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Building a new foundation - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 11:03:26 PM
- I actually read that. - ER - 4/15/2009 1:02:54 PM
  - re: I actually read that. - TB - 4/15/2009 4:34:52 PM
    - "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." -- Yogi Berra - ER - 4/15/2009 5:48:57 PM
      - "Political and economic ideologies describe directions, not locations" - TB - 4/15/2009 6:41:49 PM
        
        Master/Slave - azstrummer - 4/15/2009 8:39:28 PM
        
        re: Master/Slave - TB - 4/15/2009 9:44:43 PM
        
        There is indeed much there of value to consider. - ER - 4/15/2009 8:37:33 PM
        
        re: consider. - TB - 4/15/2009 9:55:23 PM
        
        Another thing to consider... - ER - 4/15/2009 10:41:57 PM
        
        Agenda's are bad when they become obsessions. - REB - 4/15/2009 9:19:04 PM
        
        Thanks, much there to consider (n/t) - McFly - 4/15/2009 7:31:39 PM
    - The differences - Buck Galaxy - 4/15/2009 5:05:22 PM
    - "I don't think America could have made a better choice." - TB - 4/15/2009 4:38:06 PM

Captain freed, pirates killed! - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 5:38:47 PM
- Well planned, focused and appropriate use of military force - z - 4/13/2009 8:35:19 PM
- What the Republicans will do now that their Jimmy Carter/Iran crisis spin blew up in their face? - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 9:19:51 PM
  - No political issue here. - Lee - 4/13/2009 4:22:56 AM
    - No drama Obama - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 3:38:07 AM
      - I give Obama an A on his response to this. - REB - 4/15/2009 5:53:40 PM
    - I agree. - ER - 4/13/2009 12:44:03 PM
    - Don't downplay it. - RobVG - 4/13/2009 5:18:48 AM

New USA Plan Unveiled to Topple Cuban Communism - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 3:20:07 AM
- Toppling Cuban Communism is not the embargo's purpose. - ER - 4/14/2009 1:01:00 PM
  - Well, I am glad that the embargo has been lifted, at least partially. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 4:35:58 PM
    - There are no Communists any more - ER - 4/14/2009 5:57:15 PM
      - re: There are no Communists any more - Marcia - 4/14/2009 11:15:54 PM
      - I was specifically referring to Cuba. Opening trade will bring down Communism in Cuba fastest. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 7:03:40 PM

Palin telegraphs her agenda for the national stage. - Bowser - 4/14/2009 6:32:38 AM
- She's the only current national political figure I know... - z - 4/14/2009 11:17:52 AM
  - Views of her have hardened - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 3:33:02 PM
  - Personally I agree, but... - McFly - 4/14/2009 12:30:18 PM

Meghan McCain's nessage to the GOP - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 5:48:06 AM
- message (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 5:48:32 AM

Fighting infection - ER - 4/13/2009 11:24:43 PM

GOP leaders LIE about the New Deal - Buck Galaxy - 4/9/2009 9:11:55 PM
- Surely, the New Deal Helped. Surely Republicans, Being Politicians Are Liars. So Are Democrats. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/12/2009 3:43:04 PM
  - We are in the most serious economic crisis in a lifetime - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 5:30:54 PM
    - Both Parties Have Been Spouting BS Since Day One. Why Expect them to Change Now? - David F Mayer - 4/12/2009 6:11:54 PM
- Wow! Show a few numbers and the right wingers tuck tail and run. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 4/11/2009 10:28:31 PM
  - Mockery? - RobVG - 4/12/2009 6:40:51 PM
    - If we could lower interest rates, we would need less defecit spending. - alcaray - 4/13/2009 1:15:39 AM
      - What the heck is wrong with my spelling lately? - alcaray - 4/13/2009 3:13:14 AM
        
        Is the lowering of defecit spending "defecation"? (n/t) - ER - 4/13/2009 12:47:10 PM
        
        Me too. Trying to type too fast. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 4/13/2009 3:22:31 AM
    - I was pretty clear - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 10:44:06 PM
    - re: Mockery? - ER - 4/12/2009 7:02:10 PM
  - Yeah, that must be it. (n/t) - TB - 4/11/2009 11:03:10 PM
    - The numbers don't lie. GOP politicians do. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 3:22:42 AM
      - The numbers don't lie. - ER - 4/12/2009 9:40:32 AM
        
        But imagine this - Buck Galaxy - 4/12/2009 5:20:25 PM
        
        No, we invested it in the stock market, instead. (n/t) - ER - 4/12/2009 6:39:38 PM
        
        And where do you think that money goes? (n/t) - TB - 4/12/2009 10:18:09 PM
        
        Wait, wait, don't tell me! - ER - 4/12/2009 11:18:43 PM
        
        Do you actually know the answer? Or is rhetoric and insults enough? (n/t) - TB - 4/12/2009 11:43:01 PM
        
