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One consolation for Democrats this election - TB - 10/31/2010 3:37:38 AM
- IOW, a government that does absolutley nothing - Eri - 10/31/2010 4:25:36 PM
  - Re: a government that does absolutely nothing - TB - 10/31/2010 4:52:46 PM
    - What I call something - Eri - 11/1/2010 3:57:47 AM
      - Defining "fixing." - TB - 11/1/2010 4:23:06 AM
        
        JEEZ! - VelociraptorBlade - 11/1/2010 5:49:08 AM

Meanwhile in Canada... - TB - 10/30/2010 11:40:52 PM

Christine O'Donnell breaks campaign finance laws - BuckGalaxy - 10/24/2010 11:13:01 PM
- Re: Christine O'Donnell breaks campaign finance laws - mcfly - 10/25/2010 12:40:02 AM
  - Good point. - Eri - 10/25/2010 3:25:11 AM
- Heh. - TB - 10/24/2010 11:45:28 PM
  - If I gave money to a Democrat and they spent it on rent, I'd be pissed. - alcaray - 10/28/2010 12:43:10 AM
    - Re: I've been giving money to Democrats unwillingly since 2006. - TB - 10/28/2010 4:57:11 AM
      - Nice Try - BuckGalaxy - 10/28/2010 7:08:53 PM
        
        Fascinating. - TB - 10/28/2010 7:50:06 PM
        
        Prediction: - alcaray - 10/28/2010 8:20:41 PM
        
        Re: Prediction: - TB - 10/28/2010 9:48:17 PM
        
        Chris Christie... - Jody - 10/29/2010 3:00:44 PM
        
        I don't here a denial in there. n/t - alcaray - 10/29/2010 3:39:51 AM
        
        Re: I don't hear a denial - TB - 10/29/2010 4:11:22 AM
        
        "hear" for crying out loud! n/t - alcaray - 10/29/2010 3:44:03 AM

From the Atlantic: Why NPR Matters - mcfly - 10/27/2010 5:56:55 PM
- Re: Why NPR Matters - TB - 10/27/2010 7:26:41 PM
  - The only possible answer is that they're not - mcfly - 10/28/2010 12:05:57 AM
    - "Beholden to commercial issues" - TB - 10/28/2010 4:52:10 AM
      - Point taken, but... - mcfly - 10/28/2010 11:42:34 AM
        
        We all know TB lives in fantasy land. (n/t) - Eri - 10/28/2010 11:48:54 AM
        
        Well, you know he'll say the same about you and me... :-) n/t (n/t) - mcfly - 10/28/2010 5:15:25 PM
        
        Yes, but we're right and he's wrong. - Eri - 10/28/2010 5:28:38 PM
  - They're entitled to it because I say they are. - Eri - 10/27/2010 8:11:37 PM
    - "Because I say they are." - TB - 10/27/2010 8:21:56 PM
      - You better believe it, dude. - Eri - 10/28/2010 1:06:52 AM

On wealth creation - TB - 10/23/2010 5:51:40 PM
- Not a bad video - mcfly - 10/24/2010 5:56:54 AM
  - Re: Not a bad video - TB - 10/24/2010 8:10:52 PM
    - Re: Re: Not a bad video - mcfly - 10/24/2010 8:23:10 PM
      - Insults? - TB - 10/24/2010 8:47:22 PM
        
        Re: Insults? - mcfly - 10/24/2010 9:07:49 PM
  - I agree mcfly... - Jody - 10/24/2010 5:41:32 PM
    - Re: I agree mcfly... - mcfly - 10/24/2010 8:33:46 PM
- So, more conservative propaganda (N/T) - VelociraptorBlade - 10/24/2010 2:05:40 AM
  - VRB.... - Jody - 10/24/2010 4:15:25 AM
    - Sort of like what the guy said..... - Velociraptorblade - 10/24/2010 6:06:58 PM
      - Ever hear of a Zero Sum Game? - RobVG - 10/25/2010 3:25:31 AM
        
        Re: Ever hear of a Zero Sum Game? - TB - 10/25/2010 4:27:21 AM
  - Re: propaganda? - TB - 10/24/2010 3:54:57 AM
    - Re: Re: propaganda P.S. - TB - 10/24/2010 5:25:28 AM

There's Something About an Aqua Buddha Man - mcfly - 10/23/2010 10:22:37 AM
- Re: There's Something About an Aqua Buddha Man - Eri - 10/23/2010 4:42:50 PM

