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Meanwhile, back in Washington - TB - 6/26/2009 3:48:33 PM
- See my proposals to require all bills to be read aloud. - David F Mayer - 6/29/2009 2:00:52 PM

Iran's Ahmadinejad demands Obama apology for meddling - David F Mayer - 6/25/2009 8:13:18 PM
- He's owed at least that. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/26/2009 4:06:21 AM
  - He is owed a trip to the firing squad for his reprehensible actions. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/29/2009 1:54:54 PM

"- - - handing over security to Iraqi soldiers and police still largely untested as an independent fighting force. " - Bowser - 6/29/2009 7:12:52 AM

Michael Jackson is dead. - Jefferson-Washington - 6/25/2009 10:00:51 PM
- Wow. Jackson was $400 million in debt when he died. - z - 6/26/2009 3:06:32 PM
  - How in the world can that happen? The guy was raking in money - David F Mayer - 6/28/2009 3:03:13 PM
    - This is why poverty will never be eliminated. - Lee - 6/28/2009 6:20:46 PM
      - A person has to be a world class fool to waste hundreds of millions of HIS OWN money. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/28/2009 7:08:18 PM
- I was a fan until he got too weird - z - 6/26/2009 12:05:46 PM
  - Even WEIRDER............ - carl - 6/26/2009 1:54:53 PM
- An odd thing about Jackson. - Bowser - 6/26/2009 4:05:26 AM
  - I noticed that too. - REB - 6/26/2009 5:42:05 PM
  - PPS..Peter Pan SYNDROME - carl - 6/26/2009 1:56:43 PM
- re: Michael Jackson is dead. - ER - 6/26/2009 12:25:40 AM
  - Like Howard Hughes... - TB - 6/26/2009 4:45:32 AM
  - I predict his death will be ruled a suicide. (n/t) - Lee - 6/26/2009 1:16:14 AM
    - Accidental drug overdose. I'd bet on it. - Bowser - 6/26/2009 1:53:46 AM
      - Price of FAME and Fortune - carl - 6/26/2009 1:59:14 PM
        
        Did you know that Dale had Trigger stuffed? - Lindy - 6/27/2009 12:45:18 AM
        
        When I was a kid, - ER - 6/27/2009 2:21:53 AM
        
        After Trigger died at age 33, his hide was stretched over a plaster likeness and put on display, - Lindy - 6/27/2009 2:38:01 AM
        
        Did Dale even have a twin a sister? (n/t) - ER - 6/27/2009 2:48:47 AM
- I was never a fan. - Eri - 6/26/2009 12:16:59 AM
- A tortured soul. Largely misunderstood, a victim of a PR lynch mob and other miscreants. - Bowser - 6/25/2009 11:00:36 PM
- A tragic figure. - Lee - 6/25/2009 10:30:50 PM
  - I admired his talent as a dancer and a good enough singer - FrankC - 6/26/2009 7:33:59 AM
  - A touching and perceptive comment, Lee. - ER - 6/26/2009 12:37:26 AM
  - Ditto (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 6/26/2009 12:11:34 AM
  - Me too Lee... (n/t) - Jody - 6/26/2009 12:06:46 AM
- Good news for parents who don't want their children molested. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/25/2009 10:24:28 PM
  - Never proven - Adam - 6/26/2009 1:21:31 AM

Pakistan Routs Taliban - David F Mayer - 6/28/2009 2:58:12 PM
- It was only a matter of time. - Eri - 6/28/2009 5:56:33 PM

The ugly truth about insurance companies - Buck Galaxy - 6/25/2009 9:53:12 PM
- re: The ugly truth about insurance companies - Jack Herer - 6/26/2009 7:53:22 PM
- The hive entity - ER - 6/26/2009 12:14:57 AM
  - "I vass chust followink orderss." - Lindy - 6/27/2009 12:59:34 AM
- Another reason that "For Profit" insurance companies should be abolished. - David F Mayer - 6/25/2009 10:22:54 PM
  - All good ideas - Buck Galaxy - 6/26/2009 12:10:23 AM
    - It's called a Co-op. - Lee - 6/26/2009 10:36:42 PM
      - Stakeholders, not stockholders. - ER - 6/28/2009 1:27:51 PM
        
        There's nothing wrong with private sector socialism. - Lee - 6/28/2009 5:43:38 PM
      - They did not slowly morph. They were hijacked by their officers. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/28/2009 3:55:53 AM
        
