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Kerry's Public Service Record - phil - 8/13/2004 10:49:36 PM
- You prefer a deserter? Talk about public service record!! (n/t) - Bowser - 8/14/2004 4:33:39 AM

An analysis of Kerry's spending proposals. - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 11:13:59 PM

It just makes me so proud and happy....... - Publius - 8/10/2004 8:52:43 PM
- And at the same time that tax collections are the highest in history... - Scott Evil - 8/13/2004 9:09:52 PM
- Yes..let's pick on Tom... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/10/2004 9:42:37 PM
  - No sweat! I knew the job was dangerous when I took it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 9:57:08 PM
- By the way... - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 9:34:12 PM
  - Actually...... - Publius - 8/12/2004 8:36:07 PM
    - Pick one or the other. - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 2:14:42 AM
- The issue is government spending. - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 9:32:30 PM
- Once again, a failure to adjust for inflation - Larry J - 8/10/2004 9:28:08 PM
  - re: Once again, smoke and mirrors...Republican style... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2004 9:37:21 PM
    - My word, what a devastating counter-attack. Larry, you ok? (n/t) - McFly - 8/10/2004 9:50:39 PM
    - I guess simple math is too hard for Democrats like you - Larry J - 8/10/2004 9:44:42 PM
      - Is it like Republicans quoting job statistics that don't take population growth into account? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/11/2004 9:40:12 PM
        
        Could be, but I don't hear that nearly as often as 'record high' ... - Larry J - 8/12/2004 7:07:56 PM
        
        5.5 v. 5.6 - Tony - 8/13/2004 3:01:52 PM
        
        Correction on unemployment rate.... - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 10:27:31 PM
      - re: Note to self: Republicans and their fellow traveler don't get jokes without smiles... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 9:36:31 AM
        
        Really lame joke, if it was one - Larry J - 8/11/2004 1:30:03 PM
        
        re: Questioning whether it was a joke? Fine... - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 8:55:53 PM
      - re: Note to self: Republicans and their fellow traveler don't get jokes without smiles... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 9:31:35 AM
      - Ignore the lame response - just a gleefully innumerate DNC sock puppet (n/t) - p - 8/10/2004 9:50:21 PM

The Greatest Show on Earth starts Now!! (n/t) - Raoul - 8/13/2004 5:50:00 PM
- Not quite...Patriots-Eagles game is not until 8PM EST (n/t) - phil - 8/13/2004 6:21:25 PM
  - re: He........ 202 nations!!!!!!! - Raoul - 8/13/2004 6:40:08 PM
    - 202 nations or Eagles.....202 v. Eagles...202 v. Eagles - Tony - 8/13/2004 6:42:39 PM
      - re: 202 nations in the Olympics Hometown! - Raoul - 8/13/2004 6:50:20 PM
        
        Who cares about the whatchemacallit Eagles? - tony - 8/13/2004 8:35:32 PM
        
        re: Multiple channels - Raoul - 8/13/2004 9:55:19 PM
        
        Go Eagles! Go for 4 consequitive! - p - 8/13/2004 9:37:36 PM
        
        Re:Olympics...anyone see the pics of the female Olympic atheletes? (n/t) - p the pig - 8/13/2004 6:53:49 PM

FDA warns imported drugs may be terror targets. Wait a minute... - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 5:19:04 AM
- Frankly, I think it is outrageous that the USA pays several times as much for the SAME medications as do foreigners. - David F Mayer - 8/13/2004 5:56:07 PM
  - Major US Drug Companies are Major Republican Party Donors - Lindy - 8/13/2004 8:13:39 PM
    - Shhh, Lindy. It's supposed to be a secret. (n/t) - Art Martin - 8/13/2004 9:31:53 PM
- Homeland Security Warning.......scotch wiskey may be part of IRA plot!........ (n/t) - Publius - 8/13/2004 12:36:36 PM
  - Please, there are some things we shouldn't joke about - p - 8/13/2004 1:51:00 PM
  - Aer Lingus update on alert......Old Bushmills safe, only the scotch stuff tainted...... (n/t) - Publius - 8/13/2004 1:07:24 PM

