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Credibility issue puts GOP plans in jeopardy - Bowser - 2/23/2004 3:12:15 PM
- re: Credibility issue puts GOP plans in jeopardy - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2004 4:52:14 PM
  - re: Credibility issue puts GOP plans in jeopardy - Bowser - 2/24/2004 3:31:51 AM
  - Consistency - Tony - 2/23/2004 5:11:59 PM
  - "But the Left knows that all you have to do is scream "liar" loud enough and often enough for the word to stick." - Bowser - 2/23/2004 5:08:52 PM
    - I'm sorry, wasn't I clear enough? - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2004 6:59:53 PM
      - It has been. And James Carville doesn't think Clinton lied. - Bowser - 2/23/2004 8:13:36 PM
        
        James Carville doesn't think Clinton lied - Tom Brosz - 2/24/2004 4:01:52 AM

Why is John Fonda Kerry so anxious to renew the Vietnam debate? - Scott Evil - 2/22/2004 12:42:05 PM
- Because war hero vs draft-dodger is a debate Kerry can't lose. Aint that obvious? (n/t) - Odin - 2/23/2004 1:27:00 AM
  - Kerry's actions and record since he came home from Vietnam will be an issue - Larry J - 2/23/2004 4:01:12 PM
    - The moral high ground - Odin - 2/23/2004 9:46:39 PM
  - Is Kerry running against clinton? (n/t) - ebnelson - 2/23/2004 3:00:25 AM
- Short answer: it's all he's got. - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 9:13:54 PM
- re: Why is John Fonda Kerry so anxious to renew the Vietnam debate? - Bowser - 2/22/2004 5:51:55 PM
- Kerry's folly....and the dnc's foolishness - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 3:55:13 PM
- re:Simple: because the US is currently occupying a country halfway around the world - Raoul - 2/22/2004 1:38:49 PM
- John Fonda Kerry writes the President a letter asking to re-open the vietnam wound. - Scott Evil - 2/22/2004 12:56:22 PM
  - He thinks he can start controlling the agenda - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 8:06:10 PM

Neither of 'em can be trusted Department. - Bowser - 2/23/2004 5:39:54 PM

Outsourcing and economics - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2004 11:55:25 PM
- Job losses and the economy. - Bowser - 2/22/2004 3:27:07 AM
  - Why would a foreigner buy a US$ denominated stock if the US$ were declining? - Scott Evil - 2/22/2004 1:10:10 PM
  - re: Job losses and the economy. - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 4:50:33 AM
  - "(would probably help to hear from people without wives who provide most of the family income.)" - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 4:13:11 AM
    - Is that a subtle swipe a John Fonda Kerry? - Scott Evil - 2/22/2004 1:13:53 PM
      - If you can't think of a better way to attack John Kerry than to refer to his opposition to a war in which he served, you must have a very poor case. - Mary Anne - 2/22/2004 2:25:30 PM
        
        re: "He's not Bush, so I'm against him" - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 9:48:54 PM
        
        A - flippin' - men!! PTL! - Bowser - 2/23/2004 5:18:43 PM
        
        I agree, it's really not a good reason to cast a vote for someone... - Mary Anne - 2/23/2004 4:20:36 AM
        
        "None of the above." - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2004 5:27:30 AM
        
        Oh, there's plenty out there to attack Kerry on. Wait for it. - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 9:43:58 PM
        
        I'm sure there is. All the more reason to leave the sophomoric name-calling aside. - Mary Anne - 2/23/2004 4:27:30 AM
        
        All the more reason to leave the sophomoric name-calling aside. - Tom Brosz - 2/23/2004 5:34:31 AM
- re: Outsourcing and economics - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 1:55:30 AM
- "...mind-numbing functions of code-writing." - RobVG - 2/22/2004 1:49:07 AM
  - That's occured to me too... - McFly - 2/23/2004 3:04:01 PM

Iranian religious fanatics take control of parliament in rigged elections. - David F Mayer - 2/22/2004 7:56:23 AM
- Hopefully this will be the spike of success for the theocratic dictatorship prior to its collapse - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 9:28:25 PM
  - I see just three possibilities in the immediate future. - David F Mayer - 2/22/2004 9:46:59 PM
    - I heard a report on NPR that included an off-the-record account... - Mary Anne - 2/23/2004 3:34:29 AM