        The blame is on everyone with a 401K - Lee - 6/28/2009 4:00:28 AM
        
        That's why all the lefties moved their $ to cash IRA's. - ER - 6/28/2009 1:07:19 PM
        
        I've had an IRA for the past 12 years. - Lee - 6/28/2009 5:35:46 PM

Where the TARP money went - TB - 6/26/2009 10:33:07 PM
- Into the pockets of rich guys, as usual. Why am I not surprised? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/28/2009 3:00:45 PM

A quick review of GOP hypocrisy - Buck Galaxy - 6/26/2009 11:44:52 PM
- The Devil's Anvil - ER - 6/27/2009 2:12:07 PM
  - Now you understand why we don't want them involved in major sectors of the economy. - Lee - 6/27/2009 4:03:36 PM
    - They're ALREADY involved in major sectors of the economy. - ER - 6/27/2009 4:28:19 PM
      - Are you serious? - TB - 6/28/2009 6:35:32 AM
        
        Effin' A. - ER - 6/28/2009 12:05:06 PM
- And David Vitter of Louisiana - z - 6/27/2009 1:43:20 AM
- re: A quick review of GOP hypocrisy - gbaikie - 6/27/2009 1:39:51 AM
  - The point was - Buck Galaxy - 6/27/2009 2:22:22 AM
    - re: The point was - gbaikie - 6/27/2009 3:54:24 AM
    - So you don't see any distinction between a sitting president and a congressman or govenor? - RobVG - 6/27/2009 3:21:46 AM
      - Bullsh*t - Buck Galaxy - 6/27/2009 7:12:12 AM
        
        "it wasn't even as bad as the GOP ones I named because Clinton was not a hypocrit. They ARE!" - RobVG - 6/27/2009 3:14:46 PM
        
        Just trying to put it in words you can understand - Buck Galaxy - 6/27/2009 11:35:52 PM
        
        It's all politics - RobVG - 6/28/2009 2:19:07 AM
        
        When a lot of celebrities die in the same week, it is worthy of a mention. - alcaray - 6/28/2009 2:22:11 AM
        
        If it were only republicans you might have a point. (n/t) - RobVG - 6/28/2009 2:40:16 AM
        
        OK, what do you pretend to think my point was, now? - alcaray - 6/28/2009 4:38:20 AM
        
        Yep. - Eri - 6/27/2009 7:34:10 AM

Aww, Farah DIED - carl - 6/25/2009 5:13:20 PM
- Very sad - Lindy - 6/25/2009 8:37:09 PM
  - Another one lost to cancer. - REB - 6/26/2009 5:55:05 PM

Oh well. Looks like the Republicans can cross Mark Sanford off their list for 2012 - z - 6/24/2009 7:14:58 PM
- He's an idiot. - Lee - 6/25/2009 11:56:04 AM
  - SANFORD and Scum - carl - 6/25/2009 5:43:35 PM
- "Don't cry for me, Argentina..." - ER - 6/24/2009 8:27:51 PM
  - Ay, these Republicans are sinverguenza (n/t) - z - 6/24/2009 8:41:38 PM
    - Por lo menos, este no es marica. (n/t) - ER - 6/24/2009 11:16:34 PM
- "Abstinence" is another word with a different meaning for Conservatives. - Bowser - 6/24/2009 8:03:39 PM
- We've sure come a long way... - TB - 6/24/2009 7:25:24 PM
  - Refresh my memory: Did Clinton ever call for abstinence? - Robert - 6/25/2009 6:29:28 PM
    - As I mentioned below... - TB - 6/26/2009 2:10:57 AM
    - This thread is knee deep in bullshit. - RobVG - 6/26/2009 1:14:38 AM
    - Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder. (n/t) - ER - 6/26/2009 12:40:49 AM
  - Hypocrisy aside, Clinton never disappeared for a week without any explanation - z - 6/24/2009 10:43:09 PM
  - Do you see a grand jury demanding Sanford answer all intimate questions? (n/t) - alcaray - 6/24/2009 10:12:23 PM
  - It only applies to Republicans, not to Democrats like Clinton & Kennedy. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/24/2009 9:23:00 PM
  - Lessee - Who said "Character counts"? Who castigated Clinton? - Bowser - 6/24/2009 8:09:01 PM
  - Hey, it's not the Democrats who pose as the party of religious piety and moral virtue... (n/t) - z - 6/24/2009 7:54:37 PM
  - My god the hypocrisy - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 7:28:29 PM
    - re: My god the hypocrisy. Indeed. - TB - 6/24/2009 7:41:16 PM
      - No I haven't changed - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 7:52:26 PM
        
