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the mentality of some who aspire to govern us - Daniel - 11/20/2005 4:56:56 PM
- Is what she said untrue? - Scott Evil - 11/21/2005 3:36:59 PM
  - you obviously didn't read my other posts here - Daniel - 11/21/2005 3:57:25 PM
- "Shameless viciousness"? - Sam F. - 11/21/2005 6:35:59 AM
  - yes well you would say that, wouldn't you - Daniel - 11/21/2005 9:30:33 AM
    - I feel your pain - Sam F. - 11/21/2005 10:33:05 AM
      - you don't feel much at all by the look of it - Daniel - 11/21/2005 12:56:44 PM
        
        It's moments like these you need Minties (and a "Modify Post" button) - Sam F. - 11/21/2005 3:57:56 PM
- At the very least, I hope nobody lets this guy have a pencil. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 10:22:19 PM
  - Come on guys........ - Lindy - 11/21/2005 2:46:33 AM

The man behind the Plume Leak - Scott Evil - 11/21/2005 3:11:07 PM
- That's me. Don't light a match. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 3:31:18 PM
  - I figured. - Scott Evil - 11/21/2005 3:38:42 PM

Milblog update - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 6:05:42 PM
- I've finally figured it out. - Bowser - 11/21/2005 5:21:41 AM
  - Just for once, Bowser. Click on the links. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 3:34:09 PM

Large Jewish group opposes Alito nomination - Bowser - 11/21/2005 5:40:24 AM
- re: onservative would tip the court's ideological balance - Scott Evil - 11/21/2005 2:54:26 PM
- Alito's nomination is an attempt to turn back the clock - David F Mayer - 11/21/2005 2:37:23 PM

More DoD BS. Contrasted with commanders there. - Bowser - 11/21/2005 5:29:41 AM

More on media and Iraq from Instapundit - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 1:57:02 AM
- You gotta be paid, too! (n/t) - Bowser - 11/21/2005 5:22:09 AM

Zarqawi dead? - Buck Galaxy - 11/20/2005 11:03:59 PM
- Performing DNA tests? - Lindy - 11/21/2005 2:38:52 AM
  - re: Performing DNA tests? - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 3:21:40 AM
- He has been blown to bits more times that Wiley Coyote! - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 11:40:55 PM
- What, again? - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 11:10:08 PM
  - Let's hope.... - Donald - 11/20/2005 11:12:20 PM
    - At the very least... - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 11:13:36 PM

Zarqawi's Family Denounces Him - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 11:22:11 AM
- re: Zarqawi's Family Denounces Him - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2005 1:53:26 AM

The EPA led by Bush appointees, is seeking to study effects of toxic chemicals on low income children. - Eric - 11/20/2005 2:20:47 AM
- The real story - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 3:09:24 AM
  - Only facts are reported here. (n/t) - Eric - 11/20/2005 10:13:02 PM
  - Tom, ya got no credibility. - Bowser - 11/20/2005 6:42:07 AM
    - It is Eric with the credibility problem in this thread, not Tom - R.L. - 11/20/2005 9:38:36 PM

2,093 - Donald - 11/20/2005 2:42:01 PM
- Meanwhile: Irresponsible on Iraq - Donald - 11/20/2005 4:03:05 PM

2,091 - Donald - 11/20/2005 2:26:19 AM
- Meanwhile: War debate wreaks havoc with Bush agenda - Donald - 11/20/2005 3:33:34 PM

Liberal Irony Department... - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 2:31:31 AM
- re: Liberal Irony Department... - Publius - 11/19/2005 1:16:59 PM
  - re: Liberal Irony Department... - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 9:11:05 PM
    - Problems with illiberal response.......... - Publius - 11/20/2005 2:39:34 PM
      - Would you believe, "Murtha" agent 99? (n/t) - Publius - 11/20/2005 2:53:49 PM
    - re: Liberal Irony Department... - gbaikie - 11/19/2005 11:36:36 PM

