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Venezuela Leader Vows War if U.S. Invades . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 10:49:52 PM
- US should consider his invitation - ebnelson - 3/9/2004 1:29:58 PM
- re: ... from the photo, looks like Venezuelans themselves want Chavez to go. - Marcia - 3/8/2004 11:13:53 PM

Aristide should come to US and run as a democrat - ebnelson - 3/9/2004 1:09:22 PM

Kerry goes and Fiskes himself - phil - 3/8/2004 8:26:15 PM
- re: What does it all mean . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 10:16:05 PM
  - re: What does it all mean . . . ? - Marcia - 3/8/2004 10:28:14 PM
    - re: ...figures Tom would post this first below. (n/t) - Marcia - 3/8/2004 10:41:45 PM
      - I'm posting about a quarter of the Kerry stuff I'm finding. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 11:18:41 PM
        
        Read Mickey Kaus on Kerry. (n/t) - Pete S. - 3/9/2004 6:45:54 AM
        
        re: Kerry - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2004 7:40:02 AM

Iraqi Council signs interim constitution. - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 5:24:53 PM
- re: According to the NYT . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 6:36:55 PM
- Bowser...What happened to the civil war that was about to be unleased in Iraq? - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 5:51:59 PM
  - OK. Another remedial lesson. - Bowser - 3/9/2004 6:02:58 AM
  - And if - Davin L. - 3/8/2004 6:33:45 PM
    - Nobody says it will be easy. - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 7:30:58 PM
    - re: And to make sure the right guy gets the blame . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 6:42:43 PM
      - whoever gets elected... - FrankC - 3/8/2004 7:36:47 PM
  - re: It suddenly got a little more civil . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 6:13:29 PM

"Confessions of a Welfare Queen" - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 5:34:31 AM
- Thank you, Tom. - Mary Anne - 3/7/2004 6:41:35 PM
  - Solving the problem - Odin - 3/8/2004 12:14:30 AM
  - Welfare and the village - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 8:14:42 PM
    - re: Welfare and the village - REB - 3/8/2004 1:25:15 PM
      - Doctors bussing the healthy poor solely to bill Medicare isn't a "waste", it's fraud. - Mary Anne - 3/8/2004 1:51:25 PM
        
        It is both fraud and a waste of money. - REB - 3/8/2004 3:42:24 PM
        
        I meant it when I said your church was to be commended. - Mary Anne - 3/9/2004 3:00:45 AM
        
        Speaking of... - REB - 3/8/2004 4:03:42 PM
    - re: Welfare and the village - gbaikie - 3/8/2004 1:43:08 AM
- re: "Confessions of a Welfare Queen" nolo contendere - phil - 3/7/2004 4:43:46 PM
  - re: nolo contendere - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 8:44:02 PM
    - re: nolo contendere - Larry J - 3/7/2004 11:43:57 PM
      - re: nolo contendere - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 12:31:07 AM

These people are savage. - Bowser - 3/7/2004 3:35:08 PM
- After all this time... - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 7:31:39 PM
  - Surprise, surprise. Heh, heh. - Bowser - 3/7/2004 9:44:30 PM
    - Ethnic cleansing - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 10:42:51 PM
      - Give it up, Tom. - Bowser - 3/8/2004 5:45:31 AM
        
        Tom may or may not be correct, but he is certainly right.... - Publius - 3/9/2004 2:50:27 AM
        
        re: Give it up, Tom. - Lindy - 3/8/2004 4:56:50 PM

Libya Discloses Production of 23 Tons of Mustard Gas . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 7:39:42 PM
- Kahdaffi like Ralph Nader, is secretly supporting George Bush. - DNC Staffer - 3/8/2004 12:51:32 AM
- Blix was certain Libya was clear of WMDs years ago - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 12:08:26 AM
  - "It is better to be feared than loved." Niccolo Machiavelli (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/8/2004 6:45:15 PM
    - Credo of the wife-beater - Odin - 3/9/2004 12:36:57 AM
  - And your citation for that one, ed?? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/8/2004 12:32:22 AM
    - Just seeing if you are paying attention. Actually he just did nothing about Libya - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 12:37:03 AM
      - So that was a lie? - Bowser - 3/8/2004 12:49:53 AM
        
        Yes. Like your claims about US concentration camps for Iraqis - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 4:36:37 AM
        
        I don't know about a lie. But isn't your argument irrelevant? - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 12:55:51 AM
        
        Well, I believe you don't know about a lie. - Bowser - 3/8/2004 1:07:59 AM
        
        And you don't know about reality. - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 1:17:47 AM
        
