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Pope Benedict Implicated In Cover-Up Of Wisconsin Child Sex Abuse Case - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 7:10:26 AM
- *sigh* - Jody - 3/28/2010 3:05:41 PM
- A response - TB - 3/27/2010 8:39:00 PM

The British health care implosion continues... - TB - 3/27/2010 5:14:20 AM
- Interesting TB - Jody - 3/27/2010 5:05:57 PM

Individual Mandates, what he said... - BuckGalaxy - 3/24/2010 10:37:36 PM
- Now... - TB - 3/25/2010 1:18:17 AM
  - More on Massachusetts - TB - 3/26/2010 6:28:04 PM
  - Kind of missed the point didn't you? - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 7:41:42 PM
    - I think I made the most important point. - TB - 3/25/2010 10:04:25 PM
      - More on Romney's uncomfortable position - TB - 3/27/2010 4:19:52 PM

Deficit update - TB - 3/27/2010 3:43:58 PM
- Special video bonus! - TB - 3/27/2010 3:57:32 PM

Kicking cancer's @$$ - mcfly - 3/25/2010 5:01:06 PM
- Wow! - Eri - 3/27/2010 4:45:26 AM
- Now that's something we can all agree on. - Lee - 3/25/2010 6:14:53 PM

Meanwhile, back at the Treasury... - TB - 3/26/2010 10:01:29 PM

Another immediate change from Health Care Reform's passage... - BuckGalaxy - 3/24/2010 7:15:52 AM
- Moved (n/t) - TB - 3/25/2010 5:51:46 PM
- Re: Another immediate change - TB - 3/25/2010 12:43:47 AM
  - msnbc hammering concealed carry - RobVG - 3/25/2010 3:46:54 PM
  - LSD Flashbacks? - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 4:59:20 AM
    - Re: Flashbacks - TB - 3/25/2010 6:54:16 AM
      - Re: Re: Flashbacks - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 7:04:25 AM
        
        Media - TB - 3/25/2010 5:54:02 PM

This didn't take long... - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 5:07:08 AM
- Kind of like Obama winning the war in Iraq.... (n/t) - TB - 3/25/2010 6:51:18 AM
  - ENDING the war in Iraq - BuckGalaxy - 3/25/2010 6:59:47 AM
    - Take it up with Newsweek and Biden (n/t) - TB - 3/25/2010 7:04:02 AM

Ten ways HCR will benefit Americans immediately - BuckGalaxy - 3/22/2010 3:46:07 PM
- I guess I'm one ugly American. - robvg - 3/23/2010 1:23:03 AM
  - I was in the mode that - Jody - 3/24/2010 8:37:05 PM
  - Thought I was going to be reamed. - RobVG - 3/24/2010 4:12:17 PM
    - Well... - TB - 3/24/2010 4:47:14 PM
- How it will impact me - FrankC - 3/23/2010 12:37:34 AM
- Re: Note there is nothing in there about a government takeover of health care. - Lee - 3/22/2010 5:08:40 PM
  - This is intellectual flatlining, Lee. - TB - 3/22/2010 5:15:52 PM
    - They are born this way... - Jody - 3/22/2010 8:38:20 PM
    - Re: This is intellectual flatlining, Lee. - gothgirl - 3/22/2010 7:02:35 PM
      - Of course it can be worked out. - Lee - 3/22/2010 10:10:12 PM
      - "Well sure, it's socialism. What's your point?" - TB - 3/22/2010 7:26:30 PM
        
        By jove I think I've got it! - Jody - 3/22/2010 9:01:07 PM
        
        No, this kind of thing is learned. - TB - 3/22/2010 11:54:59 PM
        
        Re: No, this kind of thing is learned. - Jody - 3/23/2010 1:21:31 AM
        
        Re: "Well sure, it's socialism. What's your point?" - gothgirl - 3/22/2010 8:03:23 PM
        
        The problem is... - TB - 3/22/2010 11:29:15 PM
        
        Socialism = communism, huh? - mcfly - 3/23/2010 1:38:13 AM
        
        "Sinister hippies, New Left Leanings, and the conservative entertainment industry" - gothgirl - 3/23/2010 3:14:06 AM
        
