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Sullivan claims it's a miracle - gbaikie - 1/31/2005 9:13:14 AM
- Andrew has been exhibiting manic depressive (bipolar) behaviour - p - 1/31/2005 8:08:41 PM

Debka File puts a remarkably negative spin on the Iraqi election - Gary - 1/31/2005 4:50:55 PM
- Many in Israel do not want a peaceful solutio to the Pals - ebnelson - 1/31/2005 6:56:52 PM

Blue fingers - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 9:27:15 PM
- It's their victory - Gary - 1/31/2005 12:20:09 AM
  - You love to paint yourselves as the 'oppressed' dont you? - R.L. - 1/31/2005 1:27:06 AM
    - How about Reuters? - Gary - 1/31/2005 2:56:34 AM
      - Hmmm, nothing there! - R.L. - 1/31/2005 3:07:00 AM
        
        Try again - Gary - 1/31/2005 5:18:39 AM
        
        Not a cut-and-paste issue at all - alcaray - 1/31/2005 5:32:18 PM
    - It does get annoying doesn't it? - Buck Galaxy - 1/31/2005 1:57:37 AM
  - MSM - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 1:07:15 AM
    - re: More MSM reaction - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 4:50:11 PM
    - Victory has a thousand fathers.... - Gary - 1/31/2005 2:32:16 AM
- From "Rose" in Baghdad... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 10:57:01 PM

Meanwhile, Venezuela... - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 1:34:27 AM
- Ain't democracy hell??!! - Bowser - 1/31/2005 5:33:21 AM
  - Only friends of dictators think Vz is a democracy - ebnelson - 1/31/2005 1:00:38 PM
  - Never said anything about democracy, did I? - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 5:41:15 AM
    - That's true, you didn't. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/31/2005 4:37:57 PM
- Chavez, becuase of Venezuela's oil wealth, could hurt a lot more people a lot longer than Fidel. - ebnelson - 1/31/2005 1:56:28 AM

1,432 - Donald - 1/31/2005 2:36:18 PM

2 Well Deserved Kudos - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 7:44:25 PM
- More photos - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 11:25:06 PM
- More links from "Greyhawk." - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 11:22:13 PM
- "Salaam for now." - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 10:36:46 PM
- But Not For The UN - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 9:53:00 PM
  - To be fair... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 10:27:35 PM
    - Not to mention - Buck Galaxy - 1/31/2005 7:57:11 AM
- "Liberty Marches Forward" - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 9:31:17 PM
  - What Democrats Used To Stand For - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 9:41:52 PM
    - re: What Democrats Used To Stand For - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 10:28:52 PM
- "The people have won" - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 9:20:42 PM
- They knew those "I voted" marks could make them targets, but they still voted - Larry J - 1/30/2005 8:40:47 PM
- Well deserved - Donald - 1/30/2005 8:24:41 PM
  - re: Well deserved - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 8:55:23 PM
- Especially the Iraqi people. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 7:56:35 PM

Good News from Iraq, Part 20 - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 6:11:57 AM

Election Eve - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 11:15:05 PM
- If the election works, - David F Mayer - 1/30/2005 2:20:51 AM
- re: Election Eve - Raoul - 1/29/2005 11:28:57 PM
  - Yeah, I already know how MSNBC wants this to turn out. - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 11:36:54 PM
    - Poll - Bowser - 1/30/2005 2:28:11 AM
      - Doen't Look Very Accurate Right Now. - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 3:42:19 PM
      - And Why Are The Kurds Left Out So Often? - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:29:28 AM
        
        To the extent they were, it's from the article. I didn't edit. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/30/2005 5:01:27 AM
        
        Zogby hasn't published the actual poll. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 6:03:32 AM
      - Another poll... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 2:59:46 AM
        
        I wouldn't put real money on any of 'em. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/30/2005 3:29:18 AM
        
        Good thing you didn't. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 5:42:11 AM
- And others remembered... - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 11:28:32 PM

Turnout seems to be settling at around 60 percent. - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 5:36:47 AM

Remember the conservative screaming about Rather? Thread after thread. - Bowser - 1/31/2005 5:31:18 AM
- Belongs under Eric's post. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/31/2005 5:32:00 AM

