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Saddam's Web of Lies Conceals Iraq WMD Program . . . - D. Spires - 10/4/2002 11:01:05 AM

Term Limits . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 12:57:04 PM
- I Agree. - RobVG - 10/3/2002 4:26:22 PM
  - Competence - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 5:16:10 PM
    - Re: Competence - RobVG - 10/3/2002 7:47:52 PM
    - Re: Nobody is talking about small-time nobodies, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 5:47:13 PM
- Re: Term Limits . . . - Tony - 10/3/2002 4:06:35 PM
  - Maggie! - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 5:11:49 PM
    - Whereas I cant even bear to type TBWs name (n/t) (n/t) - Tony - 10/3/2002 5:49:03 PM
- Re: Term Limits . . . - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 3:21:53 PM
  - Re: Term Limits . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 3:50:57 PM

Crude - Larry J - 10/3/2002 7:32:02 PM
- Crude, and typical. - Bowser - 10/3/2002 8:07:37 AM
  - No, you spew on the "oil war" claim. Defend it against this article, please. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 12:14:21 PM
  - And BTW - FrankC - 10/3/2002 8:56:48 AM
  - Iraq hasn't attacked us?? Are you serious?? - Matt Burley - 10/3/2002 8:40:34 AM
  - So, now it is not about oil - FrankC - 10/3/2002 8:30:49 AM
  - Re: Excellent . . . ! - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 8:26:59 AM
    - Remember Dan, dogs aren't that smart (verbally) n/t (n/t) - p - 10/3/2002 9:21:54 AM
- thanks, an excellent response to the oil question n/t (n/t) - McFly - 10/3/2002 8:04:13 AM

New York Times pushes the "voter choice" line - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 7:20:29 PM
- The NYT is not a serious paper any longer. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 12:15:21 PM
- Re: If you say it often enough, and loud enough -- well, you know . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 8:54:33 AM

Heritage Foundation ideas on post-Saddam Iraq. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 6:45:34 PM
- Re: Heritage Foundation ideas on post-Saddam Iraq. - Raoul - 10/3/2002 7:05:52 PM

Shots fired at U.N. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 6:22:26 PM
- Shots Fired Outside United Nations . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 7:00:58 PM

Clinton on protest bender in England again... - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 6:50:31 PM
- This was the best I could do right now. - Tony - 10/3/2002 7:00:39 PM
- clinton hdiing out in the UK to protest America goes back a long ways. - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 6:56:51 PM

The Iraq arguments and responses - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 11:33:45 AM
- Pure garbage, and that's the kind term. - Bowser - 10/2/2002 4:43:04 PM
  - The way you toss in your claims as if they are established facts is sleazy - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 3:18:57 PM
  - Re: I don't have a problem with people like you voting . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 2:51:20 PM
- Re: The Iraq arguments and responses - Splinx - 10/2/2002 3:24:02 PM
  - why we should wage war on Iraq. - FrankC - 10/3/2002 2:50:21 PM
    - Listening - Splinx - 10/3/2002 3:33:15 PM
      - 50-1 against war - FrankC - 10/3/2002 4:58:05 PM
        
        The numbers game - Splinx - 10/3/2002 5:28:00 PM
        
        Re: The numbers game - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 6:43:25 PM
      - Re: Listening - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 3:50:16 PM
        
        The Blair Dossier - Splinx - 10/3/2002 4:23:27 PM
        
        Re: So what . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 4:33:27 PM
        
        I'll tell you - Splinx - 10/3/2002 4:57:46 PM
        
        Re: No -- but the majority of the population can . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 5:06:08 PM
- Another Great Article - Don't stay up awaiting the left's response. (n/t) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/2/2002 1:25:38 PM

Another sign, locally, that war with Iraq is approaching - Matt Burley - 10/3/2002 3:15:18 PM
- Re: Its a sign of taking a stand . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 4:15:38 PM
  - The best wars - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 4:18:13 PM
    - Agreed. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 5:06:47 PM

Realities - harsh realities! - Bowser - 10/2/2002 4:58:04 PM
- Opinion, unsupported opinion. If we were greedy, we could cut a deal with SH anyday. - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 1:57:47 PM
- Harsh realities. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 5:23:27 PM
  - Speaking of Kuwait oil fires - FrankC - 10/3/2002 2:33:26 PM
    - If it's not oil, what is it? - Bowser - 10/3/2002 3:26:38 PM
      - To make a difference - FrankC - 10/3/2002 4:46:24 PM
      - "It's too easy if you think about" - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 3:34:55 PM
    - The fallacies of the "war for oil" lie are obvious to anyone who is paying attention. - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 3:13:09 PM

