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1,522 - Donald - 3/21/2005 3:07:54 PM

The socialist paradise of Zimbabwe settles into shambles. - David F Mayer - 3/21/2005 2:29:37 AM

CEO getting paid a lot more than the workers... - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 8:28:03 PM
- Yes Tom - Mark Eby - 3/19/2005 10:36:35 PM
- Not exactly - LJ - 3/18/2005 8:42:01 PM
  - Rot. Bush is NOT dictator. He will leave power on Jan 20, 2009. - David F Mayer - 3/18/2005 10:45:51 PM
    - re: Rot. Why not earlier? - Raoul - 3/18/2005 11:15:23 PM
      - We have this funny peace of paper called the CONSTITUTION. - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 1:19:27 AM
        
        Erratum: "peace" should be "piece" sorry (n/t) - DFM - 3/20/2005 1:20:19 AM
      - Gee I thought it was the US that was ignorant of the other side of the ocean - Mark Eby - 3/19/2005 10:34:13 PM
        
        re: A democracy - Raoul - 3/20/2005 1:20:59 AM
        
        Parliament Is More Democratic - Mark Eby - 3/20/2005 2:21:43 AM
        
        re: Parliament Is More Democratic - Raoul - 3/20/2005 10:55:36 AM
        
        Well Compromise Would Be Good - Mark Eby - 3/20/2005 5:02:08 PM
        
        The difference in short - SteveS - 3/20/2005 1:46:01 AM
      - Because unlike his predicessor Bush won a true MAJORITY of votes - p - 3/19/2005 2:09:42 PM

More demonstations for Democracy - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 4:12:23 PM

My solution to the problem of election security (repeat) - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 4:27:10 AM
- re: My idea was very similar to yours. - Tom Brosz - 3/20/2005 6:13:32 AM
  - Have you ever seen how fast these paper tests can be read? - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 7:06:59 AM

Anybody still think the Democratic Party is on the liberal mainstream? - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 7:59:15 PM
- The Senate "filibuster" is a great way to let a small bunch - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 3:53:50 AM
- No mention of the rank hypocrisy of the Republicans....? - Tony - 3/18/2005 8:51:15 PM
  - Isn't It A Shame - Mark Eby - 3/19/2005 10:42:20 PM

I recant, visual proof the MSM hated Kerry - phil - 3/19/2005 7:17:20 PM
- Some captions - SteveS - 3/20/2005 1:42:25 AM
- re: visual proof - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2005 7:30:09 PM

Historical Revisionism by the Far Left: - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 3:17:22 AM
- Not touching Bowser with a 10-foot pole on this one, but..... - Tony - 3/17/2005 5:59:14 PM
  - Delighted to comply with your request - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 6:24:23 PM
- re: Historical Revisionism by the Far Left - Tom Brosz - 3/16/2005 8:27:51 PM
  - Revisionism - it was OK to gas people, even supply WMDs, then it wasn't OK. - Bowser - 3/17/2005 4:08:08 AM
  - The limitations of black-and-white, either - or, thinking. - Bowser - 3/16/2005 10:29:29 PM
    - My favorite apologist line yet. - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 2:53:10 AM
    - You're like a poster boy for the leftist Cold War rewrite. Keep it up. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 1:39:11 AM
      - Jr. High debaters already know ad hominem attacks are for lost causes. - Bowser - 3/17/2005 4:04:02 AM
        
        Geez, it kind of makes me nostalgic for Vladimir Pozner. - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 4:31:37 AM
        
        You just can't expect the issues to be addressed, can I. - Bowser - 3/17/2005 4:53:22 AM
        
        Check the first post. What WAS the issue? - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 5:41:01 AM
        
        I TOLD you that they would weasel and try to squirm out of it. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 4:05:09 PM
        
        "They"? (n/t) - Tony - 3/17/2005 4:53:39 PM
        
        Bowser and me - alcaray - 3/17/2005 9:37:25 PM
      - And for those of you who aren't up to your eyeballs in Kool Aid... - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 1:45:56 AM
        
        And just what do you think is happening in Afghanistan and Iraq NOW? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/17/2005 4:05:48 AM
        
        Don't look at me if you don't know. You're the one who won't read the updates I post. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/17/2005 4:32:32 AM
- You could benefit from reading a history of the Soviet Union, or Russia. - Bowser - 3/16/2005 6:00:59 AM
  - You could benefit by reading "Red Star". (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 6:32:27 AM
    - How about "Mad Magazine"....another authoritative source.... (n/t) - Publius - 3/18/2005 6:50:13 PM
      - Are you dense? - David F Mayer - 3/20/2005 1:23:06 AM
    - Try the reality, not the propaganda and posturing. - Bowser - 3/16/2005 6:52:46 AM
      - The Reality: 50,000 tanks in striking range of W Germany. - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 3:28:17 PM
        
        I toured East Germany before the wall went down and shortly afterwards - Gary - 3/16/2005 4:45:08 PM
        
