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"Michele Bachmann Seeks 'Armed and Dangerous' Opposition to Cap-and-Trade" - Bowser - 3/27/2009 11:57:34 PM
- Tilting at windmills - RobVG - 3/28/2009 9:08:11 PM
  - I think you missed the correct citation. "Armed and dangerous", "a revolution - - - is a good thing." - Bowser - 3/29/2009 6:58:39 PM
    - If you would like to hear her remarks in context, here is the interview - RobVG - 3/29/2009 7:52:11 PM
      - Link - RobVG - 3/29/2009 7:55:11 PM
- "If a Democrat had done that to Bush..." - TB - 3/28/2009 4:16:40 AM
  - More Conservative inability to accept responsibility for actions, words and ideology. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/28/2009 5:33:13 PM
    - "Conservative"? There you go again. (n/t) - Ronald Reagan - 3/29/2009 7:13:59 AM
      - My point, precisely. - Bowser - 3/29/2009 12:24:53 PM
        
        Speaking generalities will not change the fact her statement was about education. - RobVG - 3/29/2009 3:29:40 PM
        
        re: Speaking generalities - TB - 3/29/2009 3:41:23 PM
        
        Maybe I'm wrong - RobVG - 3/29/2009 3:50:03 PM
  - Bachmann-Moron Overdrive --- Takin' Care of Bizness - ER - 3/28/2009 11:04:54 AM
    - Why do I bother? - TB - 3/28/2009 2:44:37 PM
      - "Bowser pulled this off some lunatic leftist website - - -" She's a Republican Congresswoman. - Bowser - 3/28/2009 5:25:03 PM
      - Why do I? - ER - 3/28/2009 3:10:55 PM
        
        Okay, the woman's an idiot. Conceded. - TB - 3/28/2009 3:19:58 PM
  - I don't recall a Democratic Member of Congress calling for armed insurrection. - Bowser - 3/28/2009 4:27:02 AM
    - "armed and dangerous" is a slang phrase. - TB - 3/28/2009 4:58:50 AM
      - STOP! "Armed and dangerous", like "torture", is self-explanatory. - Bowser - 3/28/2009 5:06:31 AM
        
        Joan Rivers, revolutionary - TB - 3/28/2009 6:00:40 AM
        
        "Sometimes I wonder how you can write some of these sentences without your brain exploding." - Bowser - 3/28/2009 12:43:30 PM
        
        "Conservatives"? There you go again. (n/t) - Ronald Reagan - 3/28/2009 5:48:23 AM
- "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" (n/t) - ER - 3/28/2009 12:39:33 AM
- BELONGS ON CE, DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT IT HERE. THX (n/t) - Bowser - 3/28/2009 12:11:34 AM
  - And here it is. (n/t) - Robert - 3/28/2009 12:34:19 AM

Unavoidable Catastrophe: Supervolcanic Eruption - David F Mayer - 3/29/2009 6:05:34 PM

Obama on Afghanistan - TB - 3/27/2009 2:03:32 AM
- Al Qaeda? Oh, you mean the United Front against Crusaders and Jews - E.P. - 3/27/2009 6:54:34 PM
  - You're kidding me???????????? - Buck Galaxy - 3/27/2009 9:41:21 PM
    - re: You're kidding me???????????? - alcaray - 3/28/2009 1:13:47 AM
- There are limits to military power. - Bowser - 3/27/2009 4:18:29 AM
  - The key issue is always intelligence. Given sufficient information, we could destroy them overnight. - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 11:34:52 AM
    - While intelligence is certainly valuable and essential - azstrummer - 3/27/2009 2:12:27 PM
      - Every Organization Has a Maximum Sustainable Rate of Loss. - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 9:29:31 PM
      - A winable war - Buck Galaxy - 3/27/2009 4:05:39 PM
        
        re: A winnable war - TB - 3/27/2009 4:25:36 PM
        
        Don't be irked. There are REAL differences - Buck Galaxy - 3/28/2009 1:23:49 AM
        
        Differences - TB - 3/28/2009 4:34:15 AM
        
        Your boys were on watch when this place was left to go to hell - Buck Galaxy - 3/29/2009 12:02:21 AM
        
        Wondering how long before Obama gets the credit for the surge in Iraq. (n/t) - TB - 3/29/2009 1:58:14 AM
        
