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London terrorists' link to Al Q confirmed - p - 7/15/2005 1:18:18 PM

The Ostrich Pulls His Head Out Of The Sand - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 1:05:10 AM
- re: The Ostrich Pulls His Head Out Of The Sand - gbaikie - 7/10/2005 3:43:03 AM
  - re: The Ostrich Pulls His Head Out Of The Sand - Eri - 7/10/2005 3:54:23 PM
    - re: The Ostrich Pulls His Head Out Of The Sand - gbaikie - 7/10/2005 10:23:34 PM
  - Cliffnotes version of his answer: NO! (n/t) - et - 7/10/2005 4:51:42 AM
    - I have given up.... - R.L. - 7/10/2005 7:22:16 AM
      - re: I have given up.... - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 1:48:08 AM
        
        Hummingbirds can't fly either........ - Publius - 7/11/2005 7:18:55 PM
        
        You know, I get so tired of that smarmy BS... - R.L. - 7/11/2005 9:29:51 PM
        
        If you are tired, go to bed......... - Publius - 7/13/2005 7:54:28 PM
        
        You posted a lie - R.L. - 7/14/2005 2:10:34 AM
        
        Oh please....... - Publius - 7/14/2005 7:04:04 PM
        
        Well, actually.... - Tom Brosz - 7/15/2005 6:59:26 AM
        
        And that being said, I think R.L. is overreacting to the off-hand "hummingbird" comment. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/15/2005 7:00:37 AM
        
        Actually, it's true. - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 10:47:50 PM
        
        You don't even want to know... - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/13/2005 8:15:40 PM
        
        re: I have given up.... - gbaikie - 7/11/2005 8:09:09 AM
      - re: I have given up.... - gbaikie - 7/10/2005 8:53:29 AM
        
        re: I have given up.... - gbaikie - 7/10/2005 12:22:56 PM
        
        re: 280,000,000,000,000 tonnes of liquid CO2 - A. leftleaner - 7/11/2005 5:42:19 PM

SP Times Editorial: The Rove Affair - Donald - 7/14/2005 1:12:54 PM
- Wall getting closer... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/15/2005 4:06:26 AM

Twp more terror leaders captured in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 7:51:52 PM
- Do you think there's a correlation... - Lee - 7/15/2005 2:32:42 AM
- Call me a skeptic, - David F Mayer - 7/14/2005 9:36:36 PM

Muslim support for terror dropping - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 11:51:11 PM
- Radical Islam... - Donald - 7/15/2005 1:28:34 AM
  - True enough. - Tom Brosz - 7/15/2005 2:00:16 AM
- Yes, becasue al Qaeda is killing more Muslims than Infidels - E.P. Grondine - 7/15/2005 1:21:00 AM

I'll comment on the below in a new thread... - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 6:38:34 AM
- Awww, just blame it on the MSM (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 6:42:33 AM
  - Hey, I thought it was cool! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 6:45:59 AM
    - Its all in (kinda) good fun (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 7:04:08 AM
      - Now all you need is a moderator to move it to Flame.... ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 7/14/2005 1:55:59 PM
        
        Really think it needs to be moved? (n/t) - R.L. - 7/14/2005 1:58:34 PM
        
        Maybe to Off-Topic... I'll leave the call to FrankC (n/t) - Fox (not moderating just now) - 7/14/2005 3:56:07 PM
        
        Off Topic.... - FrankC - 7/15/2005 1:36:24 AM
- And then there's this.... - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 6:41:48 AM
  - That glorious song.... - R.L. - 7/14/2005 7:36:36 AM

The cover-up commences - Donald - 7/12/2005 4:28:04 AM
- "the highest of standards" - Jack Herer - 7/12/2005 1:51:05 PM
  - Hypocrisy - Donald - 7/12/2005 2:05:19 PM
    - No - Mac - 7/13/2005 5:37:44 AM
- More on this - DOnald - 7/12/2005 4:44:11 AM
  - This could be very interesting - R.L. - 7/12/2005 5:43:06 AM
    - really? - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 2:25:06 PM
    - Do you guys get any deja vu at all on things like this? - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 6:35:47 AM
      - Tom... you seem to have gone over the edge - R.L. - 7/12/2005 8:26:53 PM
        
        re: over the edge - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 9:49:06 PM
        
        Just couldn't do it could you? - R.L. - 7/12/2005 10:02:12 PM
        
        re: Just couldn't do it could you? - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 2:29:18 AM
        
        Odd, I remember you and others calling it a crime a while back... - R.L. - 7/13/2005 3:21:12 AM
        