Nader statement - I did not make this up. - Bowser - 2/22/2004 7:09:27 PM
- There are a few areas where he's right. - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 9:01:49 PM
- He is your Pat Buchanan. - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 8:02:27 PM

Iraqi exiles still getting paid, despite false intelligence - Donald - 2/22/2004 4:33:00 PM

Fakery - Raoul - 2/21/2004 10:01:50 PM
- Politics and garbage - McFly - 2/21/2004 11:06:01 PM
  - re: Politics and garbage - Raoul - 2/22/2004 11:23:47 AM

The Republican Party line. - Bowser - 2/21/2004 6:16:45 PM
- re: The Republican Party line. - Buck Galaxy - 2/22/2004 6:38:10 AM
- re: The Republican Party line. - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 12:29:38 AM
  - While we're at it - - - - - Bowser - 2/22/2004 12:54:51 AM
    - re: While we're at it - - - - - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 1:27:32 AM
      - Weak. Much weaker than I expected. "Compassionate conservativism" again. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/22/2004 1:33:31 AM
        
        Ha ha (n/t) - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 4:31:02 AM
  - re: The Republican Party line. - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 12:49:29 AM
- The risk you run when you toe the line - McFly - 2/21/2004 7:14:10 PM

Nader to make an announcement this weekend. Democrats won't get much sleep. - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 10:42:23 PM
- Poor Ralph. It's starting already. - Tom Brosz - 2/22/2004 12:39:47 AM
- Who cares...We need a veto proof majority in the Senate anyway... - Scott Evil - 2/21/2004 5:52:17 PM
- He'll run. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 11:16:33 PM
  - Great news. Since he's not a Green anymore, maybe he will draw more of the vote. - Scott Evil - 2/21/2004 5:59:53 PM
  - Nader! Secret Tool of the Gigantic Intellect of the Evil Bush! - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 11:45:02 PM
    - The Rs have pumped money into Sharpton. Why not Nader? (n/t) - Bowser - 2/21/2004 12:27:13 AM
      - You do, of course, have something to back that up. For a change. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2004 1:12:46 AM
        
        "For a change?" Boy, talk about distrust!!! - Bowser - 2/21/2004 5:15:30 AM
        
        Roger Stone is a political consultant. - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2004 10:20:13 PM
        
        A "Reagan Republican" consultant shovelling Republican money into Sharpton. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/22/2004 1:28:06 AM
        
        re: "For a change?" Boy, talk about distrust!!! - gbaikie - 2/21/2004 5:58:07 AM
        
        For those over 14 and who have good memory also - tony - 2/22/2004 3:03:11 AM
        
        Yup, that too (n/t) - gbaikie - 2/22/2004 4:34:36 AM
        
        How times have changed! now even the Russians are probably pulling for a Republican victory in November. - Scott Evil - 2/21/2004 6:08:11 PM

Saddam gets a new suit for his trial. - David F Mayer - 2/22/2004 2:55:23 AM

A Dirty Little Man in a Hole - Lindy - 2/20/2004 4:58:28 PM
- Even a dog eventually learns, Lindy - ebnelson - 2/22/2004 12:34:12 AM
- re: Yeah, that's it, Lindy . . . - D. Spires - 2/21/2004 9:12:44 PM
- I just hope they give m his just rewards before the election - Scott Evil - 2/21/2004 6:27:05 PM
- You forgot No Accountability. The secrets are sealed to protect the guilty. (n/t) - Nick - 2/21/2004 2:20:12 AM
- Very dramatic. Two points: - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:40:18 PM
- Any STATS on how much $$$$$.... - carl - 2/20/2004 6:17:47 PM
- Irony. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 5:22:11 PM
  - Bowser, does someone really need to explain to you why Belgium is currently "safe?" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:29:41 PM
    - Shoulda just said "Nope." Because if I answer all your questions - Bowser - 2/20/2004 9:43:16 PM
    - Is this besides not paying for ethnic cleansing, not "pre-emptively" invading Third World countries, - Bowser - 2/20/2004 9:06:06 PM
      - Safety - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 9:51:56 PM
        
        re: Safety - Bowser - 2/20/2004 10:44:43 PM
  - re: Whoever sows the wind collects the storm - Raoul - 2/20/2004 7:27:24 PM