        And your citations on that? - Bowser - 3/8/2004 1:31:45 AM
- re: Libya - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 8:24:10 PM
  - John Kerry should send a team to examine these Libyian WMD. - DNC Staffer - 3/7/2004 11:53:43 PM
    - Success in Libya is another area of tasteless political advantage the Republicans should not offend the dems by using. - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 12:10:03 AM

"Religion of Peace" Update - p - 3/8/2004 10:10:57 PM
- re: "Religion of Peace" Update - gbaikie - 3/8/2004 10:42:47 PM

Kerry gets more endorsements - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 8:19:29 PM

College for the Home-Schooled Is Shaping Leaders for the Right . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 6:52:53 PM
- Every once in a while, the free market does something good--Even in regard to education (n/t) - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 7:48:00 PM

Administration Sets Forth a Limited View on Privacy . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 7:53:11 PM
- If I read this carefully, it looks as if GWB lied. Please help me see how he hasn't. - Bowser - 3/8/2004 12:58:39 AM
  - re: No doubt about it . . . - D. Spires - 3/8/2004 7:16:45 PM

So, when do you suppose Iran will test its first nuke? - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 5:08:35 AM
- I would not be the least be surprised at a pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/8/2004 6:41:04 PM
- I don't know but I bet they test it before the election. Anyody know John Kerry's nuanced position on Missile defense? - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 5:34:05 PM
  - Does anybody know Kerry's position on ANYTHING? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/8/2004 6:42:54 PM
- Where did Israel test theirs? - Bowser - 3/8/2004 4:45:08 PM
- I'm more concerned about WHERE they'll test it (n/t) - Larry J - 3/8/2004 3:07:56 PM
- The ultimate in ethnic cleansing - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 5:16:29 AM

Advice to Kerry campaign... - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 6:30:18 AM
- The question is are enough Americans ready to put aside reactionary postures about immigration - ebnelson - 3/7/2004 4:11:39 PM
  - The Democrats have set up the immigration issue in a way that it ca't be delt with rationally... - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 1:13:10 AM
    - It is sort of like 911 - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 1:35:55 PM
      - Re: What do we do? - Scott Evil - 3/8/2004 5:46:51 PM
- Au contraire, mon ami - Bowser - 3/7/2004 2:48:06 PM
- re: Backfiring - Raoul - 3/7/2004 10:44:35 AM

Constitution Failure Deals Blow to Iraqis - Donald - 3/6/2004 2:03:47 PM
- Actually if it were not contentious it would be very worrisome - ebnelson - 3/7/2004 4:02:07 AM
- Standard bargaining tactic - Gary - 3/7/2004 1:21:08 AM
  - re: This why the US can't win the war in Iraq - Raoul - 3/7/2004 10:32:52 AM
    - We've already won. The task now is to disengage. - Gary - 3/7/2004 5:51:34 PM
      - If you define "won" as "eliminated indigenous civil authority", then yes, we won. - Mary Anne - 3/7/2004 7:37:18 PM
        
        re: If you define "won" as "eliminated indigenous civil authority", then yes, we won. - gbaikie - 3/8/2004 2:28:41 AM
- I expect a compromise will be hammered out in the next few days... - Buck Galaxy - 3/6/2004 8:51:10 PM
- re: Constitutions - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 7:01:47 PM
- Civil war. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 5:26:52 PM
  - re: Civil war. - gbaikie - 3/7/2004 1:49:00 PM
    - Hey, you DO have a sense of humor!! - Bowser - 3/7/2004 3:53:35 PM
  - "...anything they all sign will be so vague as to create the conditions for a civil war later." - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 7:04:20 PM

Anybody know what John Kerry's biggest fear should be right now? - Scott Evil - 3/5/2004 7:35:13 PM
- Frankly, I cant believe there are that many bush supporters. (n/t) - John - 3/5/2004 10:02:17 PM
  - A dangerous assumption - Mary Anne - 3/7/2004 3:59:39 PM
  - Yeah, Bush allowed 3,000 people to jump and burn to their deaths and people still support him? - DNC Staffer - 3/6/2004 6:34:52 PM
  - Keep believing. And be sure to put that tooth under your pillow (n/t) - ebnelson - 3/6/2004 4:03:05 AM
- The Republicans funded Nader in 2000 - wonder what they're giving him now? - Bowser - 3/5/2004 7:57:35 PM
  - And your proof of this is......? (n/t) - ebnelson - 3/6/2004 1:01:53 AM
    - Damn. The links didn't come up. This'll get 'em. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 3:00:32 AM
      - You implied that Nader was paid and setup by the VRWC - ebnelson - 3/6/2004 3:55:40 AM
        
