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"China's superior economic model" - TB - 12/1/2011 9:28:59 PM
- Re: "China's superior economic model" - bowser - 12/1/2011 10:52:02 PM

Egyptian election results coming in - TB - 12/1/2011 4:28:30 AM
- Re: Egyptian election results coming in - ER - 12/1/2011 4:56:04 AM
  - Re: Egyptian election results coming in - TB - 12/1/2011 5:04:14 AM
    - Re: Egyptian election results coming in - ER - 12/1/2011 12:49:34 PM
      - First two paragraphs, total agreement. - TB - 12/1/2011 5:13:32 PM
        
        My third paragraph was not a proposition, but a question. - ER - 12/1/2011 5:41:43 PM

Newt not "technically" a lobbyist - RobVG - 11/30/2011 7:07:22 PM
- Re: Newt not "technically" a lobbyist - ER - 11/30/2011 7:39:42 PM

Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - RobVG - 11/29/2011 7:27:35 PM
- Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - ER - 11/30/2011 12:57:09 AM
  - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - bowser - 11/30/2011 2:19:04 AM
    - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - ER - 11/30/2011 2:52:04 AM
- Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - ER - 11/29/2011 9:27:58 PM
  - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - Jody - 11/29/2011 11:18:52 PM
- Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - ER - 11/29/2011 8:05:09 PM
  - That's not why Cain is in trouble. - TB - 11/29/2011 8:22:15 PM
    - Dang - RobVG - 11/29/2011 9:19:12 PM
      - When I snark, its wit. - ER - 11/29/2011 9:23:42 PM
    - Yeah, its scary, isn't it? - ER - 11/29/2011 8:44:24 PM
      - After Gore, Kerry, and Obama, I wouldn't be too smug if I were you. :) - TB - 11/29/2011 8:59:07 PM
        
        Re: After Gore, Kerry, and Obama, I wouldn't be too smug if I were you. :) - ER - 11/29/2011 9:21:25 PM
        
        All of them superior? Based on what criteria? Particularly Obama. - TB - 11/29/2011 9:55:55 PM
        
        Re: All of them superior? Based on what criteria? Particularly Obama. - ER - 11/29/2011 10:48:49 PM
        
        You didn't ask a question. You ventured an opinion. - TB - 11/29/2011 10:59:37 PM
        
        Re: You didn't ask a question. You ventured an opinion. - ER - 11/29/2011 11:06:34 PM
        
        Re: You didn't ask a question. You ventured an opinion. - TB - 11/30/2011 1:15:34 AM
        
        Re: You didn't ask a question. You ventured an opinion. - ER - 11/30/2011 1:32:44 AM
        
        I think we all know by now which side's "shock troops" are doing the most political damage. - TB - 11/30/2011 2:05:27 AM
        
        P.S. - TB - 11/30/2011 1:20:52 AM
        
        Re: All of them superior? Based on what criteria? Particularly Obama. - bowser - 11/29/2011 10:07:48 PM
- Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - bowser - 11/29/2011 7:33:24 PM
  - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - RobVG - 11/29/2011 7:37:02 PM
    - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - bowser - 11/29/2011 8:54:24 PM
      - Re: Iranian students storm British embassy, Cain thinking about pulling out - RobVG - 11/30/2011 12:22:38 AM

Businesses making plans for euro breakup - TB - 11/29/2011 10:45:32 PM
- Re: Businesses making plans for euro breakup - bowser - 11/30/2011 1:10:11 AM

The consequences of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." - TB - 11/29/2011 5:30:23 AM
- Re: The consequences of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." - ER - 11/29/2011 12:56:06 PM
- Re: The consequences of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." - bowser - 11/29/2011 6:16:08 AM

Grim and grimmer. The plot thickens and Pakistan looks a bit more formidable. - bowser - 11/28/2011 11:20:39 PM
- Re: Grim and grimmer. The plot thickens and Pakistan looks a bit more formidable. - ER - 11/29/2011 12:48:20 AM

The other bailout - TB - 11/28/2011 6:48:25 PM
- Pay attention to the "moral hazard" part. - TB - 11/28/2011 7:21:03 PM
  - Re: Pay attention to the "moral hazard" part. - ER - 11/28/2011 8:13:16 PM