Not very Astute - Eri - 10/22/2010 4:56:03 PM
- Re: Not very Astute - VelociraptorBlade - 10/22/2010 9:41:42 PM
- Oh, the irony - mcfly - 10/22/2010 5:21:35 PM
  - LOL, McFly! - Eri - 10/22/2010 5:32:02 PM
- He was probably texting when it happened...n/t - Jody - 10/22/2010 5:18:45 PM
  - Or drinking the beer McFly just mentioned. - Eri - 10/22/2010 5:33:41 PM

O'Donnell faces a tough crowd - mcfly - 10/20/2010 11:31:29 PM
- Update: Chris Coons' post-debate position shift - TB - 10/21/2010 2:33:27 PM
- Re: O'Donnell faces a tough crowd - velociraptorblade - 10/21/2010 2:35:57 AM
  - My advice to her (and I'm sure she'll take it) - mcfly - 10/21/2010 5:41:38 PM
- Re: O'Donnell faces a tough crowd - TB - 10/21/2010 1:24:01 AM
  - Response to your informal poll... - mcfly - 10/21/2010 5:33:41 PM
    - Re: Response to your informal poll... - TB - 10/21/2010 7:26:26 PM
  - Another look at the debate - TB - 10/21/2010 1:34:13 AM

China clamping down on rare earth exports? - TB - 10/20/2010 2:43:59 AM
- Re: China clamping down on rare earth exports? - velociraptorblade - 10/21/2010 2:31:42 AM

Calgary Stampede to coincide with Ramadan - mcfly - 10/19/2010 5:32:22 PM
- New link please? - VelociraptorBlade - 10/20/2010 12:36:36 AM
  - Try this one... - mcfly - 10/20/2010 2:13:18 AM
- PRAISE ALLAH! - Jody - 10/19/2010 11:43:59 PM
- All infidels will report to the Mosque for extermination. - Eri - 10/19/2010 11:05:04 PM
  - Re: All infidels will report to the Mosque for extermination. - FrankC - 10/20/2010 12:07:30 AM
    - Re: All infidels will report to the Mosque for extermination. - Eri - 10/20/2010 1:57:57 AM

Organ Banks - VelociraptorBlade - 10/19/2010 2:17:57 AM
- Re: Organ Banks - TB - 10/19/2010 1:35:30 PM
  - Hmmm - VelociraptorBlade - 10/20/2010 12:40:16 AM
  - Good response TB... - Jody - 10/19/2010 2:27:11 PM
- Wonderful thinking material ya got there VRB... - Jody - 10/19/2010 1:17:14 PM
- Can't believe it would ever happen. - Eri - 10/19/2010 4:13:47 AM
- Well... - mcfly - 10/19/2010 3:18:14 AM

California: kicking the can down the road - TB - 10/12/2010 3:56:25 PM
- Sell-leaseback. Businesses do this all the time. - alcaray - 10/14/2010 9:41:50 PM
  - Re: Sell-leaseback. - Visitor - 10/15/2010 2:32:28 AM
    - Re: Re: Sell-leaseback. - alcaray - 10/17/2010 8:40:16 AM
- Re: California: kicking the can down the road - Visitor - 10/14/2010 1:32:25 PM
- U.S.A.: kicking the can down the road - TB - 10/13/2010 8:05:55 PM
- Amateurs! - mcfly - 10/13/2010 5:03:35 PM
- Well, your title tells me where you stand on this... - Jody - 10/13/2010 2:07:13 PM
  - Gotta agree with TB on this one... - mcfly - 10/14/2010 12:48:34 AM
  - Re: where you stand on this - TB - 10/13/2010 3:09:02 PM
    - Yeah...I know - Jody - 10/14/2010 1:25:24 PM
    - You can if you plan to die early. - Eri - 10/13/2010 6:03:48 PM
      - BAD ERI! - VelociraptorBlade - 10/14/2010 12:29:28 AM
      - We all will be dead in 35 years - Jody - 10/14/2010 12:05:15 AM
        