Public impact of the Great AWOL Debate - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 10:31:46 PM
- I Can't imagine many guardsmen/women voting for the Democrats - Scott Evil - 2/21/2004 6:13:05 PM
- It was an obsession of the DNC puppet liberal media (n/t) - p - 2/20/2004 10:46:38 PM

From the "You Just Can't Make Some People Happy" Dept, - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:55:50 AM
- Oh, my goodness! Surely you jest. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:35:18 PM
  - re: Oh, my goodness! Surely you jest. - gbaikie - 2/21/2004 9:44:23 AM
    - More compassionate conservatism, in the style of the Third Reich. - Bowser - 2/21/2004 2:56:41 PM
  - Okay, so what's the difference already? - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 8:50:01 PM
- Kosovo is a quagmire - no exit strategy, no 'plan' (n/t) - phil - 2/20/2004 2:30:37 PM
  - The Balkans have been raging for centuries. Only Tito kept the lid on, and did so with brutal repression. Perhaps that is the only thing that will work. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/20/2004 3:29:15 PM
    - The Balkans have been raging for centuries. Only Tito kept the lid on, and did so with brutal repression. Perhaps that is the only thing that will work. BINGO! - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:54:32 PM
- If we stay and help run the place, we are imperialists; if we don't, we abdicate responsibilty. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/20/2004 2:16:46 PM

Fighting the good fight on the Federal budget. - Tom Brosz - 2/21/2004 12:11:14 AM
- Republicans and the budget!!! That's a good one Tom, keep 'em coming! - Bowser - 2/21/2004 5:29:53 AM

Some sticky questions for Georgie......... - Lindy - 2/18/2004 5:12:54 AM
- 9/11 Family Steering Committee: Questions for Bush -- link, more info - S - 2/19/2004 6:21:55 AM
- Amazing........ - Lindy - 2/18/2004 7:43:08 PM
  - Not really ignoring it... - McFly - 2/19/2004 3:35:46 AM
  - OK........ - Tony - 2/18/2004 9:45:41 PM
    - re: #19: The bin Laden family incident -- A report from The National Review - Mary Anne - 2/19/2004 3:34:04 PM
      - re: #19: The bin Laden family incident -- A report from The National Review - gbaikie - 2/19/2004 8:25:30 PM
        
        re: #19: The bin Laden family incident -- A report from The National Review - Mary Anne - 2/19/2004 10:57:13 PM
        
        re: #19: The bin Laden family incident -- A report from The National Review - gbaikie - 2/20/2004 1:49:35 AM
        
        Oh, pay attention for a change - Mary Anne - 2/20/2004 2:32:43 AM
        
        re: Oh, pay attention for a change - gbaikie - 2/20/2004 3:56:34 AM
        
        Simple answers: First, read the article, and read the Snopes chronology - Mary Anne - 2/20/2004 4:42:56 PM
        
        re: Simple answers: First, read the article, and read the Snopes chronology - gbaikie - 2/20/2004 5:42:24 PM
        
        I meant the whole articles. - Mary Anne - 2/20/2004 6:17:47 PM
        
        re: I meant the whole articles. - gbaikie - 2/21/2004 1:33:21 AM
      - Clarification - Tony - 2/19/2004 4:28:42 PM
        
        re: Clarification - Mary Anne - 2/19/2004 5:19:57 PM
    - re: OK........ - Lindy - 2/19/2004 4:27:59 AM
    - All strawmen aside - S - 2/19/2004 4:16:58 AM
  - The implications are horrific. - Bowser - 2/18/2004 8:39:28 PM

Democrats! The ideal candidate is still out there for you! - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 11:51:42 PM

Scientists: Bush Distorts Science - S - 2/19/2004 5:44:36 AM
- re: Scientists - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 10:26:22 PM
  - If you look closer - Tony - 2/20/2004 4:18:56 PM
    - re: If you look closer - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 9:11:56 PM
- re: Scientists: Bush Distorts Science - gbaikie - 2/19/2004 7:18:35 AM
  - Scientific American: Global warming is real, and the consequences are potentially disastrous - Donald - 2/19/2004 1:23:12 PM
    - re: Scientific American: Global warming is real, and the consequences are potentially disastrous - gbaikie - 2/19/2004 7:23:05 PM