We need to kill them first - phil - 8/11/2004 2:38:51 PM
- hmm, Russians went full-force into Afghanistan - Art Martin - 8/13/2004 8:37:05 PM
- re: Stinging attack on Bush. I hope he hear's it and we take out Al Sadr. - Scott Evil - 8/11/2004 8:18:43 PM
- Insurgency battles - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 7:43:33 PM
- re: Very smart - Raoul - 8/11/2004 4:29:51 PM
  - any occupied population? No, not Vichy France (n/t) - p - 8/12/2004 1:31:22 AM
  - There are would-be "insurgents" in every population - Scott Evil - 8/11/2004 8:30:11 PM
  - "Occupied population?" - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 4:57:59 PM
    - re: "Occupied population?" - Raoul - 8/11/2004 6:15:19 PM
      - 20,000 insurgents is still only 0.08 percent of the population. - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 6:42:47 PM
        
        only 0.08% - Tony - 8/11/2004 8:51:49 PM
        
        rBritish probably said the same thing, after the Boston teaparty (n/t) - alcaray - 8/11/2004 8:48:32 PM
        
        1776: 1/3rd for independence; 1/3rd Torys ; 1/3rd undecided - phil - 8/12/2004 1:33:55 AM
        
        You know, this is what really upsets me - R.L. - 8/12/2004 8:05:38 AM
        
        Show me ONE other post where I even mentioned MOVEON.ORG - phil - 8/12/2004 2:41:59 PM
        
        re: Show me ONE other post where I even mentioned MOVEON.ORG - R.L. - 8/13/2004 8:40:24 AM
        
        That cuts both ways, RL - McFly - 8/12/2004 11:40:21 AM
        
        That's such a crock - Art Martin - 8/13/2004 8:59:33 PM
        
        Next time READ what I say before responding - R.L. - 8/12/2004 1:26:13 PM
        
        I did, RL - McFly - 8/13/2004 1:36:12 AM
        
        Boston teaparty: 1773 - alcaray - 8/12/2004 1:45:26 AM
        
        re: Boston teaparty: 1773 - phil - 8/12/2004 3:01:44 AM
        
        Boston teaparty: 1773-curious how does this play to Republicans? - Publius - 8/12/2004 8:21:00 PM
        
        re: "I was simply continuing on the thread." I knew you were a closet existentialist! - alcaray - 8/12/2004 3:44:26 PM
        
        Oh, so the Brits for fighting for an American democratic state? It was just misunderstanding; what a waste of time. (n/t) - gbaikie - 8/12/2004 12:43:17 AM
        
        Incomprehensible. Can you rephrase? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/12/2004 1:41:43 AM
        
        Oh, so the Brits [were] for fighting for a democratic American state? ... (n/t) - gb - 8/12/2004 8:07:23 AM
        
        This continues to have so little to do with what I said that it does not make sense. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/12/2004 3:46:08 PM

NJ Gov about to resign........ (n/t) - Tony - 8/12/2004 8:30:33 PM
- GAYS of our LIES............ - carl - 8/13/2004 5:43:23 PM
- Gay? That's it? - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 11:28:15 PM
  - It sounds like he may have been trying to pay off the Harrassment suit with the State's money. - Scott Evil - 8/13/2004 8:12:42 PM
  - re: Gay? That's it? - R.L. - 8/13/2004 9:01:59 AM
    - Targets - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 5:42:41 PM
  - No, that's not it - Larry J - 8/13/2004 12:48:25 AM
- I knew he was in trouble over dodgy contributors but... - Tony - 8/12/2004 8:56:47 PM
  - The timing is interesting - Larry J - 8/12/2004 9:13:29 PM
    - Disenfranchisement? - tony - 8/13/2004 12:52:49 PM
      - re: Disenfranchisement? - Larry J - 8/13/2004 1:16:53 PM
  - The bane of politicians.. - FrankC - 8/12/2004 9:06:24 PM

