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LMAO! - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/19/2005 1:38:40 AM

The Bush Legacy - Bowser - 11/18/2005 1:00:55 AM
- BTW, you check the dollar lately? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 1:57:26 AM
  - Since we adopted the yuan/yen standard, it's been pretty strong (n/t) - alcaray - 11/18/2005 4:59:08 PM
  - Three Out of Four Aint Bad? (n/t) - Tony - 11/18/2005 4:48:38 PM
    - Might be more than one school of thought on "weak military" too. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:41:52 PM
      - weakENED mlitary - Tony - 11/18/2005 6:07:05 PM
        
        re: weakENED military - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 9:12:21 PM
        
        Sigh - Tony - 11/18/2005 9:22:32 PM
  - re: BTW, you check the dollar lately? - gbaikie - 11/18/2005 1:48:39 PM
- And now, the Rest of the Story. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 1:51:20 AM

Failed Suicide Bomber Confesses - David F Mayer - 11/14/2005 7:48:30 AM
- What was she thinking?!? - Donald - 11/14/2005 3:06:28 PM
  - What compels thinking beyond our understanding is.. - Publius - 11/16/2005 3:20:57 PM
    - Nonsense and absurdity! - David F Mayer - 11/18/2005 6:23:23 PM
      - You are correct, and that is the point....... - Publius - 11/18/2005 6:42:37 PM
- This woman should be tortured on Jordanian State TV. - Scott Evil (Warning Post may offend) - 11/14/2005 2:31:03 PM
  - She will disappear quietly. - David F Mayer - 11/15/2005 9:43:31 PM
  - Really: wouldn't you be happier in a country that allowed such a thing? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/14/2005 6:59:55 PM
    - I really do think they need to make an example out of her. - Scott Evil (SEN News) - 11/14/2005 9:37:46 PM
      - Then America is certainly not for you. - alcaray - 11/14/2005 10:17:06 PM
  - I disagree - Lindy - 11/14/2005 5:21:01 PM
    - I must agree with you on this, Lindy (mostly) - David F Mayer - 11/18/2005 6:30:49 PM
    - the problem with letting her live. - Scott Evil (Warning Post may offend) - 11/14/2005 5:44:06 PM
      - LOL - Lindy - 11/14/2005 6:02:56 PM
        
        Agreed. - Scott Evil - 11/14/2005 9:41:31 PM

When you hear that Fitzgerald spent 2 whole years on the Plame case.... - Tony - 11/17/2005 9:41:55 PM
- P.S. Tom, told ya his investigation into Plame was not over........ ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 11/18/2005 6:14:38 PM

Senate extends tax cuts - "It drew a presidential veto threat for raising taxes on oil companies." - Bowser - 11/18/2005 5:27:06 PM
- Do you even know what the alternative minimum tax is? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:37:48 PM
  - alternative minimum tax is clearly broken - alcaray - 11/18/2005 5:54:23 PM

If the New York Time had covered the Battle of Midway the way they cover things now - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 7:09:33 AM
- Never occurs to blame the situation rather than the messenger? - Bowser - 11/18/2005 5:09:31 PM
  - Nope. It's pretty much the messenger at this point. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:39:49 PM
- Especially since the Battle of Midway was Japan's greatest loss up until then. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/18/2005 1:42:19 PM
- More satirical terrestrial musings from Rand Simberg - Sam F. - 11/18/2005 9:10:15 AM

Rs cut Medicaid, food stamps. And are "bouyant....after sweating out a big victory" - Bowser - 11/18/2005 5:04:32 PM
- Wait and see what the senate does with it - alcaray - 11/18/2005 5:17:06 PM
  - re: Wait and see what the senate does with it - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 5:35:17 PM

What did Bob Woodward know and when did he know it? - Scott Evil - 11/17/2005 9:21:40 AM
- Did this come direct from the Onion? - Tony - 11/17/2005 4:15:10 PM
  - Worst Conspiracy theory ever? - Scott Evil - 11/17/2005 8:17:06 PM
    - No, this one: - Tony - 11/17/2005 9:29:06 PM
      - Well somebody at the CIA was... - Scott Evil - 11/18/2005 2:45:17 PM
    - You are consistant! - alcaray - 11/17/2005 8:57:30 PM
      - Oh yeah! that's why the Demcrats are starting to duck for cover... - Scott Evil - 11/18/2005 2:52:04 PM
        
