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Feds sting Amish farmer selling raw milk - TB - 5/1/2011 7:50:44 PM

This is what I've been saying for a long time now - Eri - 4/30/2011 9:34:38 PM
- Re: This is what I've been saying for a long time now - Lee - 5/1/2011 4:01:12 AM
  - Re: This is what I've been saying for a long time now - TB - 5/1/2011 2:39:41 PM
- Re: This is what I've been saying for a long time now - TB - 5/1/2011 1:49:59 AM

Washington Correspondent's Annual Dinner - Eri - 5/1/2011 3:30:29 AM

Bite the hand that feeds you - Eri - 4/30/2011 10:07:15 AM
- Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - TB - 4/30/2011 2:45:16 PM
- Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - TB - 4/30/2011 2:43:35 PM
  - Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - Eri - 4/30/2011 5:38:46 PM
    - Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - TB - 4/30/2011 6:10:52 PM
      - Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - Eri - 4/30/2011 6:18:44 PM
- Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - ER - 4/30/2011 12:32:22 PM
  - Re: Bite the hand that feeds you - Eri - 4/30/2011 12:38:32 PM

Libya and the shattering of European illusions - TB - 4/30/2011 5:18:42 PM

First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/29/2011 4:42:18 PM
- Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - Eri - 4/29/2011 7:15:55 PM
  - Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/29/2011 8:31:14 PM
    - Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - Eri - 4/29/2011 9:42:22 PM
      - Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/30/2011 12:12:32 AM
        
        Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/30/2011 12:38:36 AM
        
        Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - Eri - 4/30/2011 6:14:52 AM
        
        Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/30/2011 2:31:22 PM
- Re: First they came for the lightbulbs... - TB - 4/29/2011 6:47:30 PM

American income inequality in perspective - TB - 4/28/2011 4:52:59 PM
- Re: American income inequality in perspective - ER - 4/28/2011 7:12:42 PM
  - Re: American income inequality in perspective - TB - 4/28/2011 7:28:07 PM
    - Re: American income inequality in perspective - ER - 4/28/2011 8:09:01 PM
      - Re: American income inequality in perspective - TB - 4/28/2011 8:37:40 PM
        
        Re: American income inequality in perspective - ER - 4/28/2011 9:07:07 PM
        
        Re: American income inequality in perspective - TB - 4/28/2011 10:04:25 PM
- Re: American income inequality in perspective - RobVG - 4/28/2011 5:37:44 PM

Five percent plus one - TB - 4/28/2011 7:05:21 PM

Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Ainz - 4/25/2011 4:30:34 AM
- Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 2:20:03 AM
  - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Ainz - 4/27/2011 8:56:24 PM
    - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 11:31:55 PM
      - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Ainz - 4/28/2011 6:04:55 PM
  - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Jody - 4/27/2011 1:17:03 PM
    - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 3:24:33 PM
      - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Jody - 4/27/2011 4:49:02 PM
        
        Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 6:16:36 PM
        
        Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - TB - 4/27/2011 4:59:30 PM
        
        Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Jody - 4/27/2011 5:09:25 PM
        
        Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 6:04:17 PM
      - Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - ER - 4/27/2011 3:27:00 PM
- Re: Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns - Jody - 4/25/2011 1:10:53 PM

Oil company profits jump - RobVG - 4/28/2011 5:33:28 PM

A little bit on oil prices - TB - 4/28/2011 12:55:56 AM
- Re: A little bit on oil prices - ER - 4/28/2011 3:31:10 AM
  - Re: A little bit on oil prices - TB - 4/28/2011 4:21:34 AM
    - Re: A little bit on oil prices - ER - 4/28/2011 3:48:50 PM
      - Re: A little bit on oil prices - TB - 4/28/2011 4:27:17 PM

Latest idea from SF - TB - 4/28/2011 5:47:09 AM

The end of America as we know it. - Lee - 4/26/2011 4:18:09 AM

Obama vs. Free Speech, Again (fixed link) - TB - 4/25/2011 4:14:40 PM

WikiLeaks releases Guantanamo files - RobVG - 4/25/2011 3:59:12 PM

What the Federal Budget hath wrought - Eri - 4/25/2011 2:16:41 PM
- Re: What the Federal Budget hath wrought - TB - 4/25/2011 2:38:37 PM

How do you test the IQ of a two year-old? - RobVG - 4/21/2011 5:19:50 PM

Reality check on Trump - TB - 4/18/2011 6:26:34 PM
- heh - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2011 4:42:02 AM
  - Re: heh? - TB - 4/19/2011 2:00:15 PM
    - Sure - buckgalaxy - 4/20/2011 4:31:07 PM
      - Re: Sure - TB - 4/20/2011 4:52:39 PM
        
        What the 90s had to do with it - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2011 3:13:24 AM
        
        What the oughts had to do with it - ER - 4/21/2011 4:20:27 AM
        
        Re: What the 90s had to do with it - TB - 4/21/2011 4:14:09 AM
        
        My point, since you are incapable of getting it on your own... - BuckGalaxy - 4/21/2011 6:38:36 AM
- Re: Reality check on Trump - ER - 4/18/2011 6:33:10 PM
  - Re: Re: Reality check - TB - 4/18/2011 6:54:54 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: Reality check - ER - 4/18/2011 8:04:25 PM
      - Heck, if that article were all true... - Eri - 4/18/2011 9:34:19 PM

Social Security update - TB - 4/20/2011 5:25:59 PM
- Wouldn't you have lost most of it over the last 2-3 years? - Eri - 4/21/2011 12:57:26 AM
  - It came back, didn't it? - TB - 4/21/2011 2:06:01 AM
    - Yes, it did. - Eri - 4/21/2011 4:53:59 AM
      - Re: Yes, it did. - TB - 4/21/2011 5:04:52 AM