200,000 protest terrorism in Jordan - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 1:57:24 AM
- Al Qaeda has stupidly alienated most of its support in the Sunni Muslim World. - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 3:05:37 AM
  - Encouraging, and ....... - Publius - 11/20/2005 2:50:12 PM
- More details and photos - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 2:52:30 AM

Honduras' Keystone Kops Permit Serial Killer to Escape -- for the FIFTH TIME. - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 2:28:44 PM

Another Open Letter to Kansas Board of Education - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 3:38:31 AM

A response from the Kansas State Board of Education - Donald - 11/20/2005 3:26:06 AM

I did not make this up! "Bush to push human rights message in China" - Bowser - 11/19/2005 9:39:04 PM
- Where is the problem? - David F Mayer - 11/20/2005 3:06:40 AM

Final vote total - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 4:55:24 AM
- I think one thing has been established here... - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 9:12:20 PM
  - Completely false - tony - 11/19/2005 9:53:25 PM
    - Really? Based on recent events, how do you draw your conclusion? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 1:44:05 AM
    - re: Completely false - gbaikie - 11/19/2005 11:00:40 PM
- Media helping Democrats with CYA - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 9:01:34 PM
- Ya can't accomplish yer goal, and ya can't get out! Quagmire?? - Bowser - 11/19/2005 7:07:13 PM
- Unbelievable grandstanding. Ain't you the one who screams "politics" at this stuff. - Bowser - 11/19/2005 5:34:58 AM
  - The Republicans didn't start this dance. Look again. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 5:44:53 AM
- Comment by IraqTheModel - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 5:09:43 AM

Vote on withdrawing troops tonight in the House? - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 9:29:44 PM
- Democrats have found their escape route. - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 2:22:06 AM
  - Honestly, Tom... - R.L. - 11/20/2005 12:48:55 AM
    - re: Honestly - Tom Brosz - 11/20/2005 1:32:18 AM
- The "swift-boating" of Jack Murtha - Donald - 11/19/2005 1:31:18 AM
- Are there troops in the House, too? - Fox - 11/19/2005 12:52:48 AM
- Bush has been given everything he wanted. If Iraq were a stock - - - - Bowser - 11/18/2005 11:57:00 PM
- Boy...talk about cheesey politics - Donald - 11/18/2005 11:19:24 PM
  - Meanwhile, the Bush death count hits 2,085 - Donald - 11/18/2005 11:22:55 PM
    - And, 82 Die in Attacks on Iraq Mosques, Hotel - Donald - 11/18/2005 11:28:32 PM
- I'm hearing that this is a hell of a debate. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 10:36:54 PM
- Didn't you criticize this type of manoevure when the draft vote was brought up? (n/t) - Tony - 11/18/2005 9:35:36 PM
  - Hey, this was a Democratic proposal. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 9:45:59 PM
    - Hmmmm...sounds like there's both a GOP and Murtha version in play. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 10:41:12 PM
    - The custom is to debate before voting. - Mary Anne - 11/18/2005 10:39:09 PM
      - It's a simple enough proposition. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 11:16:53 PM

US defends right to use WP against civilians - Bowser - 11/19/2005 4:30:31 PM
- Yeah, then "chemical weapon" it is - Lindy - 11/19/2005 6:16:41 PM
  - At least they're not proud of it - they lied. Again. And again. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/19/2005 11:08:55 PM

A nation divided - Donald - 11/19/2005 6:55:25 AM
- An Iraq Deadline for Bush - Donald - 11/19/2005 3:12:02 PM
  - 3 votes in favor of immediate withdrawal. - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 7:16:26 PM
    - Yer good at definitions. Define "quagmire", please. - Bowser - 11/19/2005 7:28:54 PM
      - You use it, you define it. - Sam F. - 11/19/2005 8:24:43 PM
        
        There's a term for not being able to recognize reality. - Bowser - 11/19/2005 9:41:07 PM

Wonder what a civil war would look like. - Bowser - 11/19/2005 7:05:22 PM
- A civil war is when both sides in a battle are carrying guns. - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 7:20:32 PM
  - That's funny!!! - Bowser - 11/19/2005 7:24:18 PM
    - That wasn't even coherent. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/19/2005 8:47:13 PM
    - Some might say that - Sam F. - 11/19/2005 8:27:11 PM

