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GOP entitlement reform - er - 4/15/2011 10:30:16 PM
- Those in the cusp - podrock - 4/16/2011 12:41:28 AM
  - Re: Those in the cusp - ER - 4/16/2011 1:34:53 AM
- Well, there is always the cyberpunk view... - podrock - 4/15/2011 11:14:41 PM
  - Re: Well, there is always the cyberpunk view... - ER - 4/15/2011 11:33:19 PM

Earmarks - steves - 4/15/2011 4:49:34 PM

Gedankenexperiment - er - 4/14/2011 3:39:31 AM
- Re: Gedankenexperiment - steves - 4/14/2011 10:34:10 PM
  - Any farmer which requires a handout is in the wrong business. - Lee - 4/15/2011 2:26:42 AM
    - Efficiency - steves - 4/15/2011 3:10:11 PM
      - So family farms are a social good - robvg - 4/15/2011 3:36:25 PM
        
        Re: So family farms are a social good - steves - 4/15/2011 4:25:28 PM
        
        Re: So family farms are a social good - TB - 4/15/2011 3:48:18 PM
        
        "those who get elected by those who are getting the money" - steves - 4/15/2011 4:37:48 PM
  - Re: Agriculture subsidies - TB - 4/15/2011 12:34:32 AM
    - Re: Re: Agriculture subsidies - steves - 4/15/2011 3:29:56 PM
  - Copy that. - ER - 4/14/2011 10:55:30 PM
    - See messages n/t - steves - 4/15/2011 3:08:31 PM
- Cant' really answer without doing a lot reading. - robvg - 4/14/2011 5:35:34 AM
  - Re: Cant' really answer without doing a lot reading. - ER - 4/14/2011 11:53:06 AM
    - Re: Can't really answer - TB - 4/14/2011 6:32:01 PM
      - Re: Re: Can't really answer - ER - 4/14/2011 7:32:10 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Can't really answer:(EDIT) - er - 4/14/2011 8:29:26 PM
        
        Re: NPR - TB - 4/14/2011 10:24:00 PM
        
        Re: Re: NPR...Yep. That's it. n/t - ER - 4/14/2011 10:28:52 PM
        
        Good. - TB - 4/14/2011 11:04:16 PM
        
        Re: Good. (EDIT) - ER - 4/14/2011 11:08:50 PM
        
        Re: Focus - TB - 4/15/2011 3:45:53 AM
        
        Go Focus yourself - er - 4/15/2011 5:05:00 AM
        
        That's probably the only way. - Lee - 4/15/2011 2:40:45 AM
        
        Re: Re: Good. - TB - 4/14/2011 11:23:23 PM
        
        I see. I really see. - Eri - 4/15/2011 2:19:37 AM
        
        Really? - TB - 4/15/2011 3:22:02 AM
        
        Of course you can have it both ways. - TB - 4/14/2011 7:56:46 PM
    - You wanted the Republican full monty. - robvg - 4/14/2011 3:35:32 PM
- Re: Gedankenexperiment - TB - 4/14/2011 4:10:26 AM
  - I can think of one gov service... - ER - 4/14/2011 4:23:42 AM
    - Are you kidding me? - TB - 4/14/2011 4:46:41 AM
      - Re: Are you kidding me? - ER - 4/14/2011 11:33:37 AM
        
        Well, I can't afford a reduction in benefits OR a tax increase. - Eri - 4/14/2011 11:49:09 AM
        
        Re: Well, I can't afford a reduction in benefits OR a tax increase. - ER - 4/14/2011 11:59:52 AM
- Oh Hell...just hand me the blue pill n/t - Jody - 4/14/2011 3:46:53 AM
  - If you forget which pill does what,... - ER - 4/14/2011 12:20:42 PM
    - I have made so many choices - Jody - 4/14/2011 1:04:55 PM
      - Re: I have made so many choices - er - 4/14/2011 1:22:14 PM

Insurance Vs. None - Eri - 4/15/2011 1:50:26 AM
- Re: Insurance Vs. None - TB - 4/15/2011 3:08:57 AM
  - Re: Re: Insurance Vs. None - er - 4/15/2011 12:15:11 PM
  - There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to any of it. - Eri - 4/15/2011 6:27:47 AM

Jerry Brown signs renewable energy bill - TB - 4/15/2011 12:52:37 AM

Creative way to go about protesting against BP. - Eri - 4/14/2011 11:52:24 AM
- Re: protesting against BP - TB - 4/14/2011 6:57:18 PM
  - Of course. - Eri - 4/14/2011 10:17:18 PM

Okay...so why did no one tell me about this song...until now!? - Jody - 4/14/2011 6:03:36 PM

Obama vs. Obama - TB - 4/14/2011 4:26:32 AM

South Korea's education system - TB - 4/14/2011 12:37:23 AM

That "birth certificate" stuff - TB - 4/12/2011 1:11:38 AM
- Well, at least this will shut the media up... - TB - 4/12/2011 1:55:28 PM
- Re: That "birth certificate" stuff - er - 4/12/2011 2:10:01 AM
  - I don't see it as you do ER - Jody - 4/12/2011 1:11:52 PM
    - The Eternal Obama - ER - 4/12/2011 2:05:42 PM
      - What it would also show - Lee - 4/12/2011 2:44:23 PM
        
