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The Obama Juggernaut...oops--never mind... - TB - 1/9/2008 6:02:07 AM
- Obama still received 15,000 more votes than any Republican - z - 1/10/2008 4:13:26 AM
- Don't ya just love neocons commenting on Democratic politics? - Bowser - 1/10/2008 12:29:19 AM
  - Do you think Edwards will stay in and attempt to keep it a 3 way race? - TAFKASE - 1/10/2008 2:06:43 PM
    - Yes - azstrummer - 1/10/2008 3:25:20 PM
  - Actually, I was commenting mostly on the pundits, but what the heck. (n/t) - TB - 1/10/2008 12:55:08 AM
- This was all about - azstrummer - 1/9/2008 4:22:39 PM
  - Yes... - TAFKASE - 1/9/2008 4:48:44 PM
    - I agree - azstrummer - 1/9/2008 6:42:00 PM
- I was very suprised by this turn in events. - TAFKASE - 1/9/2008 3:36:20 PM
- Not at all surprised by the results - Donald - 1/9/2008 1:59:19 PM
- More a question of polling results than punditry. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/9/2008 9:35:47 AM
- Btw, "Squeaks it out"? - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2008 8:46:10 AM
  - Squeaks. - TB - 1/9/2008 7:08:14 PM
    - Yeah... - Buck Galaxy - 1/10/2008 3:01:49 AM
      - re: Yeah... - TB - 1/10/2008 6:08:18 AM
- I'm pretty happy right now - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2008 8:37:46 AM

FBI whistleblower reveals treason by US government officials - Jack Herer - 1/8/2008 12:49:37 PM
- "American nuclear secrets, stolen by "moles" at America's most sensitive nuclear installations, sold on the black market with the help and protection of highly placed American officials, which then f… - Most impressive Story - 1/9/2008 11:15:37 PM
- I wonder if that official was Armitage - Lindy - 1/9/2008 10:22:55 PM
  - re: Marc Grossman - Eric - 1/10/2008 12:02:27 AM
    - Others in the Gallery - Lindy - 1/10/2008 12:08:38 AM
      - Don't look at me. - TB - 1/10/2008 1:00:28 AM
        
        Find out who this face is - Lindy - 1/10/2008 4:00:51 AM
- re: FBI whistleblower reveals treason by US government officials - Lindy - 1/8/2008 5:26:47 PM
- re: more - Jack Herer - 1/8/2008 1:14:41 PM

Just Punishment for Schwarzenegger & the Global Warming Deceivers - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/7/2008 4:45:54 PM
- WE SET A NEW RECORD HIGH YESTERDAY! by a full 10 degrees!!! - Ima Liberal - 1/7/2008 4:51:09 PM
  - So where does IMA Liberal live? - Lindy - 1/8/2008 1:18:16 AM
    - Iowa - Fox - 1/8/2008 6:17:17 PM
      - re: Iowa? - Lindy - 1/8/2008 9:58:10 PM
      - I'm with Lindy - azstrummer - 1/8/2008 9:10:27 PM
        
        You think Kos isn't up to its butt in sock puppets? (n/t) - TB - 1/8/2008 11:10:55 PM
        
        re: You think Kos isn't up to its butt in sock puppets? - azstrummer - 1/9/2008 2:24:35 PM
  - re: There is a simple and logical answer - Johannes - 1/7/2008 8:52:51 PM
    - Are you saying the jet exhaust from everybody leaving here to go to N.H. has something to do with it? - Ima Liberal - 1/7/2008 8:58:39 PM
      - re:LOL - Johannes - 1/7/2008 11:58:26 PM
        
        Nothing to laugh about - Yeti - 1/9/2008 10:22:42 PM

I suddenly understand the Ron Paul appeal - azstrummer - 1/9/2008 1:53:43 PM
- ROFLMAO (n/t) - DJL - 1/9/2008 9:37:33 PM

