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International agreements in the EU and UN environment talks ! - Raoul - 12/13/2007 7:01:13 PM
- Not everybody delighted with EU "treaty." - TB - 12/14/2007 11:26:52 PM

Who Says we're in a RECESSION? - carl - 12/12/2007 6:16:10 PM
- See my post above (n/t) - azstrummer - 12/13/2007 2:25:59 PM
- usually a good indication of a recession is that prices go down. - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 7:44:48 PM
  - How about CAR DEALERS CLOSING Up? - carl - 12/14/2007 6:42:32 PM
- I think we're probably doing all right if you have to resort to strudel prices. - TB - 12/12/2007 7:35:45 PM
  - How to demonstrate the accuracy of any political proposition. - Bowser - 12/12/2007 8:11:51 PM
    - Careful, there. - TB - 12/12/2007 9:12:22 PM
      - Well, lessee. You are partly correct. - Bowser - 12/12/2007 11:21:24 PM
        
        I'm beginning to wonder... - TB - 12/13/2007 12:26:10 AM
        
        "One wonders how they have the courage to keep posting." - Bowser - 12/13/2007 7:29:45 AM

The military looks at energy issues - TB - 12/14/2007 6:37:37 AM

A Call for a Presidential Debate on Science and Technology - alcaray - 12/12/2007 9:50:31 PM
- I suspect it's a bit too much. A good person can hire knowledge. - Bowser - 12/13/2007 12:37:25 AM
  - What if politicians spent as much of their campaign effort showing their grasp of science as they do their religion? - alcaray - 12/13/2007 2:27:45 AM
    - re: What if politicians spent as much of their campaign effort showing their grasp of science as they do their religion? - James Brown - 12/14/2007 1:54:20 AM
    - Instead of trying to appeal to the Creationists? What a concept. (n/t) - Bowser - 12/13/2007 4:34:26 AM
- How bout Presidential week on Jepordy? - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 11:08:51 PM
- I like it - Robert - 12/12/2007 10:50:11 PM
  - Don't get too smug. - TB - 12/12/2007 11:50:02 PM
    - A very small point indeed - Robert - 12/13/2007 12:06:02 AM
      - Might want to re-read your own post. - TB - 12/13/2007 12:09:53 AM
- re: A Call for a Presidential Debate on Science and Technology - Marcia - 12/12/2007 10:33:11 PM
  - re: A Call for a Presidential Debate on Science and Technology - Andrew - 12/13/2007 9:07:38 AM

Another great potential source od fossil fuel! - TAFKASE - 12/13/2007 3:38:01 PM
- Not a new idea - Tony - 12/13/2007 5:34:36 PM
  - I think this is... - TAFKASE - 12/13/2007 7:11:44 PM
- re: Another science project... - TAFKASE - 12/13/2007 4:16:55 PM
  - I'm betting you need a metal catalyst and Acetic acid to make it work. - TAFKASE - 12/13/2007 4:45:50 PM

Uplifting story - azstrummer - 12/13/2007 7:11:26 PM

The truth hurts, but the good news is there isn't a lot of it around. - Bowser - 12/12/2007 11:41:22 PM
- MoveOn needs to get a clue. - TB - 12/13/2007 12:18:19 AM
  - I'd like to know where this whole "Iraq and 911" came from. - Lee - 12/13/2007 12:01:30 PM
    - "Iraq and 911" came from "Axis of Evil" and the insuing war. - Lindy - 12/13/2007 3:40:12 PM
  - re: MoveOn needs to get a clue. - Marcia - 12/13/2007 12:37:57 AM
  - Superb endorsement! - Bowser - 12/13/2007 12:33:04 AM
    - re: Superb endorsement! - What endorsement? (n/t) - Marcia - 12/13/2007 12:38:53 AM

Sarah Palin for Veep? - TB - 12/13/2007 1:57:27 AM
- WOW. - TAFKASE - 12/13/2007 1:52:10 PM

Bush vetoes second children's health plan - Bowser - 12/13/2007 1:47:43 AM
- How many times do Democrats think they can dupe people with the same gag? - TB - 12/13/2007 1:59:25 AM

Everything’s Coming Up Bush’s - gbaikie - 12/12/2007 5:04:48 PM
- Yeah, right... and Rove had "THE math" (n/t) - Fox - 12/13/2007 1:05:14 AM
- Chickens, and the counting thereof... - TB - 12/12/2007 7:38:44 PM

