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Clinton Legacy - Pardon Update - p - 3/13/2002 3:50:39 PM

Another leftist weighs in on California primary. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 6:44:28 PM
- Minor point. - alcaray - 3/13/2002 11:12:47 AM
  - Would we be missing something? ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 1:22:16 PM
    - Hey, I like ALL those shows! Check out Samurai Jack sometime.(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2002 2:52:31 PM
- Thanks for reminding me what I don't miss about CA... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2002 10:37:10 AM

Interesting article on "The Times" (UK) website - Larry J - 3/13/2002 9:32:10 AM

Same event - very different news stories - Larry J - 3/12/2002 8:54:49 PM
- Re: Perspective . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 10:27:46 AM

Anaconda Battle Plan Sound, Franks Says . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 5:06:02 PM
- Re: Anaconda Battle Plan Sound, Franks Says . . . - Bowser - 3/12/2002 7:04:35 PM
  - Re: Anaconda Battle Plan Remains Sound, Spires Says . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 8:43:31 PM
    - We'll have to see - - - - Bowser - 3/12/2002 10:52:18 AM
      - Re: Yes, we'll have to see . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 11:05:12 AM
  - Re: Anaconda Battle Plan - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 7:25:45 PM
- U.S., Coalition Continue Pressure in Gardez . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 5:57:31 PM

Nest of vipers meets @ Harvard - p - 3/12/2002 2:15:49 PM
- Venting!!! - Bowser - 3/12/2002 4:39:04 PM
  - How much government is enough? - Larry J - 3/12/2002 8:34:59 PM
  - one conservative's view - McFly - 3/12/2002 8:23:01 PM
    - Re: one conservative's view - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:08:30 PM
      - on the more certain of life's two certainties... - McFly - 3/12/2002 5:15:02 PM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 5:35:27 PM
        
        Yeah, and don't forget, I do this every single year...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 5:23:56 PM
      - Slacker - Larry J - 3/12/2002 1:23:11 PM
        
        Just Federal. Nothing else. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:36:33 PM
  - Thank You Bowser...well said! n/t - Lindy - 3/12/2002 5:38:27 PM
  - Re: Venting - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 5:33:28 PM
    - I said "system". - Bowser - 3/12/2002 6:25:18 PM
      - Re: I said - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 6:57:53 PM
      - Re: I said - p - 3/12/2002 9:43:55 AM
        
        Some truth. - Bowser - 3/12/2002 11:07:07 AM
        
        Re: Some truth. - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:01:05 PM
- Re: What was the going rate for the dinner . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 4:34:17 PM
- Re: Nest of vipers meets @ Harvard - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 4:08:42 PM

In a speech at Columbia, Gorbachev stated what most of us knew all along... - Larry J - 3/12/2002 7:14:02 PM
- Good for Gorby...I always had a soft spot for that old ex-pinko n/t (n/t) - McFly - 3/12/2002 8:29:39 PM
- what most of us knew all along... - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 7:28:33 PM
  - Some are slow to learn the lesson - Larry J - 3/12/2002 7:36:22 PM
    - Re: I don't think I can sigh that much -- but I'll try . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:43:18 PM
    - Re: Some are slow to learn the lesson - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:30:37 PM
      - Re: I agree . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:45:42 PM
        
        As the old woman said who pissed in the ocean, "every little bit helps." (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 1:46:53 PM
    - The Soviet Union fell because it wasn't really a communist state - Scott (Trying to sound like a Leftist Professor preaching to poly-sci students) - 3/12/2002 11:19:00 AM

Poll on Democratic presidential nominees... - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 7:05:35 PM

‘I Will Not Relent,’ Bush Vows . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 6:55:10 PM

Taliban Considerately Reconcentrates Their Forces - ebnelson - 1/24/2002 5:28:08 PM
- Re: Taliban Considerately Reconcentrates Their Forces - ben laden - 3/12/2002 6:31:59 PM
- That was nice of them... - Larry J - 1/25/2002 4:26:51 PM
- ...minus another 125 dead Taliban/El Qaeda. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/25/2002 4:01:10 PM

Whoa. BIG surprise. - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 4:03:34 PM
- I don't think so! - alcaray - 3/11/2002 9:37:05 AM
  - Re: I don't think so! - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 2:34:00 PM
    - You know, if it had been a McCain vs. Gore election, I'm not sure who I would have voted for. (I'm one of those inscrutible Dems, in on the plot!) n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/12/2002 4:43:56 PM
      - Re: I'm not sure who I would have voted for. (I'm one of those inscrutible Dems, in on the plot!) - Tom Brosz - 3/12/2002 6:07:02 PM
        