        Re: What it would also show - ER - 4/12/2011 3:27:06 PM
      - Eternal damnation... - Jody - 4/12/2011 2:15:38 PM
  - Irrelevant? Not according to Article 2 n/t - robvg - 4/12/2011 3:32:03 AM
    - Strict Constructionism - ER - 4/12/2011 11:39:47 AM
  - Re: Re: That "birth certificate" stuff (edited) - TB - 4/12/2011 2:13:27 AM
    - Who knows Tom - Jody - 4/12/2011 1:53:41 PM
      - This is CHAFF, Jody. - TB - 4/12/2011 3:38:04 PM
        
        Okay... - Jody - 4/12/2011 4:32:33 PM
        
        That's a VERY good question, Jody. n/t - ER - 4/12/2011 4:42:20 PM
        
        I just answered that. - TB - 4/12/2011 4:46:52 PM
        
        Yeah...I know...but at times I have to have - Jody - 4/12/2011 7:15:41 PM
        
        Yeah, that must be it. - er - 4/12/2011 5:32:39 PM
        
        Now it is your turn ER :) - Jody - 4/12/2011 7:23:25 PM
        
        Re: Now it is your turn ER :) - ER - 4/12/2011 7:42:41 PM
        
        Re: Yeah, that must be it. - TB - 4/12/2011 6:05:29 PM
        
        Re: Re: Yeah, that must be it. - ER - 4/12/2011 7:23:49 PM
        
        Can't win. - TB - 4/12/2011 9:26:19 PM

"Progressive" Caucus releases The People's Budget - TB - 4/12/2011 6:14:01 PM

What Republicans are doing to Washington, DC - Eri - 4/12/2011 1:34:07 PM
- Republicans? - TB - 4/12/2011 3:25:59 PM

2 Obamacare programs and 4 czars eliminated in budget cuts - steves - 4/12/2011 1:54:48 PM

Big Government on the Brink - TB - 4/11/2011 3:02:43 PM
- Obama and the scalpel - steves - 4/11/2011 10:04:56 PM

Yet another tsunami video - TB - 4/11/2011 8:19:32 PM

More on the education bubble - TB - 4/11/2011 3:21:22 PM

Shutdown averted. - TB - 4/9/2011 4:42:43 AM
- Civility tally - TB - 4/9/2011 5:15:57 AM
  - I told you so. - robvg - 4/9/2011 4:13:27 PM
  - Re: Civility tally - ER - 4/9/2011 1:40:04 PM
    - Re: Re: Civility tally - TB - 4/9/2011 4:00:50 PM
      - "The Ancient Egyptian god of frustration". - ER - 4/9/2011 4:13:00 PM
        
        Seriously? seriously? - robvg - 4/9/2011 5:08:03 PM
        
        Re: Seriously? seriously? - ER - 4/9/2011 5:43:15 PM
        
        Who's the saint around here anyway? - robvg - 4/10/2011 1:42:43 AM
        
        Re: Who's the saint around here anyway? - ER - 4/10/2011 2:32:42 AM
        
        Now that was crystal clear. - robvg - 4/10/2011 2:55:46 AM
        
        Re: Now that was crystal clear. - ER - 4/10/2011 3:33:57 AM
        
        And sometimes - Lee - 4/11/2011 1:50:21 AM
        
        Re: And sometimes n/t - ER - 4/11/2011 2:28:06 AM
        
        Sarcasm can be a subtle way to express contempt. - robvg - 4/10/2011 4:50:41 PM
        
        Sarcasm - Jody - 4/10/2011 3:41:21 AM
        
        Re: Re: Who's the saint around here anyway? - TB - 4/10/2011 2:46:48 AM
        
        Storm - a video in iambic pentameter. - ER - 4/10/2011 2:54:24 AM
        
        Storm Chasers - Jody - 4/10/2011 2:08:13 PM
        
        The irony of this piece - Jody - 4/10/2011 3:01:05 PM
        
        Re: Storm - TB - 4/10/2011 3:31:53 AM
        
        Sigh. - podrock - 4/10/2011 4:05:12 AM
        
        Re: Sigh. - TB - 4/10/2011 4:12:51 AM
        
        Re: Re: Sigh. - podrock - 4/10/2011 4:29:22 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Sigh. - TB - 4/10/2011 4:49:18 AM
        
        "Stormy, you're a fine girl..." - ER - 4/10/2011 3:56:09 AM
        
        Re: "Stormy, you're a fine girl..." - TB - 4/10/2011 4:09:46 AM
        
        Re: Re: "Stormy, you're a fine girl..." - ER - 4/10/2011 4:26:29 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: "Stormy, you're a fine girl..." - TB - 4/10/2011 4:35:21 AM
        
