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CQ's going to pay the price for this F-up! - Eri - 9/30/2009 6:41:29 PM

Health care for the ruling class - TB - 9/30/2009 5:19:49 PM
- Re: Health care for the ruling class - Eri - 9/30/2009 6:37:27 PM

Seeing Green - RobVG - 9/30/2009 4:17:11 AM

Body Cavity Bombs - FrankC - 9/30/2009 3:12:45 AM
- Re: Body Cavity Bombs - RobVG - 9/30/2009 3:24:24 AM

Nuturing greed? - RobVG - 9/27/2009 5:33:37 PM
- Re: Nuturing greed? - RobVG - 9/27/2009 7:05:10 PM

"Too Big To Fail Must Die" - TB - 9/27/2009 2:54:07 AM

Left wing violence at G20 protests greeted with silence - TB - 9/25/2009 5:17:43 PM
- Re: Left wing violence at G20 protests greeted with silence - BuckGalaxy - 9/26/2009 7:17:48 PM
  - Re: Oh, they're "anarchists" now? - TB - 9/26/2009 9:00:11 PM
- Re: Left wing violence - TB - 9/26/2009 12:50:44 AM
  - I addressed the point - robert - 9/26/2009 10:38:48 PM
    - Re: I addressed the point - TB - 9/26/2009 11:54:53 PM
- actual aerial photo showing actual physical violence and actual property damage - robert - 9/25/2009 11:49:19 PM

New Fuel Standards - BuckGalaxy - 9/16/2009 12:20:29 AM
- Re: New Fuel Standards - RobVG - 9/16/2009 4:05:36 AM
- Re: New Fuel Standards - TB - 9/16/2009 3:56:58 AM
  - Re: Re: New Fuel Standards - BuckGalaxy - 9/16/2009 9:45:51 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: New Fuel Standards - TB - 9/16/2009 10:56:26 PM
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: New Fuel Standards - BuckGalaxy - 9/17/2009 1:41:22 AM
        
        Re: New Fuel Standards - TB - 9/17/2009 2:07:29 AM
        
        Drill baby drill - BuckGalaxy - 9/17/2009 8:16:39 PM
        
        Re: Drill baby drill - TB - 9/17/2009 9:25:22 PM
        
        Re: Re: Drill baby drill - BuckGalaxy - 9/17/2009 10:33:41 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Drill baby drill - TB - 9/17/2009 10:57:23 PM
        
        Re: Drill baby drill - TB - 9/17/2009 9:18:42 PM
        
        "To a leftist, who believes that every choice should be made in Washington by "Better and Wiser" people " - BuckGalaxy - 9/17/2009 10:49:20 PM
        
        Re: "To a leftist, who believes that every choice should be made in Washington by "Better and Wiser" people " - TB - 9/17/2009 11:01:10 PM
        
        Re: Re: "To a leftist, who believes that every choice should be made in Washington by "Better and Wiser" people " - BuckGalaxy - 9/18/2009 7:30:38 PM
        
        Re: "To a leftist..." - TB - 9/19/2009 2:52:29 AM
        
        Re: Re: "To a leftist..." - BuckGalaxy - 9/20/2009 3:08:34 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: "To a leftist..." - TB - 9/20/2009 4:05:49 AM
        
        what real socialism is - BuckGalaxy - 9/20/2009 6:31:38 AM
        
        Re: what real socialism is - TB - 9/20/2009 3:00:58 PM
        
        Re: Re: what real socialism is - BuckGalaxy - 9/20/2009 6:20:12 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: what real socialism is - TB - 9/21/2009 3:23:32 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: what real socialism is - BuckGalaxy - 9/23/2009 4:31:14 AM
        
        Re: what real socialism is - TB - 9/23/2009 4:27:10 PM
        
        Re: Re: what real socialism is - BuckGalaxy - 9/24/2009 1:25:10 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: what real socialism is - TB - 9/24/2009 2:17:31 AM
        
        Re: Here's another example from today's news - TB - 9/20/2009 4:17:12 AM
  - Re: Re: New Fuel Standards - RobVG - 9/16/2009 4:15:55 AM
- Re: New Fuel Standards - BuckGalaxy - 9/16/2009 3:35:02 AM
- Re: New Fuel Standards - RobVG - 9/16/2009 1:31:14 AM
  - Re: Re: New Fuel Standards - BuckGalaxy - 9/16/2009 3:35:58 AM
    - Buck: Counter to "China must curb emissions first" argument. - bowser - 9/16/2009 5:10:15 PM
      - Re: Buck: Counter to "China must curb emissions first" argument. - TB - 9/16/2009 7:36:08 PM
        