        Re: I'm not sure who I would have voted for. (I'm one of those inscrutible Dems, in on the plot!) - alcaray - 3/12/2002 9:12:27 AM
- Yes McCain Was Nearly The Ideal Candidate - Mark Eby - 3/10/2002 5:20:08 PM
  - McCain's a hypocrit on campaign finance - Larry J - 3/11/2002 2:43:40 PM
  - Re: McCain The Ideal Candidate - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 8:12:26 PM
    - Re: Let's talk about what happens when PROFESSIONALS want to win elections - Mary Anne - 3/10/2002 11:21:12 AM
      - That's Davis' story and he's sticking to it... - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 3:01:36 PM
        
        Too simple, really - alcaray - 3/11/2002 9:53:05 AM
        
        Re: Too simple, really - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 10:39:18 AM
        
        Sorry about this (posting more than is polite)! - alcaray - 3/11/2002 2:19:13 PM
        
        "posting more than is polite?" What's that mean? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 3:23:20 PM
        
        Good post - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 2:53:07 PM
        
        Re: That's Davis' story and he's sticking to it... - Mary Anne - 3/10/2002 3:07:42 PM
        
        Gary Hart - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 3:23:14 PM
      - Yeah but that's different - FrankC - 3/10/2002 1:29:53 PM
    - Reliance On Labels - Mark Eby - 3/10/2002 10:36:06 AM
      - Re: Reliance On Labels - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 11:21:21 AM
        
        Re: Reliance On Labels - Mark Eby - 3/10/2002 11:42:06 AM
- I wonder if we will find out that "campaign finance" was really this guy's idea? - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 1:28:40 PM
- wrong again.... - Publius - 3/9/2002 4:47:52 PM
  - Re: wrong again.... - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:17:23 PM
    - They are so clever - FrankC - 3/10/2002 8:18:31 PM
      - Re: They are so clever - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 7:51:30 PM
    - Right again, Tom. :) Good, honest, article. n/t (n/t) - Marcia - 3/10/2002 5:56:00 PM
    - Re: Quayle and Mars. - Raoul - 3/10/2002 9:55:11 AM
    - Re: Quayle and Mars (n/t) - Raoul - 3/10/2002 9:53:16 AM
  - Cold. n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/9/2002 4:58:24 PM

Afghan Battle Mops Up al Qaeda, America Remembers . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:13:23 PM
- Coalition Members Show Solidarity at Pentagon . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 5:52:13 PM
- Mayors Remember Victims of Terror . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 5:19:37 PM
- Bush: Coalition Against Terror Must Not Weaken . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:59:56 PM

The fight in Gardez - Bowser - 3/11/2002 5:58:21 PM
- Re: Holes, holes everywhere..... - Raoul - 3/11/2002 9:37:58 AM
  - Re: Holes, holes everywhere..... - Bowser - 3/11/2002 4:51:25 PM
    - Re: Holes, holes everywhere..... - p - 3/12/2002 1:28:13 PM
      - Re: Holes, holes everywhere..... - Bowser - 3/12/2002 5:38:48 PM
        
        Re: Holes, holes everywhere..... - p - 3/12/2002 9:50:16 AM

What Next in Afghanistan . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 2:11:07 PM

Battle Plan for Saddam . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:47:26 PM
- Saddam Weapons Fear . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:53:26 PM

Hundreds of Fighters Mass at Front Line for Decisive Push on al Qaeda . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:37:36 PM

Yemen: U.S. Deployment May Trigger Attacks . . . - D. Spires - 3/12/2002 1:14:34 PM

Wives, mother may hold key to bin Laden's whereabouts - Larry J - 3/12/2002 10:28:10 AM
- Funny! Thanks! n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/12/2002 12:36:32 PM

Comments on the 9/11 special on CBS tonight? - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 8:15:03 PM
- Re: Comments on the 9/11 special on CBS tonight? - SteveS - 3/11/2002 1:56:52 PM

Unanswered 911 questions - p - 3/11/2002 3:54:16 PM
- Re: Unanswered 911 questions - Bowser - 3/11/2002 6:08:04 PM
- Michelle is a good journalist. She asks tough questions from all. - ebnelson - 3/11/2002 4:51:54 PM
- If there was a struggle in the cockpit... - Larry J - 3/11/2002 4:42:04 PM
  - Fighter escorts - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 4:49:23 PM
    - Re: Fighter escorts - p - 3/11/2002 5:08:10 PM
- Re: Unanswered 911 questions - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 4:11:22 PM