Homeland Security prevents new citizens from registering to vote - Art Martin - 8/13/2004 7:44:47 PM

MoveOnPlease.Org - Democracy Inaction - Larry J - 8/11/2004 9:40:28 PM
- Don't forget to check out the Michael Moore "movie trailer." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 4:34:17 PM
  - That was inspired! - Larry J - 8/12/2004 10:04:59 PM
- Sued? Nah. Unlike Bill O'Reilly and Fox News, MoveOn.org knows what a parody is. - Mary Anne - 8/12/2004 1:15:09 PM
- ROTFL! Too (yes, there are 2 o's in too) bad the DNC rump swabs are devoid of humor (n/t) - phil - 8/12/2004 1:22:51 AM
- re: Thanks Larry that was funny...We can look at ourselves and see the humor...to bad you can't see your own absurdity. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 12:44:08 AM
  - When I want a laugh, all I have to do is read one of your posts - Larry J - 8/12/2004 1:43:00 PM
    - re: Glade you're getting something out of them... - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 8:56:19 PM
      - When you start putting up knowledgeable post, please let us know - Larry J - 8/12/2004 9:17:57 PM
        
        My word, what a devastating counter-attack. Chris, you ok? - Chris Vancil - 8/13/2004 3:48:03 PM
        
        LOL...ok, hoist by my own sarcasm - McFly - 8/13/2004 5:31:07 PM

The Boston Strangler - phil - 8/13/2004 12:50:56 AM
- AND then he said........ - Publius - 8/13/2004 1:01:06 PM
  - You're ignoring the entire response - p - 8/13/2004 1:42:02 PM
    - re: Oh yes, Elliott retracts his retraction very quickly like someone regrets his regretting signing someone else's words about a story he didn't at first believe. Is there some blackmail or threats… - Chris Vancil - 8/13/2004 4:08:25 PM

The Iraqi Flag - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 1:41:33 AM
- re: The Iraqi Flag - Raoul - 8/13/2004 5:44:22 AM
  - re: The Iraqi Flag - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 8:38:27 AM

The Sadr uprising - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 1:42:57 AM
- Iraq bloggers following the attack - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 4:54:53 AM
- It's going to be tricky - Gary - 8/13/2004 3:21:49 AM
  - Maybe not that tricky. - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 4:40:24 AM

When The Sun Dies... - phil - 8/7/2004 3:17:29 AM
- 500,000 copies sell out in four hours - Tom Brosz - 8/13/2004 1:57:49 AM
- re: When The Sun Dies... - Bowser - 8/7/2004 4:06:06 AM
  - Israel - Tom Brosz - 8/7/2004 4:20:05 AM
    - It is not America, nor even Israel, that is at the root of their hatred. - David F Mayer - 8/9/2004 4:07:39 PM
- "If The Sun Dies" - Tom Brosz - 8/7/2004 3:36:52 AM

"I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes!" - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/12/2004 2:06:08 AM
- Bet someone had to tell him what "relent" means - Art Martin - 8/13/2004 12:09:26 AM
- Of course he's going to say that..... - Lindy - 8/12/2004 4:11:30 PM

Playing politics with terror (update) - Robert - 8/12/2004 3:20:46 AM
- Apologies if this has already been discussed - alcaray - 8/12/2004 4:07:56 PM
  - re: Apologies if this has already been discussed - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 9:07:49 PM
  - "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" factor - McFly - 8/12/2004 7:51:40 PM
  - Approval and crisis - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 4:31:26 PM
- re: Sun Myung Moon's Paper? - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 6:34:59 AM
- re: Playing politics with terror (update) - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 3:42:27 AM
  - Gee Tom - Robert - 8/12/2004 5:42:50 AM
    - Playing fast and loose with election laws - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 5:52:01 AM
      - Marching orders - Robert - 8/12/2004 2:51:52 PM

