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Oh, Canada... - McFly - 12/3/2003 6:18:57 PM

The "attending funerals" lie. - Tom Brosz - 12/3/2003 5:51:05 PM

The conclusion is as inescapable as it is unassailable: 2003 will go down as one of the absolute worst years for the federal budget in U.S. history. - Greg - 12/3/2003 8:02:38 AM
- Wait for it. - Tom Brosz - 12/3/2003 5:14:43 PM
- The budget deficit is bad - ebnelson - 12/3/2003 1:30:35 PM

Judiciary memos? What judiciary memos? - Tom Brosz - 12/3/2003 7:31:44 AM

ideas on Iraq - Greg - 12/2/2003 12:31:28 PM
- re: Local elections - Raoul - 12/2/2003 7:13:31 PM
- re: ideas on Iraq - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 5:06:20 PM
- Potentially attractive - ebnelson - 12/2/2003 1:34:34 PM
  - re: Potentially attractive - Greg - 12/2/2003 1:48:47 PM
    - Except the evil dictator would just roll the surrounding countries back up - ebnelson - 12/3/2003 6:07:44 AM

Dean on "Hardball." - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 7:41:38 PM
- Dean is an ignorant reactionary twit with 0 chance of winning - ebnelson - 12/3/2003 5:59:35 AM
- A little pre-emptive bitterness at his probable election? (n/t) - et - 12/2/2003 10:29:16 PM

Why they hate us... - Tom Brosz - 12/3/2003 2:42:22 AM

Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit - Greg - 11/30/2003 8:51:49 AM
- re: Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit - Tom Brosz - 11/30/2003 4:27:57 PM
  - re: applying the BS smasher to nukulur winter. - et - 12/2/2003 10:23:32 PM
  - Tom, pull your head out of your rectum - R.L. - 12/1/2003 9:31:49 AM
    - Aftermath - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 6:15:59 PM
      - re: Oh, come on, Tom -- and a note to R.L. . . . - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 8:40:46 PM
        
        A note in return... - R.L. - 12/2/2003 9:15:15 AM
        
        "Tom pointed out we have had nuclear tests, fact is they were largely in the desert, and underground... " - Nope - 12/2/2003 2:12:03 PM
        
        Tom's right as well - SDG - 12/2/2003 8:26:47 PM
        
        Hot damn! - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 9:34:34 PM
        
        Two points - Larry J - 12/1/2003 10:18:19 PM
        
        re: Some time after a sudden, full nuke exchange . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 12:08:26 AM
        
        Nope - Larry J - 12/2/2003 1:46:08 AM
        
        re: Nope - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 2:59:18 AM
        
        re: Oh, come on - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 10:00:55 PM
  - re: Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit - Greg - 11/30/2003 4:41:34 PM
- re:Common sense - Raoul - 11/30/2003 10:05:44 AM
  - re: re:Common sense - Greg - 11/30/2003 11:46:46 AM
    - Typical extreme myopic partisan position of the very kind you supposedly adhor and decry. - Sure, buddy, we're all living in "1984". - 11/30/2003 12:02:58 PM
      - testing the baloney detector - Greg - 11/30/2003 3:13:02 PM

Freudian Slip or Just a Really, REALLY Poor Choice of Words - Larry J - 12/2/2003 7:08:58 PM
- No, no, no only Republicans can be castigated by the media for improper word choice - p - 12/2/2003 9:16:58 PM

Russia ready to drive stake thru the bleeding heart of Kyoto - p - 12/2/2003 9:08:43 PM

Iraq Scientists: Lied About Nuke Weapons - Donald - 11/30/2003 8:23:04 PM
- re: Iraq Scientists - Tom Brosz - 11/30/2003 10:07:23 PM
  - re: Iraq Scientists - Robert - 12/1/2003 2:03:52 AM
    - Remember: the program did exist - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 2:25:51 AM
      - Do you really think 10 years constitutes an imminent threat? (n/t) - Robert - 12/1/2003 2:37:35 AM
        
        re: Do you really think 10 years constitutes an imminent threat? - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 5:05:03 AM
        
        10 years? - Robert - 12/1/2003 5:22:38 PM
        
        re: Regardless, Robert . . . - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 11:48:51 PM
        