        I see an opportunity - FrankC - 9/16/2009 7:52:20 PM

Gallup Poll on U.S. satisfaction with health care. - TB - 9/23/2009 5:55:49 PM
- Re: Gallup Poll on U.S. satisfaction with health care. - FrankC - 9/23/2009 7:39:02 PM
  - Re: Re: Gallup Poll on U.S. satisfaction with health care. - TB - 9/23/2009 8:00:16 PM
    - Re: Another commentary on this poll - TB - 9/23/2009 8:09:50 PM

Iran's only AWACS plane crashes - TB - 9/23/2009 7:28:37 PM

If it was colder, thinner air, less gravity, it would look like Mars. - Jeff-Wash - 9/23/2009 3:11:53 PM
- Re: If it was colder, thinner air, less gravity, it would look like Mars. - Jeff-Wash - 9/23/2009 5:14:17 PM

New study on the international "longevity gap" - TB - 9/22/2009 4:50:54 PM

China and India "laughing at us" - BuckGalaxy - 9/21/2009 3:27:47 PM
- China doesn't have a Congress. - Eri - 9/21/2009 7:09:37 PM
  - Re: China doesn't have a Congress. - FrankC - 9/21/2009 9:12:43 PM
    - You are exactly right. - Eri - 9/21/2009 10:44:14 PM
      - Re: You are exactly right. - TB - 9/22/2009 2:56:52 AM
        
        Re: Re: You are exactly right. - FrankC - 9/22/2009 3:22:56 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: You are exactly right. - TB - 9/22/2009 4:20:51 PM
- Re: Yes, laughing. - TB - 9/21/2009 5:03:34 PM

"Better and wiser people" update - TB - 9/18/2009 7:16:36 PM
- Re: "Better and wiser people" update - FrankC - 9/19/2009 3:25:15 AM
  - Re: Re: "Better and wiser people" update - TB - 9/19/2009 3:34:23 AM

U.N. Report: Iran can build bomb, missiles - TB - 9/17/2009 5:50:00 PM
- Re: U.N. Report: Iran can build bomb, missiles - Jeff-Wash - 9/18/2009 6:36:45 PM
- Re: U.N. Report: Iran can build bomb, missiles - BuckGalaxy - 9/17/2009 8:56:30 PM
  - Re: Re: U.N. Report: Iran can build bomb, missiles - TB - 9/17/2009 9:11:54 PM
- Re: U.N. Report: Iran can build bomb, missiles - alcaray - 9/17/2009 7:23:40 PM

Vehicle tracking by the government - TB - 9/14/2009 9:24:51 PM
- I doubt it gets much traction :-) nt - BuckGalaxy - 9/16/2009 12:03:18 AM
- It's not just Washington State. - Lee - 9/15/2009 10:03:29 PM
- That's what being a Dem is all about. - SDAI-Tech - 9/15/2009 1:56:18 AM
- Unlike the decreases in privacy during the prior administration... - alcaray - 9/14/2009 10:52:00 PM

Million Moron March hits DC - BuckGalaxy - 9/13/2009 3:13:39 AM
- nt - BuckGalaxy - 9/14/2009 4:06:06 AM
- Re: Million Moron March hits DC - JEKing - 9/13/2009 4:44:51 PM
- Re: Million Moron March hits DC - DavidFMayerPhD - 9/13/2009 1:09:55 PM
  - Re: Re: Million Moron March hits DC - TB - 9/13/2009 7:05:51 PM
- Re: Million Moron March hits DC - TB - 9/13/2009 5:10:55 AM
  - Re: Counting the Crowd - TB - 9/14/2009 3:54:19 AM
    - Re: CORRECTION - TB - 9/14/2009 5:06:14 PM
    - Objective? - admin - 9/14/2009 5:34:42 AM
      - Re: Objective? - TB - 9/14/2009 5:01:40 PM
        
        Re: Re: Objective? - admin - 9/14/2009 5:03:41 PM
        
        OMG! - SDAI-Tech - 9/14/2009 8:53:51 PM
        
        An intellectually honest debater... - alcaray - 9/14/2009 10:43:37 PM
        
        Yes, let's discuss intellectual honesty... - SDAI-Tech - 9/15/2009 2:16:12 AM
        
        So a) You got nothing about what the thread is about, - alcaray - 9/15/2009 2:58:48 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Objective? - TB - 9/14/2009 5:11:50 PM
    - Re: Re: Counting the Crowd - BuckGalaxy - 9/14/2009 4:08:28 AM