Third Columnist Admits Being Paid In Bush Payola Scandal - Eric - 1/31/2005 3:11:16 AM
- Why, that's the Conservative way! Sanctioned by God - Liberal Annie - 1/31/2005 3:58:55 AM

North Korea might be on the verge of implosion - Gary - 1/31/2005 12:56:51 AM
- There are still a few hard-line communist states around. - David F Mayer - 1/31/2005 2:03:44 AM
  - South Korea winning... - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 2:25:04 AM
    - I assure you - David F Mayer - 1/31/2005 2:32:06 AM
      - No argument there. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 2:44:20 AM
- re: North Korea might be on the verge of implosion - Tom Brosz - 1/31/2005 1:18:42 AM

Bush Legacy: White House Projects 2005 Deficit at $427 Billion - Donald - 1/26/2005 2:14:50 AM
- How does that compare to earlier projections? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 2:22:16 AM
  - Its worse - Donald - 1/26/2005 2:41:16 PM
    - Not Quite Accurate - Mark Eby - 1/27/2005 2:51:11 AM
  - You Mean The 10 trillion Surplus? - Mark Eby - 1/26/2005 2:43:29 AM
    - Ah, I see you've noticed the track record of the predictors. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 4:11:12 AM
      - It'a Real Easy To Kill Surplus Predictions With Tax Cuts (n/t) - ID - 1/26/2005 5:55:05 PM
        
        Nice try, but check the timeline of economic indicators and the tax cuts. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 7:01:08 PM
        
        Try Comparing Them To A Normal Economic Cycle - Mark Eby - 1/27/2005 2:54:39 AM
        
        re: Try Comparing Them To A Normal Economic Cycle - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 8:11:49 AM
        
        Maybe - Mark Eby - 1/29/2005 11:57:13 PM
        
        re: Maybe - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 2:42:37 AM
        
        A Simple Difference - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:35:49 AM
        
        re: A Simple Difference - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 6:17:02 AM
        
        Thje Simple Response - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:11:54 PM
        
        re: The Simple Response - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 8:21:53 PM
        
        Fine With Me Repeal The Tax cuts - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 8:48:56 PM
        
        A Recession Only Costs A Couple of % of Jobs - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:03:25 PM
      - It's good because it's less than the unthinkable catastrophe previously predicted? (n/t) - Bowser - 1/26/2005 7:16:07 AM

Kennedy outlines how the Democrats would handle Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 11:43:21 PM
- I Guess Tony Will Pretend To Miss This One As Well - Mark Eby - 1/29/2005 11:49:46 PM
  - If anyone would like to read more than one paragraph and a snipped sentence or two... - Mary Anne - 1/30/2005 5:53:37 PM
    - Huh? - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 6:51:41 PM
      - No, you didn't say that. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2005 7:35:08 PM
        
        Performance - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 8:20:06 PM
- re: Kennedy - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 6:51:09 PM
  - Deliberate sabotage? - Mary Anne - 1/29/2005 1:41:58 AM
- It's a Kennedy family cultural values thing - phil - 1/28/2005 6:46:08 PM
- Exit strategies are only ok when Republicans are calling for them. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/28/2005 6:24:38 PM
  - Any idiot can propose "giving up" as an "exit strategy." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 7:48:12 PM
    - Better reply... - alcaray - 1/28/2005 8:25:30 PM
      - You bring up a very interesting point. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 10:03:32 PM
        
        The only point I brought up was a refutation of your theme in this thread - alcaray - 1/28/2005 10:13:28 PM
    - I'll remember that line when it is the Republicans' turn (n/t) - alcaray - 1/28/2005 7:52:10 PM
- The character quality he established in 1969 has not improved. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/28/2005 12:35:23 AM
  - Ted Kennedy is a great guy - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 9:07:03 PM
  - We need a humor board. - Bowser - 1/28/2005 3:26:31 AM
    - re: We need a humor board. - ebnelson - 1/28/2005 5:54:13 PM
  - Actually, I think he's gone downhill considerably. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 2:02:00 AM
    - Well, he has been elected - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 9:08:53 PM
    - "Half senile", for Kennedy, is very generous. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/28/2005 5:55:21 PM
      - He is so drunk all the time - David F Mayer - 1/30/2005 7:41:21 AM