Federal Budget Online - James Brown - 1/9/2008 4:58:25 PM
- re: Federal Budget Online - TB - 1/9/2008 6:51:53 PM

And now reports that Hillary is considering pulling out of the DNC race. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 3:42:07 PM
- re: And now reports that Drudge is pulling his head out of his... (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/9/2008 8:49:16 AM
- Considering your source - azstrummer - 1/7/2008 6:24:01 PM
  - Somebody pulled the same "he's pulling out" gag on Thompson in Iowa. - TB - 1/7/2008 9:24:11 PM
    - Source - azstrummer - 1/8/2008 3:24:34 PM
      - re: Source - TB - 1/8/2008 6:42:52 PM
  - I agree that it is unlikely... - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 8:24:53 PM

If Hillary can't have it... - TB - 1/9/2008 12:20:39 AM

Boom boom Boom boom. The Gulf of Sharmiz. - Bowser - 1/7/2008 3:43:26 PM
- DoD press release - TB - 1/7/2008 6:37:43 PM
  - Frankly, it's hard to believe anything these folks say. (n/t) - Jack Herer - 1/7/2008 8:11:08 PM
    - Where do you think CNN's information came from? (n/t) - TB - 1/7/2008 8:28:38 PM
    - If it is true, there almost certainly is video. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 8:22:07 PM
      - Well what do you know...There is video!!! - TAFKASE - 1/8/2008 10:17:59 PM
        
        Link to the video... - TB - 1/8/2008 11:32:15 PM
        
        I'm glad we didn't fire on them - Lindy - 1/8/2008 11:05:26 PM
        
        You can understand the concern - TB - 1/8/2008 11:17:02 PM
- re: Bush has 9 U.S. Navy ships in the crowded waters off Iran (n/t) - Jack Herer - 1/7/2008 5:42:43 PM
- Baldricks Poems - Private S. Baldrick - 1/7/2008 4:24:13 PM
- I agree... It sounds phoney. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 3:47:43 PM
  - "With the Iranians we should shoot first and ask questions later. " --Yeah, thats worked out so well in the past.... - ARRELL - 1/8/2008 6:41:56 PM

NSA report reveals Gulf of Tonkin incident a hoax - Jack Herer - 1/8/2008 9:19:38 PM
- The full document and useful links - TB - 1/8/2008 11:09:53 PM

is the Clinton campaign trying to race bait the Obama campaign? - TAFKASE - 1/8/2008 3:52:59 PM
- re: is the Clinton campaign trying to race bait the Obama campaign? - James Brown - 1/8/2008 5:35:34 PM

Caucus summed up - TB - 1/4/2008 6:26:10 PM
- re: Caucus summed up - REB - 1/7/2008 2:17:54 PM
  - The only way I vote for either Obama or Clinton - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 2:41:50 PM
    - I did not like McCain at first... - REB - 1/7/2008 2:55:27 PM
      - Yeah, maybe at some point I'll come around... - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 2:57:42 PM
        
        A lot of Republicans are realizing he was right about some things. - REB - 1/7/2008 3:20:06 PM
        
        re: Charisma and charm and only go so far. You got to have some substance - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 3:45:15 PM
        
        re: Charisma and charm and only go so far. You got to have some substance - Robert Clark - 1/8/2008 1:30:34 PM
        
        We'll let the historians decide. - TAFKASE - 1/8/2008 4:36:00 PM
- Hillary no longer a given - Buck Galaxy - 1/5/2008 8:29:16 AM
  - Her husband didn't win until Georgia. - Lee - 1/5/2008 8:21:49 PM
    - Bill is playing to audiences that are 2/3's empty in N.H. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 2:30:34 PM
  - Glad I didn't bet on it a couple of months ago. - TB - 1/5/2008 5:23:59 PM
  - Huckabee talks a good game - Eri - 1/5/2008 4:49:44 PM
    - I love Huck's tax plan.But He's DOA. Prediction Democrat Sweep in 2008. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 2:39:58 PM
      - By the way...This won't be all bad for Republicans. - TAFKASE - 1/7/2008 3:02:35 PM

a Soldier's last word from Iraq - nick hoffman - 1/7/2008 9:45:10 AM
- The rest of the piece - TB - 1/8/2008 5:21:20 AM
- This is for you Tech1 - Lindy - 1/8/2008 1:32:33 AM
- Fascinating. Bright, perceptive guy! (n/t) - Bowser - 1/7/2008 4:10:55 PM