Pakistan scores again - David F Mayer - 8/12/2004 8:36:10 PM

Tomorrow, friday the 13th, two women become famous - Raoul - 8/12/2004 7:06:45 PM

Hi, Democrats! Anybody out there remember who you're voting FOR? - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 7:09:22 PM
- Sure: A Bush-free America (n/t) - Robert - 8/12/2004 12:56:54 AM
  - Kind of sad, isn't it? Another "ham sandwich" voter. - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 3:49:57 AM
    - re: A Ham Samwich is better than a weiner as POTUS! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 6:56:12 AM
      - Hey, that's not bad! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 5:18:37 PM
    - Guaranteed. (n/t) - Robert - 8/12/2004 5:44:06 AM
  - Cute - a funny rejoinder (n/t) - p - 8/12/2004 1:23:57 AM
    - Thanks! (n/t) - Robert - 8/12/2004 3:03:14 AM
    - Funny, and true. - Fox - 8/12/2004 2:18:07 AM
      - Sure 'we can do better', I'm still waiting for the DNC to offer me 'better.' (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/12/2004 2:28:20 AM
        
        re: They already have... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 6:58:01 AM
- The Onion nails it. - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 9:43:34 PM
- re: We are fvoting for Kerry the same guy most people seem interested in voting for... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 9:09:22 PM
  - Why? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 9:32:01 PM
    - re: I don't know maybe they trust Kerry more than they trust Bush...Why would you vote for Bush? (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 10:35:39 PM
      - Bush - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 10:41:44 PM
        
        re: Bush is a divider... - Chris Vancil - 8/12/2004 6:46:13 AM
        
        DCI Republican Porter Goss - Lindy - 8/12/2004 4:25:15 PM

Kerry campaign sob story debunked - Larry J - 8/11/2004 1:56:59 PM
- 'Every day' versus 'Iraq has WMD so we need to go to war' - R.L. - 8/12/2004 8:43:57 AM
  - I guess Clinton, Gore, Kerry, Chirac and a host of others ... - Larry J - 8/12/2004 5:12:56 PM
- If we post every Kerry lie we'll run out of disk space - p - 8/11/2004 2:43:15 PM

Kerry Campaign Official Conceded Kerry's Senate Cambodia Speech A Lie - phil - 8/12/2004 1:49:44 AM
- Kerry's Senate Cambodia Speech - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 3:48:51 AM
  - You're mistaken - phil - 8/12/2004 2:36:52 PM
    - Ah. Was looking at earlier stuff. You're right. Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 4:32:46 PM

Terry Nichols Asks for Forgiveness - David F Mayer - 8/10/2004 12:52:06 PM
- Look to the Muslims - FrankC - 8/10/2004 4:31:17 PM
  - Capital punishment is a deterrent. - Lee - 8/12/2004 7:52:45 AM
  - re: Look to the Muslims - REB - 8/11/2004 11:56:07 AM
    - Lifetime confinement is an option... - FrankC - 8/11/2004 4:37:43 PM
      - what he said (you closet moderate you) (n/t) - Tony - 8/11/2004 8:53:28 PM
  - Ok bookmark this - R.L. - 8/11/2004 8:03:15 AM
- I am against the death penalty.... - R.L. - 8/10/2004 2:11:33 PM
  - I'm for a restricted death penalty - Art Martin - 8/10/2004 3:36:05 PM
    - re: I'm for a restricted death penalty - Larry J - 8/10/2004 4:21:53 PM
      - re: I'm for a restricted death penalty - Art Martin - 8/10/2004 4:34:21 PM
  - I understand your views - Donald - 8/10/2004 2:24:26 PM
- One of the family members made a good point... - Larry J - 8/10/2004 1:37:00 PM
  - My recommendation... - Donald - 8/10/2004 1:42:01 PM
- Indeed... - Donald - 8/10/2004 12:56:01 PM