        It's ok, I understand why you don't want to talk about Bush's record in Afghanistan (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 3/29/2009 2:04:43 AM
        
        You know what? - TB - 3/29/2009 3:03:07 AM
        
        That's a really healthy attitude - Buck Galaxy - 3/29/2009 4:21:23 AM
        
        Maybe we can meet in the middle. - TB - 3/29/2009 2:26:57 PM
        
        Business as usual? - Buck Galaxy - 3/29/2009 3:17:47 PM
        
        re: Business as usual - TB - 3/29/2009 4:09:18 PM
        
        This website is fun, and sometimes useful - TB - 3/29/2009 4:17:55 PM
      - Cutting off the heads - TB - 3/27/2009 2:51:22 PM
  - I guess tht's why Obama's plan employs diplomatic and civilian power too? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 3/27/2009 6:23:34 AM
    - "The Winnable War" - Bowser - 3/27/2009 12:46:45 PM
- Further - Buck Galaxy - 3/27/2009 3:00:27 AM
  - re: Further - TB - 3/27/2009 3:37:46 AM

More on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Taliban alliance, and participants - TB - 3/28/2009 4:16:00 PM
- "It is easy to tell that this war is not going well for the Afghan government and its foreign allies." - Bowser - 3/28/2009 11:44:42 PM
  - Bush thought Afghanistan was a pushover. - ER - 3/29/2009 12:42:34 AM
    - "The Price of Loyalty - A Presidency Unveiled" - - - A Forbes Best Business Book - Bowser - 3/29/2009 2:01:26 AM
      - I loved the sidebar about Bush wanting to privatize Social Security. - ER - 3/29/2009 12:47:44 PM

Today's Acts of Love and Kindness from Religion of Peace - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 12:18:38 AM
- The solution remains the same: massive UN deployment to the West Bank and Gaza - E.P. - 3/27/2009 6:57:15 PM
- That web site is an obscenity. - ER - 3/27/2009 2:08:35 PM
  - "We passionately believe...no Muslim should be harmed, harassed, stereotyped or treated any differently....solely on account of their [being] Muslim. - The Silent Majority - 3/28/2009 5:56:47 AM
    - That's the equivalent of saying "pardon my French" after every time you say ... - ER - 3/29/2009 12:54:03 AM
    - HTML can go to hell. (n/t) - TSM - 3/28/2009 5:58:12 AM
  - Why are you surprised DFM posts a hate site? - Lindy - 3/27/2009 5:33:00 PM

"The Republican Road to Recovery" - ER - 3/26/2009 11:40:03 PM
- Incredibly stupid move by the GOP. They handed Obama a gift... - Buck Galaxy - 3/27/2009 4:55:59 AM
- re: "The Republican Road to Recovery" - TB - 3/27/2009 1:52:16 AM
  - re: "The Republican Road to Recovery" - ER - 3/27/2009 2:36:54 AM
    - To drive the point home... - TB - 3/27/2009 3:46:20 AM
      - You just drove that point off the road. - ER - 3/27/2009 1:44:09 PM
        
        I'm not happy with the Republican leadership either. - TB - 3/27/2009 3:23:18 PM
      - Again, that's not to say the Republicans couldn't have done a better job. - TB - 3/27/2009 12:30:30 PM
        
        They don't have idea people. Conservatives mistrust intellectuals. (n/t) - ER - 3/27/2009 1:48:04 PM
        
        That's sounded more like Bowser than you. (n/t) - TB - 3/27/2009 3:14:04 PM
        
        Maybe because Conservatives often precede the word "intellectual" with "liberal". - ER - 3/27/2009 4:05:21 PM
        
        "Elite" - TB - 3/27/2009 4:35:40 PM
        
        Can Joe Da Plummer grasp that fine distinction? - ER - 3/27/2009 5:14:44 PM
        
        Can you? - TB - 3/27/2009 5:49:45 PM
        
        You've neglected the most obvious, and most dangerous elitist of all. - ER - 3/27/2009 6:14:54 PM
        
        re: most obvious - TB - 3/27/2009 6:49:47 PM
        
        Do the words society and civilization mean anything to you? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/27/2009 8:09:57 PM
        
        Yes. - TB - 3/27/2009 9:14:36 PM
        
        Wow, defensive much? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/28/2009 3:58:19 AM
        
        re: Wow, defensive much? - TB - 3/28/2009 4:48:01 AM
        
        It is most obvious you have spent entirely too much time reading "Atlas Shrugged". - ER - 3/27/2009 7:16:22 PM
        