        Now I've got a question for you: - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 2:33:21 AM
        
        re: Now I've got a question for you: - R.L. - 7/13/2005 5:31:52 AM
        
        Think harder. - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 6:24:25 AM
        
        re: Think harder. - gbaikie - 7/13/2005 8:02:07 AM
        
        Close - Tony - 7/13/2005 1:04:50 PM
        
        re: Close - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 3:46:43 PM
        
        Which is the way I hope? - Tony - 7/13/2005 5:39:56 PM
        
        BTW, don't be so coy or cryptic - Tony - 7/13/2005 6:25:34 PM
        
        I don't know. - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 7:32:58 PM
        
        And right back atcha - Tony - 7/13/2005 8:46:45 PM
        
        Our opinions aren't the point. - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 1:58:12 AM
        
        Our opinions are exactly the point. - Tony - 7/14/2005 6:00:15 PM
        
        re: Just couldn't do it could you? - gbaikie - 7/13/2005 1:30:41 AM
        
        Bad RL. You said the forbidden A-word. (n/t) - Tony - 7/12/2005 8:56:08 PM
      - Boy I thought Lou Dobbs was going to jump out of his chair last night on CNN - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 2:31:10 PM
      - Do you ? - Tony - 7/12/2005 1:19:01 PM

Gotta Luv Hollywood Liberals - p - 7/14/2005 5:58:49 PM

Molly Ivins issues a correction... - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 1:41:55 AM
- How 'bout Santorum correcting next? - p - 7/14/2005 4:54:00 PM
- Preset conceptions. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/14/2005 1:59:29 AM
  - 99% chance you're wrong. - Tony - 7/14/2005 4:12:16 PM

Bernie Ebbers: Fat man Walking - Scott Evil - 7/13/2005 4:19:00 PM
- Poor guy.... - R.L. - 7/14/2005 3:22:49 AM
  - re: Poor guy.... - Mac - 7/14/2005 5:08:46 AM
- re: Bernie Ebbers: Fat man Walking - p - 7/13/2005 8:30:07 PM
- Somewhere, Mr. Spires is wryly smiling.... (n/t) - Tony - 7/13/2005 5:41:11 PM
- The Crook should spend the REST of his life in prison. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/13/2005 5:33:09 PM

Zimbabwe gets even WORSE! (It is hard to imagine.) - David F Mayer - 7/13/2005 1:28:27 AM
- re: Zimbabwe gets even WORSE! (It is hard to imagine.) - Mac - 7/13/2005 5:08:14 AM
  - Well, when it comes to Marxist atrocities, - David F Mayer - 7/13/2005 6:27:05 PM
    - re: Well, when it comes to Marxist atrocities, - Mac - 7/14/2005 5:05:45 AM

Michael Moore's "freedom fighters" strike again. - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 5:06:47 PM
- A lot more details... - Tom Brosz - 7/14/2005 2:34:00 AM

More details on the deficit - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 6:53:39 AM
- TRADE deficit also down - p - 7/13/2005 8:46:33 PM
- "only" $325B (n/t) - E.P, Grondine - 7/13/2005 3:42:55 PM
  - Down $100 billion - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 5:26:36 PM

NYT Editorial: A Few Thoughts on Karl Rove - Donald - 7/13/2005 1:19:58 PM
- re: NYT Editorial: A Few Thoughts on Karl Rove - p - 7/13/2005 8:40:11 PM
- You are, of course, aware that the NYT knows the answers - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 3:41:03 PM
  - re: You are, of course, aware that the NYT knows the answers - gbaikie - 7/13/2005 5:35:51 PM
- White House silence speaks volumes - Donald - 7/13/2005 1:56:59 PM
  - The silence comes after the the verbal past blasts... - Publius - 7/13/2005 7:35:07 PM

Reality check for the "1967 borders" crowd - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 2:36:51 AM
- re: Reality check for the "1967 borders" crowd - E.P. Grondine - 7/13/2005 4:04:39 AM
  - re: Reality check for the "U.N. troops" crowd - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 4:57:34 AM
    - In 1967, the UN attempted to PREVENT Israel from - David F Mayer - 7/13/2005 6:23:05 PM
    - The UN didn't have a peacekeeping force in Iraq (n/t) - Mac - 7/13/2005 5:05:16 AM

LA TImes Editorial: The Real Rove Scandal - Donald - 7/12/2005 1:17:17 PM
- Now that "the SOURCE" has been uncovered. - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 4:30:18 PM
  - "Aw, who care anyway?" - Lindy - 7/12/2005 4:44:54 PM
    - Obviously, the victims of Bush Derangement Syndrome care quite a bit... - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 6:36:17 PM
      - Hillary is it. - Scott Evil - 7/13/2005 1:40:26 PM
        