        I wasn't commenting on Sanford - TB - 6/24/2009 8:51:16 PM
        
        No, this counts with Republicans because they PRETEND to have higher morals - z - 6/24/2009 10:51:22 PM
        
        Can we talk about filthy rich socialists then? - TB - 6/24/2009 11:34:04 PM
        
        Go for it! Starting with Hollywood of course... (n/t) - z - 6/25/2009 1:29:14 AM
        
        And that's relevant - - - - ? How? (n/t) - Bowser - 6/25/2009 1:22:11 AM
        
        It changes the subject. - ER - 6/25/2009 10:41:18 AM
        
        The subject was hypocrisy - TB - 6/25/2009 1:36:09 PM
        
        You're the only one who's talking about redistibuting wealth. - ER - 6/25/2009 3:39:11 PM
        
        "The person who preaches and then sins is a far greater scandal than the person who merely sins..." - TB - 6/25/2009 3:43:10 PM
        
        Buck, TB - Doug Ellison - 6/25/2009 1:47:05 PM

For Some More Light Humor: North Korea Threatens USA. - David F Mayer - 6/25/2009 8:59:53 PM

Excellent Obama comments on a Public Plan - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 3:49:55 AM
- The "For Profit" Insurance Company Has Outlived Its Usefulness. - David F Mayer - 6/24/2009 6:45:43 PM
  - Over 60 percent of large health plan providers are non-profit - TB - 6/24/2009 7:16:51 PM
    - The numbers are unreasonable. - David F Mayer - 6/24/2009 9:21:30 PM
      - It's not even rosy - Buck Galaxy - 6/25/2009 4:54:15 AM
- Excellent? - TB - 6/24/2009 4:50:42 AM
  - what you keep ignoring - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 3:14:49 PM
    - re: what YOU keep ignoring - TB - 6/24/2009 6:47:42 PM
      - Some answers to the critics of a Public Option - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 7:58:09 PM
        
        They can blow smoke all day long. - TB - 6/24/2009 9:00:14 PM
        
        You can blow smoke all day long. - Buck Galaxy - 6/25/2009 4:43:45 AM
  - Wasn't HMOs a Democratic invention to make healthcare more affordable? - Lee - 6/24/2009 12:00:19 PM
  - Where were you when GWB had a surplus? - Bowser - 6/24/2009 6:37:41 AM
    - Capitalistic Greed versus Government theft - Lindy - 6/24/2009 6:21:31 PM

Best reason why Obama is absolutely correct not to meddle in Iran - z - 6/22/2009 11:58:17 AM
- Tweedledee versus Tweedledum. - David F Mayer - 6/24/2009 6:30:31 PM
- The Neocons have their own agenda - ER - 6/22/2009 12:36:57 PM
- re: Best reason why Obama is absolutely correct not to meddle in Iran - gbaikie - 6/22/2009 12:21:46 PM
  - Obama said from the beginning that Iranians' voices should be heard - z - 6/22/2009 12:47:37 PM
    - re: Obama said from the beginning that Iranians' voices should be heard - gbaikie - 6/22/2009 5:07:23 PM
      - This is definitely NOT our fight, and we should NOT choose sides - z - 6/23/2009 12:05:06 PM
        
        re: This is definitely NOT our fight, and we should NOT choose sides - gbaikie - 6/23/2009 2:44:14 PM
      - re: Obama said from the beginning that Iranians' voices should be heard - gbaikie - 6/22/2009 8:36:32 PM
        
        re: Obama said from the beginning that Iranians' voices should be heard - gbaikie - 6/22/2009 10:15:12 PM
        
        Yep, let's jump right in the middle of this with all our moral outrage. - Eri - 6/23/2009 6:15:59 PM
        
        re: Yep, let's jump right in the middle of this with all our moral outrage. - gbaikie - 6/23/2009 7:04:40 PM
        
        I find your post offensive. (n/t) - Eri - 6/24/2009 5:14:51 PM
        
        re: I find your post offensive. - gbaikie - 6/24/2009 11:36:39 PM

One damn thing after another... - TB - 6/23/2009 5:21:33 PM
- CFCs cleared of ozone depletion - S - 6/24/2009 9:00:33 PM
- refrigeration method changes - JEKing - 6/23/2009 9:18:02 PM
- Embrace change, TB. Think of it as a challenge! - ER - 6/23/2009 8:33:05 PM
  - re: Embrace change - TB - 6/24/2009 2:39:49 AM
    - Completely true, well studied - dtb - 6/24/2009 2:53:55 PM
      - Thanks! Proves my long-standing point - TB - 6/24/2009 7:22:55 PM
        
        re: Thanks! Proves my long-standing point - dtb - 6/24/2009 8:46:21 PM
      - I love it. - ER - 6/24/2009 5:49:33 PM
        