The marchers - alcaray - 9/14/2009 11:10:32 PM

9/11 - TB - 9/11/2009 5:27:21 AM
- Re: 9/11 - TB - 9/14/2009 7:02:37 PM
- Re: 9/11 - TB - 9/12/2009 9:36:39 PM
- Re: 9/11 - Jody - 9/12/2009 2:09:11 AM
- Well, I got pissed and I wasn't gonna take it anymore! - Eri - 9/12/2009 1:50:32 AM
- Re: 9/11 - alcaray - 9/11/2009 8:50:06 AM

Blatantly misleading TV Ad - BuckGalaxy - 9/10/2009 5:46:23 PM
- Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - RobVG - 9/12/2009 11:04:46 PM
  - Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - SDAI-Tech - 9/13/2009 1:16:57 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - RobVG - 9/13/2009 4:27:57 PM
  - Supposed to be under Tech1 under Frank. (dagnabbit!) - RobVG - 9/12/2009 11:07:24 PM
    - Re: No blatant swearing in subject lines, please, goldarnit! - Eri - 9/13/2009 12:14:02 AM
- Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - SDAI-Tech - 9/10/2009 8:24:25 PM
  - Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - gothgirl - 9/10/2009 8:59:52 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - SDAI-Tech - 9/10/2009 11:41:54 PM
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - gothgirl - 9/10/2009 11:57:15 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - TB - 9/11/2009 4:48:34 AM
        
        Health care crisis "manufactured" - BuckGalaxy - 9/11/2009 6:27:05 AM
        
        Re: Health care crisis "manufactured" - TB - 9/11/2009 4:36:33 PM
        
        Re: Re: Health care crisis "manufactured" - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2009 2:16:09 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Health care crisis "manufactured" - TB - 9/12/2009 3:41:23 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Health care crisis "manufactured" - BuckGalaxy - 9/12/2009 3:48:53 PM
        
        Re: The last refuge... - TB - 9/12/2009 4:10:07 PM
        
        Please - BuckGalaxy - 9/13/2009 3:06:30 AM
        
        It's not sinking in. - SDAI-Tech - 9/12/2009 6:30:14 PM
        
        Re: It's not sinking in. - FrankC - 9/12/2009 7:30:51 PM
        
        Re: Re: It's not sinking in. - SDAI-Tech - 9/12/2009 10:33:41 PM
        
        Re: Re: It's not sinking in. - TB - 9/12/2009 9:11:02 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: It's not sinking in. - FrankC - 9/12/2009 9:57:42 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: It's not sinking in. - TB - 9/12/2009 10:09:57 PM
        
        You're a Communist, TB.. - Eri - 9/12/2009 4:26:23 PM
    - Re: Re: Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - TB - 9/10/2009 9:37:32 PM
- Re: Blatantly misleading TV Ad - gothgirl - 9/10/2009 7:29:26 PM
  - "would" or "wouldn't"? nt - BuckGalaxy - 9/10/2009 11:13:11 PM
    - Re: "would" or "wouldn't"? nt - gothgirl - 9/10/2009 11:30:05 PM

March on Washington - TB - 9/12/2009 3:45:54 PM

he wasn't really having an extramarital affair - gothgirl - 9/10/2009 11:21:43 PM
- Re: he wasn't really having an extramarital affair - Lindy - 9/11/2009 4:44:28 AM
  - Re: Re: he wasn't really having an extramarital affair - Lindy - 9/11/2009 4:49:59 AM
- Re: he wasn't really having an extramarital affair - alcaray - 9/11/2009 12:30:59 AM

Oboma's speech to schools - delbertnotdilbert - 9/5/2009 4:40:05 PM
- Locking Thread - FrankC - 9/9/2009 5:52:26 PM
  - Re: Locking Thread - delbertnotdilbert - 9/9/2009 6:41:21 PM
    - I disagree - Lindy - 9/10/2009 4:11:49 AM
    - What thread? - Eri - 9/9/2009 6:50:31 PM
- Re: Oboma's speech to schools - delbertnotdilbert - 9/7/2009 3:18:00 PM
  - Through a glass, darkly. - ER - 9/7/2009 4:30:16 PM
- With people like Van Jones advising him... - Lee - 9/6/2009 1:12:23 PM
- Re: Oboma's speech to schools - alcaray - 9/6/2009 1:08:25 AM
- Two can play the same game. - ER - 9/5/2009 4:52:58 PM
  - Re: Two can play the same game. - RobVG - 9/5/2009 5:08:57 PM
    - Relax, Rob - ER - 9/5/2009 5:25:55 PM
      - Re: Relax, Rob - TB - 9/6/2009 1:40:18 AM
        
