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First survey results on Obama's Inaugural Address - favorable - z - 1/23/2009 1:15:51 AM
- Another survey that confirms that - TB - 1/23/2009 2:30:17 AM

Afghanistan campaign secures alternate supply route - TB - 1/22/2009 11:05:45 PM
- One of many reasons Afghanistan = quagmire. That's a no-win area. - Bowser - 1/23/2009 1:59:40 AM

Obama signs executive order to close [the U.S. military detention facility at] Guantanamo Bay - McFly - 1/22/2009 6:40:29 PM
- When PIGS FLY over the BAY of PIGS - carl - 1/22/2009 7:05:25 PM
  - re: When PIGS FLY over the BAY of PIGS - Jack Herer - 1/22/2009 8:43:30 PM
    - LOL!!!!! GOOOD 1~!!!!!!!!!! - carl - 1/22/2009 8:58:31 PM

Letter Left at White House "From .43 to .44" - carl - 1/21/2009 7:17:26 PM
- Barbara and Jenna Bush leave a letter to Sasha and Malia Obama - REB - 1/22/2009 4:02:50 PM
- re: Two Letters Left by Stalin for Khruschev" - Mary Anne - 1/22/2009 3:39:52 PM
  - Obviously somebody's already opened Letter 1. :) (n/t) - TB - 1/22/2009 6:41:06 PM
    - lolol - Mary Anne - 1/22/2009 7:35:07 PM
- re: Letter Left at White House "From .43 to .44" - Eri - 1/22/2009 2:12:06 AM
  - Awesome Eri!!! (n/t) - Jody - 1/22/2009 2:51:22 PM
  - re: Letter Left at White House "From .43 to .44" - lol - 1/22/2009 7:22:24 AM
- "Chomp on this - They say you're a champ, I think you're a chump." Signed - The Chimp (n/t) - Bowser - 1/22/2009 12:47:25 AM
  - LOL!! Very Good Bowser!!! (n/t) - Jody - 1/22/2009 2:52:54 PM
- "Good luck cleaning up the big mess!" - sincerely, GW (n/t) - z - 1/21/2009 9:51:32 PM

Caroline Kennedy Gets Torpedoed and backs off SENATE BID - carl - 1/22/2009 7:12:11 PM

Obama's speech - TB - 1/20/2009 5:15:07 PM
- I was underwhelmed (n/t) - Jody - 1/22/2009 1:09:36 AM
  - Wasn't his best, but... - McFly - 1/22/2009 2:55:16 AM
    - I guess part of the problem for me McFly is... - Jody - 1/22/2009 4:18:43 AM
      - also..... - Jody - 1/22/2009 1:51:45 PM
        
        You, become complacent? - McFly - 1/22/2009 6:26:06 PM
- So how soon before we get solar-panels on top of the not-so-White-House? (n/t) - Jacob - 1/21/2009 1:21:08 AM
  - It's the "White House". Obama happens to be black. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/21/2009 2:37:07 AM
    - You're out of step, Bowser. Green is the new color. - Jacob - 1/21/2009 6:47:27 PM
    - Half black. - The Silent Majority - 1/21/2009 3:57:56 AM
- Better link - TB - 1/20/2009 5:32:27 PM
- re: Obama's speech - REB - 1/20/2009 5:21:05 PM

Al Qaida messing with WMD? - TB - 1/20/2009 5:02:50 AM
- Some things to consider. - RNE - 1/22/2009 5:43:02 PM
- re: Al Qaida messing with WMD? - Hans - 1/21/2009 2:12:01 AM

Scion of international banking passes away - JEKing - 1/22/2009 12:56:22 AM
- Those gardens are amazing! - Eri - 1/22/2009 2:08:36 AM
  - Reminds me of Iam Hoggâ€™s gardens. - REB - 1/22/2009 4:13:54 PM

Hey, Buck. It was very nice to see Hillary a part of that process. - Bowser - 1/21/2009 2:35:29 AM
- She would have been there even if she wasn't SoS. - Buck Galaxy - 1/22/2009 5:42:27 AM
- Where Was BUBBA? - carl - 1/21/2009 7:10:22 PM