        There have been times lately... - Eri - 10/14/2010 4:11:16 AM
        
        Me too Eri. - Jody - 10/14/2010 1:23:08 PM
        
        I'm hoping to hold out longer than that. - TB - 10/14/2010 1:23:38 AM
        
        I hope you do Tom - Jody - 10/14/2010 1:29:33 PM
        
        "Done?" - TB - 10/14/2010 3:23:17 PM
        
        Thanks TB... - Jody - 10/14/2010 3:34:47 PM
        
        I knew that would be your answer - Jody - 10/14/2010 1:44:22 AM

Thereâ€™s no such thing as shovel-ready projects - Visitor - 10/14/2010 3:56:01 AM
- Need better link - VelociraptorBlade - 10/14/2010 10:07:38 PM
  - Ditto n/t - Jody - 10/14/2010 10:52:38 PM
    - Re: Ditto - TB - 10/14/2010 11:49:34 PM
      - Oh Pish posh - Jody - 10/15/2010 12:56:02 AM
        
        There are little tricks - Visitor - 10/15/2010 1:53:37 AM
        
        Example - Visitor - 10/16/2010 1:23:25 AM
        
        Don't see what's wrong - VelociraptorBlade - 10/16/2010 8:19:10 PM
- Welcome aboard Visitor - Jody - 10/14/2010 1:31:46 PM

*BREAKING NEWS* - Velociraptorblade - 10/13/2010 12:41:58 AM
- Best rescue picture so far - TB - 10/13/2010 4:05:14 PM
- Liveblog of rescue - TB - 10/13/2010 1:39:56 PM
- This story is on a par with the greatest survival missions of all time - BuckGalaxy - 10/13/2010 6:47:33 AM
- Wahoo! - Eri - 10/13/2010 3:47:43 AM
  - Boy, do I wish I spoke Spanish! (n/t) - TB - 10/13/2010 4:11:57 AM
    - What would you like to say en Espanol? - Eri - 10/13/2010 2:16:55 PM
      - Big mistake - VelociraptorBlade - 10/14/2010 12:00:31 AM
      - Re: What would you like to say en Espanol? - TB - 10/13/2010 3:10:31 PM
        
        So what else is new? - Eri - 10/13/2010 6:05:39 PM
- I can only imagine - podrock - 10/13/2010 3:05:11 AM
  - Some background on one of the drillers - TB - 10/13/2010 3:42:54 AM
- thx! - Velociraptorblade - 10/13/2010 2:21:35 AM
  - I feel sorry for the wife - Visitor - 10/14/2010 1:54:56 AM
  - Re: thx! - TB - 10/13/2010 3:02:57 AM
    - How would they be lonely? (N/T) - Velociraptorblade - 10/13/2010 3:36:55 AM
- Thanks! Here's more on the miner rescue - TB - 10/13/2010 2:17:07 AM

All 33 miners up and safe - TB - 10/14/2010 1:31:09 AM
- Fantastic - Visitor - 10/14/2010 1:53:05 AM

A great series on NPR about "Made In America" terrorism - mcfly - 10/13/2010 5:50:06 PM
- Re: A great series on NPR about "Made In America" terrorism - VelociraptorBlade - 10/14/2010 12:22:56 AM

Laws are for the little people - TB - 10/12/2010 10:21:28 PM

"Sluggish Economy Curtails Prospects for Building Nuclear Reactors" - mcfly - 10/12/2010 5:20:13 PM

Wouldn't it be great - FrankC - 10/10/2010 5:58:42 PM
- Wishful thinking - Visitor - 10/11/2010 5:30:45 PM
- Ego... - Jody - 10/11/2010 1:20:52 PM
  - Re: Ego... - FrankC - 10/11/2010 4:44:12 PM
- ...and the operative word is... - Jody - 10/10/2010 10:25:51 PM
  - yes but - FrankC - 10/11/2010 12:37:33 AM
    - True - Eri - 10/11/2010 4:08:31 AM
      - Re: True - TB - 10/11/2010 4:27:33 AM
        
        And that's where you fall off the wagon - Eri - 10/12/2010 4:42:30 AM
        
        Re: off the wagon - TB - 10/12/2010 3:12:26 PM
        
        As nice as it is.... - Velociraptorblade - 10/11/2010 5:27:26 AM
- I don't know, Frank - Eri - 10/10/2010 7:05:30 PM

CARB pollution estimate high by 340 percent - Visitor - 10/8/2010 9:47:56 PM
- American Lung Association Uses Bogus Stats To Endorse CARB Mandate - RobVG - 10/9/2010 6:12:03 PM
  - Re: American Lung Association Uses Bogus Stats To Endorse CARB Mandate - Visitor - 10/10/2010 12:29:26 AM
- Show of hands people - velociraptorblade - 10/9/2010 1:27:33 AM
  - Re: Air Quality - Visitor - 10/10/2010 12:00:10 AM
- Re: CARB pollution estimate high by 340 percent - TB - 10/8/2010 11:49:09 PM