        On David Frum - TB - 3/24/2010 5:35:19 PM
        
        From the comments on that article - mcfly - 3/25/2010 1:47:17 AM
        
        Re: comments - TB - 3/25/2010 2:19:50 AM
        
        Re: On David Frum - BuckGalaxy - 3/24/2010 10:24:15 PM
        
        Re: Re: On David Frum - TB - 3/25/2010 12:48:08 AM
        
        Amazing. - TB - 3/23/2010 5:17:04 AM
        
        Re: Amazing Indeed - gothgirl - 3/23/2010 1:06:32 PM
        
        Re: Re: Amazing Indeed - TB - 3/23/2010 3:20:07 PM
        
        Nothing's ever settled here - mcfly - 3/23/2010 3:29:24 AM
        
        It was a bipartisan effort to defeat it. - Lee - 3/23/2010 5:02:18 AM
        
        Re: Socialism = communism - TB - 3/23/2010 2:36:12 AM
- you forgot the most important one... - gothgirl - 3/22/2010 4:54:49 PM

Say NO to Socialism! - mcfly - 3/24/2010 3:59:10 AM
- You guys gotta loosen up (n/t) - mcfly - 3/24/2010 5:21:14 PM
  - Yeah, I know. - TB - 3/24/2010 6:41:30 PM
  - Re: You guys gotta loosen up n/t (n/t) - mcfly - 3/24/2010 5:26:51 PM
    - Geez Louise I give up with the "n/t" already - mcfly - 3/24/2010 5:33:55 PM
- Not socialism - RobVG - 3/24/2010 4:04:45 PM
- Now, think about this... - TB - 3/24/2010 6:13:36 AM

Bill Gates and Toshiba discuss nuclear power venture - mcfly - 3/23/2010 5:21:32 PM

And now, the fine print. - TB - 3/22/2010 7:45:17 PM
- Medical device companies - TB - 3/23/2010 3:35:58 PM

My letter to the Texas Board of Education: - DavidFMayerPhD - 3/22/2010 1:44:56 PM
- Re: My letter to the Texas Board of Education: - gothgirl - 3/22/2010 2:20:37 PM
  - "thank god for the new york times" - TB - 3/22/2010 5:40:23 PM
    - Re: "thank god for the new york times" - gothgirl - 3/22/2010 6:31:29 PM

A great day in American history. All I can say to republicans is... - BuckGalaxy - 3/22/2010 7:21:08 AM
- I really don't know why liberals talk bad about slavery. - Lee - 3/22/2010 2:03:49 PM
- Heh...tell us how you *really* feel Buck.. - Jody - 3/22/2010 11:21:46 AM

what's going on with the catholic church? - gothgirl - 3/21/2010 4:05:56 PM
- Speaking as a Catholic - Eri - 3/22/2010 3:44:33 AM
- Insufficient data - TB - 3/21/2010 5:22:39 PM
  - Insufficient data my ass! - BuckGalaxy - 3/21/2010 10:45:56 PM
    - An old joke: How do you get a Priest to have sex? - BuckGalaxy - 3/22/2010 7:17:47 AM
    - OMG mcfly!!!!!! - Jody - 3/22/2010 1:10:08 AM
    - That's what my priest said! - mcfly - 3/22/2010 12:35:27 AM
  - Re: Insufficient data - gothgirl - 3/21/2010 10:00:51 PM

China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. - mcfly - 3/19/2010 5:30:49 PM
- And then on the other hand... - mcfly - 3/19/2010 5:44:24 PM

Record numbers of people paying no income tax - TB - 3/11/2010 7:58:31 PM
- Solution: the FLAT TAX. - DavidFMayerPhD - 3/18/2010 4:02:35 AM
  - Re: Solution: the FLAT TAX. - Lee - 3/18/2010 5:17:01 AM
  - Re: Solution: the FLAT TAX. - TB - 3/18/2010 4:20:58 AM

The beginning of the implosion - TB - 3/15/2010 5:17:38 PM
- Yes. - BuckGalaxy - 3/16/2010 4:57:25 AM
  - Missing the point - TB - 3/16/2010 5:09:04 AM
    - You're Missing the point - BuckGalaxy - 3/17/2010 11:04:29 PM
      - Re: Missing the point. Again. - TB - 3/18/2010 12:27:49 AM
      - Re: You're Missing the point - gothgirl - 3/18/2010 12:08:10 AM
        