        I love it! - TB - 4/10/2011 3:43:30 AM
        
        Re: Minchin - TB - 4/10/2011 3:37:05 AM
        
        embedded Tim - podrock - 4/10/2011 3:08:59 AM
        
        Seriously. - Jody - 4/9/2011 5:22:35 PM
        
        Re: Seriously. - ER - 4/9/2011 5:46:11 PM
        
        To be fair... - TB - 4/9/2011 5:21:38 PM
        
        Re: To be fair... - ER - 4/9/2011 6:13:32 PM
        
        Charges - TB - 4/9/2011 6:26:45 PM
        
        Kinda like - Eri - 4/9/2011 9:40:30 PM
        
        Hey... - TB - 4/9/2011 10:33:08 PM
        
        "That's dethpicable" - er - 4/9/2011 7:15:42 PM
        
        You know... - TB - 4/9/2011 7:25:57 PM
        
        Oh, yeah? - er - 4/9/2011 7:30:49 PM

No worry about selling all those electric cars - TB - 4/9/2011 9:01:29 PM
- Re: No worry about selling all those electric cars - steves - 4/10/2011 3:16:42 PM
- Re: No worry about selling all those electric cars - ER - 4/9/2011 9:12:50 PM
  - Re: advisors - TB - 4/9/2011 10:30:34 PM
    - Re: Re: advisors - ER - 4/9/2011 11:21:29 PM
      - Re: Re: Re: advisors - TB - 4/10/2011 2:39:42 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: advisors - ER - 4/10/2011 3:00:05 AM

Ending America as we know it - TB - 4/9/2011 7:17:58 PM
- Heh... - TB - 4/9/2011 7:52:31 PM

Championship Wrestling from Florida - ER - 4/9/2011 4:26:44 PM
- Re: Championship Wrestling from Florida - TB - 4/9/2011 4:57:47 PM
  - Re: Re: Curves - TB - 4/9/2011 5:20:02 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: Curves - ER - 4/9/2011 6:10:32 PM
      - "I benefit from their policies." - TB - 4/9/2011 6:46:15 PM

German Utilities to Shut Down Nuclear Power Plants - Eri - 4/9/2011 12:23:20 PM
- Re: German Utilities - TB - 4/9/2011 4:10:27 PM
- Re: German Utilities to Shut Down Nuclear Power Plants - ER - 4/9/2011 12:45:38 PM

The Royal Wedding - ER - 4/8/2011 9:47:58 AM
- She's acceding to pressure - Eri - 4/8/2011 9:40:15 PM
  - Preaching to the choir... - Jody - 4/8/2011 9:57:52 PM
- Re: The Royal Wedding - steves - 4/8/2011 3:07:57 PM
  - Re: Re: The Royal Wedding - ER - 4/8/2011 5:10:16 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: The Royal Wedding - steves - 4/8/2011 6:09:13 PM
- Too thin? - Jody - 4/8/2011 12:06:32 PM
  - Re: Too thin? - ER - 4/8/2011 12:37:49 PM
    - Once a woman looks into a mirror and actually *likes* what she sees... - Jody - 4/8/2011 1:02:57 PM
      - Well, I'll never have to worry about that. - Eri - 4/8/2011 9:38:25 PM
        
        Heh... - Jody - 4/8/2011 10:42:45 PM
        
        The sexiest costume for a woman... - ER - 4/8/2011 10:01:36 PM
        
        There is something to be said for leaving something to the imagination. n/t - robvg - 4/8/2011 11:06:25 PM
        
        For ER... - Jody - 4/8/2011 10:09:24 PM
        
        Don't tell Mme Reclus - ER - 4/8/2011 11:51:42 PM
        
        Re: Don't tell Mme Reclus - TB - 4/9/2011 1:43:00 AM
        
        Re: Re: Don't tell Mme Reclus - ER - 4/9/2011 2:17:41 AM
        
        Re: Franklin - TB - 4/9/2011 4:47:43 AM
        
        When I hear of Franklin, Jefferson... - Jody - 4/9/2011 3:30:32 AM
        
        I don't know if other women would dare admit this - Jody - 4/9/2011 1:29:50 AM
        
        Re: I don't know if other women would dare admit this - ER - 4/9/2011 2:24:40 AM
        
        I can't explain it... - Jody - 4/9/2011 2:55:24 AM

Tsumani "debris field" heading across Pacific - TB - 4/9/2011 1:09:32 AM

What the hell does 78% 'agreement' mean. - robvg - 4/8/2011 10:51:02 PM
- "Deal breaker" - TB - 4/8/2011 11:34:56 PM
- I wanna know for myself... - Jody - 4/8/2011 10:54:17 PM
  - Re: I wanna know for myself... - robvg - 4/8/2011 11:01:48 PM
  - I just got this e-mail... - Jody - 4/8/2011 10:57:38 PM
    - Interesting - steves - 4/8/2011 11:36:18 PM
    - Re: I just got this e-mail... - TB - 4/8/2011 11:12:35 PM
      - Re: Re: I just got this e-mail... - steves - 4/8/2011 11:46:02 PM

Paul Ryan interview - TB - 4/8/2011 9:15:59 PM

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