        Do I really have to dissect that post? Canada = Saddam? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 6:45:50 PM
        
        Sure, pick on the cheeseheads... - McFly - 12/1/2003 6:36:34 PM
- Meanwhile: Deadliest month since Iraq invasion - Donald - 11/30/2003 8:26:22 PM
  - And: U.S. exit strategy uncertain - Donald - 11/30/2003 8:30:20 PM
    - Finally: Foreigners targeted in Iraq attacks - Donald - 11/30/2003 8:33:24 PM
      - Italians, Japanese, Spaniards, now South Koreans? Yep, "internationalization" will stop the slaughter. (n/t) - Are you listening, Hillary? - 12/1/2003 1:01:06 PM
      - "Finally" Is that a tinge of glee in your voice? (n/t) - Lee - 12/1/2003 2:46:53 AM
        
        re: "Finally" Is that a tinge of glee in your voice? - SDG - 12/2/2003 9:06:37 PM

How the French peacekeepers are doing - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 6:55:45 PM

What do Washington Republicans stand for? - Greg - 12/2/2003 2:57:25 PM
- More and better policies than the Democrats. - Scot Evil - 12/2/2003 5:22:14 PM
  - In theory, it's indeed socialism vs. limited government. But in practice? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 6:08:52 PM
- re: What do Washington Republicans stand for? - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 4:58:58 PM

What's happening to the Left in France - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 6:30:38 AM
- Another opinion expresses re:France - p - 12/2/2003 5:50:48 PM
- And in England - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 6:33:53 AM

An Iraqi blogger points out the absurdity of the "It was only for oil" line - Larry J - 12/2/2003 5:11:44 PM

An unfortunate photo op - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 1:14:46 AM
- first we had the Clenis (Clinton) and now the Genis - Greg - 12/2/2003 7:10:18 AM
- LOL- ok that IS funny- - R.L. - 12/2/2003 4:20:00 AM
  - re: LOL - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 6:04:51 AM
    - Oh I agree- - R.L. - 12/2/2003 8:07:32 AM
      - My idea of funny- - R.L. - 12/2/2003 9:26:40 AM

209 DAYS ... AND STILL NO WMD FOUND IN IRAQ!!!! (n/t) - Joe - 11/28/2003 3:43:52 PM
- Ony if you ignore the evidence. Please continue (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/29/2003 12:52:37 PM
- 209 DAYS ... and 429 U.S. Soldiers killed in Iraq - Donald - 11/28/2003 5:32:28 PM
  - re: 209 DAYS ... and the Left has still contributed nothing substantial to the war on terror except bitching and calls for surrender. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/28/2003 6:22:48 PM
    - 209 DAYS ... and the Left............. - Lindy - 11/28/2003 8:49:27 PM
    - re: The war on terror - Raoul - 11/28/2003 7:56:19 PM
      - re: The war on terror - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2003 3:50:46 AM
        
        re: The war on terror - Raoul - 11/29/2003 3:50:24 PM
        
        Gargage in garbage out - Greg - 11/29/2003 7:25:17 AM
        
        Cripes, take a breath. - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2003 6:22:27 PM
        
        re: Cripes, take a breath. - Greg - 11/30/2003 2:39:18 AM
        
        Tom may cut you some slack - I wont. ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 12/2/2003 3:05:08 AM
        
        More Crappola from the Crappola King - Lindy - 12/2/2003 6:32:09 AM
        
        Think I'll just leave your Saddam butt-kissing festival to stand on its own. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/30/2003 7:33:45 AM
        
        exactly - Greg - 11/30/2003 7:52:53 AM
        
        Ding! Ding! Ding! Tom's disqualified as a radical! - Lindy - 11/30/2003 7:38:46 AM
        
        re: Ding! Ding! Ding! Tom's disqualified as a radical! - Greg - 11/30/2003 8:06:31 AM
        
        Thank you, thank you, thank you Greg......... - Lindy - 11/30/2003 7:33:10 AM
        
        Yeah, like Greg says, for all I know those 300,000 people in Iraq deserved to die. - Tom Brosz - 11/30/2003 7:36:17 AM
        
        re: Alternatives - Raoul - 11/30/2003 10:36:43 AM
        
        re: Alternatives - Greg - 11/30/2003 12:26:02 PM
      - re: The war on terror - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2003 3:50:08 AM
        
