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Quagmire Update - Donald - 5/13/2005 2:03:51 PM
- Typical story from Quagmire Central - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2005 4:09:25 PM
  - I don't know about that... - Mary Anne - 5/15/2005 4:29:21 PM
  - You know, it only piques my interest... - alcaray - 5/13/2005 7:14:23 PM
    - Oh, really? - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 1:48:03 AM
      - How is "interest piqued" equal to "induced to believe"? - alcaray - 5/16/2005 4:54:29 PM
      - I don't know about that - Sam F. - 5/14/2005 10:56:08 AM
        
        "Contrasting points of view" - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 6:59:20 PM
      - A couple of opinions from some military guys - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 6:30:37 AM

RoP at their old tricks in Germany - p - 5/15/2005 5:28:52 PM
- re: "In a way, these boys are victims, too," she said. Sometimes they are forced to kill their favorite sister. - Scott Evil - 5/16/2005 2:15:59 PM

Could we all agree on something? How about Pat Buchanan is a moron? - Jacob Samorodin - 5/12/2005 6:47:30 PM
- Any public figure who criticizes Israeli expansion gets smeared - E.P. Grondine - 5/14/2005 2:04:18 AM
- I think he's pretty smart - alcaray - 5/13/2005 6:51:56 PM
  - Yep. As with Safire. - Bowser - 5/14/2005 12:30:48 AM
- Pat's a bit more educated than you think. - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/13/2005 6:44:54 AM
  - He's an educated idiot. - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:35:50 PM
  - Our meddling in Europe led to the Cold War. - Lee - 5/13/2005 8:59:01 AM
- Works for me - Donald - 5/13/2005 1:34:36 AM
- unintended satire? - p - 5/13/2005 12:55:51 AM
- Pat Buchanan is a moron! I agree! - David F Mayer - 5/12/2005 10:03:01 PM
  - Yes. I'm begining to think Pat goes beyond "moron"... - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:58:19 PM
    - re: Yes. I'm begining to think Pat goes beyond "moron"... - dtb - 5/13/2005 3:40:52 PM
- Odd. He seemed to be a genius back when he was arguing against the war in Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 9:17:11 PM
  - Isolationism - Donald - 5/13/2005 2:16:45 AM
    - He's also against free trade. - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 2:04:39 PM
      - No, he's for fair trade. - Lee - 5/14/2005 1:46:03 AM
        
        As are Canadian trucks. - Scott Evil - 5/16/2005 1:51:27 PM

United Arilines Cancels Employee Pension Plan - David F Mayer - 5/11/2005 12:41:17 AM
- re: United Arilines Cancels Employee Pension Plan - John Doe - 5/16/2005 8:31:50 AM
- Disgusting - Lindy - 5/12/2005 1:54:00 AM
  - Actually the government is bailing them out. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:39:46 PM
    - Doesn't bode well for the new up and coming Social Security plan Bush proposes - Lindy - 5/13/2005 2:36:21 AM
      - I think the problem was the pension invested in United's Stock - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:31:27 PM
  - "Stop it" how? - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 2:44:28 AM
- Link. - David F Mayer - 5/11/2005 12:45:09 AM
  - This sucks. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 2:43:27 AM
    - re: This sucks. - phil - 5/12/2005 1:22:05 PM
    - " I'd like to think a good pension plan would have provisions that protected it from company disaster or bankruptcy" - Lindy - 5/12/2005 4:03:26 AM
      - No that is cradle to the grave "guaranteed" liberalism for you. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:55:25 PM
        
        Just go to show... - SteveS - 5/12/2005 11:43:10 PM
      - re: " I'd like to think a good pension plan would have provisions that protected it from company disaster or bankruptcy" - gbaikie - 5/12/2005 5:54:08 AM

Hillary vs. Allen - Gary - 5/14/2005 11:35:52 PM
- Powell...reserved, rested and redeemed. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/15/2005 11:26:49 PM
- Rice is pro-choice - dtb - 5/15/2005 6:50:27 PM
  - re: Rice is pro-choice - gbaikie - 5/15/2005 8:50:30 PM
    - re: Rice is pro-choice - dtb - 5/15/2005 9:10:15 PM
      - Condoleezza Rice would make an excellent Presidnet - Gary - 5/16/2005 5:43:06 AM
- Bill Frist will be our next President. - Lee - 5/15/2005 2:10:26 AM

