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Limbaugh lurches to the left - Donald - 12/29/2003 2:15:16 PM
- I think it's all a plot by those no good, affirmative action lovin' Philadelphia Eagles (n/t) - NFL fan - 12/29/2003 8:48:23 PM

Moral lobotomization on the campuses, revisited - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 9:33:37 PM
- I saw an interesting quote the other day... - Larry J - 12/29/2003 12:37:43 AM
  - re: I saw an interesting quote the other day... - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2003 8:34:39 AM
    - re: Blessing - Raoul - 12/29/2003 5:35:23 PM
  - re: Evilness - Raoul - 12/29/2003 6:54:01 AM
- re: Growing up - Raoul - 12/28/2003 10:41:53 AM
  - "That way they can figure out if they're right or the other one is" - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2003 4:16:39 AM
- "Fanatics are always followed by fools, of which there is an inexhaustible supply." John D Clark,"Minus Planet", Astounding Stories, April 1937. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 12/27/2003 11:23:12 PM
  - re: In order to understand the fanatics you have to stop anthropomophizing them .... nt - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 1:15:21 AM

"In Denial" - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 3:48:32 AM
- re: Nelson Mandela - Raoul - 12/27/2003 7:35:52 PM
  - Success is claimed by many fathers (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/28/2003 10:05:51 PM
- Charles Krauthammer on this - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 10:28:39 PM
- Libya: Victory for Bush doctrine, or diplomacy? - Greg - 12/24/2003 9:49:33 AM
  - Defeat for those who seek to mischaracterize what Pres. Bush is doing. (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/28/2003 8:33:56 PM
  - Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggy!" till you can find a rock - Larry J - 12/24/2003 6:21:33 PM
    - re: Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggy!" till you can find a rock - Greg - 12/28/2003 8:03:54 AM
- More denial: Wesley Clark weighs in - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 8:09:24 PM
  - Hee hee hee (n/t) - Greg - 12/24/2003 8:22:13 AM
- Thee go the Drits acting uniillaterally again... - Scott Evil - 12/23/2003 3:54:27 PM
- Qaddafi rolled over because we made it abundantly clear we would blow him away if he did not change - ebnelson - 12/23/2003 2:16:51 PM
- it must be the silly season - Greg - 12/23/2003 12:56:02 PM
  - Some more examples of denial. So what's your point? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 8:00:33 PM
    - the point - Greg - 12/24/2003 3:57:15 AM
  - Except for the facts of what actually occurred, your post is interesting. (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/23/2003 2:18:10 PM
- Then, there's the "soccer theory." - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 4:00:29 AM
  - re: Then, there's Gaddafi's own input on this controversy - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 4:04:24 AM
    - Talk about getting the story right from the horse's mouth - McFly - 12/23/2003 5:24:12 PM
      - re: the horse's mouth - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 6:40:46 AM
        
        Qaddafi the strawman - Greg - 12/24/2003 7:24:38 AM
        
        Wow...that rebuttal was just plain pathetic. - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 7:16:16 AM
        
        had a bit too much Christmas cheer? - Greg - 12/25/2003 7:45:33 AM
        
        I'm impressed. - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 11:34:27 PM
        
        re: I'm not - Raoul - 12/27/2003 6:44:58 PM
        
        And you think Europeans do? - Buster - 12/29/2003 4:30:29 PM
        
        Agreed Raoul..... - Lindy - 12/27/2003 8:05:13 PM

Baghdad Blast Kills U.S. Soldier, 2 Kids - Donald - 12/28/2003 3:02:25 PM
- remind us - Greg - 12/29/2003 9:42:11 AM
  - That was... - Donald - 12/29/2003 2:02:13 PM
- Meanwhile: In Iraq, pace of U.S. casualties has accelerated - Donald - 12/28/2003 5:20:33 PM
  - And: Threats force retreat from plans for Iraq - Donald - 12/28/2003 5:23:44 PM
    - Another U.S. soldier dies in Iraq - Donald - 12/28/2003 5:28:19 PM