        You're not the problem, E.R. - TB - 3/27/2009 9:05:41 PM
  - Damning with faint praise. - Bowser - 3/27/2009 2:17:36 AM

WTC site is re-named 1 World Trade Center, Freedom TOWER OUT - carl - 3/27/2009 3:38:14 PM
- Tenants - TB - 3/27/2009 3:51:16 PM
  - re: Tenants - Marcia - 3/28/2009 3:17:10 AM
    - A non-story - TB - 3/28/2009 4:17:50 AM

Resignation letter from an AIG executive - TB - 3/25/2009 7:40:12 PM
- A somewhat blunter example. - TB - 3/26/2009 8:45:48 PM
  - I see. "I've got mine, and to hell with the country." - Mary Anne - 3/27/2009 12:45:02 PM
    - re: I see. - TB - 3/27/2009 1:39:33 PM
- "On March 16 I received a payment from A.I.G. amounting to $742,006.40, after taxes" - Lindy - 3/26/2009 1:00:05 AM
  - Apparently they're getting death threats - Lindy - 3/26/2009 4:49:20 AM
    - Think anybody's taking buses to the homes of these guys? - TB - 3/26/2009 4:58:15 AM
- And now, book purchases from the market at large, including but not limited to Amazon: - Mary Anne - 3/25/2009 10:21:58 PM
  - The fine print - TB - 3/25/2009 11:29:36 PM
    - re: The fine print - Mary Anne - 3/26/2009 3:01:48 AM
      - re: Libraries - TB - 3/26/2009 4:23:45 AM
        
        I believe you. - Mary Anne - 3/26/2009 11:53:25 AM
  - re: And now, book purchases from the market at large, including but not limited to Amazon: - gbaikie - 3/25/2009 11:18:56 PM
    - Because, because, because, because... - Mary Anne - 3/26/2009 3:11:25 AM
      - re: Because, because, because, because... - gbaikie - 3/26/2009 5:37:13 AM
        
        I'm sure you could do better. - Mary Anne - 3/26/2009 12:29:46 PM
        
        re: I'm sure you could do better. - gbaikie - 3/26/2009 6:41:54 PM

Lethal injection cruel and unusual? - RobVG - 3/14/2009 11:26:25 PM
- Yes it is... - Jody - 3/15/2009 4:22:09 AM
  - It is about the LEAST painful way to die. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/27/2009 12:20:28 AM
- Is there a way that isn't cruel and unusual? - Bowser - 3/15/2009 4:10:34 AM
  - Mass executions during underground nuclear tests - azstrummer - 3/16/2009 12:38:08 PM
  - Physicians - RobVG - 3/15/2009 3:20:09 PM
    - Not exactly. There is a subtle distinction. - Bowser - 3/15/2009 5:57:31 PM
  - The constant stress of NOT knowing when/where it's coming from would be cruel and unusual. (n/t) - Eri - 3/15/2009 2:52:48 PM
    - The constant stress of NOT knowing when/where it's coming from would be cruel and unusual. - Lindy - 3/15/2009 4:17:05 PM
      - How to win at "tag". "BANG! You're it!" (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2009 11:57:17 PM
- Phooey! Just another attempt to circumvent capital punishment. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/15/2009 3:20:54 AM

A religious mission ? - Raoul - 3/21/2009 3:57:51 PM
- Doin' the stream-of-consciousness Holy Land Rag - ER - 3/22/2009 9:48:56 AM
  - All of which brings us back the our "ideal" society. - Lee - 3/22/2009 6:11:48 PM
    - And it's UNESCO which quietly promotes such a homogenized 'world culture'. - Jacob - 3/23/2009 12:15:48 AM
      - I'm not talking about this world. - Lee - 3/23/2009 12:23:48 AM
    - re: All of which brings us back the our "ideal" society. - TB - 3/22/2009 6:25:49 PM
      - It's called colonization. - Lee - 3/22/2009 6:39:26 PM
        
        Peoples fragment. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/22/2009 6:49:36 PM
        