        My post did not contain just "anything". - alcaray - 11/18/2005 4:42:58 PM

Former CIA Director: Torture is condoned and even approved by the Bush government - Eric - 11/18/2005 2:56:04 AM
- But but but - Bush: â€˜We do not tortureâ€™ terror suspects. Cognitive dissonance!!!! - Bowser - 11/18/2005 4:33:37 AM
- He hasn't been in the CIA since 1981. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 4:07:41 AM
  - Are you apologizing for Bush and Cheney AGAIN?? - Lindy - 11/18/2005 7:00:06 AM
    - Read the article. - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 7:40:29 AM

Lessee - Bush invaded to install democracy, throw out a repressive government??!! - Bowser - 11/16/2005 3:54:48 AM
- Comment from Iraqi blogger - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 6:58:16 AM
- One slight difference between this and the previous regime: - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 4:57:18 AM
  - Tom, will you stop at nothing to excuse this mess?? - Lindy - 11/16/2005 6:27:18 AM
    - "Hussein was their elected leader" - Sam F. - 11/16/2005 9:38:36 AM
      - And since when was Bush their elected leader? - Bowser - 11/16/2005 9:37:44 PM
        
        Good one! :-) - Sam F. - 11/17/2005 4:32:34 AM
      - for once, I have to agree (n/t) - Tony - 11/16/2005 5:21:37 PM
      - Where did you get your "99%" from? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/16/2005 4:40:10 PM
        
        It was in the news at the time. Some said 100 percent. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 6:04:37 PM
        
        At the time Saddam first came into power? Or when are you guys refering to? - alcaray - 11/16/2005 6:15:05 PM
        
        October 2002. - Tom Brosz - 11/16/2005 7:15:39 PM
        
        Thanks. Starts to sound vaguely familiar. (n/t) - alcaray - 11/16/2005 7:42:25 PM
  - Pathetic. - Bowser - 11/16/2005 5:16:41 AM

On Cooking The War - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 2:19:41 AM

From the "WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH" department - alcaray - 11/17/2005 7:33:04 PM
- Can you guys at least coordinate your MSNBC posts? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:37:02 PM
  - Huh? Was this already linked to? - alcaray - 11/17/2005 7:42:17 PM
    - Two posts down (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:49:02 PM
      - Oops, sorry for the extra click. Though coordination is out of the question. - alcaray - 11/17/2005 8:33:38 PM
        
        I probably shouldn't have brought it up. I've done it myself once or twice. Sorry. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/18/2005 1:41:49 AM
        
        Heh, hah. Having it posted twice offends 'em more than being in bed with Chalabi. - Bowser - 11/17/2005 9:40:08 PM

Cal Thomas: End the Sellout on Immigration - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/17/2005 10:42:41 PM
- Pssssst. What's the password? - Sam F. - 11/18/2005 1:14:35 AM

And, when one relies upon false advertising, does one keep pretending it was true? - Bowser - 11/17/2005 7:06:28 PM
- Well, at least it's out in the open now. Democrats advocate surrender. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:19:19 PM
  - Okay, I shot from the hip on that one. - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:35:25 PM
    - Neocon lingo - "monsters" are people who want peace. - Bowser - 11/17/2005 10:14:32 PM
      - By "monsters" I was talking insurgents and terrorists in Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 10:20:22 PM

Bowser missed one: Plan B - Tony - 11/17/2005 9:33:21 PM
- Shades of the Middle Ages. The Mullahs of Ayatollah Bush ruling on science. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/17/2005 9:42:22 PM

Iran continuing nuclear work - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 8:17:04 AM
- Your solution? (n/t) - Tony - 11/17/2005 4:11:36 PM
  - At the very least... - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 5:19:44 PM
    - Surely though.... - Tony - 11/17/2005 5:24:49 PM
      - re: Surely though.... - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:12:06 PM