        Darn, Ed. I must have fooled YOU! - Bowser - 3/6/2004 4:06:08 AM
        
        Once again your powers of deep analysis proves - ebnelson - 3/6/2004 1:14:49 PM
        
        Ed, a favor, please. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 4:19:22 PM
        
        'ad hominem', - ebnelson - 3/7/2004 1:48:31 AM
        
        I like that. Now, what does "Cheers" mean to you? - Bowser - 3/7/2004 2:00:33 AM
        
        Cheers - ebnelson - 3/7/2004 4:06:58 AM
        
        RLC - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 5:36:31 AM
  - Tell me about it. The VRWC hit me up for a $50 donation for the Nader Secret Weapon fund. ;) - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2004 10:19:03 PM
    - Just as a practical matter - Mary Anne - 3/6/2004 1:52:14 PM
      - Nader - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2004 8:49:19 PM
        
        Votes - Mary Anne - 3/6/2004 9:56:45 PM
  - You figured it out! Ralph Nader has been bought and paid for by Special Interest. - Scott Evil - 3/5/2004 8:10:29 PM
    - re: You figured it out! Ralph Nader has been bought and paid for by Special Interest. - REB - 3/5/2004 9:08:21 PM
      - Now, imagine the reaction if the Democrats had paid for Perot ads. - Mary Anne - 3/6/2004 1:54:03 PM
        
        Perot was self fundinmg and got his back in consulting fees for Hillary care. - ebnelson - 3/7/2004 1:50:47 AM
        
        Who said anything about Nader selling out? - Mary Anne - 3/7/2004 3:45:54 PM
        
        He was on the Hillarycare secret task force - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 12:12:44 AM
        
        Sorry Ed... - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2004 1:10:17 AM

Kerry's Shifts: Nuanced Ideas or Flip-Flops . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 7:21:36 PM
- Irresolute and disloyal - ebnelson - 3/8/2004 12:39:57 AM
- P.S. There is one area where Kerry has never had a Nuanced Position... - Scott Evil - 3/7/2004 10:57:32 PM
- Let's give John Fonda Kerry the benefit of the doubt: Call them "Nuanced Ideas" - Scott Evil - 3/7/2004 10:52:13 PM

U.S. Special Forces in Haiti Seeking Out Rebel Leaders . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 7:46:30 PM
- Haitians Again Relying on U.S. Military to Bring Order . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 9:08:15 PM
- Kerry Condemns Bush for Failing to Back Aristide . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 8:40:59 PM
  - re: Kerry Condemns Bush for Failing to Back Aristide . . . - gbaikie - 3/8/2004 12:03:30 AM

U.S. Team Is Sent to Develop Case in Hussein Trial . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 8:30:51 PM
- The only reason for 50 Americans - - - ?? - Bowser - 3/7/2004 9:38:24 PM
  - I wonder if John Kerry will run an ad using a picture of Rumsfeild and Hussain together! - DNC Staffer - 3/7/2004 11:13:56 PM

Saddam Catchers Hunt Bin Laden . . . - D. Spires - 3/3/2004 12:30:12 AM
- More propaganda, unfortunately. - Bowser - 3/3/2004 1:04:27 AM
  - Wow - Mark Eby - 3/3/2004 4:14:11 AM
    - Bow wow in bowser world - ebnelson - 3/3/2004 1:41:01 PM
    - "What the hell is wrong with the Democrats that they are willing to resort to whatever slander they can find with the remotest shred of evidence?" - Buck Galaxy - 3/3/2004 7:44:49 AM
      - The Buck Galaxys of the world - S - 3/3/2004 7:00:53 PM
        
        Let's think about this - Buck Galaxy - 3/4/2004 5:41:39 AM
        
        Good advice - S - 3/4/2004 9:39:45 PM
        
        Buck, do you really want to climb into the middle of an S & Bowser tinfoil party? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/4/2004 7:15:41 AM
        
        Yes, let's. Think. - Bowser - 3/4/2004 5:53:56 AM
        
        False, False, Baseless, Misleading, Works Both Ways, and Obviously Biased - Mark Eby - 3/4/2004 3:37:34 PM
        
        One only has to remember the stage-managed POW "rescue". (n/t) - Bowser - 3/3/2004 7:25:38 PM
        
