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The guy just doesn't know the truth. - Bowser - 8/22/2007 2:15:34 AM
- re: The guy just doesn't know the truth. - James Brown - 8/22/2007 3:04:43 AM
  - Bush defended us from the Vietcong - ds - 8/22/2007 2:25:38 PM

CIA releases report on its accountability for 9/11 - TB - 8/21/2007 11:32:17 PM

In case there was ever any doubt that Government Welfare programs are really just Goverment Jobs Programs. - TAFKASE - 8/21/2007 8:10:27 PM

Interview with the former Director of Iraq's National Museum - New Age Vapors - 8/21/2007 4:21:01 PM

Jamaica threatened by Hurricane Dean - TB - 8/18/2007 4:07:42 AM
- Jamaica out of the woods. Yucatan getting pasted now. (n/t) - TB - 8/21/2007 4:55:24 AM
- re: Jamaica threatened by Hurricane Dean. - I have Jamaican neighbors. - Marcia - 8/19/2007 11:50:32 PM
- I wish those folks the best. - Bowser - 8/19/2007 3:27:09 AM

Minnesota Knew of Bridge Problems Beforehand - azstrummer - 8/20/2007 9:40:20 PM

Deadly Decisions - Bowser - 8/19/2007 10:55:22 PM
- re: Deadly Decisions - Eric - 8/20/2007 2:21:20 AM

Warming to Hillary - Buck Galaxy - 8/17/2007 10:22:02 PM
- Might want to move to off topic - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 5:45:46 AM
- Pakistan had a woman president - Lee - 8/18/2007 12:20:00 AM
  - Hillary - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 3:31:21 AM
    - You need to get out more...;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/18/2007 9:33:53 PM
    - I guess I must be gay, then - Eri - 8/18/2007 4:35:45 AM
      - Biden was the man back in the day - b - 8/18/2007 5:25:18 AM
        
        That's from (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 5:26:05 AM
    - Verily, if this post's assertions be accurate, I art in sooth a compleat poofter. (n/t) - TB - 8/18/2007 4:05:42 AM
      - Here's some better examples of - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 5:44:23 AM
        
        re: Here's some better examples of - Lindy - 8/18/2007 1:45:15 PM
        
        I like a Gore - H. Clinton ticket better - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 7:34:15 PM
        
        Hillary would never settle for V.P. (n/t) - TB - 8/18/2007 8:29:06 PM
        
        I disagree competely - Buck Galaxy - 8/18/2007 8:40:06 PM
        
        re: I disagree competely - TB - 8/18/2007 10:29:38 PM
        
        She was VP from 1993-2000 (n/t) - Lee - 8/18/2007 10:03:56 PM

Venezuela update - TB - 8/16/2007 5:07:56 AM
- re: Venezuela update - Marcia - 8/17/2007 7:54:07 PM
  - The Republicans said the same thing towards the end of Reagan's last term. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/18/2007 2:48:25 AM
    - Though I haven't heard anyone say it lately. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/18/2007 2:49:17 AM
- and why does this area concern you so much? - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 2:44:15 PM
  - re: why does this area concern you so much? - TB - 8/16/2007 5:17:49 PM
    - re: why does this area concern you so much? - Marcia - 8/17/2007 8:54:09 PM
    - I'm just wondering who your target on here is - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 6:46:11 PM
    - It's nothing personal, it's just business. - ER - 8/16/2007 6:06:26 PM
      - re: It's nothing personal, it's just business. - ER - 8/16/2007 7:07:29 PM
      - Marxism is just a variation on a theme. - TB - 8/16/2007 6:35:30 PM
        
        BTW, you have to admit that's a righteous T-shirt. - ER - 8/16/2007 7:51:11 PM
        
        Explanation of the t-shirt discrepancy: Hitler lost. Che won. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/16/2007 7:43:23 PM
        
        The response to your post is above--sorry for misplacing it. (n/t) - ER - 8/16/2007 7:11:41 PM
        