So, have we heard? Did Bush's bunch trash the Whitehouse upon leaving? (n/t) - RobVG - 1/21/2009 2:56:26 AM
- Nope, just about everything else though. (n/t) - et - 1/22/2009 3:07:53 AM
- I think Obama and Bush performed a miracle. - Bowser - 1/21/2009 7:14:49 AM
  - We Are SHOCKED - carl - 1/21/2009 7:08:59 PM
- ll the O's were still on the keyboards. - Eri - 1/21/2009 4:19:02 AM
  - "White House Vandalized In Transition, G.A.O. Finds" (Clinton to Bush) - Bowser - 1/21/2009 7:29:40 PM
    - re: "White House Vandalized In Transition, G.A.O. Finds" (Clinton to Bush) - Lindy - 1/22/2009 2:40:59 AM
    - re: "White House Vandalized In Transition, G.A.O. Finds" (Clinton to Bush) - Eri - 1/22/2009 2:23:10 AM
- No, but Bush got booed at the inauguration. - TB - 1/21/2009 3:03:49 AM
  - Yeah, I heard that on the news. - Eri - 1/21/2009 4:17:58 AM

Obama retakes oath. Chief Justice another incompetent appointed by Bush. - Bowser - 1/22/2009 12:56:52 AM
- Roberts has now become the new joke now that Bush is gone. - Eri - 1/22/2009 1:55:55 AM

Reagan's 1981 inaugural speech - TB - 1/21/2009 2:47:29 AM
- Thank you TB... - Jody - 1/21/2009 4:26:48 PM
  - well... - Jody - 1/21/2009 10:20:38 PM
- And how much input do you think Reagan had on his speeches? - Bowser - 1/21/2009 7:20:36 AM
  - Good reference. - TB - 1/21/2009 5:02:44 PM
  - Well, There You GO AGAIN! - carl - 1/21/2009 4:38:20 PM

B of A gets an easy $20 billion. US automakers have to fight for scraps. The reason - - Bowser - 1/16/2009 5:22:39 AM
- B of A gets an easy $20 billion. NASA gets $17 billion. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/17/2009 12:03:59 AM
- Have you read "The Wrecking Crew"? - E.P. - 1/16/2009 9:21:50 PM
- None deserve a bailout. Capitalism Died on Bush's watch. - TAFKASE - 1/16/2009 6:14:19 PM
  - Capitalism is doing just fine. - Lee - 1/17/2009 4:31:21 AM
    - "bloated carcasses from the dead giants" - Robert - 1/18/2009 5:20:50 AM
      - Gross oversimplification - TB - 1/18/2009 4:31:34 PM
        
        I could find another job in short order. - Lee - 1/18/2009 4:59:44 PM
        
        Good for you. Do you ever think of anyone else? - Mary Anne - 1/18/2009 10:50:06 PM
        
        I'll let you in on a little secret. - Lee - 1/19/2009 12:42:53 AM
        
        Thank you for sharing. Now the other half of the little secret: - Mary Anne - 1/19/2009 2:04:01 AM
        
        I said many, not most or all. - Lee - 1/20/2009 1:10:37 AM
        
        Yah, you said "Majority". - RobVG - 1/21/2009 3:18:27 AM
        
        You said "a majority". That means "at least 51%". Still not true. - Mary Anne - 1/21/2009 1:53:24 AM
- Not to belabor the obvious... - TB - 1/16/2009 5:55:45 AM

Cost of the Bush era: $11.5 trillion - Lindy - 1/18/2009 10:56:50 PM
- America goes begging in the near-future? - Jacob - 1/19/2009 5:22:54 PM
  - re: America goes begging in the near-future? - J. Gross - 1/19/2009 9:18:23 PM
    - The math is ugly. - Jacob - 1/20/2009 11:48:43 PM
    - We're not going to pay the debt. We're going to default. (n/t) - RobVG - 1/19/2009 11:50:11 PM
- re: Cost of the Bush era: $11.5 trillion - Jack Herer - 1/19/2009 1:32:20 PM
- Seeing the last of George W. Bush: Priceless. (n/t) - Robert - 1/19/2009 1:13:56 AM
  - I wonder how many tons of paper are being shredded in the White House today? (n/t) - Jacob - 1/19/2009 5:25:51 PM
    - re: I wonder how many tons of paper are being shredded in the White House today? - J. Gross - 1/19/2009 9:12:17 PM
  - Liberals finding out over the next few years that it wasn't all about George W. Bush: Painful. (n/t) - TB - 1/19/2009 1:40:37 AM
    - Mood of the country: Giddy with excitement - Robert - 1/19/2009 6:07:16 PM
      - "Giddy with excitement" - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/19/2009 7:29:01 PM
      - Keep in mind... - TB - 1/19/2009 6:26:57 PM
        
        re: Keep in mind... - J. Gross - 1/19/2009 9:14:56 PM
        
        McCain - TB - 1/19/2009 7:00:26 PM
    - The next 20 years will be about GWB. It's easier to dig a hole than climb out. - Bowser - 1/19/2009 6:01:20 AM
      - Well, not that painful for those who don't process information. (n/t) - TB - 1/19/2009 5:09:38 PM
      - We laid off 20% of our staff today... - nick hoffman - 1/19/2009 1:48:33 PM
        