Ockham's razor - Lee - 4/19/2011 9:02:30 PM
- Razor burn n/t - Jody - 4/19/2011 10:56:32 PM
- Movie recomendation - podrock - 4/19/2011 9:51:23 PM
  - Podrock - Jody - 4/20/2011 12:03:40 AM
    - No, it is not. - podrock - 4/20/2011 12:17:22 AM
  - We're not in debt because of private companies. - Lee - 4/19/2011 10:43:46 PM
    - Guess again - podrock - 4/19/2011 11:01:07 PM
      - moved below - podrock - 4/20/2011 2:55:14 AM
      - Re: Guess again - TB - 4/20/2011 1:18:36 AM
        
        You are correct - podrock - 4/20/2011 1:30:50 AM
        
        Re: You are correct - TB - 4/20/2011 2:35:40 AM
        
        I agree, except (moved from above) - podrock - 4/20/2011 3:11:05 AM
      - You have certainly have got me interested in seeing the movie... - Jody - 4/19/2011 11:29:17 PM
        
        Better stock up - podrock - 4/20/2011 12:20:41 AM
        
        Peace is not an awful lot to ask - ER - 4/20/2011 2:50:58 AM
        
        Re: What are their names? - TB - 4/20/2011 3:02:54 AM
        
        I got gin and vermouth - Eri - 4/20/2011 2:37:58 AM
        
        Something you can do - TB - 4/20/2011 2:44:07 AM
        
        BINGO! You get a cookie. - Lee - 4/20/2011 10:28:57 PM
        
        I own two banks. n/t - Jody - 4/20/2011 4:26:58 PM
        
        Ceramic piggies don't count. (n/t) - TB - 4/20/2011 4:31:13 PM
        
        Not even that Tom - Jody - 4/20/2011 6:37:29 PM
        
        You wear a ceramic bra? - TB - 4/20/2011 8:20:11 PM
        
        TOM!!!!!! - Jody - 4/20/2011 10:27:07 PM
        
        My bank IS a small one - Eri - 4/20/2011 5:18:09 AM
        
        and Credit Unions - podrock - 4/20/2011 3:00:45 AM
        
        I used to belong to the one at work. - Eri - 4/20/2011 5:19:48 AM
        
        Have I ever mentioned... - podrock - 4/20/2011 5:32:44 AM
        
        Re: Have I ever mentioned... - podrock - 4/20/2011 1:17:39 PM
        
        Sheesh. Your parents should have farmed you out. - Eri - 4/21/2011 1:00:48 AM
        
        Nope, you didn't. - Eri - 4/20/2011 7:40:02 AM
        
        Good call. - TB - 4/20/2011 3:03:57 AM
- don't cut yourself - gothgirl - 4/19/2011 9:08:47 PM
  - But it helps. :) (n/t) - TB - 4/19/2011 9:11:10 PM

If The Donald won the Presidency - Eri - 4/20/2011 1:15:27 PM
- He has strong liberal tendencies - robvg - 4/20/2011 4:04:37 PM
  - Re: He has strong "all over the map" tendencies - TB - 4/20/2011 4:07:51 PM
    - tendencies - robvg - 4/20/2011 4:17:00 PM
      - No. - TB - 4/20/2011 4:30:31 PM
- And a little P.S. - TB - 4/20/2011 4:00:54 PM
- I'd head for the hills. - TB - 4/20/2011 3:58:44 PM

And this is how wars begin - Eri - 4/20/2011 5:09:27 AM
- Re: And this is how wars begin - TB - 4/20/2011 4:04:55 PM

Oh Goodie! - Eri - 4/20/2011 7:44:20 AM

Death of a Salesman Dept. - ER - 4/19/2011 4:04:45 PM
- On a related note... - TB - 4/19/2011 5:10:16 PM
  - shapin' greens and layin' pipe in the hot sun. - ER - 4/19/2011 5:43:08 PM
    - Laying asphalt on road crews - Eri - 4/19/2011 8:17:26 PM
      - Re: Laying road crews on asphalt - ER - 4/19/2011 8:24:34 PM
        
        Laying road crews on asphalt - Eri - 4/20/2011 2:42:45 AM
    - Re: shapin' greens and layin' pipe in the hot sun. - TB - 4/19/2011 6:00:01 PM
- Great article. - Eri - 4/19/2011 4:40:02 PM
  - Hiring - TB - 4/19/2011 4:59:20 PM
    - But, see, I don't think trickle down economics works. - Eri - 4/19/2011 5:04:39 PM
      - Re: trickle down economics - TB - 4/19/2011 5:28:08 PM
        
        Your reasoning isn't even logical. - Eri - 4/19/2011 8:23:22 PM
        
        Re: reasoning - TB - 4/19/2011 9:10:21 PM
        
        I'd donate my spare millions to PBS and NPR. - ER - 4/19/2011 8:29:06 PM
        
        It's been done before - TB - 4/19/2011 9:28:21 PM
  - I would hire another maid n/t - Jody - 4/19/2011 4:41:35 PM
- Re: Death of a Salesman Dept. - TB - 4/19/2011 4:16:58 PM
  - Luxury employees - TB - 4/19/2011 4:56:01 PM
    - "Transformational change management." - ER - 4/19/2011 5:13:16 PM
      - Re: "Transformational change management." - TB - 4/19/2011 5:56:30 PM
  - Re: Re: Death of a Salesman Dept. - ER - 4/19/2011 4:38:00 PM

Meanwhile, in Libya - TB - 4/19/2011 9:48:59 PM

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