        More on baptists-bootleggers -- coal - dtb - 6/24/2009 8:42:19 PM
    - Unconfirmed but not unreasonable. - ER - 6/24/2009 10:24:49 AM
    - Unconfirmed but not unreasonable. - ER - 6/24/2009 10:24:24 AM
      - It takes two parties to be corrupt. (n/t) - TB - 6/24/2009 7:23:22 PM
        
        "And it takes two to tango"---Mark Sanford (n/t) - ER - 6/24/2009 10:30:41 PM
    - Who do you think is making the money off of those shenigans? - Bowser - 6/24/2009 3:38:49 AM
  - And yet! - Bowser - 6/23/2009 9:05:47 PM
- You don't like baby seals? (n/t) - Eri - 6/23/2009 5:58:52 PM

"Fighting tears, shah's son calls crisis a 'moment of truth'". - Bowser - 6/23/2009 1:10:00 AM
- In the 70's, I rubbed elbows with the shah's family. - alcaray - 6/24/2009 2:52:07 AM
  - White trash with money. - ER - 6/24/2009 1:36:08 PM
    - Watched an interview with the Shah once. Bright guy. - Bowser - 6/24/2009 3:17:41 PM
      - We did have an alternative to oil based fuels. - Lee - 6/24/2009 5:12:58 PM
        
        The interview was in the '60's and I don't think horses were a viable alternative. - Bowser - 6/24/2009 7:03:36 PM

Pakistani forces on the move in Waziristan - Buck Galaxy - 6/21/2009 11:37:45 PM
- We shall see. The Wishy-Washy Character of the Pakistani Government Is Legendary. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 6/24/2009 6:33:04 PM
- Why now? - ER - 6/22/2009 2:01:23 AM
  - Because - Buck Galaxy - 6/22/2009 8:06:52 PM
    - Do you think that's reasonable? - Bowser - 6/23/2009 6:32:31 AM
      - Not the way you framed it - Buck Galaxy - 6/24/2009 3:35:24 AM
        
        See below. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/24/2009 5:41:32 AM
  - I'd guess. - Bowser - 6/22/2009 4:56:19 AM
    - Maybe it's just that simple. - ER - 6/22/2009 12:23:35 PM
- I hope they keep it up this time. (n/t) - TB - 6/21/2009 11:39:08 PM

Fresh and fascinating perspective on Iran â€“ from Al Jazeera - z - 6/24/2009 12:13:12 AM

Ed McMahon Died.......another one GONE - carl - 6/23/2009 4:28:45 PM

You have got to be kidding me. - Marsby - 6/20/2009 9:45:53 PM
- re: You have got to be kidding me. - gbaikie - 6/22/2009 9:51:01 AM
- Actually, it's too soon to comment. - ER - 6/21/2009 2:31:56 PM
  - More moral support would be nice. - TB - 6/21/2009 6:23:11 PM
    - Why Iran will never be the same - Buck Galaxy - 6/21/2009 10:29:12 PM
      - Another key quote from your article... - ER - 6/21/2009 11:03:31 PM
        
        George H. W. Bush - TB - 6/22/2009 12:54:33 AM
        
        Zakaria is talking about the fall of 1989 - dtb - 6/22/2009 8:07:04 PM
        
        1991 - Buck Galaxy - 6/23/2009 5:41:43 AM
        
        Thanks, dtb. - ER - 6/22/2009 10:31:37 PM
        
        Thanks for the references - TB - 6/22/2009 9:09:08 PM
        
        You really didn't expect me to read that speech, all the way through, did you? - ER - 6/22/2009 1:38:18 AM
        
        So the first part of the speech means nothing? - TB - 6/22/2009 4:12:29 AM
        
        Neocons were opposed - dtb - 6/22/2009 7:56:11 PM
        
        NO - ER - 6/22/2009 10:41:51 AM
        
        Reagan and the Warsaw uprising. Moral support. - TB - 6/21/2009 11:37:26 PM
        
        Obstinately ignoring the point made over and over - Buck Galaxy - 6/21/2009 11:42:08 PM
        
