:08 AM
        
        Re: I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. - Lee - 1/24/2012 4:05:51 AM
        
        Re: I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. - Jody - 1/24/2012 3:22:33 PM
        
        Re: China's not really "beating" us, Robert. - Robert - 1/23/2012 6:12:24 PM
        
        What, are you a "progressive?" Ain't nobody in here but rabid right wingers and reasonable moderates. - TB - 1/23/2012 6:28:48 PM
        
        Get a grip. - Robert - 1/23/2012 7:03:23 PM
        
        Now who's off the rails? Where was I "defending" Foxconn? - TB - 1/23/2012 7:45:07 PM
        
        Ohhhhh-kay - Robert - 1/24/2012 7:13:57 PM
        
        Re: Ohhhhh-kay - TB - 1/24/2012 7:41:36 PM
        
        I wasn't suggesting that the government force manufacturers to use American laborers. I'll keep up my end of the conversation myself, thanks. - Robert - 1/24/2012 8:17:25 PM
        
        There are certainly worse ideas than a high-profile boycott. - TB - 1/24/2012 9:39:59 PM
      - The heck it wasn't - RobVG - 1/23/2012 2:56:40 AM
        
        Re: The heck it wasn't - Robert - 1/23/2012 6:18:12 PM
        
        Re: The heck it wasn't - RobVG - 1/24/2012 2:43:13 AM
- Re: How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. - TB - 1/22/2012 4:51:00 AM

Tomorrow will be the 1,000th day - TB - 1/23/2012 6:10:59 PM
- Re: Tomorrow will be the 1,000th day - alcaray - 1/24/2012 7:09:03 PM
- Re: Tomorrow will be the 1,000th day - bowser - 1/23/2012 7:34:48 PM
  - Count back a thousand days. - TB - 1/23/2012 7:49:34 PM

Newt and the space program - TB - 1/22/2012 9:00:34 PM
- Re: Newt and the space program - bowser - 1/23/2012 11:14:57 PM
- Re: Newt and the space program - BuckGalaxy - 1/23/2012 2:18:50 AM
  - Don't push it. - TB - 1/23/2012 5:23:57 AM
    - Re: Don't push it. - BuckGalaxy - 1/24/2012 7:08:28 AM
      - Tell me how much money raising taxes to the Clinton level for millionaires will bring in. - TB - 1/24/2012 4:57:56 PM
        
        Re: Tell me how much money raising taxes to the Clinton level for millionaires will bring in. - bowser - 1/24/2012 5:58:03 PM
        
        1960. Works for me. - TB - 1/24/2012 6:53:10 PM
- Over the decades, Nasa has spent more than half a trillion dollars on space...with very little to show for it. - Lee - 1/22/2012 9:52:01 PM
  - I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it." - TB - 1/22/2012 9:58:01 PM
    - Re: I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it." - alcaray - 1/22/2012 10:07:45 PM
      - I wasn't blaming it on anyone specifically. - TB - 1/22/2012 10:43:10 PM
        
        Re: I wasn't blaming it on anyone specifically. - alcaray - 1/22/2012 11:59:23 PM
        
        I'm blaming government. Nasa is a part of government. - Lee - 1/23/2012 1:26:37 AM
- Re: Newt and the space program - ER - 1/22/2012 9:39:26 PM
  - Up until now, it's been the same for Republicans as with Democrats: - TB - 1/22/2012 9:45:36 PM

Predictions about the death of American hegemony may have been greatly exaggerated - TB - 1/23/2012 4:29:12 PM
- Re: Predictions about the death of American hegemony may have been greatly exaggerated - bowser - 1/23/2012 7:28:52 PM

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