        And That Reliable Press DID Expose It Sort Of. - Mark Eby - 3/3/2004 9:27:46 PM
        
        Unreliable Sources - S - 3/4/2004 4:31:50 AM
        
        Reporting Every Rumor Is Not Reporting Truth - Mark Eby - 3/4/2004 5:24:40 PM
      - I Agree On Clinton For The Most Part - Mark Eby - 3/3/2004 1:16:01 PM
    - I JUST lost your high regard??!! - Bowser - 3/3/2004 5:05:18 AM
      - regard??!! - gbaikie - 3/3/2004 8:43:16 AM
        
        re: Debka - Tom Brosz - 3/3/2004 5:22:28 PM
    - I JUST lost your high regard??!! - Bowser - 3/3/2004 5:05:06 AM
      - Kurdish Intelligence and Assistance I Can Believe - Mark Eby - 3/3/2004 1:11:55 PM
        
        A pass on a real issue - S - 3/4/2004 5:20:16 AM
        
        I Was Referring To The Post War Coverage - Mark Eby - 3/4/2004 5:28:23 PM
        
        You can't have it both ways - S - 3/4/2004 9:15:50 PM
        
        Oh Yes I CAn - Mark Eby - 3/5/2004 1:10:24 PM
        
        Majority opinion or not, it was W R O N G - S - 3/5/2004 5:46:48 PM
        
        Yes, But The Decision Was Right - Mark Eby - 3/5/2004 9:26:09 PM
        
        What you know - S - 3/5/2004 11:41:29 PM
        
        Hans Blix Is/Was In Charge of Neither The UN or American Security - Mark Eby - 3/6/2004 3:59:00 AM
        
        Cries and whispers - S - 3/6/2004 4:45:37 AM
        
        re: What you know - gbaikie - 3/6/2004 2:10:38 AM
        
        What you don't know - S - 3/6/2004 3:12:34 AM
        
        re: What you don't know - gbaikie - 3/6/2004 10:00:36 AM
        
        "...unilateral and lawless use of force...": Kofi Annan - S - 3/7/2004 1:16:45 AM
        
        re: "...unilateral and lawless use of force...": Kofi Annan - gbaikie - 3/7/2004 3:29:26 AM
        
        Two Camps - S - 3/7/2004 6:00:49 PM
        
        re: Two Camps - gbaikie - 3/7/2004 10:59:24 PM

Growth in Jobs Is Still Sluggish Despite Forecast . . . - D. Spires - 3/7/2004 7:30:41 PM

Tough questions for President Bush - S - 3/7/2004 7:16:51 PM

Interesting Drudge report on Limbaugh - FrankC - 3/6/2004 5:57:58 PM
- A little more info - Doanld - 3/7/2004 12:38:02 AM
- Coupla thoughts. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 6:12:29 PM
  - re: Coupla thoughts. - FrankC - 3/6/2004 7:23:05 PM
    - re: Coupla thoughts. - Bowser - 3/6/2004 7:48:20 PM
      - S.O.P. - FrankC - 3/6/2004 8:50:35 PM
        
        One More Thought - Lindy - 3/7/2004 6:18:58 PM

Kerry and deferred service - Tom Brosz - 3/7/2004 6:07:41 AM
- re: Kerry and deferred service - Bowser - 3/7/2004 6:58:47 AM

"Do We Want to Go Back" - Larry J - 3/5/2004 6:35:30 PM
- Two problems with this: - Mary Anne - 3/6/2004 2:06:59 PM
  - Perhaps I'm too cynical - Fox - 3/7/2004 5:14:36 AM
- Kerry is so irresolute he would only build half a bridge - ebnelson - 3/6/2004 3:58:07 AM
- Kerry wants to build a bridge to Vietnam to detract from Bush's bridge to the future. - Scott Evil - 3/5/2004 7:51:52 PM
  - re: Kerry wants to build a bridge to Vietnam to detract from Bush's bridge to the future. - SteveS - 3/6/2004 12:53:54 AM
  - Lessee - fighting in 'Nam, or trying to hide in the Midwest on AF1? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/5/2004 7:59:30 PM
    - You are missing on the talking points: "Bush was teaching Kindergarten while our loved ones died" tested best in our focus groups. (n/t) - DNC Staffer - 3/6/2004 6:21:50 PM
      - Someone found a new URL, now didn't they? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/6/2004 8:00:55 PM

Bush and the war - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2004 5:18:53 AM
- Selective Indignation - Larry J - 3/5/2004 3:29:34 PM
  - A real puzzlement, isn't it. GWB & Co. doin' a great job, and we aren't safer. - Bowser - 3/5/2004 6:28:05 PM
    - Have we had another terrorist attack on America? - REB - 3/5/2004 9:12:06 PM
      - Could we have avoided the first? GWB won't tell you, will he? - Bowser - 3/6/2004 1:34:45 AM
        
        the nerve of the guy to Allow 3,000 people to be murdered and then to try to spin that to a positive. - DNC Staffer - 3/6/2004 6:32:09 PM

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