Base closings - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 5:56:30 AM
- New oil refineries to be built at closed military bases - Eric - 5/15/2005 1:12:16 PM
- Tough choices - Donald - 5/14/2005 3:47:05 PM
  - re: Tough choices - phil - 5/14/2005 3:57:16 PM
    - re: Tough choices - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 6:58:11 PM
      - re: Tough choices - Gary - 5/14/2005 11:04:15 PM
        
        re: Tough choices - SteveS - 5/15/2005 1:42:59 PM
- re: Base closings - p - 5/14/2005 1:29:39 PM

The true purpose of torture - Eric - 5/14/2005 1:03:24 PM
- Fear and Loathing in Canukistan - Haliburton - 5/15/2005 8:15:44 AM

Survey for the UN Development Programme - gbaikie - 5/15/2005 3:01:07 AM

Democrats reworking the primary process - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 10:13:43 PM

One Month's Good News from the NYT - phil - 5/14/2005 1:50:50 PM
- That's Chrenkoff's stuff. In the NYT! I'm amazed. - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 6:47:10 PM

1,622 - Donald - 5/14/2005 1:50:56 PM

Another al Qaeda leader nailed - Tom Brosz - 5/14/2005 2:18:19 AM
- Life imitating art - or is it art imitating life? - Sam F. - 5/14/2005 11:44:02 AM

1,618 - Donald - 5/14/2005 2:12:19 AM

The mightiest nation the world has ever seen lives in abject fear. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 5:23:39 AM
- That was a stupid post - Buck Galaxy - 5/12/2005 5:24:31 PM
  - Ad hominem response, demonstrating no awareness of critical facts. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 8:47:02 PM
- Not sure what your point is. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 6:01:12 AM
  - A small airplane off course costs the economy $50 million - Bowser - 5/12/2005 7:51:10 AM
    - I tend to think of it more as an unscripted fire drill. - Mary Anne - 5/12/2005 6:13:14 PM
      - "Amos and Jakie" - LOL - Fox - 5/13/2005 2:11:11 AM
        
        to digress even further - alcaray - 5/13/2005 3:51:10 PM
      - I bet the two of them feel pretty stupid and embarrased. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:17:32 PM
        
        And they're going to get to know the FAA very well - Larry J - 5/12/2005 7:09:55 PM
        
        Aren't there still a lot of General Aviation Aircraft flying without any radio? - Scott Evil - 5/13/2005 1:24:45 PM
        
        Yes - Larry J - 5/13/2005 1:43:09 PM
    - More "I hate the USA" mindless posting from Bowser. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 3:28:38 PM
      - To my knowledge... - FrankC - 5/12/2005 4:19:23 PM
      - It wouldn't be that hard to write a "mindless liberal" program - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:00:52 PM
        
        The Democrats tried to do that and failed. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:11:03 PM
        
        A even cooler idea... - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:18:05 PM
        
        A better version of Eliza - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:07:27 PM
        
        If you got a whole roomful of them, programed to be argumentative then you could end up with a Habitablezone 2. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 4:16:14 PM
        
        How do you know that Bowser's true name is not Eliza? (n/t) - Really scary - 5/12/2005 4:19:44 PM
    - Would you prefer that they done nothing? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 5/12/2005 2:23:04 PM
    - "The damage it could have done is negligible" - Sam F. - 5/12/2005 1:36:36 PM
      - That Cessna could have been carrying a North Korean nuke - Gary - 5/12/2005 3:13:48 PM
        
        Is the right going to start pushing an Al Qeda / N Korea link, now? - alcaray - 5/12/2005 5:26:06 PM
        
        Or one HELL of a lot of anthrax spores. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 4:12:14 PM
        
        Let's end this thread - Gary - 5/12/2005 4:26:15 PM

Fact: The US Outsources Torture - Eric - 5/12/2005 2:16:08 PM
- Your conclusion is not stated in your article - Sam F. - 5/12/2005 5:59:31 PM
- Of course, the US Outsources Torture - David F Mayer - 5/12/2005 4:28:58 PM
  - Yes and do you know how much it costs to find a good torturer in the US. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:13:32 PM
    - Far too much. Those guys in Egypt will torture prisoners for only $1 an hour. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/13/2005 1:24:58 PM
- Why are you angry with the US? Shouldn't you be angry with Eqypt? (n/t) - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 3:21:31 PM
  - Or Sweden? - Sam F. - 5/12/2005 6:01:46 PM

Capitol politicians and press used as human shields against arial attack - R.L. - 5/12/2005 5:34:29 AM
- If you can't run the risk of a single hand-grenade - alcaray - 5/12/2005 5:02:48 PM
- re: Capitol politicians and press used as human shields against arial attack - Larry J - 5/12/2005 1:45:58 PM
  - You're missing the psychological factor - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2005 6:05:53 AM
- An interesting point. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 6:03:11 AM