New Jersey Court sides with Democrats - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 10:51:34 AM
- if Forrester is still ahead a week or so before election, the Torch could still quit and delay the election... - Scott - 10/3/2002 3:34:01 PM
  - The dems are so desperate for power - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 4:21:00 PM
- US Supreme Court - FrankC - 10/3/2002 2:58:34 PM
  - Yes, Republicans should just stand back. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 4:08:13 PM
  - I tend to agree with you Frank - Scott - 10/3/2002 3:41:36 PM
    - No, the dems will piss all over you to get elected - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 4:07:44 PM
      - Re: Ed . . . ? - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 4:23:16 PM
- Well knock me down with a feather. - Tony - 10/3/2002 2:43:43 PM
  - Don't fret. You made an honest assumption. - Scott - 10/3/2002 3:36:14 PM
- Phonies! - Bowser - 10/2/2002 5:06:05 PM
  - You're losing this one, Bowser. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 6:14:18 PM
    - I'm losing? The voters are getting a choice! - Bowser - 10/3/2002 2:29:34 PM
      - As for disenfranchising... - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 3:35:15 PM
      - You lost. The argument, if not the election. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2002 3:28:56 PM
- Once again, democraps see the law, the people as road bumps. - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 12:42:38 PM
  - Don't panic. They haven't won the election yet. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 12:45:23 PM
    - They are pissing off the population pretty effectively. § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 1:14:05 PM
- What do you expect from a Banana Republic? - Larry J - 10/2/2002 12:23:16 PM
  - Election law - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 12:44:22 PM
- Democrats and bribes - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/2/2002 12:19:49 PM
  - Republicans and ENRON - Lindy - 10/2/2002 4:43:29 PM
  - Re: Democrats and bribes - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 2:37:46 PM

Campaign finance law loophole - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 11:22:11 AM
- The biggest loophole - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 3:38:31 PM
- Re: Gaping . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 2:29:21 PM

Finally, ENRON Execs going down - Lindy - 10/2/2002 4:19:17 PM
- Great news! Now on to Martha - FrankC - 10/3/2002 3:06:24 PM
- Re: Cool!! (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 2:58:39 PM

The Iraqi women - Raoul - 10/2/2002 5:30:45 PM
- Re: The Iraqi women - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 6:18:58 PM
  - I wonder if given the chance... - Scott - 10/2/2002 6:26:32 PM
    - Re: I wonder if given the chance... - McFly - 10/2/2002 7:11:56 PM
      - Re: I wonder if given the chance... - Scott - 10/2/2002 8:22:13 AM
        
        Re: Saudi Arabia . . . - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 9:47:10 AM
- Hey, I'm an Equal Opportunity Butcher!! - Saddam - 10/2/2002 10:11:38 AM
- Re: The Iraqi women & rewards - p - 10/2/2002 9:25:43 AM
  - Posting this - - - - Bowser - 10/3/2002 3:02:43 PM
  - Re: The secular state - Raoul - 10/2/2002 9:39:50 AM
    - Re: The secular state - p - 10/2/2002 9:51:19 AM

Shoe-Bomber Reid to Plead Guilty . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 1:53:32 PM

Bottom line question for the dems: Why do you support the changing of election laws when it is convenient for democrats? § (n/t) - ebnelson - 10/1/2002 8:23:29 AM
- Re: Bottom line question for the repubs: When do you support the changing of the Constitution's Presidential term limit amendment? - Mary Anne - 10/1/2002 1:29:18 PM
  - Legislation, not court decisions. - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 5:21:01 PM
    - Re: Legislation, not court decisions. - Mary Anne - 10/2/2002 12:15:59 PM
      - Re: Legislation, not court decisions. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 4:59:31 PM
      - The issue isn't whether or not Toricelli can remove his name... - Scott - 10/2/2002 3:36:36 PM
      - Re: As small as the world has gotten over the past 40 years . . . - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 3:19:52 PM
        
        I disagree. Term limits are like a forced change in Government - Scott - 10/2/2002 3:55:54 PM
        
        Re: Oh . . . - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 4:41:17 PM
        
        The voters aren't given unlimited choice as to who they can elect. - Scott - 10/2/2002 6:21:08 PM
        
        Re: Okay -- but . . . - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 8:31:53 AM
        
        Term limits are a good idea. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 11:15:14 AM
        
        Re: Get off it, Tom . . . - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 12:09:09 PM
        
        Why do I not trust the voters? - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 12:35:40 PM
        
        Re: No . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 12:36:35 PM
      - MA, once again and slowly and respectfully: - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 12:42:59 PM
  - Re: link correction - Mary Anne - 10/1/2002 1:51:34 PM
- Uh...because it works? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz (channeling a Democrat) - 10/1/2002 10:12:16 AM

More on Tom "Huckster" Harkin and his illegal tape recordings - Scott - 10/3/2002 8:21:46 AM
- Now Harkin will withdraw from the race - ebnelson - 10/3/2002 12:12:43 PM

Coalition Forces Strike Iraqi Site in Response to Attack . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 10:29:23 AM

Northern Command Established in Colorado . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 10:12:12 AM
- Strategic, Space Commands Merge . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 10:22:10 AM

Powell: No More Iraqi 'Swamp'; U.N. Needs To Issue New, Tougher Inspection Rules to Disarm Saddam . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 9:51:45 AM
- Congress, President Agree on Iraq Resolution . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 10:05:08 AM
  - No. I Gave Sadam a personal guarantee. - David "Baghdad" Bonier - 10/3/2002 10:15:37 AM