        If Che had looked like Joe Lieberman - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 6:52:21 PM
        
        The swastika is a cool image. - Lee - 8/16/2007 10:06:49 PM
        
        Do you even read what you post? (n/t) - azstrummer - 8/17/2007 4:11:17 PM
        
        I'll take that as a double standard. - Lee - 8/17/2007 8:48:57 PM
        
        re: I'll take that as a double standard. - gbaikie - 8/18/2007 12:35:25 AM
        
        We should be paying attention to China - New Age Vapors - 8/16/2007 8:04:46 PM

Sino-Russian war games pictures. - Bowser - 8/17/2007 4:40:16 PM
- "Russians are mostly defensive" - Buck Galaxy - 8/17/2007 10:02:17 PM
  - Have been historically. - Bowser - 8/18/2007 12:15:52 AM

How shakey is the REAL ESTATE/Mortgage Market? - carl - 8/16/2007 7:53:49 PM
- re: How shakey is the REAL ESTATE/Mortgage Market? - Lindy - 8/16/2007 11:43:44 PM
  - The "R" Word? - carl - 8/17/2007 6:16:45 PM
    - Recession? - Lindy - 8/17/2007 8:56:42 PM

The Time is right for a National HMO - Ima Liberal - 8/17/2007 3:35:38 PM

Dow drops 1.29% despite efforts by Fed. - Bowser - 8/15/2007 9:59:53 PM
- Are you watching today? - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 6:11:47 PM
  - Wow, what a ride that was - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 8:03:58 PM

8.0 Earthquake Hits Peru...Tsnami alert - Lindy - 8/16/2007 2:53:04 AM
- Got to remeber, Winter there - carl - 8/16/2007 7:51:52 PM
- Civil Defense says 337 dead; southern coastal cities are the worst hit - Lindy - 8/16/2007 12:44:34 PM
- Tsunami warnings have apparently been lifted, fortunately. (n/t) - TB - 8/16/2007 4:48:32 AM

Mary Anne, if you're still with us, this might interest you - azstrummer - 8/16/2007 2:22:00 PM

It's about time!!! - Ima Liberal - 8/14/2007 4:22:51 PM
- I'm telling you, bottled water is the work of Satan. - Ima Liberal - 8/15/2007 1:39:30 PM
  - Have you never heard of "People in Hell want ice water"? (n/t) - Jody - 8/16/2007 12:58:52 AM

China bridge collapse kills 29 - Eric - 8/15/2007 11:22:13 PM

Karl Rove Calls it Quits - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/13/2007 9:23:35 AM
- Yeah, well there was no accident in the day and time he announced his departure. He is still a player...just not for reelecting Bush... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/14/2007 9:11:20 AM
- There are quite a few on the far left... - alcaray - 8/13/2007 7:23:08 PM
  - Be careful what you wish for... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/14/2007 10:33:04 PM
    - All I wish for is justice. A little conservative honesty, maybe. - alcaray - 8/14/2007 11:06:49 PM
      - Honesty? - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/14/2007 11:38:55 PM
        
        Then you join the far left in their celebrations? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/15/2007 12:02:57 AM
        
        Rove... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/15/2007 1:22:10 AM
        
        Will you be so sanguine... - alcaray - 8/15/2007 6:13:10 AM
        
        re: Will you be so sanguine... - gbaikie - 8/15/2007 11:48:38 AM
        
        Well I heard that Rove is looking for a new gig, so maybe. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/15/2007 9:22:47 PM
- Ding Dong The Witch is Dead... (n/t) - James Brown - 8/13/2007 2:44:37 PM
  - The rats are jumping ship........ - Lindy - 8/13/2007 4:14:27 PM
    - Ask their kids. ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/13/2007 5:23:08 PM
      - oops.. kid - non plural. ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/13/2007 9:35:32 PM
- Criminales - Eric - 8/13/2007 12:09:44 PM
  - At least this bad boy still has his shirt on. - ER - 8/13/2007 12:41:47 PM
    - "Karl knew exactly when to withdraw. " - Lindy - 8/13/2007 2:09:26 PM
      - So now that Bush is losing his "Brain" - ds - 8/14/2007 7:10:19 PM