        Relax, TB - ER - 9/6/2009 2:59:44 AM
        
        Re: Relax, TB - TB - 9/6/2009 6:27:51 AM
        
        Re: Re: Relax, TB - ER - 9/6/2009 12:28:49 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Relax, TB - TB - 9/6/2009 3:20:33 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Relax, TB - ER - 9/6/2009 3:55:57 PM
        
        Re: How do you define "paranoid?" - TB - 9/6/2009 9:48:36 PM
        
        Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep, it starts when you're always afraid... - ER - 9/6/2009 10:46:23 PM
        
        Re: Paranoia strikes deep - TB - 9/6/2009 11:50:27 PM
        
        Re: Re: Paranoia strikes deep - ER - 9/7/2009 12:03:01 AM
        
        Paranoid nonsense - RobVG - 9/6/2009 4:16:45 PM
        
        Re: Paranoid nonsense - ER - 9/6/2009 4:44:13 PM
        
        Re: Re: Paranoid nonsense - SDAI-Tech - 9/9/2009 1:33:31 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Paranoid nonsense - ER - 9/9/2009 1:47:54 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Paranoid nonsense - SDAI-Tech - 9/9/2009 2:07:28 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Paranoid nonsense - ER - 9/9/2009 2:53:58 AM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Paranoid nonsense - SDAI-Tech - 9/9/2009 4:08:12 AM
        
        Re: that's right, there IS an ignore list, isn't there? - TB - 9/9/2009 4:42:09 AM
        
        How about if we're painting rainbows on bunnies? - Eri - 9/6/2009 4:27:50 PM
        
        Re: How about if we're painting rainbows on bunnies? - RobVG - 9/6/2009 5:20:23 PM
        
        So the sophisticated sensitives are OK... - Eri - 9/6/2009 7:00:34 PM
        
        Re: Re: Relax, Rob - TB - 9/6/2009 1:58:27 AM
      - Re: Relax, Rob - RobVG - 9/5/2009 5:44:34 PM
        
        Re: Re: Relax, Rob - ER - 9/5/2009 5:58:00 PM

A bit further down the road we're walking - TB - 9/6/2009 9:56:15 PM
- Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - RNE - 9/9/2009 5:17:08 PM
- Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - SDAI-Tech - 9/7/2009 9:07:14 AM
  - Re: Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - alcaray - 9/8/2009 2:52:13 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - SDAI-Tech - 9/9/2009 1:54:20 AM
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - alcaray - 9/9/2009 3:57:36 AM
        
        Ummmm - Eri - 9/9/2009 5:20:53 PM
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - SDAI-Tech - 9/9/2009 4:36:09 AM
      - To each his own I guess - FrankC - 9/9/2009 2:19:30 AM
        
        Re: To each his own I guess - TB - 9/9/2009 4:07:13 AM
    - Re: Re: Re: A bit further down the road we're walking - TB - 9/8/2009 3:11:29 AM
  - I've been buying a few packs of 100W a week for a couple of years now. - Lee - 9/8/2009 12:15:24 AM
    - Re: I've been buying a few packs of 100W a week for a couple of years now. - FrankC - 9/8/2009 12:46:55 AM
      - Electricity is the enema of the people. - ER - 9/8/2009 1:22:57 PM
        
        LMAO - BuckGalaxy - 9/8/2009 10:00:21 PM
- Furthermore - BuckGalaxy - 9/7/2009 3:19:57 AM
  - "Steering Market Forces" - RobVG - 9/7/2009 4:17:06 AM
    - I couldn't read it. - ER - 9/7/2009 12:35:24 PM
      - Re: I couldn't read it. - RobVG - 9/7/2009 3:48:02 PM
- For crying out loud, - BuckGalaxy - 9/7/2009 3:00:42 AM
  - Re: For crying out loud, - TB - 9/7/2009 3:59:51 AM
    - No such thing as steering market forces? - BuckGalaxy - 9/8/2009 9:51:19 PM
      - Re: No such thing as steering market forces? - TB - 9/8/2009 10:19:15 PM
        
        "obstructed, suppressed, or warped" - BuckGalaxy - 9/9/2009 4:31:21 PM
        
        Re: "obstructed, suppressed, or warped" - TB - 9/9/2009 4:54:19 PM
        
        Nice dodge - BuckGalaxy - 9/9/2009 5:33:35 PM
        
        Re: Nice dodge - TB - 9/9/2009 6:29:58 PM
      - Re: No such thing as steering market forces? - ER - 9/8/2009 10:04:37 PM
  - It's cool. - Eri - 9/7/2009 3:26:06 AM

Collateral Damage - ER - 9/5/2009 4:26:55 PM
- Re: Collateral Damage - TB - 9/7/2009 3:49:52 PM

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