One Soldier Killed, One Injured In Philippine Bombing . . . - D. Spires - 10/3/2002 9:54:28 AM

Interesting Strategy - alcaray - 10/1/2002 5:50:09 PM
- Re: Interesting Strategy - Raoul - 10/1/2002 6:42:56 PM
- They can't do it. - Bowser - 10/1/2002 6:42:32 PM
  - I wonder does the International Court Exempt Labor Unions? Their members? Their leaders? - Ima Liberal - 10/1/2002 6:48:15 PM
    - I'm flattered, Ed. - Bowser - 10/1/2002 10:00:40 AM
      - Great Scott! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/2/2002 7:42:29 PM
      - Sorry, but I have no idea what you are talking about. I don't change my name. - ebnelson - 10/1/2002 3:17:20 PM
- Re: Interesting Strategy - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 6:21:33 PM
  - My requirements for war - alcaray - 10/1/2002 10:22:15 AM
    - Requirements - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 10:34:47 AM
      - Re: Requirements - alcaray - 10/1/2002 11:57:35 AM
        
        Re: Requirements - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 3:57:32 PM
        
        Re: Requirements - alcaray - 10/2/2002 4:18:44 PM

Future Current Events - Letter from Saddam - p - 10/2/2002 3:05:18 PM
- Surely a worse case scenario... - FrankC - 10/2/2002 4:57:48 PM
  - Funny how the argument has shifted - Larry J - 10/2/2002 5:10:08 PM
    - Re: Funny how the argument has shifted - McFly - 10/2/2002 7:24:24 PM
      - Sure... - Larry J - 10/2/2002 7:40:42 PM
        
        Re: If..... - Raoul - 10/2/2002 9:35:30 AM
        
        The big concern with Saddam and WMD... - Larry J - 10/2/2002 9:59:51 AM
        
        Re: Saddam is a known 'source' . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 10/2/2002 9:48:56 AM
    - Re: Funny how the argument has shifted - p - 10/2/2002 6:29:35 PM

New Jersey voters' "Right to Choose" - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 5:33:27 PM
- Anyone remember Katherine Harris? - Bowser - 10/2/2002 4:10:11 PM
  - details, details - FrankC - 10/2/2002 6:55:58 PM
  - Re: Anyone remember Katherine Harris? - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 5:17:02 PM
    - Anyone understand "projection"? - Bowser - 10/2/2002 5:50:24 PM
      - Some votes count more than others - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 6:27:09 PM
- Dem dichotomy - FrankC - 10/2/2002 2:50:46 PM
  - I think they are going to be forced to leave Torch on the ballot - Scott - 10/2/2002 3:09:44 PM
- What is the problem? - Tony - 10/2/2002 2:11:40 PM
  - Interesting choice - FrankC - 10/2/2002 2:43:07 PM
    - Delaying the election up to two years would be unconstitutional... - Scott - 10/2/2002 3:04:53 PM
- You can't force a man to run for office - Mary Anne - 10/2/2002 11:56:59 AM
  - So toss out the law when it is inconvenient? - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 1:50:03 PM
  - Just because he quit rather than be defeated... - Larry J - 10/2/2002 1:18:44 PM
- Another commentary (I wish I had written) - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 6:41:05 PM
- It just galls conservatives, doesn't it. - Bowser - 10/1/2002 5:48:38 PM
  - Your demonstrated stupidity on Florida is consistent. - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 1:56:48 PM
  - Not even a good try. - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2002 6:19:38 PM
    - Democrats are idiots - Lee - 10/2/2002 9:02:00 AM
      - Thank you for your opinion - Mary Anne - 10/2/2002 12:07:21 PM
        
        Thanks. Great reference! n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 10/2/2002 7:36:08 PM
        
        Re: Thank you for your opinion - McFly - 10/2/2002 5:54:42 PM
        
        I'll second ebnelson's stand - Scott - 10/2/2002 3:26:26 PM
        
        Re: I'll second ebnelson's stand - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 5:19:14 PM
        
        MA, I no serious person would consider you an idiot. - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 1:55:10 PM
        
        Call it what you want....they're still idiots. - Lee - 10/2/2002 11:58:21 AM
        
        When you add zero to zero... - Mary Anne - 10/2/2002 3:00:17 PM
        
        LOL! - SDAI-Tech1 - 10/2/2002 12:41:11 PM

They're lining up. - Bowser - 10/2/2002 5:28:49 PM
- Re: They're lining up. - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2002 6:15:39 PM
  - I think its trying to Bark that its all about oil. A really original thought... - Scott - 10/2/2002 6:24:58 PM
  - Re: They're lining up. - Bowser - 10/2/2002 2:12:02 PM
- Re: They're lining up. - McFly - 10/2/2002 5:58:39 PM
- So your advice would have been to just quietly let Saddam have Kuwait - ebnelson - 10/2/2002 10:33:50 AM

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