        That was then, this is now. - ER - 6/22/2009 12:17:47 AM
    - Unfortuntely, we have no moral standing in Iran to give them any moral support. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 6/21/2009 10:09:35 PM
    - Moral support can get people killed. We should be very careful. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/21/2009 8:28:04 PM
      - People get killed when we stand mute, too. - TB - 6/21/2009 8:36:58 PM
        
        Man, an endorsement from the US is not something any Iranian party wants, needs, or can survive with for long. - alcaray - 6/21/2009 10:42:42 PM
        
        We must not make promises we can't keep, - ER - 6/21/2009 9:26:35 PM
- I'm certainly glad you had something important to say. (n/t) - alcaray - 6/21/2009 7:38:35 AM
- Explain the moral high ground the US has here. Marsby, or anyone. - Bowser - 6/21/2009 3:25:14 AM
  - " I need a laugh"... - Lindy - 6/21/2009 5:48:19 PM
- The Voice of Iran - ER - 6/21/2009 2:57:42 AM
  - re: The Voice of Iran - Lindy - 6/21/2009 5:55:02 PM
    - "Yacht Boy" is the actual brand name. - ER - 6/21/2009 7:06:04 PM
      - For backpacking - Bowser - 6/22/2009 1:25:21 AM
        
        Nice little radio - ER - 6/22/2009 12:32:39 PM
        
        Oh, yeah. The reason I posted that. - Bowser - 6/22/2009 5:38:44 PM
        
        Only very strange people listen to short wave. (n/t) - ER - 6/22/2009 5:50:02 PM
- There have been a few posts. - TB - 6/21/2009 12:42:23 AM
  - Websites - TB - 6/21/2009 12:46:07 AM
- Indeed. - Bowser - 6/20/2009 10:05:06 PM
  - re: Indeed. - gbaikie - 6/21/2009 2:13:05 AM
  - Revolution in Iran - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/21/2009 12:31:57 AM
    - Wow - Buck Galaxy - 6/21/2009 5:14:13 AM
    - Missing Image - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/21/2009 12:32:33 AM
      - Notice the contrast. - Lee - 6/21/2009 10:32:04 PM
        
        In Iran, "the pigs" wear beards. (n/t) - ER - 6/22/2009 5:54:41 PM

Sour grapes department. - ER - 6/22/2009 11:28:59 PM
- Geez. Stay away from "newsbusters." - TB - 6/23/2009 5:15:29 AM

No need for bipartisanship on healthcare - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 5:29:14 AM
- Democrats getting bolder as support for a public plan is growing - Buck Galaxy - 6/23/2009 3:56:12 AM
- Reality - Conservatives don't want uninsured to have health care. Period. - Bowser - 6/20/2009 9:51:30 PM
  - Actual reality: Conservatives don't want leftist idiots screwing up yet another aspect of our lives. - TB - 6/21/2009 12:36:21 AM
    - "gas-brained hookah fantasy" - Doug Ellison - 6/21/2009 1:34:36 PM
      - re: "gas-brained hookah fantasy" - TB - 6/21/2009 6:00:04 PM
        
        "he system is breaking down" - Doug Ellison - 6/22/2009 10:02:46 AM
        
        re: "system is breaking down" - TB - 6/22/2009 3:33:01 PM
        
        re: "system is breaking down" - Doug Ellison - 6/22/2009 4:00:38 PM
    - I know! Let's spend another trillion a year so we can save money! (n/t) - The Silent Majority - 6/21/2009 10:55:57 AM
  - "Conservatives"? There you go again. (n/t) - Ronald Reagan - 6/20/2009 10:54:23 PM
    - Aren't tracking, are you Ronnie. Never was your strong suit. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/21/2009 3:14:10 AM
- re: No need for bipartisanship on healthcare - TB - 6/18/2009 6:57:26 AM
  - We can't afford the current system - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 1:15:48 PM
    - re: We can't afford the current system - ER - 6/18/2009 2:22:13 PM
      - These aren't facts. - TB - 6/19/2009 12:46:35 AM
        