Clinton desparate to regain the lead - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 7:58:59 PM
- The GOP has a cakewalk in 2008. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/12/2007 8:38:13 PM
  - Chickens, and the counting thereof... - TB - 12/12/2007 9:09:27 PM
    - Not to worry. He was kidding. - Bowser - 12/12/2007 11:52:42 PM
      - Sure I was.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/13/2007 12:01:35 AM
    - Just so long as we keep them focused on Clinton & Obama... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/12/2007 10:38:20 PM

Great news for oil exploration in the artic! - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 2:49:17 PM
- re: Great news for oil exploration in the artic! - gbaikie - 12/12/2007 4:04:51 PM
  - The Russians will replace Saudi's. - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 4:16:22 PM
    - re: The Russians will replace Saudi's. - gbaikie - 12/12/2007 6:16:18 PM
      - Only one problem. - TAFKASE - 12/12/2007 7:49:20 PM
        
        re: Only one problem. - gbaikie - 12/12/2007 11:21:00 PM

"Political Interference with Climate Change Science under the Bush Administration." - Robert - 12/10/2007 10:08:50 PM
- Global warming is bullschitzel... - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 3:02:50 PM
- how many investigations is this now? Them Democrats need to find just one and focus... - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 2:57:04 PM
  - If the Bush administration had confined itself to only one outrage, that would be possible. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/12/2007 9:53:05 PM
  - Right...and you'd want your DA to focus on just one murder and let the rest slide? - Robert - 12/11/2007 7:27:16 PM
- re: "Political Interference with Climate Change Science under the Bush Administration." - gbaikie - 12/11/2007 4:34:38 AM
- re: Political Interference - TB - 12/11/2007 12:37:55 AM
  - Your point's a bit opaque - Robert - 12/11/2007 2:36:23 AM
    - re: Your point's a bit opaque - TB - 12/11/2007 3:08:38 AM
      - Hey, Stats Master - Robert - 12/11/2007 9:36:43 PM
        
        re: Hey, Stats Master - TB - 12/12/2007 1:15:07 AM
        
        As a last resort... - Robert - 12/12/2007 4:39:53 AM
        
        re: As a last resort... - TB - 12/12/2007 5:46:07 AM
        
        That's the point - Robert - 12/12/2007 4:48:17 PM
        
        re: That's the point - TB - 12/12/2007 8:26:14 PM
      - Shhhhhh. Let waxman go...This stops him from targeting NASA. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 3:04:20 PM
        
        Oh wait... He is targeting NASA. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 3:05:28 PM
    - Invisible link - Robert - 12/11/2007 2:38:50 AM
- Is there no end to the criminality of the Bush Administration? - Eri - 12/11/2007 12:34:01 AM
  - Sure there is - Robert - 12/11/2007 2:44:53 AM
    - If we survive until then? - Eri - 12/11/2007 3:16:43 AM
      - It all depends on his immunity after january 20 2009 (n/t) - Raoul - 12/11/2007 6:32:40 AM

Another nuclear power convert - TB - 12/10/2007 7:08:46 PM
- I think the point is - azstrummer - 12/10/2007 8:42:58 PM
  - re: you suck up as much of the load as possible with the alternative methods. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 2:12:43 PM
  - re: I think the point is - gbaikie - 12/11/2007 1:38:39 AM
    - I'm sorry - azstrummer - 12/11/2007 4:28:02 PM
      - re: I'm sorry - gbaikie - 12/12/2007 1:16:55 AM
  - Military nuclear - TB - 12/11/2007 12:23:20 AM
    - I understand completely - azstrummer - 12/11/2007 3:44:34 PM
      - Progress - TB - 12/11/2007 4:39:38 PM

And now, for something.... - Robert - 12/9/2007 1:14:48 AM
- An update - TB - 12/11/2007 7:27:08 PM
  - Sick to my stomach - James Brown - 12/12/2007 12:36:20 AM
- re: And now, for something.... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 6:09:31 AM
  - Have you at last run off the track? - James Brown - 12/12/2007 12:47:09 AM
  - Name your source. - Eru - 12/10/2007 7:05:42 PM
    - re: Name your source. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 7:35:36 PM
  - "The hate America crowd"?? - Lindy - 12/10/2007 3:00:36 PM
    - Yeah yeah.. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 7:38:23 PM
- Some background - TB - 12/9/2007 8:59:45 PM
  - And that makes it better, how? - Robert - 12/10/2007 12:38:03 AM
    - re: And that makes it better, how? - TB - 12/10/2007 1:49:22 AM
      - The Dems made us do it!!! - Tony - 12/10/2007 2:39:07 PM
        
        re: The Dems - TB - 12/10/2007 6:08:46 PM
        
        "The Democrats...most of them sure as hell approved it " - Lindy - 12/10/2007 9:38:59 PM
      - "And they helped set it up?" - Lindy - 12/10/2007 3:39:15 AM
      - Shame on them - Robert - 12/10/2007 2:38:06 AM
        
