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China aids Taliban with missiles... - Jody - 12/10/2010 8:10:05 PM
- Well, and why not? - Eri - 12/10/2010 8:42:51 PM
  - Re: Well, and why not? - TB - 12/10/2010 8:47:35 PM
    - Oh jeez. - Eri - 12/11/2010 12:19:29 AM
      - Re: Oh jeez. - TB - 12/11/2010 12:48:13 AM
        
        I made no comment on the justice or injustice of what we did. - Eri - 12/11/2010 5:03:25 AM
    - Beat them in Afghanistan. n/t - RobVG - 12/10/2010 10:14:40 PM

Ted Turner wants global "one child" policy - TB - 12/7/2010 10:15:43 PM
- An example of an evil multi-millionaire - Eri - 12/8/2010 4:33:17 AM
  - Re: An example of an evil multi-millionaire - TB - 12/8/2010 4:37:26 AM
    - I guess they come in all shapes and sizes. - Eri - 12/8/2010 1:07:11 PM
      - Eri and Rob... - Jody - 12/8/2010 4:22:34 PM
        
        Bad Jody! - Eri - 12/8/2010 4:53:24 PM
        
        heh... - Jody - 12/9/2010 11:38:27 PM
        
        Re: Bad Jody! - RobVG - 12/9/2010 1:07:07 AM
        
        *humming Lady Gaga songs...* Oh Rob... - Jody - 12/9/2010 11:40:36 PM
        
        Humming is good.....n/t - RobVG - 12/10/2010 2:47:12 AM
        
        Mr. Moderator, please - Eri - 12/10/2010 12:40:41 AM
        
        They're kind of assumed. (n/t) - TB - 12/10/2010 3:50:55 AM
        
        TB!!!!!!!! - Jody - 12/10/2010 2:52:35 PM
        
        We know. - Eri - 12/11/2010 12:24:41 AM
        
        Uh oh. - Eri - 12/9/2010 4:40:42 AM

Uh...Wot? - podrock - 12/10/2010 5:25:47 AM
- Where's JFK when you need him? - Eri - 12/11/2010 12:23:12 AM

Details in the tax bill - TB - 12/10/2010 6:14:55 PM

The rising cost and falling value of college - TB - 12/10/2010 5:40:24 PM

Meanwhile, where the money really is. - TB - 12/10/2010 5:32:39 PM

Wealth redistribution in "Entitlement America" - TB - 12/10/2010 5:23:02 PM

How to lower medical cost without government involvement - SteveS - 12/9/2010 2:00:56 PM
- Thank you, thank you, thank you! - Eri - 12/9/2010 4:16:29 PM
  - You are welcome - SteveS - 12/10/2010 3:12:48 PM
- Re: How to lower medical cost: less government involvement - TB - 12/9/2010 2:39:53 PM
  - Waivers - SteveS - 12/10/2010 3:09:35 PM
    - Re: Waivers - TB - 12/10/2010 4:48:53 PM
  - Unions - SteveS - 12/9/2010 3:09:03 PM

Blacks, Native Americans and their lawyers settle for billions. - RobVG - 12/6/2010 5:30:31 PM
- You can be SURE that the lawyers got most of it. - DavidFMayerPhD - 12/10/2010 12:53:42 AM
  - Usually 50-60%, however... - Eri - 12/10/2010 3:10:42 AM
- From the "Long Part" - RobVG - 12/6/2010 5:54:14 PM
  - I take exception to this statement: - Eri - 12/6/2010 7:25:30 PM
    - Re: I take exception - TB - 12/6/2010 7:31:56 PM
      - I wish... - Eri - 12/7/2010 4:31:14 AM

Global warming: 15 years on hold and counting? - TB - 12/6/2010 10:32:15 PM
- It is impossible to make climate extrapolations based on a few decades of data. - DavidFMayerPhD - 12/10/2010 12:51:40 AM

North American energy resource update - TB - 12/8/2010 5:01:01 PM
- Thank goodness - mcfly - 12/8/2010 6:11:01 PM
  - And of course... - TB - 12/8/2010 6:29:40 PM
    - Re: And of course... - Eri - 12/8/2010 8:06:25 PM
      - Re: Re: And of course... - TB - 12/8/2010 8:42:03 PM
        
        That's a good thing. - Eri - 12/8/2010 9:16:10 PM
        
        Re: That's a good thing. - TB - 12/8/2010 9:32:50 PM
        
        Then - Eri - 12/9/2010 12:26:25 AM

Maybe Nigeria should just kidnap him - Eri - 12/8/2010 4:42:37 PM

Watching the tax sausage being made - TB - 12/6/2010 5:17:39 PM
- Behold the sausage? - TB - 12/7/2010 12:14:14 AM
  - For the first time I am proud of my President - SteveS - 12/7/2010 2:15:21 PM
    - Re: getting in line - TB - 12/7/2010 2:49:31 PM
      - Re:big battle - SteveS - 12/8/2010 3:16:33 PM
        
