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(Republican) House weakens ethics rules - Bowser - 1/8/2003 4:18:31 PM
- Re: (Republican) House - Tom Brosz - 1/8/2003 5:07:01 PM
  - You mean the reality is different from what CNN claims? - ebnelson - 1/8/2003 9:15:02 AM

Excellent speech by Tony Blair - Larry J - 1/8/2003 10:56:50 AM

Michael Gove: "The hatred of America is the socialism of fools" - Larry J - 1/8/2003 10:26:26 AM

Clone....not! - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/8/2003 9:21:44 AM

Please do run, Tommy. - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 3:38:11 PM
- Too many extreeme leftists are running... - Scott - 1/6/2003 6:15:56 PM
  - TaaaaaaaaDaaaaaaaaaaa. We agree - Tony - 1/7/2003 7:39:39 PM
    - I hear today that Dashle announced he's not running. - Scott - 1/7/2003 8:55:23 PM
      - Like Al Gore, his focus groups said "Not this time Bub" n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/7/2003 9:21:32 AM

George Bush firing the Big Guns - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 6:32:20 PM
- I think the Republicans are finally realizing that you ask for the Stars and then (awe shucks), you settle for the moon. - Scott - 1/7/2003 6:45:31 PM
- Some details - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 6:35:34 PM
  - A re-employment bonus if you find work quickly! - Scott - 1/7/2003 6:50:30 PM
    - Re: A re-employment bonus - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 8:08:07 PM
      - Unemployment already gets cut-off. Incentive enough. n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/7/2003 8:41:07 PM
        
        Re: Unemployment already gets cut-off. Incentive enough. n/t - Scott - 1/7/2003 8:50:51 PM
        
        Re: Unemployment already gets cut-off - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 9:00:17 AM
      - Anything that drives the unemployment rate down will also increase net tax revenues... - Scott - 1/7/2003 8:33:50 PM
- Text of the speech - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 9:21:20 AM

Chemical Plant Run by Iraqi Terrorist in Florida - Document Excised from UN List of Suppliers - 1/5/2003 3:50:01 PM
- A little trick you might find useful in the future: - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 5:22:42 PM
  - Tom and Ed - Tony - 1/7/2003 3:31:06 PM
    - Re: Tom and Ed - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 5:22:39 PM
      - You know, you know, you know - Tony - 1/7/2003 7:30:24 PM
        
        Damn straight I know - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 8:47:10 PM
  - This stuff is as credible as that lawsuit in Ft. Bend County - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 3:33:25 PM
    - But if the accusation is against Clinton... - Tony - 1/7/2003 3:25:33 PM
  - Excuse Me........ - But - 1/6/2003 3:28:20 PM
- Where is the proof? - ebnelson - 1/5/2003 3:59:54 PM
  - GHWB's "Conflict of Interest" Waiver - Circa 1990 - 1/5/2003 4:26:28 PM
    - Proof? - You Want Proof? - 1/5/2003 4:39:05 PM

The tribes in Iraq - Raoul - 1/7/2003 7:31:39 PM
- The British didn't think to buy off the nobels with oil royalties... - Scott - 1/7/2003 8:43:45 PM

Ghostbusters - Bowser - 1/7/2003 4:54:48 PM
- So, who YOU gonna call? - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 5:15:46 PM
  - Better safe than sorry. - Robert E. B. - 1/7/2003 5:35:12 PM
    - Ya gotta wonder. - Bowser - 1/7/2003 8:36:13 PM
- FYI - Fox - 1/7/2003 2:46:11 PM

No Tax on Dividends! - Scott - 1/6/2003 9:17:38 AM
- Aren't dividends the income of the wealthy? - Bowser - 1/6/2003 11:11:19 AM
  - Re: The average Joe who has a 401K will benefit n/t (n/t) - SteveS - 1/7/2003 2:44:17 PM
  - Re: How about eliminating the tax on savings accounts? - Publius - 1/6/2003 1:41:05 PM
    - Re: Eliminating the tax on savings accounts - SteveS - 1/7/2003 2:39:56 PM
      - Sorry, but wrong - Tony - 1/7/2003 3:35:57 PM
        
        The same thing happens in the stock market Tony... - Scott - 1/7/2003 4:46:54 PM
        
        Re: I knew that - SteveS - 1/7/2003 4:25:48 PM
        
        Tony's right - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 4:10:14 PM
        
        Re: Tony's right - SteveS - 1/7/2003 4:31:08 PM
    - I'd support that, too. Why not write him a letter? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 2:33:06 PM
      - Good call dad! - Scott - 1/7/2003 4:44:21 PM
        
        Re: Good call dad! - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 5:10:24 PM
  - No those are capital gains...Dividends go to the elderly... - Scott - 1/6/2003 11:18:17 AM
- Even though most countries no longer double tax - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 9:19:30 AM
  - Will we see AARP endorse Bush in the next election? - Scott - 1/6/2003 9:31:49 AM
    - Aaah, I love it when arguments are exposed........ - Tony - 1/7/2003 3:40:06 PM
      - Arguments - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 5:05:41 PM
        