        Actually, on that point... - TB - 12/10/2007 3:50:14 AM
  - A for consistency - azstrummer - 12/9/2007 10:49:26 PM
    - Okay, let me simplify it for you. - TB - 12/9/2007 11:49:41 PM
      - Who cares - azstrummer - 12/10/2007 4:23:22 AM
        
        re: Who cares - Lindy - 12/10/2007 2:56:41 PM
        
        re: Who cares - TB - 12/10/2007 5:03:30 AM
    - Very well said Art........ - Lindy - 12/9/2007 11:48:55 PM
- What is a bit confusing and distressing about this. - Bowser - 12/9/2007 4:42:35 AM
- SOP - Eri - 12/9/2007 1:53:12 AM
- ...whose formatting is a bit messed up. - Robert - 12/9/2007 1:16:08 AM
  - You just made me feel a whole lot better, Robert! - Laurie Street - 12/9/2007 2:32:32 AM

Heart ATTACKS for $ 500 - carl - 12/11/2007 7:46:40 PM
- *groan;)* - Jody - 12/11/2007 11:32:54 PM

Roads to Riches...Privatizing infrastructure...Cue the Backlash. - Jody - 12/11/2007 2:06:17 PM
- I have no problem with it, but... - TB - 12/11/2007 4:11:54 PM
  - The article does touch on that subject. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 4:22:05 PM
- Its amazing to me that a private business can make money were government only spends it. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 2:51:18 PM
  - Excuse me - azstrummer - 12/11/2007 4:03:28 PM
    - Social Security - TB - 12/11/2007 4:32:44 PM
    - You heard me correctly. - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 4:11:20 PM
      - Then there is the Galveston Texas model - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 4:13:29 PM
        
        re: Then there is the Galveston Texas model - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 4:17:58 PM
        
        Interesting - Eri - 12/11/2007 8:35:21 PM

Bali Climate Hootnanny update - TB - 12/10/2007 6:37:20 AM
- A Modest Proposal... - TB - 12/11/2007 3:58:53 AM
  - A baby tax is a great idea. The US Government should demand that one! - TAFKASE - 12/11/2007 4:41:41 PM

New General John Batiste article - TB - 12/8/2007 7:45:45 PM
- Credibility - azstrummer - 12/9/2007 11:14:10 PM
  - Okay, anybody out there want to remind these people who Batiste is? - TB - 12/9/2007 11:54:55 PM
  - Didn't get the jist of it, did you? - Lee - 12/9/2007 11:52:57 PM
- Western Civilization - Bowser - 12/9/2007 4:50:29 AM
  - Okay, I'm sure you had a point... - TB - 12/9/2007 9:23:32 PM
    - "what context he's appeared on this board?" - Tony - 12/10/2007 3:39:12 PM
      - I wish I did. - TB - 12/10/2007 7:39:41 PM
        
        Convoluted logic - azstrummer - 12/10/2007 9:07:46 PM
        
        Again you miss the point. - Lee - 12/11/2007 12:19:00 PM

China's trucks - TB - 12/10/2007 12:11:51 AM
- This is good... - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 2:08:53 PM
- "...among other things." - McFly - 12/10/2007 12:46:09 AM
  - And, as if on cue,... - McFly - 12/10/2007 5:18:28 PM
    - "On cue" is right. - TB - 12/10/2007 5:59:28 PM
  - The big picture - TB - 12/10/2007 5:01:15 AM
  - And while the environmentalists are off chasing unicorns - Lee - 12/10/2007 3:38:09 AM
    - Maybe they could replace the sulpher with a sterility causing agent. - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 2:10:54 PM
      - A lot of... - alcaray - 12/11/2007 1:56:37 AM
    - When you reduce use of fossile fuel, the other emissions that you mentioned decrease, as well. - alcaray - 12/10/2007 4:14:22 AM
      - Thanks for pointing that out (n/t) - McFly - 12/10/2007 3:06:55 PM
      - And yet every democratic presidential candidate is opposed to nuclear. - Lee - 12/10/2007 12:06:49 PM