        East Germany ............. - Publius - 3/18/2005 7:15:53 PM
        
        Underground economy - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2005 6:15:16 PM
        
        re: East Germany ............. - Gary - 3/19/2005 6:38:29 AM
        
        Thanks for the personal input. (n/t) - DFM - 3/16/2005 7:20:50 PM
        
        re: Thanks for the personal input. - Hans - 3/17/2005 3:37:41 AM
        
        Thanks to you, too, Hans. (n/t) - DFM - 3/17/2005 9:33:47 AM

Whoa, how come I hadn't heard about this? - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 9:43:56 PM
- No bragging because........ - Tony - 3/18/2005 9:52:56 PM
  - Taxes - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 10:08:32 PM
    - I agree with you but.... - Gary - 3/20/2005 12:32:22 AM
    - Exactly right (n/t) - SDG - 3/18/2005 11:28:51 PM

100,000 civilian dead in Iraq? - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2005 1:54:49 AM
- Whatever the number - how many of 'em were involved in 9-11? - Bowser - 3/19/2005 6:34:28 AM
  - You just don't get it Bowser, do you? - Lindy - 3/19/2005 8:34:11 AM
    - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2005 6:01:51 PM
    - Take a trip to Japan sometime Lindy. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/19/2005 5:57:32 PM

Halliburton exec on fraud charges - Eric - 3/19/2005 11:44:06 AM

What's Left? Shame. - gbaikie - 3/18/2005 10:33:38 PM

What liberal media? Social liberals - p - 3/18/2005 12:25:54 AM
- Entrepreneurial exercise by Bush Republicans......... - Publius - 3/18/2005 6:43:02 PM
  - Lucky Democrats don't have to do this - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 10:10:42 PM
- right link? - Tony - 3/18/2005 2:03:15 PM
  - Sure, Fox is MSM - p - 3/18/2005 2:38:20 PM
    - Dont recall any links from you on 24/7 Kerry bashing - Tony - 3/18/2005 2:45:52 PM
      - How ARE things going in your parallel universe from this reality? (n/t) - p - 3/18/2005 2:53:04 PM
        
        Oh just peachy. Media sucks as always. How are the blinkers on your side? (n/t) - Tony - 3/18/2005 2:55:03 PM

Medical Care in a Socalist Paradise - p - 3/15/2005 8:59:37 PM
- "Cuber"?? Is that anywhere near "Canader"? (n/t) - Q - 3/16/2005 12:41:22 PM
  - Do you get the uncomfortable feeling that....... - Publius - 3/18/2005 7:18:33 PM
- Did you know there are 43 million people in the US without medical insurance? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/16/2005 6:02:02 AM
  - That is a national disgrace. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/18/2005 7:01:10 PM

Profoundly unnerving - Donald - 3/18/2005 2:16:37 PM
- 3 Stupid Moves By the Republican Congress - phil - 3/18/2005 7:12:16 PM
- Agreed. A state-level issue, if even that. - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 5:07:18 PM
  - Wish granted....... - Publlius - 3/18/2005 6:21:10 PM
  - BTW, anybody else feel that the Feds shouldn't have one damn thing to say about steroid use in baseball? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/18/2005 5:08:13 PM
    - Or swimming, weightlifting, track, wrestling, football, etc......... (n/t) - Publius - 3/18/2005 6:23:00 PM
    - Oh, they can *say* as much as they want. - Mary Anne - 3/18/2005 5:48:35 PM
    - I keep hearing that Fed's granted them anti-trust way back - Tony - 3/18/2005 5:40:40 PM

Update on Afghanistan - David F Mayer - 3/18/2005 6:49:23 PM

War (definition) - David F Mayer - 3/18/2005 8:59:18 AM
- re: War (definition).........(another one) - Publius - 3/18/2005 6:32:05 PM
- Two links for you - Tony - 3/18/2005 1:55:22 PM

Euros Whine Over Wolfowitz for World Bank - phil - 3/18/2005 2:36:06 PM
- Naw - SteveS - 3/18/2005 4:41:52 PM

NYC Dems Opt OUT of Soc Security & Into Managing thier Own Investments - phil - 3/18/2005 3:01:31 PM

What REALLY caused Baby Assad to change his mind - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 9:54:07 PM
- oh joy - the three letter acronym is moving into 10-char acronym mode..... (n/t) - Tony - 3/17/2005 10:15:01 PM
  - When speaking to a Thug, one must speak in Thugese. (n/t) - DFM - 3/18/2005 9:03:59 AM

"Violent crime spurs nostalgia for Taliban" - Bowser - 3/18/2005 7:42:42 AM
- Karzai is still protected (and controlled) by 200 US bodyguards. - Bowser - 3/18/2005 8:12:25 AM

Inside Iraq: from a 1st cav commander - phil - 3/18/2005 2:56:09 AM

GIANT step toward peace in the Israel-Palestine dispute. - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 7:32:43 PM
- I wonder if these Israelis might not be... - alcaray - 3/17/2005 9:35:30 PM
  - Part of the problem, for sure. The MAIN problem, no! - David F Mayer - 3/17/2005 9:41:40 PM

"Rice praises Pakistan on democracy efforts" - Bowser - 3/17/2005 7:26:23 PM

Scott Peterson sentenced to DEATH - David F Mayer - 3/16/2005 6:58:35 PM
- You mean... - Donald - 3/16/2005 8:39:06 PM
  - Wait about ten or twenty years for the appeals to run out. (n/t) - DFM - 3/17/2005 6:08:30 PM

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