        I disagree. - Tom Brosz - 7/13/2005 3:45:06 PM
        
        I'll be in Vegas in about 10 weeks... - Scott Evil - 7/13/2005 4:20:35 PM
    - And you have the gall to be sensitive about people's language? - R.L. - 7/12/2005 6:24:33 PM
      - Rove is a creepy kinda guy - Lindy - 7/12/2005 6:50:40 PM
- Oooooohhhhhhh. The leftist media thinks they smell blood in the water. - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 2:23:03 PM
  - Well usually... - Donald - 7/12/2005 2:26:57 PM
- Seattle PI Editorial: White House Leaks: A serious security matter - Donald - 7/12/2005 1:45:44 PM
  - Fat Chance - Mac - 7/13/2005 5:24:01 AM

Allawi: this is the start of civil war - Donald - 7/11/2005 1:14:41 PM
- So, NOW you start believing Allawi? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 4:12:00 PM
- If the Iraqis WANT a civil war, they will get it. - David F Mayer - 7/11/2005 2:50:19 PM
- I'm starting to think that Civil War in Iraq wouldn't be such a bad thing. - A. Leftleaner - 7/11/2005 2:45:25 PM
  - re: I'm starting to think that Civil War in Iraq wouldn't be such a bad thing. - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 2:34:30 AM
    - We do live in interesting times (n/t) - A. Leftleaner - 7/13/2005 2:41:39 PM
- re: Allawi: this is the start of civil war - Alan G. Archer - 7/11/2005 1:52:03 PM
  - Disbanding the army - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 4:25:20 PM
    - The other thing people conveniently forget is that the Iraqi army pretty much disbanded itself. - Scott Evil - 7/11/2005 4:55:09 PM
      - re: The other thing people conveniently forget is that the Iraqi army pretty much disbanded itself. - Alan G. Archer - 7/11/2005 11:38:04 PM
        
        wasn't the Iraqi army made up of conscripts? - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 2:20:48 PM
        
        re: wasn't the Iraqi army made up of conscripts? - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 3:24:08 PM
      - We disbanded the Waffen SS, too - Larry J - 7/11/2005 5:45:01 PM
        
        The Truth has never mattered to the "News Media" - Scott Evil - 7/11/2005 9:36:49 PM
      - Good points. - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 5:05:47 PM
        
        re: Good points. - Alan G. Archer - 7/11/2005 11:24:17 PM
        
        It's easy to chant the "more troops" mantra... - Larry J - 7/12/2005 2:38:08 AM
        
        There's a lot of Generals in the military - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 11:43:47 PM
        
        re: There's a lot of Generals in the military - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 12:03:40 PM
        
        re: There's a lot of Generals in the military - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 2:40:38 AM
        
        re: There's a lot of Generals in the military - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 12:22:14 PM
  - re: Allawi: this is the start of civil war - Donald - 7/11/2005 2:11:27 PM

1,758 - Donald - 7/13/2005 1:12:03 PM

Is this administration saying Meth is O.K.? - Publius - 7/12/2005 8:07:43 PM
- NO - they're saying its better than raising the tax rates on the highest bracket to pay for the Iraq war (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 7/13/2005 4:09:04 AM

Belgium Violates "International" Law - Mark Eby - 7/13/2005 2:34:14 AM

Perhaps there is still hope for Europeans - Chaz - 7/12/2005 2:23:51 PM
- I do not respect his method of protest - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 4:56:03 PM
  - I still see some businesses with a sign outside... - Larry J - 7/12/2005 5:47:44 PM
    - re: I still see some businesses with a sign outside... - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 10:44:08 PM

Afghan villagers saved Navy SEAL - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 7:33:36 PM
- It takes a village........... - Publius - 7/12/2005 8:19:58 PM
  - More proof that even in the most brutal of places - R.L. - 7/12/2005 9:17:22 PM
    - re: More proof that even in the most brutal of places - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 9:37:09 PM

Carl Rove's "act of treason" - Donald - 7/12/2005 1:12:51 AM
- Wow! Looks like the bar just dropped back down again! - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 1:38:43 AM
  - Have you no shame? - Publius - 7/12/2005 1:35:41 PM
  - It's....It's.......It's..........the media's fault!! - Tony - 7/12/2005 1:21:37 PM
  - re: Wow! Looks like the bar just dropped back down again! - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 2:43:34 AM
    - Excuse me but... - Donald - 7/12/2005 2:51:19 AM
      - Has Rove been formally charged with this alledged "Crime" - Scott Evil - 7/12/2005 4:26:42 PM
      - Oh, please. - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 4:02:02 AM
        