        Do they? - Lee - 3/22/2009 7:00:17 PM
        
        They do. - alcaray - 3/22/2009 9:21:17 PM
  - re: Doin' the stream-of-consciousness Holy Land Rag - Lindy - 3/22/2009 1:59:21 PM
    - If it wasn't so tragic it would be funny - ER - 3/22/2009 4:10:15 PM
      - Oh gawd - Lindy - 3/24/2009 12:48:05 AM
- Destroying Israel has never been a "religious mission" for the Islamic world? - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2009 2:56:03 AM
  - Who owns the moral high ground? - Raoul - 3/22/2009 5:40:08 PM
    - By that reasoning - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 2:55:06 PM
      - re: Israel's moral standards - Raoul - 3/23/2009 7:05:47 PM
        
        So Palestinians don't have to behave to any moral standards? - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 8:52:40 PM
        
        re: Comparing cultures - Raoul - 3/23/2009 9:41:42 PM
        
        The difference between Israel and its enemies - Buck Galaxy - 3/24/2009 4:21:09 PM
        
        No harm done? - Buck Galaxy - 3/24/2009 4:15:16 PM
        
        Obtaining results - Raoul - 3/25/2009 6:57:48 AM
        
        re: Obtaining results - Buck Galaxy - 3/26/2009 5:49:45 AM
    - Belgium by 2050 will have a muslim majority. - Jacob - 3/23/2009 12:27:54 AM
      - A myth - Raoul - 3/23/2009 5:33:03 AM
        
        Do the mathematics, Raoul. (n/t) - Jacob - 3/24/2009 8:37:06 PM
    - Interesting perspective Raoul - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 5:51:53 PM
  - Interesting how different eyes view the same words - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 5:34:29 PM
    - I now see you were replying to Raoul - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 6:39:57 PM
      - I have been a long time advocate of a fair solution - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 5:21:57 AM
  - You don't think it's right to bring it up for discussion? - alcaray - 3/22/2009 4:14:23 AM
    - Sure, as long as it is put in perspective, Which is what I did. (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2009 4:35:42 PM
  - Buck, you can do better than that. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 3:53:48 AM
    - So can you - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2009 4:48:55 PM
      - I give up. Call the Israelis liars if you will. Tell 'em they don't follow the Old Testament. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 5:49:01 PM
        
        What's wrong with you? - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2009 6:38:26 PM
        
        Hello? - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 5:11:28 AM
        
        Bowser, you're mixing religion and politics - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 5:59:23 PM
        
        I've given up on Buck. There was hope. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 7:26:26 PM
        
        Another post full of suggestions for a fair, peaceful resolution... NOT - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 5:09:52 AM
        
        things you agree on in the center - Buck Galaxy - 3/22/2009 6:43:44 PM
        
        If those are the things you're promoting Buck - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 6:51:28 PM
  - You noticed that too? - TB - 3/22/2009 3:08:04 AM
    - Sure. Because nobody ever reports on Islamic extremism. - alcaray - 3/22/2009 4:15:35 AM
      - Close. The people who do their thinking for them are quite sane. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 5:47:23 AM
- re: A religious mission ? - Sorry, there's more at work here. - Marcia - 3/21/2009 10:17:10 PM
  - Because no rabbi would ever say such a thing? - alcaray - 3/22/2009 1:46:45 AM

Goldman Sachs plans to hand back $10 billion bailout - Lindy - 3/26/2009 3:47:27 AM

Afghan Strikes by Taliban Get Pakistan Help, U.S. Aides Say - Bowser - 3/25/2009 11:38:16 PM

Predator attacks in Pakistan - TB - 3/22/2009 6:49:37 PM
- The biggest problem is INTELLIGENCE. If we know where the terrorists are, we can kill them. - David F Mayer - 3/22/2009 11:37:37 PM
  - Increased predator attacks indicate intelligence breakthough - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 8:37:01 PM
    - If there was an intelligence "breakthrough", it was not technical but political. - David F Mayer - 3/23/2009 10:20:53 PM
      - It was technical, fer crissake. Read what's available about it. - Bowser - 3/24/2009 4:54:34 AM
        
        I read what he said. I just doubt if it is the main factor responsible. - David F Mayer - 3/25/2009 9:31:10 PM
      - Hopefully the bottom line is - Buck Galaxy - 3/23/2009 10:38:04 PM
        