Bush Awards $500 Million Contract to Supply Fighter Jets to Pakistan - Eric - 1/5/2008 3:16:27 PM
- Well, what do you guys expect? - McFly - 1/5/2008 11:45:19 PM
  - I know you were being funny. - RobVG - 1/6/2008 3:16:35 AM
    - Since you ask... - McFly - 1/6/2008 4:25:15 AM
      - "You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war." - Lindy - 1/6/2008 4:58:12 AM
        
        Sorry, but Albert was full of it. - TB - 1/6/2008 5:41:01 AM
        
        No he wasn't - Lindy - 1/6/2008 4:29:46 PM
        
        Possibly. - RobVG - 1/6/2008 6:01:35 PM
        
        Enlightenment comes with a price. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/6/2008 9:36:27 PM
        
        re: Enlightenment comes with a price. - REB - 1/7/2008 2:47:06 PM
        
        re: Enlightenment comes with a price. - Lindy - 1/6/2008 11:56:00 PM
        
        Reforming the violent with violence - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/7/2008 1:15:42 AM
        
        "we owe it to human history & posterity to strike down the forces of oppression and to do so without pause." - Lindy - 1/7/2008 4:16:39 AM
        
        re: Reforming the violent with violence - RobVG - 1/7/2008 2:15:01 AM
        
        re: Reforming the violent with violence - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/7/2008 3:00:47 AM
        
        "It's all about intent." - Lindy - 1/7/2008 4:23:36 AM
        
        History - TB - 1/6/2008 10:57:39 PM
        
        Do you suppose too many folks have Bush's mentality? - Bowser - 1/6/2008 11:46:50 PM
        
        Yeah, this discussion has been all about Bush. - TB - 1/7/2008 12:03:31 AM
        
        Technology is cumulative, wisdom has to be learned by each person. - Bowser - 1/6/2008 10:32:17 PM
- re: Bush Awards $500 Million Contract to Supply Fighter Jets to Pakistan - Jody - 1/5/2008 7:18:25 PM
- "Just before Christmas, Congress enacted legislation to prevent the Administration from taking exactly this sort of reckless action." - Lndy - 1/5/2008 4:49:22 PM

9/11 Commission: Our investigation was "obstructed" - azstrummer - 1/4/2008 2:43:52 PM
- "The Justice Department's record over the past seven years of sweeping the administration's misconduct under the rug has left the American public with little confidence in the administration's abilit… - Lindy - 1/5/2008 1:04:06 AM
  - You're so right Lindy - azstrummer - 1/6/2008 3:25:54 AM
    - re: You're so right Lindy - Lindy - 1/6/2008 4:59:25 AM
  - "Investigate" means "stall", then "whitewash" to these folks. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/5/2008 1:52:33 AM

"Economists say odds of recession are rising" - Bowser - 1/4/2008 2:07:55 AM
- Unemployment rate kicks up to 5 percent - TB - 1/4/2008 5:07:03 PM
  - The frightening thing to me. - Bowser - 1/5/2008 12:42:44 AM
    - Maybe you're right... - TB - 1/5/2008 1:49:33 AM
      - Listen to yourself, Tom - Lindy - 1/5/2008 9:39:04 PM
        
        "Encourage" has an exact meaning. - TB - 1/5/2008 11:24:58 PM
- re: odds of recession - TB - 1/4/2008 4:00:02 AM
  - Economist predictions - azstrummer - 1/4/2008 3:10:59 PM
  - I be an economist - Vastis Rightwinst Conspiricus - 1/4/2008 7:28:22 AM