Newt, in his own words - BuckGalaxy - 11/26/2011 6:10:49 PM
- Mother Jones? Really? - Lee - 11/27/2011 12:19:28 AM
  - Re: Mother Jones? Really? - BuckGalaxy - 11/27/2011 2:13:39 AM
    - Re: Mother Jones? Really? - Lee - 11/27/2011 2:36:36 AM
      - Re: Mother Jones? Really? - BuckGalaxy - 11/27/2011 7:02:18 PM
        
        The picture doesn't help - Lee - 11/28/2011 5:22:34 AM
- Re: Newt, in his own words - ER - 11/26/2011 8:45:59 PM
  - Re: Newt, in his own words - TB - 11/26/2011 10:01:32 PM
    - Re: Newt, in his own words - ER - 11/26/2011 11:14:37 PM
      - That's the point. - TB - 11/26/2011 11:20:50 PM
        
        Ewwwww. Is that a snark I hear bustling in the hedgerows? - ER - 11/27/2011 1:17:54 AM
- Re: Newt, in his own words - TB - 11/26/2011 6:40:27 PM
  - Re: Newt, in his own words - BuckGalaxy - 11/26/2011 7:14:55 PM
    - I didn't say the articles weren't accurate. - TB - 11/26/2011 7:28:07 PM
      - Re: I didn't say the articles weren't accurate. - BuckGalaxy - 11/26/2011 7:51:46 PM
        
        Re: I didn't say the articles weren't accurate. - TB - 11/26/2011 10:26:04 PM

Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - BuckGalaxy - 11/25/2011 11:14:49 PM
- Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - ER - 11/26/2011 3:10:29 AM
- Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 1:00:58 AM
  - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Eri - 11/26/2011 2:47:41 AM
    - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - bowser - 11/26/2011 7:41:12 PM
      - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - TB - 11/26/2011 11:19:41 PM
  - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - bowser - 11/26/2011 1:48:37 AM
    - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 2:16:18 AM
      - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - BuckGalaxy - 11/26/2011 6:04:54 PM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 6:33:07 PM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - BuckGalaxy - 11/26/2011 7:58:36 PM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 10:24:58 PM
      - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - bowser - 11/26/2011 6:31:02 AM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 2:45:21 PM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Jody - 11/26/2011 2:46:29 PM
      - Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - Eri - 11/26/2011 2:50:11 AM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - ER - 11/26/2011 3:19:58 AM
        
        Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - bowser - 11/26/2011 6:32:28 AM
- Re: Newt's second wife has the dirt on him - bowser - 11/25/2011 11:57:54 PM

Banks making plans for euro breakup - TB - 11/26/2011 10:43:21 PM

Made in America, again - TB - 11/26/2011 12:44:23 AM
- Re: Made in America, again - bowser - 11/26/2011 1:24:40 AM
  - Re: Made in America, again - TB - 11/26/2011 1:26:48 AM
    - Re: Made in America, again - bowser - 11/26/2011 1:42:31 AM
      - I spent nearly an hour going over the original document, which I only looked up today. - TB - 11/26/2011 1:52:25 AM
        
        Re: I spent nearly an hour going over the original document, which I only looked up today. - bowser - 11/26/2011 1:58:14 AM
        
        Wages are going up in both the U.S. and China. - TB - 11/26/2011 2:07:33 AM
        
        Re: Wages are going up in both the U.S. and China. - bowser - 11/26/2011 2:58:23 PM
        
        There's an example of the "quality" issue. - TB - 11/26/2011 4:32:18 PM
        
        Re: There's an example of the "quality" issue. - bowser - 11/26/2011 7:21:11 PM

Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - FrankC - 11/22/2011 7:51:57 AM
- Keep it Simple, Sir - Lee - 11/24/2011 12:02:07 AM
- Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - bowser - 11/22/2011 11:45:49 PM
  - Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - Eri - 11/23/2011 4:38:05 AM
  - You know what... - RobVG - 11/23/2011 12:44:17 AM
    - I read it. It was good. - TB - 11/23/2011 9:16:44 PM
    - Re: You know what... - Eri - 11/23/2011 4:39:37 AM
- Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - Robert - 11/22/2011 6:52:35 PM
  - That's why Camelot fell. - Lee - 11/24/2011 12:57:20 AM
    - Isonomia. - Robert - 11/24/2011 5:11:54 PM
  - Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - Eri - 11/22/2011 10:31:56 PM
  - Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - FrankC - 11/22/2011 7:23:33 PM
- Re: Proposed Amendment to the Constitution - Eri - 11/22/2011 1:05:05 PM