        "our overtures to reach peace with more moderate elements" - David F Mayer - 3/23/2009 11:30:08 PM
  - Or, you can kill everyone, and claim you got one or two. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/23/2009 6:21:08 AM
- Tactical successes which lead to strategic losses. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 7:43:08 PM
  - Collateral damage - RobVG - 3/22/2009 10:14:01 PM
    - It's a guerilla war. "Anger in Afghanistan, Pakistan Over Military Strikes" - Bowser - 3/22/2009 10:45:36 PM
      - re: It's a guerilla war. "Anger in Afghanistan, Pakistan Over Military Strikes" - TB - 3/22/2009 11:34:36 PM
        
        Your inability to understand a subject gives it much credence. - Bowser - 3/23/2009 12:49:39 AM
      - Link to the preceding subject line article. - Bowser - 3/22/2009 10:47:03 PM

Clinton to concede tonite? - ARRELL - 6/3/2008 3:24:03 PM
- Groan...apparently not... - ARRELL - 6/3/2008 7:29:41 PM
- But...but...what about the Secret Mystery Tape? - TB - 6/3/2008 4:35:48 PM
  - I have heard the secret tape rumor too (Yes, TB I sometimes look at rightwing blogs) - ARRELL - 6/3/2008 4:46:55 PM
    - re: secret tape rumor - TB - 6/3/2008 5:17:37 PM
      - Bill Beckel says it will come out tomorrow - Buck Galaxy - 6/4/2008 6:52:37 AM
        
        re: Bill Beckel says it will come out tomorrow - Randy Brooks - 3/25/2009 12:17:48 AM
        
        re: Bill Beckel says it will come out tomorrow - Randy Brooks - 3/25/2009 12:17:42 AM
        
        Now isn't the right time. - Lee - 6/4/2008 5:34:16 PM
      - Latest - Buck Galaxy - 6/3/2008 9:14:55 PM

"U.S. Seeks Expanded Power to Seize Firms" - TB - 3/24/2009 2:19:17 PM
- Is Wesley Mouch a pseudonym for Dubya? - Laurie Street - 3/24/2009 4:00:53 PM

Taliban declares war on US, Afghanistan from inside Pakistan territory - Buck Galaxy - 3/20/2009 10:51:13 PM
- And how long ago did the US declare war on the Taliban? - Bowser - 3/20/2009 11:48:37 PM
  - That is because the Taliban supported and nurtured an attack OVER HERE! - David F Mayer - 3/22/2009 12:14:03 AM
    - And your citations? How many of the 9-11 folks were Taliban, eg? - Bowser - 3/22/2009 5:27:43 AM
      - All of them, basically. - TB - 3/22/2009 5:59:20 PM
        
        "The World According to TB." - Bowser - 3/22/2009 11:55:49 PM
        
        Like I said. Nuts. (n/t) - TB - 3/23/2009 12:00:05 AM
        
        Let's settle it. How many of the 9-11 hijackers were Iraqi? Afghan? - Bowser - 3/23/2009 12:44:18 AM
        
        How many of them were trained in Afghanistan? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/23/2009 10:22:57 PM
        
        Where did they learn to fly? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/24/2009 1:09:45 PM

Former Bush official says many in Guantanamo innocent. And the US knew it. - Bowser - 3/23/2009 1:16:52 AM
- re: Former Bush official says many in Guantanamo innocent. And the US knew it. - Jack Herer - 3/23/2009 4:49:38 PM

Health Care (Insurance) Solution Begins - Eri - 3/22/2009 1:18:13 PM
- re: Health Care (Insurance) Solution Begins - TB - 3/22/2009 5:47:27 PM
  - I hope it's successful, too. - Eri - 3/22/2009 8:41:17 PM

Interesting E-book I just found - azstrummer - 3/22/2009 6:48:29 PM
- Main flaw - TB - 3/22/2009 8:10:41 PM