Pentagon Acknowledged White Phosphorous Used in Iraq - Eric - 11/16/2005 1:28:21 AM
- dtp caught this a week ago. - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 2:26:09 PM
  - Most objections to WP have to do with the quality of effect rather than quantity. - alcaray - 11/16/2005 7:58:51 PM
  - re: dtp caught this a week ago. - dtb - 11/16/2005 3:39:16 PM
    - Publicity as a military goal - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 4:24:22 PM
      - re: Publicity as a military goal - dtb - 11/16/2005 6:42:03 PM
        
        Milblogs - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 7:19:36 PM
- unspeakable - McFly - 11/16/2005 1:59:33 PM
  - But it's such an effective weapon. - Lee - 11/17/2005 6:52:09 AM
  - re: unspeakable - Publius - 11/16/2005 3:25:47 PM
    - Sorry, not seeing Ghandi's motives and Zarqawi's on the same page. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 4:26:01 PM
      - you didn't seeGhandi's motives and Zarqawi's on the same page. - Publius - 11/19/2005 1:33:53 PM
      - You may be confusing motive and Modus Operandi.... (n/t) - Tony - 11/17/2005 4:19:18 PM
        
        It is impossible to disconnect the two. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 4:12:30 AM
        
        re: It is impossible to disconnect the two. - Tony - 11/18/2005 6:12:47 PM
        
        Just as a clarification... - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 9:21:30 PM
        
        OK....immediate motives, so they can carry out the rest of their plans - Tony - 11/18/2005 9:44:05 PM
      - Agreed! How dare Publius say that Ghandi is like Zarqawi???!!!??? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/16/2005 9:21:17 PM
        
        Publius never made the comparison---Broz did - Publius - 11/19/2005 1:39:01 PM
        
        It was sarcasm (n/t) - alcaray - 11/19/2005 6:53:36 PM
  - The Bush administration... - Donald - 11/16/2005 2:13:51 PM
- Until the Italians - "The US earlier denied it had been used in Falluja at all." - Bowser - 11/16/2005 5:40:10 AM
- Fine with me... - Willy Pete - 11/16/2005 5:02:01 AM
- And Another Deabcle: Iraq detainees found starving - Donald - 11/16/2005 3:42:22 AM
  - Meanwhile: 2,072 - Donald - 11/16/2005 3:44:13 AM

Media coverage on Murtha - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 4:05:59 AM
- Bush has been given everything he wanted. And not delivered. - Bowser - 11/18/2005 5:29:05 PM
- What's changed - Tony - 11/18/2005 4:47:01 PM
  - re: What's changed - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:05:02 PM
    - re: What's changed - Tony - 11/18/2005 6:03:24 PM
      - re: What's changed - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 8:01:09 PM
        
        and FWIW, I haven't changed my mind yet. - Tony - 11/18/2005 9:30:22 PM
        
        What pace do you think they're growing at? - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 9:43:17 PM
        
        Drop the Argument From Authority please. - Tony - 11/18/2005 8:52:07 PM
    - I think everyone in DC is reacting to the change in public opinion (n/t) - alcaray - 11/18/2005 5:12:21 PM
      - I think you hit the nail on the head. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:20:08 PM
- Deleted Bowser's accidental double post (n/t) - FrankC (moderator) - 11/18/2005 6:44:22 AM
  - Thank you, again. Not sure how I do that. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/18/2005 4:25:45 PM
- The guy says he was lied to and he relied upon the lies. - Bowser - 11/18/2005 4:37:00 AM
  - Unless one tries to equate the torture of folks IN THE BASEMENT OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY with "democracy". - Lindy - 11/19/2005 7:53:20 AM

After the massive deficits, - - - - Bowser - 11/18/2005 11:59:16 PM
- LOL....Good one! - Lindy - 11/19/2005 7:34:55 AM
- and Where is Monica now that we really need her? - E.P., the heretic - 11/19/2005 1:50:10 AM

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