        Re: Re:big battle - TB - 12/8/2010 4:19:53 PM
- I hate this. I really do. - mcfly - 12/6/2010 7:25:00 PM
  - One example... - TB - 12/6/2010 8:12:25 PM
  - Re: I hate this - TB - 12/6/2010 7:35:18 PM
    - TB, get a grip. - Eri - 12/7/2010 4:39:41 AM
      - Re: get a grip. - TB - 12/7/2010 5:44:19 AM
        
        Class Warfare - Eri - 12/7/2010 10:26:42 AM
        
        Re: Class Warfare - TB - 12/7/2010 3:05:11 PM
        
        Re: Re: Class Warfare - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:39:48 PM
        
        Sam Walton? - Eri - 12/7/2010 3:57:54 PM
        
        Re: Sam Walton - TB - 12/7/2010 5:16:18 PM
        
        Good article, thanks - mcfly - 12/7/2010 6:17:44 PM
        
        I hate it when you guys fight - mcfly - 12/7/2010 4:45:13 PM
        
        Fighting? - TB - 12/7/2010 5:19:46 PM
        
        Passionate opinionated Pals. - Eri - 12/8/2010 4:35:04 AM
        
        Maybe Passionate Overly Opinionated Pals? (n/t) - TB - 12/8/2010 4:38:22 AM
        
        Does that mean I get to call you, You Big Poop? - Eri - 12/8/2010 4:55:41 AM
        
        lol. And I'm starting to sound like a liberal. - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:50:27 PM
        
        Help! I've fallen and I can't get up! - Eri - 12/7/2010 11:03:08 PM
        
        Yeah, been meaning to talk to you about that... - mcfly - 12/7/2010 6:01:49 PM
        
        "Free love", smoking pot, playing Xbox. I shoulda done this long ago. ;) n/t - RobVG - 12/7/2010 6:56:42 PM
        
        Other sides of the fence... - Jody - 12/7/2010 4:55:38 PM
        
        Re: Other sides of the fence... - TB - 12/7/2010 5:20:34 PM
        
        That would apply to males only. - Eri - 12/7/2010 11:04:26 PM
        
        Sure you can. - TB - 12/7/2010 11:10:53 PM
        
        Well.. - Jody - 12/7/2010 11:06:50 PM
        
        Well, and... - Eri - 12/7/2010 11:17:26 PM

Short silver; now, long copper. - podrock - 12/8/2010 5:22:18 AM

Jerry Pournelle on education - TB - 12/8/2010 4:43:52 AM

Ireland: a little further down the road we're on. - TB - 12/8/2010 4:15:51 AM

Ted Strickland doesn't understand - TB - 12/2/2010 4:27:46 AM
- Well, there is another side to it, of course - mcfly - 12/2/2010 8:59:53 AM
  - Re: another side to it - TB - 12/2/2010 2:45:13 PM
    - Re: Re: another side to it - Eri - 12/3/2010 4:07:21 AM
      - Re: Re: Re: another side to it - TB - 12/3/2010 4:21:32 AM
        
        TB, TB... - Eri - 12/3/2010 8:29:41 AM
        
        Re: Eri, Eri... - TB - 12/3/2010 7:22:53 PM
        
        TB, TB - Eri - 12/4/2010 12:31:13 AM
    - Re: Re: another side to it - RobVG - 12/2/2010 4:49:47 PM
      - Re: Re: Re: another side to it - TB - 12/2/2010 6:14:28 PM
    - Re: Re: yet another side to it - TB - 12/2/2010 4:30:00 PM
      - You're shooting from the hip. - RobVG - 12/2/2010 11:03:58 PM
        
        Re: shooting from the hip. - TB - 12/2/2010 11:52:28 PM
        
        It's painfully obvious you're running on imagination and assumption. n/t - RobVG - 12/3/2010 1:00:34 AM
        
        Re: "imagination and assumption" update - TB - 12/7/2010 1:56:16 AM
        
        No, you were right about that. - RobVG - 12/7/2010 2:57:30 AM
        
        Re: No, you were right about that. - TB - 12/7/2010 3:24:08 AM
        
        *sigh* - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:54:22 AM
        
        Re: *sigh* - TB - 12/7/2010 5:51:25 AM
        
        I think you're making yourself clear - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:09:46 PM
        
        No, I don't seem to be. - TB - 12/7/2010 4:35:37 PM
        
        You haven't paid attention to a single thing I said- this is pointless. n/t - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:42:26 PM
        