Keith Olbermann Special Comment: Bush is a liar or idiot - Eric - 12/7/2007 11:30:16 AM
- Keith Olbermann is a uniter - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/8/2007 11:00:36 PM
  - "Scuse me - Lindy - 12/9/2007 1:51:36 AM
  - Hate - azstrummer - 12/9/2007 1:15:04 AM
    - Forgive him - Robert - 12/9/2007 2:12:21 AM
  - Translation - Robert - 12/9/2007 12:46:10 AM
    - Say, that looks like fun. - TB - 12/9/2007 3:43:17 AM
      - Lotta work, too - Robert - 12/9/2007 5:45:16 AM
        
        re: Lotta work, too - TB - 12/9/2007 9:02:54 PM
    - re: Translation - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/9/2007 3:16:12 AM
      - That's it? - Robert - 12/9/2007 6:02:24 AM
        
        Actually... - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/9/2007 8:28:18 AM
        
        Let's get serious - Robert - 12/9/2007 5:19:34 PM
        
        OK Let's Get Serious - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/9/2007 9:52:20 PM
        
        yes, yes, yes - Robert - 12/10/2007 12:14:20 AM
        
        re: yes, yes, yes - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 2:13:32 AM
        
        Wow, you really hate Keith Olbermann - Robert - 12/10/2007 2:52:05 AM
        
        $4 million? Cool. - TB - 12/10/2007 5:15:10 AM
        
        Oops. Sorry. Blew the numbers. - TB - 12/10/2007 5:43:30 AM
        
        So, by Tech's logic... - Robert - 12/10/2007 4:35:33 PM
        
        It must be late. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 4:50:35 AM
        
        Emotional reframing - Robert - 12/10/2007 4:45:50 PM
        
        re: Emotional reframing - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 7:32:16 PM
        
        Here we go again. - azstrummer - 12/10/2007 9:30:38 PM
        
        Wisdom and age versus....well....Tech1 - Lindy - 12/9/2007 11:59:30 PM
        
        re: Wisdom and age versus....well....Tech1 - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 2:27:26 AM
        
        "And...i dont hate...I educate." - azstrummer - 12/10/2007 9:32:37 PM
        
        Wow... - TB - 12/9/2007 9:17:47 PM
        
        Thanks! - Robert - 12/10/2007 12:13:06 AM
        
        Look on the bright side... - TB - 12/10/2007 12:37:16 AM
        
        :-) (n/t) - Robert - 12/10/2007 2:38:45 AM
        
        Surely you jest - Lindy - 12/9/2007 4:38:38 PM
    - re: Translation - Lindy - 12/9/2007 1:53:40 AM
      - Just to be clear - Robert - 12/9/2007 2:18:29 AM
- Truly awesome commentary - Donald - 12/8/2007 2:34:23 PM
- Truly awesome commentary - Donald - 12/8/2007 2:34:17 PM
- Wow again - azstrummer - 12/7/2007 5:46:01 PM
- Thank you for that - Lindy - 12/7/2007 2:20:12 PM
  - Simple answer: No, he's not, and he never has been. (n/t) - Fox - 12/8/2007 2:52:04 AM

Obambi gets some help. - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/9/2007 5:10:24 AM
- So if Oprah's a Sugar Mommy then what's Chuck Norris? - azstrummer - 12/9/2007 11:01:48 PM
  - re: So if Oprah's a Sugar Mommy then what's Chuck Norris? - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/10/2007 1:14:20 AM
    - We need to get ready to be called racist Republicans - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 2:03:43 PM
      - Bad Scott.....bad. - Lindy - 12/10/2007 3:41:52 PM
        
        She's leaning toward Obama I think. - TAFKASE - 12/10/2007 9:10:54 PM
        
        re: Bad Scott.....bad. - I hope it doesn't matter... - Marcia - 12/10/2007 8:06:26 PM
        
        re: Bad Scott.....bad. - btw, Rosa Parks also supported J.C. Watts. (n/t) - Marcia - 12/10/2007 8:11:16 PM
    - . - RobVG - 12/10/2007 7:12:54 AM

(Bush's) Justice Department and (Bush's) CIA investigate tape destruction. - Bowser - 12/10/2007 7:24:43 PM

"The Department of Justice is bound by the Presidentâ€™s legal determinations." - alcaray - 12/10/2007 12:42:24 AM

Hans Blix comments on the latest NIE - TB - 12/5/2007 10:00:08 PM
- 2003?...Iraq invaded and bombed?...Iran doesn't want to get bombed?...What does it do?...It suspends military nuke plans in 2003? - Jacob Samorodin - 12/9/2007 9:34:16 PM

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