Super Genius update - TB - 3/19/2009 8:07:59 PM
- Really? That's what you've got? - McFly - 3/20/2009 2:35:01 AM
  - Not really. - TB - 3/20/2009 3:19:41 AM
    - Shirley you're not trying to imply that Bush is "smart"?? (n/t) - Laurie Street - 3/21/2009 10:07:35 PM
    - Bush was a stupid, arrogant lackey long, long before 9-11, Iraq, Saddam, deregulation, etc.. - Bowser - 3/20/2009 4:31:16 AM
- You STILL got your asses kicked in the election (n/t) - Robert - 3/20/2009 12:27:46 AM
  - They're grooming Palin. The best they have is Palin. - Bowser - 3/20/2009 1:00:25 AM
    - re: They're grooming Palin. The best they have is Palin. - Lindy - 3/21/2009 12:57:32 AM
    - I think that Huckabee may be their best hope - E.P. - 3/20/2009 8:33:27 PM
    - You're forgetting about Bobby and Mikey - Robert - 3/20/2009 4:36:52 PM
      - I just can't resist rubbing Palin in their noses. Mikey is so Middle Ages, Bobby Sesame Street. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/20/2009 10:38:40 PM
      - I think some "painful lessons" are being learned right now. - TB - 3/20/2009 10:34:12 PM
        
        This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away...to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. (n/t) - Yoda - 3/21/2009 12:25:26 AM
        
        The lesson of what happens with Republicans in charge is a lot fresher in people's minds. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/20/2009 11:49:56 PM
  - Let's see what happens next time. - TB - 3/20/2009 12:40:54 AM
    - Which poll? - dtb - 3/20/2009 3:29:26 PM
      - re: Which poll? - TB - 3/20/2009 3:40:23 PM
        
        I'm still confused - dtb - 3/20/2009 6:30:38 PM
- All silliness about DVD players aside, is Barack Obama really a Genius? - z - 3/19/2009 9:46:59 PM
  - Hero worship is not objective evidence - TB - 3/19/2009 11:11:59 PM
    - There are worse parameters. - Bowser - 3/20/2009 12:48:56 AM
    - Hardly hero worship. Obama is off to a great start. - z - 3/20/2009 12:38:20 AM
      - re: Hardly hero worship. Obama is off to a great start. - Lindy - 3/22/2009 2:49:16 PM
- from the "Would Condoleeza have made this blunder? "Department - ER - 3/19/2009 9:11:40 PM
  - This was just the cherry on the top - TB - 3/21/2009 4:06:54 AM
    - You're getting desperate, TB. - ER - 3/21/2009 1:24:20 PM
      - Tell the British - TB - 3/21/2009 2:42:45 PM
        
        Apparently someone already has. - ER - 3/21/2009 3:13:23 PM
  - Read the headlines on the Drudge Report. These guys are truly funny. - Bowser - 3/19/2009 9:52:26 PM
    - The point is... - Socrates II - 3/20/2009 2:55:25 PM

"Iran supreme leader dismisses Obama overture." - Bowser - 3/21/2009 2:17:24 PM
- Bad Bowsr, baaad (n/t) - Lindy - 3/22/2009 2:21:32 PM
- Bad Bowsr, baaad (n/t) - Lindy - 3/22/2009 2:21:29 PM

The Energy Source of the Future - David F Mayer - 3/22/2009 2:53:45 AM

Support for nuclear energy rising a bit - TB - 3/20/2009 10:37:34 PM
- That is due to ignorance of the superior alternatives. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/22/2009 12:15:51 AM
- Thermal energy was on the news tonight. - Eri - 3/20/2009 11:06:22 PM
- When it comes to limited power or nuclear power, Nevada will positively radiate. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/20/2009 10:44:26 PM

U.S. fiscal update - TB - 3/20/2009 9:27:30 PM
- The shame would be... - alcaray - 3/21/2009 5:12:57 PM
- Yep. It looks pretty grim. (n/t) - ER - 3/20/2009 9:49:55 PM
  - GWB - The gift which keeps on giving. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/20/2009 9:51:43 PM
    - That still going to be the stock answer five years from now? Ten? (n/t) - TB - 3/20/2009 10:26:26 PM
      - Look at it his way, TB... - ER - 3/20/2009 10:48:06 PM
        
        Losing the past - TB - 3/20/2009 11:50:00 PM
        
        "I do recognize how malleable history is around here." - ER - 3/20/2009 11:57:35 PM
        
        Heh. - TB - 3/21/2009 12:35:53 AM
        
        Well, if it makes you feel any better... - ER - 3/21/2009 1:02:54 AM
      - Sure, until we're back to surpluses, and not fighting aggressive wars. - Bowser - 3/20/2009 10:36:06 PM

Politics at it's worst. - Bowser - 3/21/2009 5:22:52 AM
- re: Unfortunately Norm's party doesn't take losing very well. - Eric - 3/21/2009 11:51:41 AM

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