        Yep. - TB - 3/18/2010 12:44:24 AM
        
        i'm not too familiar with the subtleties of usa tax law... - gothgirl - 3/18/2010 1:50:05 AM
        
        Sorry, miscalculation - TB - 3/18/2010 3:08:52 AM
        
        Re: Sorry, miscalculation - gothgirl - 3/18/2010 3:27:41 AM
        
        Re: miscalculation - TB - 3/18/2010 3:42:31 AM

"Good News for Auto Industry: Traffic Deaths Plummet" - gothgirl - 3/11/2010 11:36:28 PM
- I view it a miraculous. - DavidFMayerPhD - 3/16/2010 2:40:37 AM
- Re: "Good News for Auto Industry: Traffic Deaths Plummet" - Nick_H - 3/15/2010 12:55:55 AM
- Details - TB - 3/12/2010 1:31:11 AM
  - I'm confused. - RobVG - 3/12/2010 5:39:50 AM
    - Re: I'm confused. - TB - 3/12/2010 4:48:14 PM

Redefining poverty - TB - 3/9/2010 10:02:50 PM
- Is this what it means by smoke and mirrors? - Jody - 3/14/2010 10:18:34 PM
  - Re: smoke and mirrors - TB - 3/14/2010 11:15:00 PM
- A commentary - TB - 3/14/2010 8:44:48 PM

Foreign debt - TB - 3/12/2010 5:02:40 PM
- This thread has gone wonky. What happened? (n/t) - TB - 3/13/2010 6:05:34 PM
  - It all depends on how you look at it (n/t) (n/t) - mcfly - 3/14/2010 6:52:25 PM
- it all depends on how you look at it. - gothgirl - 3/12/2010 6:25:43 PM
  - Moved - TB - 3/13/2010 4:58:11 AM
  - Re: it all depends on how you look at it. - TB - 3/12/2010 6:49:52 PM
    - Re: Re: it all depends on how you look at it. - gothgirl - 3/12/2010 7:02:22 PM
      - Flywheel - TB - 3/12/2010 9:20:16 PM
        
        Re: Flywheel - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 12:38:44 AM
        
        Re: Re: Flywheel - TB - 3/13/2010 2:43:37 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Flywheel - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 3:31:57 AM
        
        See? Like that. (n/t) - TB - 3/13/2010 4:59:47 AM
        
        Now, here's something else you don't want to hear. - TB - 3/13/2010 5:29:38 AM
        
        Re: Now, here's something else you don't want to hear. - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 5:52:02 AM
        
        Re: politics - TB - 3/13/2010 6:03:55 PM
        
        Re: Re: politics - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 7:52:40 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: politics - TB - 3/13/2010 9:08:54 PM
        
        how about a courtesy flush, eh? - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 10:42:42 PM
        
        Jeepers. You dropped twice as much in there as I did! - TB - 3/14/2010 2:40:07 AM
        
        Testing the thread glitch... (n/t) - TB - 3/14/2010 8:11:39 PM
        
        Re: Re: Now, here's something else you don't want to hear. - SDAI-Tech - 3/13/2010 8:13:17 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Now, here's something else you don't want to hear. - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 1:58:46 PM

Anti-gay CA politician comes out - BuckGalaxy - 3/8/2010 11:23:00 PM
- "Light on their loafers"? Only when swinging their handbags, presumably. - TheSilentMajority - 3/11/2010 3:22:26 PM
  - They're called "murses| - BuckGalaxy - 3/13/2010 8:08:06 AM
    - Mary Bono Mack fanning the flames (no pun intended lol) of anti gay bigotry - BuckGalaxy - 3/13/2010 8:38:44 AM
      - Re: Mary Bono Mack--no stereotype implied... - gothgirl - 3/13/2010 5:34:43 PM

Crap like this is going to backfire. - RobVG - 3/13/2010 3:47:43 AM
- Nah... crappie won't fall for that... - Jody - 3/13/2010 3:57:49 AM
  - A lot of people did. - RobVG - 3/13/2010 4:15:57 AM

American manufacturing - TB - 3/12/2010 7:00:45 PM

Give them an inch... - TB - 3/11/2010 7:09:28 PM
- Thanks TB... - Jody - 3/11/2010 10:54:41 PM

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