        Yo, please. - Publius - 7/12/2005 1:41:22 PM
        
        re: Oh, please. - Alan G. Archer - 7/12/2005 1:07:25 PM
        
        Get a clue - Donald - 7/12/2005 4:18:51 AM
        
        re: Maybe you should get a clue - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 4:29:27 AM
        
        Buttmonkeys - Lindy - 7/12/2005 4:54:01 PM
        
        Here's the clue - Donald - 7/12/2005 4:37:35 AM
      - re: Excuse me but... - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 3:12:24 AM
        
        re: Excuse me but... - Lindy - 7/12/2005 4:58:58 PM
        
        Typical - Donald - 7/12/2005 4:21:03 AM
        
        re: Typical - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 6:50:18 AM
        
        Huh?!? - Donald - 7/12/2005 1:24:31 PM
        
        re: Huh?!? - gbaikie - 7/12/2005 5:32:49 PM
        
        "It's to critize Bill Clinton for not being honest about having an affair, but its not okay to criticize Carl Rove for not being honest about leaking national secrets. " - Lindy - 7/12/2005 5:01:51 PM
- Meanwhile: 1,755 - Donald - 7/12/2005 1:19:41 AM

Bombing M.O. - Tom Brosz - 7/7/2005 10:17:59 PM
- Just heard 'official' claim that timing devices were found.... - R.L. - 7/8/2005 8:05:12 AM
- ~~ Post Deleted ~~ (n/t) - Fox, as Moderator - 7/8/2005 3:38:39 AM
  - Thank you - Lindy - 7/8/2005 4:39:05 AM
    - Uh... Right.... - R.L. - 7/8/2005 7:23:51 AM
      - Odd rules we all live by. - Tom Brosz - 7/8/2005 6:00:03 PM
        
        I know what you mean - Robert - 7/12/2005 5:24:12 PM
- Uh....moderators! - Lindy - 7/8/2005 12:32:44 AM
  - As I understand the rules... (Attn: moderators) - Tom Brosz - 7/8/2005 2:42:59 AM
    - We *have* tightened the rules (n/t) - Fox, as Moderator - 7/8/2005 3:37:34 AM
      - No more, calling the cat is a bastard? (n/t) - gbaikie - 7/8/2005 6:27:17 AM
        
        "Spit on the floor and call the cat a product of questionable parentage" (Tm) - R.L. - 7/8/2005 7:29:59 AM
        
        Watch your mouth young man! Or we may bring out the soap! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/8/2005 6:31:35 AM

Good news - p - 7/8/2005 7:17:10 PM
- Another article on this - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 11:48:28 PM
  - PS - Mark Eby - 7/12/2005 3:56:17 AM
  - Look At Graphs Much? - Mark Eby - 7/12/2005 3:51:00 AM
- And On The Revenue Issue - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 1:09:34 AM
  - re: And On The Revenue Issue - Larry J - 7/10/2005 4:56:18 PM
    - Weren't You A Math Major? - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 5:01:37 PM
      - Yes to both - Larry J - 7/10/2005 5:25:45 PM
  - re: And On The Revenue Issue - p - 7/10/2005 4:23:05 PM
    - Part Of The Picture - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 4:56:56 PM
      - Brass tacks - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 3:42:44 AM
        
        Brass Tacks Usually Means Data - ID - 7/11/2005 4:22:47 PM
        
        re: Data - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 4:52:24 PM
        
        Cool - Mark Eby - 7/11/2005 10:37:43 PM
        
        Growth - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 10:43:49 PM
        
        False Argument - Mark Eby - 7/12/2005 2:36:12 AM
        
        re: False Argument - Tom Brosz - 7/12/2005 4:09:44 AM
        
        Another False Argument - ID - 7/12/2005 3:34:43 PM
    - Run The Numbers - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 4:46:06 PM
- Sort Of - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 1:02:51 AM
- re: Good news - dtb - 7/9/2005 4:15:39 PM
  - You might be right. - Tom Brosz - 7/9/2005 7:15:07 PM
  - re: Good news - p - 7/9/2005 4:28:54 PM
- re: Good news - Tom Brosz - 7/8/2005 7:31:43 PM
- re: Good news - Tony - 7/8/2005 7:26:32 PM
  - re: Good news - gbaikie - 7/9/2005 12:20:49 AM
    - In our early years, Federal government was largely funded by tariffs. - Tom Brosz - 7/9/2005 12:41:56 AM
  - re: Good news - Tom Brosz - 7/8/2005 7:36:34 PM
    - I'd Say The 90's Economy - Mark Eby - 7/10/2005 1:12:59 AM
  - re: Good news - p - 7/8/2005 7:33:14 PM
    - No evidence to the contrary? - Tony - 7/11/2005 5:15:47 PM

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