The health insurance system is broken - Eri - 8/15/2007 2:38:32 PM
- Really? - ER - 8/15/2007 3:14:53 PM

In spite of props, Dow drops 1.57% today. - Bowser - 8/14/2007 8:41:44 PM
- Rollover - ER - 8/15/2007 3:52:12 AM
- A quick econ education - Buck Galaxy - 8/14/2007 11:43:51 PM
  - What pisses me off - Eri - 8/15/2007 2:33:13 AM
  - Read your post. - Bowser - 8/15/2007 12:22:49 AM
- Just a correction Bowser - azstrummer - 8/14/2007 9:16:53 PM

Pot and kettle situation. Bush to label Iran army "terrorist". - Bowser - 8/15/2007 3:43:11 AM

Dick Cheney '94: Invading Baghdad Would Create Quagmire - Chris Vancil - 8/14/2007 9:17:04 AM
- This person thinks that Cheney was one of the principle architects of the Iraq war - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 8/14/2007 7:42:02 PM

US supplies weapons to Iraqi insurgents. - Bowser - 8/13/2007 9:05:47 PM
- War is good business - Lindy - 8/14/2007 1:59:21 AM
  - re: War is good business. - Obviously not. Ask the terrorist. - Marcia - 8/14/2007 2:12:28 AM
    - re: War is good business. - Raoul - 8/14/2007 7:34:15 AM

Losing the Advantage: How the Good War in Afghanistan Went Bad - Donald - 8/12/2007 1:55:52 PM
- The "we would have won in Afghanistan if not for..." mythology - TB - 8/12/2007 10:14:37 PM
  - Only a nation can go to war- - Andrew - 8/13/2007 4:35:08 PM
    - If... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/13/2007 11:12:42 PM
      - re: If...what? - Andrew - 8/14/2007 4:39:14 AM
    - Not to worry. Conservatives can't help it. - Bowser - 8/13/2007 4:59:50 PM
      - re: Not to worry. Conservatives can't help it. - You're wrong. - Marcia - 8/14/2007 1:52:40 AM
- Go tell the Spartans - ER - 8/12/2007 4:19:28 PM
  - "You go to war with the army you have"...... - Raoul - 8/12/2007 4:30:02 PM
    - Work with the culture that's there, - - - - Bowser - 8/12/2007 5:37:38 PM
    - I'm afraid I have to disagree here with you, my friend - ER - 8/12/2007 5:04:21 PM
      - re: Troops or secret agents.... - Raoul - 8/12/2007 8:42:16 PM
        
        re: Troops or secret agents.... - ER - 8/12/2007 9:59:14 PM
- Bush legacy: starting and losing not one, but two wars.. (n/t) - Raoul - 8/12/2007 4:07:10 PM

Man!...You can tell TB has been on vacation - Jody - 8/10/2007 7:00:44 PM
- re: Man!...You can tell TB has been on vacation - azstrummer - 8/12/2007 4:56:40 PM
  - Sorry Art... - Jody - 8/13/2007 1:52:37 AM
    - Quality over quantity - azstrummer - 8/13/2007 5:04:56 PM
      - re: Quality over quantity. Tom has indeed inticed dialogue. His quality has excelled quantatiy. - Marcia - 8/13/2007 11:49:05 PM
      - I understand. (n/t) - Jody - 8/13/2007 7:21:22 PM
  - You got it. (n/t) - TB - 8/12/2007 11:02:33 PM
    - re: You got it. - NO. - Marcia - 8/13/2007 10:17:16 PM
      - Gee Marcia........ - Lindy - 8/14/2007 2:08:34 AM
- Summertime... and the livin' is easy... (n/t) - Fox - 8/10/2007 11:00:46 PM

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