Americans thinking like Americans, cont. - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 5:18:46 PM

Line of succession - Congress in denial? (Long) - p - 3/11/2002 11:32:19 AM
- A better solution would be decentralization of power - Scott - 3/11/2002 11:43:22 AM
  - Re: A better solution would be decentralization of power - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 2:32:06 PM

"Bush is an idiot" campaign about to move into full swing... - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 9:01:36 AM
- Three Separate Issues - alcaray - 3/11/2002 9:24:56 AM
  - Re: Three Separate Issues - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 10:20:10 AM
- The Chandler Poll - FrankC - 3/10/2002 10:01:24 AM
- I think they will have the same luck Daschle has had with his campaign. - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 9:04:54 AM

Alec Baldwin's ego inflation syndrome puts his mind at grave peril - ebnelson - 3/8/2002 5:47:11 PM
- When you're out of work, your neurotic wife leaves you... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 10:34:37 AM
- I have a lot of respect for Baldwin... - McFly - 3/8/2002 8:09:17 PM
  - If you and and I are talking about the same "comparison he makes in the article" then I think he was bang on correct! - alcaray - 3/8/2002 9:42:42 AM
    - That's not what they ruled at all - Larry J - 3/8/2002 10:30:51 AM
      - Re: Don't waste your Breath... - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/9/2002 11:13:19 AM
  - Oh, I don't know... - Larry J - 3/8/2002 9:12:55 AM
    - If a conservative made a joke like that I'd be amazed at his comedic abilities (for a conservative) n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/8/2002 9:28:31 AM
      - Maybe I'm lacking a sense of humor, but I don't see threatening someone's life as funny - Larry J - 3/8/2002 10:16:37 AM
        
        Re: How about something from the good humor guy . . . ? - D. Spires - 3/8/2002 11:04:58 AM
- Liberals THINK Different than Conservatives - Lindy - 3/8/2002 6:09:27 PM
  - Liberals & Conservatives Think Too Little - Mark Eby - 3/10/2002 5:39:25 PM
    - More On Balance - Mark Eby - 3/10/2002 5:54:02 PM
      - Very Nice Post, Mark - Lindy - 3/10/2002 7:21:22 PM
  - Re: Liberals THINK. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 6:51:25 PM
    - Liberals play with words and think they win arguments. - ebnelson - 3/8/2002 7:16:54 PM
    - Pull the other one. It's got bells on it. - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2002 10:17:12 AM
      - Not soccer, though. Neither leg is near a ball. - Bowser - 3/8/2002 11:24:02 AM
  - Re: Liberals THINK Different than Conservatives - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2002 6:19:06 PM
    - Re: Liberals THINK Different than Conservatives - Lindy - 3/8/2002 6:49:21 PM
      - Now THAT was a "liberal" answer. - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:48:24 PM
  - Yes, I think on most things - ebnelson - 3/8/2002 6:14:14 PM
    - Ed's Doing Well in his Creative English Class - Lindy - 3/8/2002 6:58:24 PM
    - Conservatives tend to focus on profit and Liberals tend to focus on need (n/t) (n/t) - Mary Anne - 3/8/2002 11:22:43 AM
      - Or, from a non-economic perspective... - Mary Anne - 3/8/2002 11:25:38 AM
        
        easy to recognize one...... - Publius - 3/9/2002 5:15:44 PM
        
        Ted Kennedy? Who knew? (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:27:36 PM
        
        And that delightful NY congressman with no neck (nt) (n/t) - FrankC - 3/10/2002 8:02:15 PM
        
        Oh yeah, let's not forget poster boy Michael Moore. - FrankC - 3/10/2002 8:14:29 PM
        
        "And so, between the two of them, they licked the platter clean" [n/t] - Fox - 3/8/2002 7:58:23 PM
        
        Yes, Yes, Yes - FrankC - 3/8/2002 5:53:34 PM
        
        Re: Or, from a non-economic perspective... - Tom Brosz - 3/8/2002 12:09:15 PM
  - Re: Liberals THINK Different than Conservatives - FrankC - 3/8/2002 9:40:25 AM

A ranging shot from the pirate ship "Plaintiff Attorneys" - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 2:25:20 PM
- Re: A ranging shot from the pirate ship - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 7:42:11 PM

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