        Only 20%? - RobVG - 1/20/2009 12:02:39 AM
      - The Democrats are in the driving seat of the bulldozer now - The Silent Majority - 1/19/2009 11:31:55 AM
        
        It's like a child with a credit card. It's easier to spend than pay off. - Bowser - 1/19/2009 4:34:39 PM
        
        The contempt BOTH parties have for the taxpayer is, well, beneath contempt - TSM - 1/20/2009 2:35:16 AM
- Easily boggled - TB - 1/19/2009 1:10:14 AM
  - re: Easily boggled - Lindy - 1/19/2009 4:37:10 AM
    - re: very easily boggled - TB - 1/19/2009 5:12:38 AM

"Will you please stand for the entrance of the President-Elect?" - Eri - 1/20/2009 7:13:12 PM

Wishing You The Best, President Obama - REB - 1/19/2009 4:30:32 PM
- A fascinating interview and story published 19 years ago in the Boston Globe - z - 1/20/2009 1:54:47 AM
  - re: With that Kenyan heritage, he's almost British! - nick hoffman - 1/20/2009 12:27:21 PM
- Hear, hear... - Marcia - 1/20/2009 1:46:35 AM
- Excellent sentiments - FrankC - 1/19/2009 10:37:31 PM
- I stand right next to you on that REB. (n/t) - Jody - 1/19/2009 7:07:13 PM
- re: Wishing You The Best, President Obama - Eri - 1/19/2009 6:00:37 PM

Anybody remember the years of Democratic whining about "power-sharing?" - TB - 1/5/2009 8:34:20 PM
- The Conservative agenda is complete, they could walk away from Congress. - Bowser - 1/8/2009 7:35:39 AM
  - re: The Conservative agenda is complete, they could walk away from Congress. - J. Gross - 1/19/2009 9:08:21 PM
- You STILL got your asses kicked in the election - Robert - 1/6/2009 6:25:07 PM
  - Yeah, that's what I thought your real views were. - TB - 1/6/2009 8:10:32 PM
    - Ah feel yer pain - Robert - 1/7/2009 6:18:06 PM
      - "Nobody will miss the GOP when it's gone" Keep it coming. (n/t) - TB - 1/7/2009 6:43:23 PM
    - Revisionist history - azstrummer - 1/6/2009 9:45:02 PM
      - re: Revisionist history - Lindy - 1/9/2009 1:14:02 AM
      - "...the extent of damage done to our national character, financial status, and prestige in the world." - Buck Galaxy - 1/7/2009 3:39:31 PM
        
        Oh, come on. - TB - 1/7/2009 5:49:24 PM
        
        Oh that's a good tactic. Question Buck's intelligence. - azstrummer - 1/7/2009 7:38:45 PM
        
        Read more carefully. I'm not questioning his. (n/t) - TB - 1/7/2009 7:51:14 PM
        
        "You at least are smarter than this" - azstrummer - 1/8/2009 1:45:46 PM
        
        Check it out... - TB - 1/8/2009 4:08:25 PM
        
        Tom I freely admit - azstrummer - 1/8/2009 4:48:16 PM
        
        The very soul of nuance - TB - 1/8/2009 6:00:04 PM
        
        Nuance vs. Truth - azstrummer - 1/8/2009 6:11:07 PM
        
        re: Truth - TB - 1/8/2009 7:07:35 PM
        
        What crap Tom - azstrummer - 1/9/2009 12:17:58 AM
        
        re: What crap - TB - 1/9/2009 3:12:42 AM
      - re: Revisionist history - TB - 1/6/2009 10:26:00 PM
        
        "As I've detailed elsewhere" - azstrummer - 1/7/2009 4:36:20 AM
- Tom, it's time for punishment - azstrummer - 1/5/2009 10:39:18 PM
  - Read the article. - TB - 1/6/2009 12:54:24 AM
    - Destruction - azstrummer - 1/6/2009 4:18:09 AM
      - "Horrific damage" - TB - 1/6/2009 4:59:16 AM
  - As I recall, your explanation for Conservatives ignoring the nation was "you lost". - Bowser - 1/5/2009 11:42:23 PM
    - Two wrongs don't make a right. (n/t) - Jody - 1/6/2009 1:47:20 AM
      - True, and kickin a whining bully is just plain wrong. - Bowser - 1/6/2009 3:42:27 AM
        
        re: True, and kickin a whining bully is just plain wrong. - azstrummer - 1/6/2009 4:19:01 AM
        