        I agree on one, not certain about rest - Tony - 1/7/2003 7:21:19 PM
        
        Re: I agree on one, not certain about rest - Tom Brosz - 1/7/2003 8:22:53 PM
    - Re: Will we see AARP endorse Bush - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 2:43:46 PM
    - Re: will Global warming cause hell to freeze over ? n/t (n/t) - Publius - 1/6/2003 1:44:14 PM
    - Re: Will we see AARP endorse Bush in the next election? - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 9:44:16 AM

Whoopie! Well, maybe not... - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 12:25:23 PM
- I have some females in mind who I wish would take up the piece, uh I mean Peace movement... - Scott - 1/7/2003 6:41:59 PM
- Re: Whoopie! Well, maybe not... - Robert E. B. - 1/7/2003 2:24:31 PM
- Be vulnerable. Great strategy in the 21st century. (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/6/2003 5:25:08 PM
- Unintended consequences - Bowser - 1/6/2003 2:33:03 PM

The taxation "carrot or stick" approach. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/7/2003 6:28:29 PM

A bit of information on deficits - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 8:27:11 PM
- Can you post the cuts in spending Bush is proposing to help balance the budget? n/t (n/t) - Tony - 1/7/2003 2:21:01 PM
- Re: A bit of information on deficits - Bowser - 1/6/2003 8:39:02 PM
  - A bit of information on deficit politics - Robert - 1/6/2003 9:25:02 AM
    - Tinkle down doesn't work. - Bowser - 1/6/2003 11:14:24 AM
      - go tell that to your employer... - Scott - 1/6/2003 11:16:58 AM
        
        Trickle down is all there is, except for command economics. - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 11:28:57 AM

Suicide bombers again in Israel - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 12:17:50 PM
- I had begun a long winded resigned ran to reply when I read - RNE - 1/6/2003 4:56:58 PM
  - If Israel fights this as a real war, the Palestinians will be destroyed. - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 5:17:31 PM
- Sickening!! - Bowser - 1/5/2003 6:08:55 PM
  - Re: Sickening indeed - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 7:06:00 PM
    - Therein lies the flaw. - Bowser - 1/6/2003 8:34:55 PM
      - Re: The flaw - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 12:08:07 PM
        
        Unmitigated BS. - Bowser - 1/6/2003 1:26:22 PM
        
        Boy, THAT was a detailed response - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 3:03:14 PM
  - Re: Sickening over and over again - Publius - 1/6/2003 2:09:35 PM
    - Not sure what options are left - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 3:54:34 PM
- and Hamas may be pursuing chemical and biological weapons. - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 4:15:48 PM
  - Its a can of worms they will regret opening... - Scott - 1/6/2003 6:23:47 PM

Sarko - Raoul - 1/6/2003 7:01:20 PM
- Zero tolerance bill - FrankC - 1/6/2003 8:01:39 PM
  - Re: Zero tolerance - Raoul Lannoy - 1/6/2003 9:02:19 AM
    - And you can't kill someone even a little bit - FrankC - 1/6/2003 10:02:34 AM
      - P.S. - FrankC - 1/6/2003 10:47:43 AM
    - Re: Zero tolerance - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 9:16:46 AM
      - True...The pubs are still open despite the .08 laws - Scott - 1/6/2003 9:37:15 AM
        
        21st century temperance movement revival - p - 1/6/2003 10:14:50 AM
        
        5 beers makes a binge? BAHAHAHAHAHAHa - Scott - 1/6/2003 11:15:00 AM
        
        And then there's this... - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 10:31:42 AM
        
        Good Lord! - FrankC - 1/6/2003 10:59:12 AM

Looking for the numbers - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 7:56:24 PM
- Got 'em. - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 6:52:31 PM

Hijacked plane in Frankfort - what on earth were the Germans thinking? - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 7:23:00 PM
- I'll bet that's one post you'd like to take back. - Bowser - 1/5/2003 7:50:27 PM
  - Okay, so if Bowser was in charge - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 7:57:07 PM
    - Re: Okay, so if Bowser was in charge - ebnelson - 1/5/2003 4:07:44 PM
  - The old "can't win" dilemma - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 9:41:24 AM
- Re: Responsability - Raoul Lannoy - 1/5/2003 7:38:59 PM
  - No, Raoul, the plane should have been shot down immediately - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 8:05:58 PM
    - Hey, Rambo!! - Bowser - 1/5/2003 2:18:28 PM
      - See Flames n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 2:48:54 PM
      - Re: Hey, Rambo!! - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 2:41:58 PM
        
        Nope - wasn't me. - Bowser - 1/5/2003 3:13:37 PM
        
        Thanks - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 5:24:53 PM
    - Re: staying up - Raoul - 1/5/2003 10:26:56 AM
      - Unless they were dispersing Antrrax spores over the city... - Scott - 1/6/2003 6:27:50 PM
      - This is America, Raoul. - Bowser - 1/5/2003 12:28:56 PM
        