        Re: haven't paid attention. Well, maybe. - TB - 12/7/2010 5:34:45 PM
        
        Fair enough n/t - RobVG - 12/8/2010 1:54:22 AM
        
        RobVG - Jody - 12/7/2010 4:53:45 PM
        
        Duplicate n/t - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:43:21 PM
        
        Edit - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:45:15 PM
        
        ... your point is not lost TB - Jody - 12/7/2010 1:16:07 PM
        
        Try to keep any job if... - Eri - 12/7/2010 10:33:02 AM
        
        Re: Try to keep any job if... - TB - 12/7/2010 4:37:39 PM
      - No accusations, and your points are not lost. n/t (n/t) - mcfly - 12/2/2010 6:22:55 PM
        
        Re: points are not lost - TB - 12/2/2010 6:44:12 PM
- Incidentally... - TB - 12/2/2010 4:31:40 AM
  - Of course... - Eri - 12/2/2010 9:40:38 AM
    - Re: Of course... - TB - 12/2/2010 2:48:04 PM
      - Republicans are on board for these - Eri - 12/3/2010 4:20:19 AM
        
        Re: Republicans are on board for these - TB - 12/3/2010 4:27:21 AM
        
        The spending - Eri - 12/3/2010 8:39:29 AM

Chart of the Year - TB - 12/7/2010 11:46:40 PM

The 19 Percent Solution - TB - 12/7/2010 3:43:11 AM
- One way or the other, the day's coming when we'll get a lot less from government - mcfly - 12/7/2010 6:58:13 PM

Job openings and Labor turnover. - Jody - 12/7/2010 3:56:15 PM
- That's odd. - RobVG - 12/7/2010 4:25:30 PM

Ain't no justice - Eri - 12/7/2010 10:20:04 AM

Nanny State update (edit: added photo) - TB - 12/6/2010 3:17:36 AM
- Oh come on TB... - Jody - 12/6/2010 2:11:26 PM
- Well, if the parents don't regulate what their kids eat... - Eri - 12/6/2010 4:34:14 AM
  - Re: Well, if the parents don't regulate what their kids eat... - TB - 12/6/2010 4:53:56 AM
    - I guess it comes down to... - Eri - 12/6/2010 1:34:54 PM
      - By the way... - TB - 12/6/2010 3:02:07 PM
        
        No it is not - Jody - 12/6/2010 3:53:26 PM
        
        Personally... - Eri - 12/6/2010 4:34:11 PM
        
        Re: Personally... - TB - 12/6/2010 5:19:51 PM
        
        Yeah, there was a day when... - Eri - 12/6/2010 7:18:17 PM
      - Re: I guess it comes down to... - TB - 12/6/2010 2:58:26 PM
      - Reality. - Jody - 12/6/2010 2:36:08 PM

China building nuclear reactors - TB - 12/4/2010 6:47:18 PM
- But I thought nuke plants were the new green hope - mcfly - 12/5/2010 5:33:22 AM
  - Re: But I thought nuke plants were the new green hope - Eri - 12/5/2010 6:40:44 PM
- Big problem; Nuclear plants have to be built on a river or lake for cooling. - RobVG - 12/5/2010 2:31:03 AM
- That's why... - Eri - 12/4/2010 8:12:38 PM
  - Re: That's why... - TB - 12/4/2010 8:32:45 PM
    - Ruh roh. - Eri - 12/4/2010 11:43:05 PM
      - Re: Ruh roh. - TB - 12/5/2010 1:08:59 AM
        
        Well, damn - Eri - 12/5/2010 3:09:35 AM
        
        Property taxes. - RobVG - 12/5/2010 6:54:49 PM
        
        Re: Property taxes. - Eri - 12/5/2010 11:52:34 PM
        
        Re: Re: Property taxes. - TB - 12/6/2010 12:19:16 AM
        
        *clink* - Eri - 12/6/2010 2:50:36 AM
        
        Re: Well, damn - TB - 12/5/2010 5:57:54 AM

Federal employees told not to read Wikileaks. - Eri - 12/5/2010 1:35:04 PM
- Oh, yes. Like THAT will work. - DavidFMayerPhD - 12/5/2010 5:54:24 PM
  - Don't suggest it. - Eri - 12/5/2010 6:34:55 PM

From the "Oh Dear Gawd" dept... - mcfly - 12/3/2010 6:19:03 PM
- Re: From the "Oh Dear Gawd" dept... - BuckGalaxy - 12/3/2010 10:15:03 PM
  - "good ideas" - TB - 12/3/2010 10:27:27 PM
- Now... - Jody - 12/3/2010 9:59:20 PM
- Well, yeah, but... - Eri - 12/3/2010 6:28:43 PM
  - And ps... - mcfly - 12/3/2010 6:46:20 PM
    - Re: And ps... - TB - 12/4/2010 12:23:27 AM
      - My therapist sister always told me... - Eri - 12/4/2010 2:39:00 AM
  - That's a great idea!! - mcfly - 12/3/2010 6:42:15 PM
    - A super great idea!! - Eri - 12/4/2010 12:20:46 AM

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