        Aw right you two... - Jody - 1/6/2009 11:57:24 AM

Robbie The Robot has Passed Away - Nick Hoffman - 1/19/2009 12:43:06 AM
- Minor geek nitpick... - TB - 1/19/2009 1:12:32 AM
  - Wish I had Anne Francis swimming in MY pool... - nick hoffman - 1/19/2009 1:42:12 PM
  - "B-9" - RobVG - 1/19/2009 2:44:40 AM

New "stimulus" bill - TB - 1/15/2009 9:09:17 PM
- I take it the author is against the stimulus bill? - mip - 1/19/2009 12:53:58 AM
- Couldn't get past #6 - RobVG - 1/16/2009 6:34:56 AM
  - re: Couldn't get past #6 - TB - 1/16/2009 6:42:32 PM
    - Mostly good points but... - RobVG - 1/17/2009 2:16:56 AM
      - re: but... - TB - 1/17/2009 4:53:49 AM
        
        The wealthy won't get laid off. - RobVG - 1/17/2009 6:35:19 AM
        
        Economics - TB - 1/17/2009 6:23:35 PM
        
        re: Economics - RobVG - 1/18/2009 10:31:13 PM
        
        Spending multipliers - TB - 1/19/2009 1:22:24 AM
        
        And, on the Eating of the Rich... - TB - 1/19/2009 1:33:07 AM
        
        A trader Blog - RobVG - 1/19/2009 2:08:29 AM
- I still don't get the "Bush deficit BAAAAD, Obama deficit GOOOOD!" thinking that's currently doing the rounds (n/t) - The Silent Majority - 1/16/2009 2:55:55 AM
  - There are no Obama deficits. There are Bush deficits and more deficits trying to correct Bush policies. - Bowser - 1/16/2009 5:11:44 AM
    - This $850 billion dump is Democrat. - TB - 1/16/2009 5:43:53 AM
- Republicans should not be allowed input or votes on this. - Bowser - 1/16/2009 1:59:29 AM
  - Neither should Democrats. Or anyone else. - TB - 1/16/2009 5:23:18 AM

Who's prospering in this economy - TB - 1/17/2009 11:07:00 PM
- And who's not. - Mary Anne - 1/18/2009 9:55:16 PM
  - Unfortunately... - TB - 1/19/2009 12:21:51 AM

"Out of my cold dead hands!" - TB - 1/17/2009 6:19:08 AM
- He'll probably just use it to stay in touch with Jack Bauer (n/t) - FrankC - 1/18/2009 5:30:47 AM

Shock and Awe on Gaza's schools - Lindy - 1/17/2009 5:47:47 PM
- How is this any different that any other war? - Lee - 1/17/2009 11:40:57 PM
  - Should be than, not that. (n/t) - Lee - 1/18/2009 2:08:25 AM
- I don't like the killing of civilians and kids - Eri - 1/17/2009 8:59:49 PM

Video of Plane Crash NYC - carl - 1/17/2009 5:07:27 PM

Looking for Flight 1549's engines on the bottom of the Hudson. - Bowser - 1/17/2009 4:59:05 PM

Obama grabs hold of the "third rail" - TB - 1/16/2009 6:28:10 PM
- He's playing the middle ground. - Eri - 1/16/2009 7:55:21 PM
  - Don't worry about your retirement - TB - 1/16/2009 8:05:06 PM
    - I really don't think it would affect new drugs coming out - Eri - 1/16/2009 9:51:37 PM
      - New drugs are developed by Universities with Federal grants. - Bowser - 1/17/2009 12:09:36 AM
        
        I think that's what I just said. (n/t) - Eri - 1/17/2009 12:46:29 AM
        
        Oh. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/17/2009 1:17:55 AM
        
        :-) (n/t) - Eri - 1/17/2009 4:52:15 AM
      - re: new drugs coming out - TB - 1/16/2009 11:33:44 PM
        
        They are not myths. - Eri - 1/17/2009 12:48:24 AM
        
        I should qualify that. - Eri - 1/17/2009 12:49:47 AM
        
        Any details? (n/t) - TB - 1/17/2009 1:00:51 AM
- The only threat to American democracy comes from within. Look to the right. - Bowser - 1/16/2009 6:56:38 PM
  - Look to the right. - Lindy - 1/17/2009 1:41:49 PM
- GITMO will still be in BIZ - carl - 1/16/2009 6:41:28 PM
  - Some of us knew that a long time ago. (n/t) - TB - 1/16/2009 6:43:53 PM

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