The Children of Iraq - Jack Herer - 1/28/2005 7:47:17 PM
- Very painful to look at all the pictures - Lindy - 1/29/2005 4:48:45 PM
  - Reason for "no comment." - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 7:07:50 PM
    - "Perfectly tuned to people who think mostly with their gut, and run on perception instead of thought" - Lindy - 1/30/2005 6:07:25 PM
      - re: perception instead of thought - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 8:09:14 PM
- interesting pic showing the hypocrisy - Eric - 1/29/2005 4:48:32 AM

News flash: Soros says Kerry was a lousy presidential candidate - Gary - 1/30/2005 6:20:55 PM
- Would have been interesting if he'd mentioned who he thought might have been a better one. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2005 7:47:33 PM
- Is Soros going to want his money back? - ebnelson - 1/30/2005 6:56:42 PM
- re: News flash: Soros says Kerry was a lousy presidential candidate - p - 1/30/2005 6:38:27 PM

1,430 - Donald - 1/30/2005 3:14:37 PM
- Bringing democracy and liberty to the oppressed. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/30/2005 6:57:29 PM
- 72 % Turnout, 80% in Baghdad, Attack Excalation Threat Fails - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 3:38:07 PM
  - Early Reports Appear To be Over Estimates But Still Much Higher Than Naysayers Predicted (n/t) - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 5:38:22 PM

Fine Example Of Unbiased Journalism? - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:41:02 PM
- He is obviously saddened that the terrorists are not winning decisively - ebnelson - 1/30/2005 6:51:38 PM
- MSNBC, Hardball and other unwatched 'journalism' - phil - 1/30/2005 5:35:40 PM

US troops will never overcome insurgents, warns senior officer - Eric - 1/30/2005 3:54:38 PM
- Duh "Iraqis are the ones who will have to defeat the insurgency, not multi-national forces." - Mark Eby - 1/30/2005 4:23:36 PM

Democracy in the Arab world...why not ? - Raoul - 1/29/2005 9:59:02 AM
- Mostly because W. Europe likes dictators more. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/30/2005 2:10:10 PM
- re: News sources - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 6:55:24 PM
- re: Democracy in the Arab world...why not ? - gbaikie - 1/29/2005 1:31:18 PM
  - re: Democracy in the Arab world...why not ? - Jack Herer - 1/29/2005 2:58:22 PM
    - You probably think that's a negative cartoon, don't you? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 6:29:47 PM

Terrible news for the left: 72% of Iraqis turn out to vote. - ebnelson - 1/30/2005 2:07:14 PM

Iraqi Officials promise to capture Zarqawi. - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 6:39:41 PM
- And people say torture doesn't work. - Lee - 1/29/2005 12:22:08 AM
  - I would oppose torture - David F Mayer - 1/30/2005 4:28:06 AM
  - Zarqawi has irritated many Iraqis - Gary - 1/29/2005 4:47:03 AM
- Bush promised to capture Osama. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/28/2005 9:16:33 PM
  - Yes, and Osama Bin Laden is still as free as a bird. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 1/30/2005 4:22:16 AM
- Hope he has good body guards (n/t) - alcaray - 1/28/2005 8:04:29 PM
  - Just realized how ambiguous this was... - alcaray - 1/28/2005 8:37:39 PM

AP photographers on the scene - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 7:50:50 PM

1,425 - Donald - 1/29/2005 1:07:28 AM
- Make that 1,427 - Donald - 1/29/2005 2:42:28 PM

1,420 - Donald - 1/28/2005 2:51:54 AM
- 15,000 - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 4:19:09 AM
  - Out of a country of 22 million... - Donald - 1/28/2005 4:45:09 AM
    - And using that same bizarre logic... - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 5:34:16 AM
    - re: Out of a country of 22 million damn few are insurgents. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 5:32:36 AM
      - Interesting - Tony - 1/28/2005 4:52:08 PM
        
        Ever heard that from me? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 5:14:35 PM
        
        Not that I recall - Tony - 1/28/2005 5:52:03 PM
      - Define "slavery". - Bowser - 1/28/2005 7:11:02 AM
        
        I can't, Bowser. Not so you would understand it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 7:36:41 AM
        
        Probably includes having to work for foreigners pumping out your countries resources? (n/t) - Bowser - 1/29/2005 2:45:13 AM
        
        Q.E.D. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 3:14:16 AM

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