Martha, MARTHA, Martha!!!!! - SuzyQ - 2/20/2004 6:13:47 PM

"In Iraq, Blast shows deep Iraqi mistrust of Americans" (South of Baghdad) And the US didn't do this one. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 5:09:06 AM
- By the way, we're not in Iraq to be "loved." We're there to get a job done. - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 6:49:12 AM
  - Please define "job". It's been defined so many different ways now that I've become confused. - Mary Anne - 2/19/2004 4:32:22 PM
    - re: Please define "job". It's been defined so many different ways now that I've become confused. - gbaikie - 2/19/2004 8:51:33 PM
  - What happened to "hearts and minds"? - Bowser - 2/19/2004 3:47:31 PM
    - aren't "liberators" loved, by definition? - FrankC - 2/19/2004 4:11:17 PM
      - The French. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 4:25:54 PM
        
        Then we agree that love and liberation don't always go together (n/t) - FrankC - 2/19/2004 4:45:52 PM
        
        That seems silly. - Bowser - 2/19/2004 6:58:41 PM
        
        By the way . . . - Fox - 2/20/2004 4:10:57 PM
        
        "It's always money." - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:30:31 PM
        
        Trading Tuchman - Fox - 2/20/2004 5:56:49 PM
        
        You said (or implied) - FrankC - 2/19/2004 9:29:41 PM
        
        Bad analogy. - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 7:05:44 PM
        
        re: Bad analogy.....good point. - Publius - 2/20/2004 2:56:15 AM
        
        .It was the Spanish Civil War! Everyone got shot at by Spaniards. On both sides. Un-flinching-believable! (n/t) - Bowser - 2/19/2004 7:14:13 PM
        
        Oh, man, does this bring back memories... - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 8:47:09 PM
        
        Ya gotta follow the thread. Context is all. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:48:39 AM
        
        Kinda wish I hadn't posted the above. A little bit. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:37:00 PM
        
        It was a good post - FrankC - 2/20/2004 6:07:21 PM
        
        Kinda getting misty eyed and nostalgic myself, sniff - Tony - 2/19/2004 9:46:49 PM
- A Reuters classic. - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 6:45:10 AM
  - "ad hominem", no substance. Again. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/19/2004 3:48:45 PM

Kerry takes campaign to the heartland to connect with the common man - phil - 2/19/2004 1:53:06 PM
- Another Onion classic! - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 5:54:54 PM
  - re: Another Onion classic! - phil - 2/19/2004 6:24:44 PM
    - Scaramouche? - Tony - 2/19/2004 6:29:36 PM
      - Dean supporters react to Kerry - phil - 2/19/2004 8:56:57 PM
        
        Dean: "And what we set out to do was make the rest of the country more like Vermont." - Larry J - 2/19/2004 9:26:33 PM
        
        re: Dean: "And what we set out to do was make the rest of the country more like Vermont." - McFly - 2/20/2004 5:43:09 PM
        
        re: Dean - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 9:53:13 PM
        
        good point...........and - Publius - 2/20/2004 2:43:24 AM
        
        There are a few more people in Texas than in Vermont. - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 3:47:34 AM
        
        Add up the IQs and Vermont comes out a bit ahead. (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2004 4:20:22 AM
        
        No, VT is mostly New Yawkiz, i.e. Guidos; even TX wins (n/t) - p - 2/20/2004 5:44:42 PM
        
        Haven't been north of Brattlebubble recently, have you, Phil? (n/t) - Mary Anne - 2/20/2004 5:48:48 PM
        
        Sure, whatever you say. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 5:58:04 AM
        
        Good. That's what I said. :~) (n/t) - Bowser - 2/20/2004 6:26:04 AM

Richard Perle, one of the architects of the Iraq invasion - Tony - 2/19/2004 10:23:57 PM
- Tenet has remarkable staying power. Curiouser and curiouser. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 6:04:26 AM

WP: "MIT Student Honored for Eyeglass Device" - Larry J - 2/19/2004 8:44:04 PM
- Wow! That is great. - Bowser - 2/20/2004 3:37:41 AM

Rotation in Iraq - Tom Brosz - 2/20/2004 1:00:22 AM

"Senator, could you try again?" - Larry J - 2/19/2004 10:09:13 PM
- re: "Senator, could you try again?" - Tom Brosz - 2/19/2004 10:39:46 PM

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