        TB, we ALL know the answer. - ER - 4/13/2009 12:04:17 AM
        
        re: the answer. - TB - 4/13/2009 3:29:03 AM
        
        Everyone picks on poor Tommy. - ER - 4/13/2009 1:03:24 PM
        
        Come to that... - TB - 4/12/2009 10:36:22 PM
        
        There you go again, - ER - 4/12/2009 11:52:21 PM
        
        re: There you go again, - TB - 4/13/2009 3:20:34 AM
        
        No one is denying that. - ER - 4/13/2009 10:35:34 AM
- False profits. - ER - 4/10/2009 12:06:09 AM
  - re: False profits. - Publius - 4/10/2009 2:42:02 AM
    - He's feeling the same thing many of us are - azstrummer - 4/10/2009 3:26:41 PM
      - You guys. - alcaray - 4/10/2009 7:31:36 PM
        
        So you're saying we haven't tried - azstrummer - 4/10/2009 10:01:59 PM
        
        If I had said "you haven't tried"... - alcaray - 4/11/2009 8:39:02 AM
    - second that (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 4/10/2009 5:25:43 AM
- Formatting issue - Buck Galaxy - 4/9/2009 9:20:09 PM
  - Damn Formatting issue - Buck Galaxy - 4/9/2009 9:22:48 PM
    - I had no trouble with them. (n/t) - Eri - 4/10/2009 4:19:49 AM
    - re: Damn Formatting issue - TB - 4/9/2009 10:39:51 PM
    - It is clear to me. - alcaray - 4/9/2009 9:58:47 PM

US Electrical Grid Penetrated by Spies: Report - Jody - 4/8/2009 1:09:18 PM
- I think that this incident is a pre- exquiste of things to come. - Jody - 4/9/2009 9:11:37 PM
- The Electric Power Industry Is So Out of Date, that It Would Be Impossible to Sabotage Electronically. - David F Mayer - 4/8/2009 10:47:33 PM
  - You have absolutely NO idea what you are talking about. - Bowser - 4/8/2009 11:24:06 PM
    - Ever been IN an control room? - David F Mayer - 4/12/2009 2:53:13 AM

What happens when you advocate diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians, or between the US and Iran. - alcaray - 4/10/2009 9:31:42 PM
- re: What happens when you advocate diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians, or between the US and Iran. - Marcia - 4/11/2009 1:02:34 AM
  - re: What happens when you advocate diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians, or between the US and Iran. - Marcia - 4/11/2009 1:11:57 AM
    - re: What happens when you advocate diplomacy ..... - Marcia - 4/11/2009 1:16:30 AM

Our current tax code - TB - 4/10/2009 4:21:23 PM

Our Rookie President - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2009 10:27:55 PM
- You getting the picture yet, SDAI? (n/t) - TB - 4/8/2009 8:17:16 PM
  - I'm glad you have eachother in these lean times. - et - 4/9/2009 4:00:34 AM
  - Sadly, yes. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/8/2009 10:44:11 PM
    - Damn - Buck Galaxy - 4/9/2009 12:24:44 AM
    - Moderator: Inflammatory Post (suggest you move it to Flame).... - Lindy - 4/9/2009 12:06:43 AM
      - re: Moderator: Inflammatory Post (suggest you move it to Flame).... - Robert - 4/9/2009 8:47:55 PM
        
        Pre-ignition - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2009 12:18:00 AM
      - Rip away on Flame if you wish to call him a poo-poo head - FrankC (moderator) - 4/9/2009 12:50:01 AM
        
        Not a Flame. I was wrong. Sorry, FrankC. - Bowser - 4/9/2009 4:28:53 PM
        
        Deleted Bowser reply - FrankC - 4/9/2009 3:49:53 AM
  - I doubt it. - Buck Galaxy - 4/8/2009 8:54:58 PM
- Your sophmoric arguement: - et - 4/8/2009 5:49:21 PM
  - Hah! (n/t) - alcaray - 4/8/2009 6:11:45 PM
- Your veteran mother. (n/t) - et - 4/8/2009 5:20:54 PM
- re: Our Rookie President - Buck Galaxy - 4/8/2009 2:02:25 AM
  - Successful? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/8/2009 2:17:05 AM
    - It just kills you we are no longer hated by our long time friends? - Buck Galaxy - 4/8/2009 3:16:09 PM
      - Sigh.... - Lindy - 4/8/2009 3:26:04 PM
        
        Tech1 - Lindy - 4/9/2009 12:08:55 AM
        
        Push Button Futures - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2009 12:54:12 AM
        
        I see you took my comment down - Lindy - 4/10/2009 2:10:43 AM
        
        re: I see you took my comment down - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/10/2009 2:19:47 AM
        
        re: I see you took my comment down - Lindy - 4/10/2009 2:29:13 AM
    - The world deserves a little ass-kissing. - RobVG - 4/8/2009 3:47:51 AM
      - Really? Why? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/8/2009 4:17:39 AM
        
        It's not about what the ROW has done greatly... - RobVG - 4/8/2009 5:15:58 AM
        
        How dare Obama acknowledge America is not perfect! - Buck Galaxy - 4/8/2009 7:20:28 PM
        
        re: It's not about what the ROW has done greatly... - Lindy - 4/8/2009 3:27:07 PM
    - Small reality check - TB - 4/8/2009 3:15:00 AM
- Kind of silly things to pick at, so early in the game. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/8/2009 12:17:54 AM