        The current system is a trainwreck - Buck Galaxy - 6/19/2009 2:07:50 AM
        
        No. It isn't. - TB - 6/19/2009 2:59:41 AM
        
        The trainwreck is cost. - Buck Galaxy - 6/19/2009 3:30:46 AM
        
        re: cost. - TB - 6/19/2009 3:46:32 AM
        
        re: cost. - Buck Galaxy - 6/19/2009 5:00:03 AM
        
        Raises another interesting question. - Lee - 6/20/2009 2:31:51 PM
        
        Private sector is not filling that void. - alcaray - 6/20/2009 5:53:50 PM
        
        That raises an interesting hypothetical: - alcaray - 6/19/2009 6:10:10 AM
        
        re: That raises an interesting hypothetical: - ER - 6/19/2009 12:50:53 PM
        
        re: cost. - TB - 6/19/2009 5:16:07 AM
        
        More on Public Options - Buck Galaxy - 6/19/2009 10:03:04 PM
        
        re: More on Public Options - TB - 6/19/2009 11:18:17 PM
        
        Private medicine can't coexist long with a public competitor. - Doug Ellison - 6/19/2009 8:38:41 AM
        
        It's not any different. - ER - 6/19/2009 11:53:03 AM
        
        consider France - JEKing - 6/19/2009 9:32:53 PM
        
        Alors. Quelle surprise! - ER - 6/19/2009 10:34:16 PM
        
        Good articles. Thanks! (n/t) - TB - 6/19/2009 10:30:04 PM
        
        re: The current system is a trainwreck - gbaikie - 6/19/2009 2:28:59 AM
  - One such video - TB - 6/18/2009 7:11:37 AM

HAWAII ...Uhh Ohhhhh........... - carl - 6/22/2009 5:58:28 PM
- Propaganda and the drums of war. - Bowser - 6/22/2009 6:07:53 PM
  - True True true - carl - 6/22/2009 9:11:49 PM
  - News item at Huffington - TB - 6/22/2009 6:52:34 PM
    - Team ABL - carl - 6/22/2009 9:14:28 PM

American support eroding as Israeli "settlements" expand. - Bowser - 6/17/2009 11:26:50 PM
- When will US private funding of settlements be stopped? - E.P. - 6/22/2009 7:09:37 PM
- Reskins and Palefaces - ER - 6/18/2009 2:49:40 PM
  - If it was all about real estate, they'd still own the Sinai. (n/t) - TB - 6/19/2009 4:49:57 PM
  - "I think we should sell weapons to both sides and nuke the survivors" - Lindy - 6/18/2009 9:13:09 PM
  - Spelling. I meant "Redskins and Palefaces" (n/t) - ER - 6/18/2009 2:52:07 PM
    - I thought you just had a lithsp (n/t) - Lindy - 6/18/2009 3:30:34 PM
      - Yep. I can see my brilliant political analysis is just not reaching this crowd. :=} (n/t) - ER - 6/18/2009 3:32:48 PM
- re: American support eroding as Israeli "settlements" expand. - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 3:11:42 AM
  - Furthermore - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 4:53:50 AM
    - Buck, think. - Bowser - 6/18/2009 5:35:42 AM
      - pathetic rockets - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 5:55:09 AM
        
        Oh, for Christ's sake. Compare that with cluster bombs. 1 tank. Artillery. - Bowser - 6/18/2009 6:15:17 AM
        
        So then, these rockets being fired into Israel are not an issue that needs to be resolved for a peace agreement? - Buck Galaxy - 6/18/2009 1:13:35 PM
- How would you define a "Mexican village?" - TB - 6/18/2009 1:08:02 AM
  - "Now I don't have any hope of explaining this to those who believe the Palestinians are going to drive the Israelis into the sea." (n/t) - Bowser - 6/18/2009 3:56:12 AM
    - Not "drive into the sea." Destroy. - TB - 6/18/2009 4:09:53 AM
      - I was quoting you. - Bowser - 6/18/2009 5:25:33 AM

Bork promotes Sotomayer - "Robert Bork says choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court was 'a bad mistake.'" - Bowser - 6/22/2009 5:36:36 PM

"Jumbo Pensions" - TB - 6/17/2009 9:32:30 PM
- How far do you go with this, I'm curious? - dtb - 6/18/2009 8:34:03 PM
  - A ways back from where we are. - TB - 6/19/2009 12:51:45 AM
- What is "Anglo-Saxon government"? (n/t) - Robert - 6/17/2009 11:06:34 PM
  - Good question. - TB - 6/18/2009 12:29:39 AM
  - Ruling political authority comprised of elected or appointed representatives who can neither dance nor jump (n/t) - z - 6/17/2009 11:56:26 PM
  - No such thing. The Normans kicked their honky ass. - ER - 6/17/2009 11:29:14 PM

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