Best John "F" Kerry Picture of the Week - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2003 7:56:40 AM

French screw the pooch on security alert? - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 9:20:56 PM
- re: How can you hide flight cancellations when so many passengers are involved? (n/t) - Raoul - 12/28/2003 10:20:13 AM
  - Wait until the passengers check in, then detain the suspects N/T (n/t) - Larry J - 12/29/2003 12:40:50 AM
    - re: Ok for the first flight, but if there are more.... (n/t) - Raoul - 12/29/2003 6:37:06 AM
- Whether or not to allow armed, suicidal terrorists near a plane of civilians is a tough call - ebnelson - 12/27/2003 9:49:54 PM

Peaceful Religion Watch - Tom Brosz - 12/28/2003 6:16:04 AM

When animals attack - Success_Machine - 12/28/2003 1:07:40 AM

Irony - FrankC - 12/28/2003 1:01:30 AM

In yet another example of "unilateralism"... - Larry J - 12/27/2003 5:53:27 PM
- re: A gesture - Raoul - 12/27/2003 6:36:24 PM
  - re: Another gesture - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 9:15:31 PM
  - re: A gesture - Raoul - 12/27/2003 6:40:08 PM

Earthquakes: Bush's fault? - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 6:55:42 AM
- Mad Cow disease too! - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 9:02:44 PM
- From Tim Blair's blog... - Larry J - 12/27/2003 5:44:54 PM
- I knew it all along - Donald - 12/27/2003 2:50:45 PM
  - LOL! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 8:39:45 PM

Question to Engineers and those with Military Experience - Davin L. - 12/21/2003 4:52:53 AM
- re: Non-destructive weapons? - Success_Machine - 12/27/2003 7:05:45 PM
- Survivability in the Civilian Theatre - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/21/2003 7:14:07 PM
  - re: Survivability in the Civilian Theatre - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 8:36:34 PM
  - EHPA link again - SDT1 - 12/21/2003 7:18:43 PM
- re: Question to Engineers and those with Military Experience - Larry J - 12/21/2003 1:50:56 PM
- re: Question - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 6:59:52 AM
  - re: Question - Davin L. - 12/21/2003 7:38:49 AM
    - AEGIS - Tom Brosz - 12/21/2003 8:12:15 AM
- It is more IR than radar. Any kind of firearm, from a pistol up, produces a bright IR flash. - David F Mayer - 12/21/2003 5:06:21 AM

Ashcroft will bury the investigation - Greg - 12/27/2003 11:04:05 AM
- Maybe not..... - Lindy - 12/27/2003 6:00:42 PM

20 Coalition Casualties in Iraq Blasts - Donald - 12/27/2003 1:36:20 PM

A commentary on North Korea - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 7:17:10 AM

Iraqi People's Fund - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 6:49:53 AM
- Whoa. Freudian slip. "Iraqi CITIZEN'S Fund." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/27/2003 6:52:13 AM

Another great example of why Howard Dean will lead the Democratic Party over a cliff next November - CNN article - 12/27/2003 1:46:29 AM
- Again: Dean is a reactionary twit, with no real soul, and not nearly the charisma of clinton - ebnelson - 12/27/2003 4:34:12 AM
- horrific - Greg - 12/27/2003 4:13:23 AM
  - whoooosh!! right over your head (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/27/2003 4:35:13 AM

"Shoe Bomb Perpetrator Gets Life without Parole - David F Mayer - 12/24/2003 10:16:04 PM
- Every time I have to take my shoes off at an airport..... - Lindy - 12/26/2003 11:32:06 PM

A couple of items from IraqNow - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 10:24:49 PM

Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Spate of Iraq Attacks - Donald - 12/26/2003 2:22:23 PM
- Meanwhile: No WMDs Yet Found - Kay Bailing - Donald - 12/26/2003 3:01:28 PM
  - United Nations again. - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 7:24:24 PM
  - And: Hussein's Capture Not Likely to Harm Al Qaeda - Donald - 12/26/2003 3:14:48 PM

Krugman cat index - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 8:21:02 PM
- BTW: "Bush Economy" growth rate for 3rd quarter: 8.2 percent - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 3:03:33 AM
  - Let's just hope US employment strengthens too - corp - 12/24/2003 9:51:15 PM
    - Outsourcing is a concern but I don't know what we can do about it - Larry J - 12/25/2003 4:04:48 PM
      - Thoughts on outsourcing of US jobs - corp - 12/26/2003 3:04:49 AM
      - Some consolation... - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 9:20:44 PM
        
        'good strong back and a solid work ethic' - corp - 12/26/2003 2:41:27 AM
  - Didn't someone here try to say this was the "worst economy ever"? - Larry J - 12/24/2003 2:55:33 PM
    - re: Didn't someone here try to say this was the "worst economy ever"? - Greg - 12/26/2003 9:42:51 AM
    - Historical illiteracy leads to hysterical claims. (n/t) - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 6:21:41 PM

China to "legalize" private property? - Tom Brosz - 12/23/2003 8:26:21 PM
- China is making what the Soviets tried to do look easy. - Lee - 12/26/2003 8:58:25 AM

Another U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast - Donald - 12/25/2003 6:27:53 AM
- Meanwhile: "Goof" blamed for Bush's uranium speech - Donald - 12/25/2003 6:30:55 AM
  - I can't believe they're desperate enough to rehash this one - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 7:06:42 AM
    - Redundant reporting of negative or false news is one of the hallmarks of the anti-Bush faction - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 1:54:01 PM
      - I've seen redundant reporting at both the national and local level - Larry J - 12/25/2003 4:14:51 PM
        
        re: redundant reporting - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 11:42:38 PM
        
        And the effect of it is to distract and distort the war effort - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 6:19:50 PM
        
        This is a new news story... - Donald - 12/25/2003 4:27:02 PM
        
        And as to the 'all-proBush all the time claim' - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 5:35:17 PM
        
        No, it is just regurgitated stuff, tossed up by the latest group - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 5:31:10 PM
        
        It's a new story about old news - Larry J - 12/25/2003 5:04:23 PM
        
        Campaign finance reform - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 8:43:21 PM
        
        re: Campaign finance reform - Larry J - 12/26/2003 2:46:25 AM
        
        re: Campaign finance reform - Tom Brosz - 12/26/2003 4:58:27 AM
        
        Did you miss my outcries? - ebnelson - 12/26/2003 2:11:32 AM
    - re: It makes sense - Raoul - 12/25/2003 9:38:30 AM

Saddam "Emperor's New Clothes" theory raises its head again - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 3:13:11 AM
- Not credible - Donald - 12/24/2003 4:52:38 AM
  - re: Not credible - gbaikie - 12/24/2003 8:29:18 AM
    - re: Not credible - Donald - 12/24/2003 1:34:33 PM
  - re: Not credible - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 6:32:36 AM
    - re: Not credible - Donald - 12/24/2003 2:30:34 PM
      - re: Not credible - Tom Brosz - 12/24/2003 6:00:01 PM
        
        That doesn't make sense - Donald - 12/25/2003 1:36:51 AM
        
        re: That doesn't make sense - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 6:55:33 AM
        
        What is most likely - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 4:50:49 PM
        
        Hardly - Doanld - 12/25/2003 4:17:50 PM
        
        re: Hardly - Tom Brosz - 12/25/2003 9:16:00 PM

Al Qaeda is rapidly wearing out its welcome in Pakistan - ebnelson - 12/25/2003 4:10:46 PM
- President Pervez Musharraf tried to deal with these guys,and found out the hard way that there is NO compromise with fanatics. - David F Mayer - 12/25/2003 8:40:20 PM

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