Debt panel fails, poll indicates who gets the blame. - bowser - 11/21/2011 10:53:10 PM
- All MSNBC is doing is polling their own echo chamber. - TB - 11/24/2011 2:24:30 AM
- Projected spending "cuts" of $1.2 trillion over 10 years sounds like a failure to me. - Lee - 11/24/2011 12:51:07 AM

All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - TB - 11/18/2011 6:18:00 AM
- More on the actual subject of the thread, - TB - 11/21/2011 3:06:02 AM
- Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - bowser - 11/18/2011 7:58:49 PM
  - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - bowser - 11/19/2011 4:51:03 PM
    - The answers are involved, requiring a lot of background. - TB - 11/19/2011 6:38:57 PM
      - Re: The answers are involved, requiring a lot of background. - bowser - 11/19/2011 8:14:19 PM
        
        No, that wasn't what I said. - TB - 11/19/2011 8:27:16 PM
        
        Re: No, that wasn't what I said. - bowser - 11/20/2011 6:57:43 AM
        
        Re: No, that wasn't what I said. - TB - 11/20/2011 9:02:46 PM
  - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - Jody - 11/18/2011 8:21:09 PM
    - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - bowser - 11/19/2011 1:25:12 AM
      - I know what your saying. - RobVG - 11/20/2011 10:37:26 PM
        
        Re: I know what your saying. - Eri - 11/23/2011 4:44:28 AM
- Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - bowser - 11/18/2011 4:05:47 PM
  - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - Jeff-Wash - 11/18/2011 5:03:50 PM
    - It's usually pictures of Che nowadays. - TB - 11/18/2011 5:13:05 PM
  - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - TB - 11/18/2011 4:58:00 PM
  - Re: All occupiers are the "99 percent"... - Jeff-Wash - 11/18/2011 4:54:41 PM

Hey, maybe we should run Jack for Prez - Eri - 11/21/2011 11:55:20 AM

This may be one for the record books - Eri - 11/21/2011 11:51:18 AM

Democratic Party backing OWS? - TB - 11/21/2011 4:44:02 AM
- Re: Democratic Party backing OWS? - Eri - 11/21/2011 11:47:20 AM
- Re: Democratic Party backing OWS? - bowser - 11/21/2011 5:49:40 AM

Five lessons from the European fiscal crisis - TB - 11/19/2011 9:22:27 PM
- Re: Five lessons from the European fiscal crisis - bowser - 11/20/2011 4:34:48 PM

The 1% hit back with - - - money. - bowser - 11/19/2011 5:07:07 PM
- Re: The 1% hit back with - - - money. - TB - 11/19/2011 5:24:30 PM
  - Re: The 1% hit back with - - - money. - bowser - 11/19/2011 5:38:05 PM
    - Many thousands of middle class people who were not normally activists turned out for Tea Party protests. - TB - 11/19/2011 6:57:20 PM

"We millionaires need to pay more taxes" - TB - 11/17/2011 6:50:29 PM
- Re: "We millionaires need to pay more taxes" - Eri - 11/19/2011 4:45:08 PM
  - Re: "We millionaires need to pay more taxes" - TB - 11/19/2011 5:42:17 PM
- I notice something interesting. - TB - 11/18/2011 6:38:03 PM
- Re: "We millionaires need to pay more taxes" - bowser - 11/17/2011 9:32:56 PM
  - See? You can't (or won't) learn. - TB - 11/17/2011 9:46:39 PM
    - Re: See? You can't (or won't) learn. - bowser - 11/17/2011 11:45:21 PM
      - Re: See? You can't (or won't) learn. - Eri - 11/18/2011 3:29:17 AM
      - Re: See? You can't (or won't) learn. - bowser - 11/18/2011 12:36:33 AM
        
        Now you're in gibber mode. - TB - 11/18/2011 12:44:32 AM
        
        Re: Now you're in gibber mode. - Eri - 11/19/2011 4:47:35 PM
      - Q.E.D. - TB - 11/18/2011 12:33:27 AM

Financial Wizards-NOT - Eri - 11/19/2011 4:52:01 PM

Obama...the walking talking stereotype. - Lee - 11/19/2011 12:52:54 PM
- Re: Obama...the walking talking stereotype. - bowser - 11/19/2011 4:50:03 PM

Flip Flop, Flip Flop - Eri - 11/19/2011 4:38:35 PM

Infrastructure cyber attacks - TB - 11/18/2011 8:36:03 PM
- You can't hack a computer if it's not on a network. - Lee - 11/19/2011 3:50:34 PM

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