Right at home with Bush and Cheney - Bowser - 11/17/2005 6:23:04 PM

Now I don't wish the guy any good - - - - Bowser - 11/17/2005 6:11:16 PM

The world has it's collective head out of the sand now. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/14/2005 7:42:52 PM
- I understand that France is planning stern reprisals. - David F Mayer - 11/15/2005 9:40:33 PM
- I pretty much agree with your take on this. - Lindy - 11/15/2005 5:27:29 PM
  - I don't think it was Cubans who tore up Miami. - Scott Evil - 11/15/2005 7:52:33 PM
- "The world needs to maintain nations where some semblance of intelligence and ethics reign." - Daniel - 11/15/2005 6:49:14 AM
  - If you want to get into it...sure...let's party. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/16/2005 8:04:14 AM
    - I can only stay at hte party for a short while .. - Daniel - 11/16/2005 4:41:41 PM
- The world needs to maintain nations where some semblance of intelligence and ethics reign."" - et - 11/15/2005 4:01:22 AM
  - Boy, that one caught me by surprise..... - Lindy - 11/15/2005 6:03:57 PM
  - He did say "some" ;-) (n/t) - Sam F. - 11/15/2005 6:14:28 AM
- re: Comparison with LA riots - Raoul - 11/14/2005 9:26:23 PM
  - Don't look down your nose too long. You'll go cross-eyed. - Sam F. - 11/15/2005 5:58:02 AM
    - I don't think he was looking down his nose at all - alcaray - 11/15/2005 6:15:36 PM
    - When it comes to riots.... - FrankC - 11/15/2005 7:11:39 AM
    - re: The huge difference is: weapons are circulating far too easily in the US (n/t) - Raoul - 11/15/2005 6:46:20 AM
      - *tap* *tap* Is this thing on? - Sam F. - 11/15/2005 7:39:16 AM
      - Thank God, and the Second Amendment. - Tom Brosz - 11/15/2005 7:01:16 AM
- That was beautiful......thank you. :.).... - Lee - 11/14/2005 8:22:33 PM
- How disappointed are you going to be... - Tony - 11/14/2005 8:14:50 PM
  - Ah! Mischaracterization at its most sublime pinnacle! - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/14/2005 9:11:59 PM
    - Riiiight. - Tony - 11/14/2005 10:19:13 PM
      - Wake up calls are sometimes shocking. - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/16/2005 6:44:32 AM
        
        They said the same thing about Irish, Italians and Jews..... - Tony - 11/16/2005 10:01:37 PM
        
        and Scots. Don't forget those filthy Scots. ;-) (n/t) - SDT1 - 11/17/2005 8:12:31 AM
        
        Nay laddie - Tony - 11/17/2005 5:27:36 PM
  - Boy, did that sound familiar... - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2005 9:00:20 PM
    - Except that he's correct. (n/t) - Bowser - 11/15/2005 2:29:34 AM
    - For what it's worth... - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2005 9:37:54 PM
      - PArtly true - Tony - 11/15/2005 9:26:19 PM
      - I must admit...I hope the end of Euorpean civilization is a little more dramaic than this... - Scott Evil - 11/14/2005 9:53:13 PM

A vote of no confidence - from the GOP no less - Donald - 11/17/2005 5:23:39 AM
- A mistake by the GOP - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 5:52:03 AM
  - December election in Iraq is key - Buck Galaxy - 11/17/2005 8:39:23 AM
    - Election is just the beginning. - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 5:24:38 PM
- Meanwhile: Grand Old Spenders - Donald - 11/17/2005 5:34:51 AM
  - My e-mail to George Will - Donald - 11/17/2005 6:16:27 AM

Italy approves new constitution - David F Mayer - 11/17/2005 1:50:40 PM

These guys don't know the truth - "Document: Big oil met with Cheney task force" - Bowser - 11/16/2005 10:55:50 PM
- Not just big oil...big energy baby! - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/17/2005 12:08:22 AM
  - Are you on drugs? - Lindy - 11/17/2005 5:23:43 AM
    - Aren't we all? - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/17/2005 8:26:00 AM

Bill Tiernay interview - Tom Brosz - 11/17/2005 7:23:41 AM

"Debate grows on foreign fightersâ€™ role in Iraq" - American and British? - Bowser - 11/17/2005 6:40:10 AM

Deleted Bowser's accidental double post (n/t) - FrankC (moderator) - 11/17/2005 6:10:37 AM

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