        You're starting to scare me now, Bowser... ;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 12:39:34 PM
- The chances of a small plane doing terrible damage is small - ebnelson - 1/5/2003 4:06:03 PM
- That plane could've have done much damage - Larry J - 1/5/2003 9:54:30 AM
  - Forget about the physical damage to a building - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 10:20:55 AM
    - Any response has to be proportional to the threat - Larry J - 1/5/2003 2:41:23 PM
      - And when the threat is completely unknown, as in this case? n/t (n/t) - Matt Burley - 1/5/2003 2:50:41 PM
        
        Look at the formula for kinetic energy... - Larry J - 1/6/2003 2:30:39 PM
        
        I know, all this is true, but - Matt Burley - 1/6/2003 5:45:48 PM

What a crock!! - Bowser - 1/5/2003 5:49:13 PM
- Speaking of crocks... - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 6:40:01 PM
  - Don't forget that the Afgani's were supposed to have ESP, Allah, and flying Carpets on their side...N/T (n/t) - Scott - 1/6/2003 6:17:34 PM
    - Actually the flying carpets were Iranian n/t (n/t) - Publius - 1/6/2003 2:30:02 PM
    - Actually, the flying carpets were from Iran!!!!n/t (n/t) - Publius - 1/6/2003 2:28:41 PM
    - Sort of like the hype on the North Koreans, huh? § (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 10:01:44 AM
- "How is this different from the holocaust?" - Buck Galaxy - 1/5/2003 6:35:41 PM
  - You're partly right. - Bowser - 1/5/2003 6:48:13 PM
  - Remember - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 6:41:07 PM
    - My Opinion - Lindy - 1/6/2003 4:12:48 PM

Who consumes more of the government budget, the wealthy or the poor? - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 11:25:06 AM
- Certainly not the top 5% that own 90% of all the money - Duh - 1/6/2003 11:28:07 AM
  - 5% that own 90% of all the money - Tom Brosz - 1/6/2003 12:28:16 PM

Australia looks at a bold alternative energy innovation: - ebnelson - 1/6/2003 10:13:36 AM

Optimism on the U.S. economy - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 7:15:12 PM
- Semantic smoke and mirrors - Robert - 1/5/2003 6:24:09 PM
  - Re: smoke and mirrors - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 9:58:04 AM
    - Re: smoke and mirrors - Robert - 1/5/2003 1:30:10 PM
      - Stock markets - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 2:56:13 PM
      - As opposed to... - Larry J - 1/5/2003 2:13:51 PM
- Re: the glass half full - Publius - 1/5/2003 3:32:59 PM

Ivory Coast - Raoul - 1/3/2003 5:15:14 PM
- How long will Europeans get themselves involved in every African geopolitical disaster? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/3/2003 8:41:39 PM
  - Re: Saving US citizens too - Raoul Lannoy - 1/3/2003 11:15:43 AM
  - They have citizens there. - Bowser - 1/3/2003 9:19:09 AM
    - Re: Did they move it? - Publius - 1/4/2003 9:10:04 AM
      - Hey!! Great to see you!!! - Bowser - 1/4/2003 10:25:43 AM
        
        You're too modest Bowser - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 2:45:51 PM
        
        Re: You're too modest Bowser - Bowser - 1/4/2003 4:05:36 PM
        
        Elections left you out? - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 4:16:57 PM
    - Re: Did Bushey move it? (n/t) - Publius - 1/4/2003 9:05:10 AM
      - Nice to have you back in town! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 9:12:22 AM
        
        Re: Nice to have you back in town! - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/4/2003 5:26:02 PM
- AHA! So that's why the French are invading Ivory Coast! - Justin Kelly - 1/3/2003 4:41:31 PM
  - Re: Cocoa - Raoul - 1/4/2003 12:25:51 PM
    - Re: A women's issue - Mary Anne - 1/5/2003 5:36:59 PM
      - Re: A women's issue - Raoul - 1/5/2003 10:33:56 AM
- Ivory Coast - what's so scary about this conflict - Matt Burley - 1/3/2003 12:55:38 PM

Bush proposes $1 billion school aid. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 1:10:41 PM
- Re: school aid. - Tom Brosz - 1/4/2003 2:27:44 PM
  - Correction. - Bowser - 1/4/2003 3:55:17 PM
    - Taxes - Lindy - 1/5/2003 4:25:38 PM
      - Re: Taxes - Bowser - 1/5/2003 4:32:05 PM
      - Re: Taxes - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 10:15:23 AM
        
        Would like to know where that 60 %...... - Number came from - 1/5/2003 10:43:24 AM
        
        That 60 % and the IRS - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 11:27:47 AM

Okay, now this, IMHO, is security overkill. - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 12:38:15 PM
- Well, so far, so good. - Bowser - 1/5/2003 2:25:09 PM
  - Re: Well, so far, so good. - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 2:40:37 PM

Great thread still cooking on page 2! (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/5/2003 10:52:06 AM

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