Good news from the Nobel committee - TB - 10/8/2010 6:41:22 PM
- I have not heard of him - Jody - 10/8/2010 7:11:37 PM
  - ...and...ironically... - Jody - 10/8/2010 7:18:16 PM
    - Try this link - TB - 10/8/2010 8:40:23 PM

House Democrats flee Washington - TB - 9/29/2010 8:00:53 PM
- Wrong post spot, move along (N/T) - VelociraptorBlade - 10/7/2010 9:59:32 PM
- Re: House Democrats flee Washington - Visitor - 10/6/2010 3:58:52 PM
  - Re: Re: House Democrats flee Washington - BuckGalaxy - 10/7/2010 4:34:07 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: House Democrats flee Washington - Visitor - 10/8/2010 5:28:31 PM
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: House Democrats flee Washington - FrankC - 10/8/2010 6:22:26 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: House Democrats flee Washington - TB - 10/7/2010 5:11:07 PM
      - Okay TB you are starting to scare me... - Jody - 10/8/2010 11:35:38 AM
        
        Re: Okay TB you are starting to scare me... - FrankC - 10/8/2010 5:57:18 PM
      - I've rarely read so ignorant an analysis. - Eri - 10/8/2010 4:32:08 AM
        
        101 - RobVG - 10/8/2010 4:45:01 AM
        
        I've rarely read so concise and etherial a rebuttal (n/t) - TB - 10/8/2010 4:40:54 AM
    - Well "somebody" has to get off their wallet. - robvg - 10/7/2010 5:06:35 PM
      - Re: wallet. - TB - 10/7/2010 5:14:03 PM
        
        Re: Re: wallet. - TB - 10/7/2010 7:47:01 PM
        
        Hmmmm..... - VelociraptorBlade - 10/7/2010 9:50:52 PM
        
        Sorry... - TB - 10/7/2010 10:18:43 PM
        
        Aha.... - Velociraptorblade - 10/8/2010 12:31:17 AM
        
        whoa boy. n/t - Jody - 10/8/2010 1:36:36 PM
        
        Yep. You got me there. (n/t) - TB - 10/8/2010 2:42:56 AM
        
        Well... - RobVG - 10/8/2010 1:19:56 AM
        
        After the spill (And the ones behind it) I can't blame them (N/T) - VelociraptorBlade - 10/8/2010 5:50:26 AM
        
        Re: Re: wallet. - RobVG - 10/7/2010 5:32:44 PM
- ??? - Velociraptorblade - 10/6/2010 5:00:17 AM
  - Heh - Eri - 10/6/2010 4:37:46 PM
  - Re: ??? - TB - 10/6/2010 4:27:06 PM
    - Funny - VelociraptorBlade - 10/6/2010 10:13:01 PM
      - Re: Funny - TB - 10/7/2010 3:41:59 AM
        
        Re: Re: Funny - Velociraptorblade - 10/7/2010 5:45:52 AM
        
        Re: Sweden - TB - 10/7/2010 5:21:35 PM
        
        How very convenient - VelociraptorBlade - 10/7/2010 10:09:10 PM
        
        Re: How very convenient - TB - 10/7/2010 10:24:29 PM
        
        Interesting.... - Velociraptorblade - 10/8/2010 1:03:07 AM

Good news from Chile - TB - 10/8/2010 12:17:18 AM

Operation Dragon Strike - Jody - 9/27/2010 7:17:21 PM
- heh - Jody - 9/27/2010 10:28:21 PM
  - lol - VelociraptorBlade - 9/28/2010 5:31:43 AM
    - Drop away! - Eri - 10/6/2010 3:58:38 AM
- Re: Operation Dragon Strike - VelociraptorBlade - 9/27/2010 9:39:30 PM
  - If there's money to be made... - Eri - 10/3/2010 4:39:21 AM

Las Vegas Review-Journal endorses Sharon Angle - TB - 10/5/2010 4:24:12 PM
- So they endorse the conservative ham sandwich. n/t - alcaray - 10/6/2010 2:25:18 AM
  - I don't think you get it. - TB - 10/6/2010 2:47:35 AM
- She seems nice enough... - mcfly - 10/5/2010 5:18:53 PM

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