Bush asked to explain UK war memo - Donald - 5/13/2005 1:44:50 AM
- Meanwhile: 1,615 - Donald - 5/13/2005 1:46:41 AM
  - There's a major battle going on. Like you care. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2005 3:15:58 AM
  - And: Report paints grim picture of Iraqi life - Donald - 5/13/2005 1:51:11 AM
    - Report - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2005 3:15:11 AM

Thank goodness we got into this war honestly.... - R.L. - 5/12/2005 3:06:39 AM
- We really need to see the entire text of the memo. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 3:17:32 PM
  - Is this it, o' Evil One? - alcaray - 5/12/2005 5:14:40 PM
    - That might be it. - Scott Evil - 5/12/2005 6:26:31 PM
      - memo just proves that the quotes were accurate... - alcaray - 5/12/2005 9:15:08 PM
- They're left with ignoring or ad hominem attacks. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 5:34:39 AM

1,610 - Donald - 5/11/2005 1:23:28 AM
- re: 1,610 - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2005 5:14:26 AM
  - re: 1,610 - Donald - 5/11/2005 1:45:57 PM
    - And basically, Donald, that's the problem. - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2005 11:53:21 PM
      - A load of bull - Donald - 5/12/2005 12:48:21 AM
        
        Point is hard to miss. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 1:22:52 AM
        
        Its a simple point, Tom - Donald - 5/12/2005 3:57:13 AM
        
        re: Its a simple point - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 5:57:20 AM
        
        re: Its a simple point - Donald - 5/12/2005 1:19:54 PM
        
        You're completely wrong on that. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 4:55:20 PM
  - re: 1,610 - Doug Ellison - 5/11/2005 8:58:38 AM

Good news from China - David F Mayer - 5/12/2005 4:26:41 PM

"We didn't want the world finding out what actually happened" - Eric - 5/12/2005 12:45:00 PM
- Yeah. Ted Rall is going to tell us how it is. - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 4:07:31 PM

1,612 - Donald - 5/12/2005 2:02:18 PM

Good news for the trade defecit - alcaray - 5/11/2005 5:51:02 PM
- The economy almost reminds one of a dressed deer. - Bowser - 5/12/2005 7:58:27 AM
- re: Good news for the trade deficit - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2005 11:44:53 PM

Continued from Community for R.L. - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2005 12:21:09 AM
- Being the 'Good guy' has its costs - R.L. - 5/9/2005 4:10:46 AM
- Tom, either we stand for something better than those we fight, or we don't - R.L. - 5/9/2005 4:01:24 AM
  - Still leaves one nagging problem... - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2005 7:22:38 AM
    - Well the FBI does it all the time, and with excellent results - alcaray - 5/9/2005 4:00:49 PM
      - Really? - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2005 5:26:15 PM
        
        I know you post links that support my arguments, just to confuse me. - alcaray - 5/9/2005 8:19:14 PM
        
        I think its akin to <h1>nobody</h1> 'expects the spanish inquisition' (n/t) - DL - 5/12/2005 4:42:20 AM
    - Yes, it does... - R.L. - 5/9/2005 3:00:33 PM
      - And the most important question: - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2005 5:43:53 PM
        
        Another question - R.L. - 5/11/2005 7:36:50 AM
        
        re: Another question - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 12:10:30 AM
        
        The American Moral Imperative is largely Indoctrination. - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/10/2005 3:38:54 AM
        
        Talk about "Indoctrination" - Lindy - 5/10/2005 5:42:21 PM
      - Well written. No real answer, but well-written. - Tom Brosz - 5/9/2005 5:15:48 PM
    - Just Ask God - Dmitri - 5/9/2005 1:20:08 PM

Assault in western Iraq - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2005 4:09:49 PM
- re: Assault in western Iraq - Doug Ellison - 5/11/2005 10:54:58 AM
  - Please - Sam F. - 5/11/2005 11:42:42 AM
    - re: Please - Doug Ellison - 5/11/2005 12:29:29 PM
      - Gleaming - Tom Brosz - 5/12/2005 12:06:01 AM
- More on "Operation Matador." - Tom Brosz - 5/11/2005 4:30:50 AM
- We shall see. "No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy." - Von Clausewitz - David F Mayer - 5/10/2005 7:15:14 PM
  - Only fools confuse small tactics with grand strategy. - Bowser - 5/11/2005 2:23:01 AM
    - Our grand strategy is to establish a democratic government in Iraq. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/11/2005 8:46:20 PM

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