Drudge made a big deal out of this... - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 6:01:29 AM
- If I were them - FrankC - 8/11/2004 5:46:04 PM
  - Don't be so sure... - Larry J - 8/11/2004 6:12:39 PM
    - Actually the reverse would be quite cunning - Gary - 8/12/2004 6:40:00 AM
    - re: God forbid an Al Queda attack against Kerry and/or Bush. - Scott Evil - 8/11/2004 8:07:13 PM
      - It's an interesting question - Larry J - 8/11/2004 8:36:21 PM

Update on the Najaf battles - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 10:47:40 PM
- And on another front... - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 10:53:23 PM
  - Link?????????? (n/t) - DFM - 8/12/2004 5:20:43 AM
    - Dang. Sorry... - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2004 6:00:52 AM

General Tommy Franks on Kerry's War Record - Donald - 8/10/2004 3:18:20 AM
- So, that's how it goes on the Left... - Larry J - 8/10/2004 1:43:19 PM
  - Would you rather have a presidential candidate you used cocaine and alcohol until he passed out cold? - Lindy - 8/10/2004 2:54:03 PM
    - Bush has admitted to an alcohol problem until about 10-15 years ago - Larry J - 8/10/2004 9:56:17 PM
  - One problem here... - Donald - 8/10/2004 2:21:34 PM
    - Wrong - Larry J - 8/10/2004 2:43:14 PM
      - Read this, Larry - Donald - 8/10/2004 3:02:49 PM
        
        Read this, Donald - Larry J - 8/10/2004 5:40:55 PM
        
        re: Read this, Donald - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 10:12:02 AM
        
        re: Read this, Donald - Larry J - 8/11/2004 1:45:02 PM
        
        re: Read this, Donald - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 10:21:33 PM
        
        re: Read this - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2004 10:34:01 PM
        
        re: Read this - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 10:40:20 PM
        
        I did - Larry J - 8/10/2004 4:28:54 PM
- Thank you Don, but... - McFly - 8/10/2004 12:04:02 PM
- re: General Tommy Franks on Kerry's War Record - Lindy - 8/10/2004 5:24:29 AM
- BTW... - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 3:45:08 AM
  - re: BTW... - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2004 6:40:56 AM
- Or, as Davin said... - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 3:30:44 AM
  - re: Or, as Davin said... - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2004 6:47:53 AM
    - Can we try to keep "repulsion" out of it? It just sounds lame. - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 5:26:14 PM
      - "I'm really tempted to go back and dig up the Democratic hatchetwork done on Oliver North" - Lindy - 8/11/2004 6:19:26 AM
  - Or as cheney said - Davin L. - 8/10/2004 5:11:26 AM
    - "Shove off," works too. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 5:21:03 AM
      - LOL, but it just lacks the emphasis of the Cheney phrase - Davin L. - 8/10/2004 3:59:10 PM
- re: General Tommy Franks on Kerry's War Record - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 3:27:48 AM
  - You're talking to yourself here. - Bowser - 8/10/2004 4:04:22 AM
    - Do you realize you haven't actually said anything responsive in about a dozen posts now? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/10/2004 4:07:58 AM
      - a dozen? (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/10/2004 7:32:08 PM

For "Loyal Republicans" only................ - Publius - 8/10/2004 2:13:02 PM
- Yes, I'm sure Bush wrote it himself... - McFly - 8/10/2004 5:05:46 PM
  - re: Yes, I'm sure Bush wrote it himself...and proof he didn't is? - Chris Vancil - 8/10/2004 9:39:01 PM
    - Me and mine? - McFly - 8/10/2004 10:06:03 PM
      - re: Me and mine? - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 9:29:36 AM
        
        Why the combative mood, Chris? (n/t) - McFly - 8/11/2004 12:02:27 PM
        
        re: Why the combative mood, Chris? - Chris Vancil - 8/11/2004 8:51:13 PM
        
        Hope I'm not flogging a dead horse... - McFly - 8/11/2004 9:55:09 PM
- They need a signed document now to prove their loyalty?? - Lindy - 8/10/2004 2:49:42 PM

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