        Geez, another double post. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/29/2003 3:53:07 AM
    - re: 209 DAYS - Donald - 11/28/2003 6:42:24 PM
      - re: 209 DAYS - McFly - 11/28/2003 7:15:22 PM
      - As I said... - Tom Brosz - 11/28/2003 7:04:06 PM
    - And yes, you know exactly which "Left" I'm talking about. So deflate already. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/28/2003 6:37:31 PM

Anybody notice that Maria Schriver looks like hell? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/5/2003 4:55:08 AM
- re: Anybody notice that Maria Schriver looks like hell? - jmh - 12/2/2003 5:30:17 AM
- re: Anybody notice that Maria Schriver looks like hell? - d - 10/29/2003 3:51:52 AM
- omeone who cares should helpbody notice that Maria Schriver looks like hell? - renee - 10/29/2003 3:11:21 AM
- anorexia, I'm afraid, exacerbated by 11th hour mudslinging (n/t) - p - 10/5/2003 1:36:44 PM
  - It's the pressure - Lindy - 10/5/2003 3:48:19 PM

CIA Admits Lack Of Specifics On Iraqi Weapons Before Invasion - Donald - 12/2/2003 3:25:13 AM

More from our French journalists - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 1:10:12 AM
- More like accomplices than journalists - Larry J - 12/2/2003 2:40:03 AM

Soldier Faces Discharge for Iraq Marriage . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 1:55:49 AM

Mideast Activists Launch Peace 'Accord' . . . - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 11:34:06 PM
- Israelis, Palestinians to Sign Unofficial Accord . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 1:41:53 AM
- Reality check: watch what happens now. - Tom Brosz - 12/2/2003 1:09:30 AM
- World Leaders Back 'Geneva' Mideast Peace Plan . . . - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 11:57:55 PM
  - The face off - SteveS - 12/2/2003 12:44:23 AM
    - re: "These Palestine militants need a new job . . ." - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 12:59:48 AM

U.S. Ends Foreigner Registration Program . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 1:23:53 AM

Sheriff's Dept. Bugged on Day Jackson Arrested . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 1:15:26 AM

Ambushing the ambushers: 46 pro-Saddam terrorists wiped out by coalition forces - from MSNBC - 11/30/2003 9:46:57 PM
- The truth trickles in - S - 12/1/2003 8:33:53 PM
  - Transcript of Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt's news conference - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 10:13:48 PM
  - re: The truth trickles in - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 9:09:39 PM
- Stunning - Donald - 12/1/2003 5:15:34 AM
  - Maybe it was an intelegence ambush - Scott Evil - 12/1/2003 3:58:37 PM
  - This has little to do with intelligence - Justin Kelly - 12/1/2003 6:58:02 AM
    - re: This has little to do with intelligence - Donald - 12/1/2003 1:35:06 PM
      - The people running the campaign in Bosnia... - Larry J - 12/1/2003 9:43:26 PM
      - re: "Its obvious that U.S. forces had some inkling that this was coming . . ." - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 7:49:40 PM
      - Past administration - SteveS - 12/1/2003 4:07:49 PM
      - Dead civilians: "...many civilians got their guns and joined the fight." (n/t) - RobVG - 12/1/2003 2:34:11 PM
        
        re: Dead civilians - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 8:36:37 PM
        
        re: Your point being -- what . . . ? - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 7:57:11 PM
        
        It seemed clear at the time. - RobVG - 12/1/2003 11:55:50 PM
        
        re: Well -- at least I knew it was one of them . . . - D. Spires - 12/2/2003 12:01:52 AM
  - re: Stunning - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 6:43:38 AM
    - Light at the end of the tunnel - Donald - 12/1/2003 2:13:13 PM
      - re: Wishful thinking - Tom Brosz - 12/1/2003 5:09:42 PM
  - Don't forget that these Baathists have been terrorizing ordinary Iraqis - for 30 years - 12/1/2003 6:21:33 AM
    - re: "Many Iraqis would be more than happy to supply that much needed intelligence . . ." - D. Spires - 12/1/2003 8:06:42 PM

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