US official on Bhutto's death - "This Was Negligence" - Bowser - 1/3/2008 4:51:55 AM
- How close was the shooter? - Lindy - 1/4/2008 2:54:22 AM
  - re: 8 - 10 feet - Eric - 1/5/2008 1:32:19 AM
    - re: 8 - 10 feet - Lindy - 1/5/2008 6:41:49 AM

American Airlines to test anti-missile system - Lindy - 1/5/2008 12:35:47 AM
- re: American Airlines to test anti-missile system - TB - 1/5/2008 1:36:55 AM
  - re: American Airlines to test anti-missile system - Lindy - 1/5/2008 6:39:56 AM

Whoah... Limbaugh admits on Fox News that he is against Huckabee - SEN News - 1/4/2008 5:20:09 AM
- Most conservative pundits are. - Lee - 1/4/2008 11:46:41 AM
  - I agree. - alcaray - 1/4/2008 8:48:45 PM
  - I think he could win. - TAFKASE - 1/4/2008 5:36:01 PM
- Limbaugh internal show prep memo leaked by inside. - SEN News - 1/4/2008 5:41:28 AM

Caucus numbers - TB - 1/4/2008 4:06:44 AM
- The fallout starts: Biden and Dodd Drop Out. - SEN News - 1/4/2008 5:01:29 AM
- In all seriousness I think this is a huge win for both Obama and Huckabee. - TAFKASE - 1/4/2008 4:24:24 AM
- Just saw the NYT article - Fox - 1/4/2008 4:23:00 AM
- Our Exit Polling Numbers were much different! - SEN News - 1/4/2008 4:14:31 AM

Report from the front: Dateline Iowa - SEN News - 1/4/2008 4:04:27 AM
- Report from the front: Iowa caucus Entrance polling results - SEN News - 1/4/2008 4:08:51 AM

Non-story of the month - TB - 1/1/2008 10:36:36 PM
- Nov. 6, 2007 - "2007 the deadliest year for American troops since the start of the war in Iraq. " - Bowser - 1/2/2008 12:01:05 AM
  - re: Dec. 30, 2007 - "2007 Deadliest Year" - TB - 1/2/2008 4:06:54 AM
    - "The operation was a success but the patient died." - Bowser - 1/2/2008 5:03:59 AM
      - 300,000? Where did that number come from? - TB - 1/2/2008 3:05:42 PM
        
        "And why does any sign of progress make you angry?" - Lindy - 1/4/2008 3:16:55 AM
        
        "troops and mercenaries" - Robert - 1/2/2008 5:40:06 PM
        
        Numbers - TB - 1/2/2008 7:06:07 PM
        
        180,000 civilians doing the US military's jobs and support. - Bowser - 1/2/2008 9:59:54 PM
        
        A little while ago we were talking "mercenaries." - TB - 1/3/2008 12:14:40 AM
        
        And PS - Bowser - 1/4/2008 12:59:19 AM
        
        You're flailing again. - TB - 1/4/2008 1:36:18 AM
        
        Wiggle, weasel, worm. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/4/2008 12:56:31 AM
        
        And how many of those "contractors" are armed on duty? - Fox - 1/3/2008 11:47:21 PM
        
        Some of those Hessians were barbers and cooks. - alcaray - 1/4/2008 2:26:29 AM
        
        re: "troops and mercenaries" - Fox - 1/2/2008 6:18:49 PM
    - Um, end of year stories tend to focus on the entire year. - Buck Galaxy - 1/2/2008 4:58:06 AM
    - Link - TB - 1/2/2008 4:07:58 AM