"Obama seeks $83 billion for Iraq, Afghan wars." - Bowser - 4/9/2009 11:14:52 PM
- The American people aren't stupid - Buck Galaxy - 4/9/2009 11:35:01 PM

Economic war games - TB - 4/9/2009 8:35:51 PM

â€˜Hey, your sister has a pretty mouth â€” do you want to be a general?â€™ - Bowser - 4/9/2009 5:13:20 PM

Update: South Africa - TB - 4/8/2009 10:56:14 PM
- I predicted this years ago. - Lee - 4/9/2009 12:54:56 AM
  - Apartheid has been reversed, not repealed. (n/t) - The Silent Majority - 4/9/2009 5:00:41 AM
- C'mon TB give em a kiss ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/8/2009 11:01:09 PM

American exceptionalism shows itself once more. - Lee - 4/9/2009 12:41:14 AM
- and mark my words... - Jody - 4/9/2009 3:33:49 AM

"Changing the Rules of the Blame Game" - Bowser - 4/8/2009 6:38:48 PM

Obama Calls on the World to Get Rid of Nukes. - REB - 4/3/2009 4:34:01 PM
- Nukes KEEP the PEACE, Baby! - carl - 4/6/2009 8:33:10 PM
  - Get with the times, Carl - McFly - 4/7/2009 1:25:31 AM
    - NO Realism there, fellas - carl - 4/7/2009 4:35:28 PM
      - "Ask Tom Cruise" - I did, and am hopeful the restraining order doesn't mean he won't respond. (n/t) - McFly - 4/7/2009 9:41:15 PM
- It's just simple bargaining - azstrummer - 4/4/2009 7:13:51 PM
- re: Obama Calls on the World to Get Rid of Nukes. - Hans - 4/3/2009 7:43:22 PM

The Vedict Is In - Marsby - 4/5/2009 2:59:15 AM
- re: The Vedict Is In - E.P. - 4/7/2009 8:35:56 PM
- More deliberation - Buck Galaxy - 4/5/2009 9:07:37 PM
  - re: More deliberation - Marsby - 4/6/2009 3:20:55 AM
- I think everyone is expecting too much too soon from the man... (n/t) - Jody - 4/5/2009 7:37:18 PM
- Don't forget the bonuses for people at Freddie/Fannie - Lee - 4/5/2009 3:17:35 PM
  - Bonuses for Total Incompetence! Capitalism In Action! Utter Rot. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/6/2009 1:54:26 PM
- Well, he IS a politician. - Bowser - 4/5/2009 3:20:51 AM
  - A Practical Definition of Torture - Marsby - 4/5/2009 7:08:19 PM
    - What you "agree" to or what you "consider" has little to do with Geneva. - alcaray - 4/6/2009 1:20:43 AM
      - Uh Read It - Marsby - 4/6/2009 3:09:34 AM
        
        You can spin it all you like. The meaning is clear. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/6/2009 3:14:33 AM
        
        You Got Nothing As Expected - Marsby - 4/6/2009 3:27:06 AM
        
        There is a precise definition. I showed it to you. - alcaray - 4/6/2009 4:35:58 AM
        
        re: There is a precise definition. I showed it to you. - Marsby - 4/6/2009 1:52:28 PM
        
        Most of the definition does not rely on the word "cruel". - alcaray - 4/6/2009 6:55:56 PM
        
        What people voluntarily submit to (images may be disturbing) - Laurie Street - 4/6/2009 5:06:17 PM
        
        again, right this time - Laurie Street - 4/6/2009 5:07:26 PM
        
        Off the charts on the "Disfigurement Scoring System" (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/7/2009 3:18:24 AM
  - You're Very Forgetfull - Marsby - 4/5/2009 6:50:34 PM

Now that it's Republicans who don't want Obama appointees to come up for a vote... - alcaray - 4/7/2009 7:22:50 PM

Iraq OBAMA - carl - 4/7/2009 6:40:15 PM

"Absentee ballots widen Franken's Senate lead." Republicans go for Supreme Court. - Bowser - 4/7/2009 6:19:43 PM

Representatives Barney Frank and Ron Paul Introduce Hemp Farming Legislation - HR 1866 - Eric - 4/7/2009 9:46:11 AM

Daniel Ortega: "Hey, we could use some evil capitalist loot down here!" - TB - 3/26/2009 4:53:07 PM
- When Ortega visited the UN in New York some years ago, he bought his wife a pair of glasses that cost a MILLION DOLLARS. It was studded with diamonds. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/2/2009 12:27:58 PM
  - You really do make this **** up don't you? - Tony - 4/3/2009 2:10:52 PM
    - My apologies. It was a million dollars worth of clothing & jewelry, including multi-thousand $ glasses. - David F Mayer - 4/7/2009 8:51:34 AM
- Where's the DRUG MONEY???? - carl - 3/27/2009 5:13:48 PM

Details on future defense plans - TB - 4/7/2009 5:04:58 AM

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