Blaming al-Qaeda is just too convenient. - Bowser - 12/29/2007 7:15:02 AM
- re: Blaming al-Qaeda is just too convenient. - Eric - 12/30/2007 9:36:37 PM
  - re: and from another angle - Eric - 12/30/2007 11:11:42 PM
- re: Blaming the usual safe Black Hats is much more reassuring, isn't it? (n/t) - TB - 12/29/2007 8:40:09 PM
  - You bought one of Geoff's shields? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/29/2007 9:15:01 PM
    - I've explained this all before - TB - 12/29/2007 10:09:13 PM
      - NOBODY on Earth is by nature evil - Raoul - 12/30/2007 11:31:29 AM
        
        re: NOBODY on Earth is by nature evil - Marcia - 1/3/2008 10:18:48 PM
        
        re: NOBODY on Earth is by nature evil - Marcia - 1/3/2008 10:47:12 PM
        
        That will NEVER be understood by black-and-white thinkers. - Bowser - 12/30/2007 8:54:27 PM
        
        Q.E.D. (2) - TB - 12/30/2007 7:07:35 PM
        
        I think it's easier to say... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2007 10:40:43 PM
      - I certainly don't know who killed Bhutto. - alcaray - 12/30/2007 4:57:05 AM
        
        Logic would suggest. - Lee - 12/30/2007 6:09:33 AM
        
        re: Logic would suggest. - Very good. - Marcia - 1/3/2008 10:24:35 PM
        
        Al Q is certainly in the running. - alcaray - 12/30/2007 7:14:25 AM
      - TB you've done this before... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2007 12:18:39 AM
        
        Link doesn't work.. (n/t) - Eri - 12/30/2007 9:06:55 PM
        
        It was a Charlie Brown comic. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2007 10:17:31 PM
      - "The real predators"?? When have you been right? (n/t) - Bowser - 12/29/2007 10:14:22 PM
        
        re: When have you been right? - Yeti - 12/30/2007 6:39:44 AM
        
        LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/30/2007 11:14:42 PM
  - Precisely my point. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/29/2007 8:49:18 PM
- re: Blaming al-Qaeda is just too convenient. - RobVG - 12/29/2007 7:24:41 PM
  - I know you have a point there, I just don't understand it. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/29/2007 8:14:39 PM
    - Never mind. (n/t) - RobVG - 12/29/2007 8:25:51 PM
  - Al-Qaeda is just a label... - Raoul - 12/29/2007 7:37:49 PM
    - re: Al-Qaeda is just a label... Yes, it's a label and I'm sure they have no propaganda (SARC). (n/t) - Marcia - 1/3/2008 10:49:47 PM
    - Q.E.D. (n/t) - TB - 12/29/2007 10:09:48 PM
- re: Blaming al-Qaeda is just too convenient. - gbaikie - 12/29/2007 8:36:26 AM
  - Please. - Bowser - 12/29/2007 5:00:00 PM

KOOKY Caucuses in Iowa - carl - 1/3/2008 9:48:19 PM
- It only works that way on the Democrat's Caucus. - TAFKASE - 1/3/2008 9:57:17 PM

US military deaths, suicide bombings and opium production increase. - Bowser - 1/2/2008 5:57:22 AM
- more money in bin laden's pocket - E.P. - 1/2/2008 8:51:34 PM
- Doesn't even mention Taliban/AQ deaths, does it? - Lee - 1/2/2008 7:08:59 PM
  - Doesn't matter. - Bowser - 1/2/2008 9:48:19 PM
    - And Washington had French and Prussian generals. (n/t) - Lee - 1/3/2008 12:13:48 AM
      - You think Washington was guarded by French mercenaries?. - Bowser - 1/3/2008 3:11:42 AM
- MSNBC working hard - TB - 1/2/2008 3:00:57 PM

White House Fact Sheet: Training Iraqi Security Forces - Bowser - 1/2/2008 10:42:55 PM
- One of the main reasons Iraq is becoming clamer. - Lee - 1/3/2008 12:10:18 AM
- Facts - TB - 1/3/2008 12:09:31 AM

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