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"The plan gets better and better and better, and it has gotten really, really good. A lot of people are liking it a lot. " - RL - 4/21/2017 3:47:48 AM

Another perspective on the Unitied Airlines incident - BuckGalaxy - 4/19/2017 1:44:20 AM
- They used force against a paying customers to resolve a problem THEY created... - RL - 4/20/2017 2:15:07 AM
  - A problem there... - BuckGalaxy - 4/20/2017 10:11:25 PM
    - In the unlikely event NO ONE takes $5000 for a later flight... then offer $6,000... - RL - 4/20/2017 10:38:48 PM
      - Oh, you mean a FREE MARKET solution to a MANAGEMENT problem? - hank - 4/21/2017 1:09:36 AM
        
        They overbook in order to make a LOT more money... - RL - 4/21/2017 1:42:00 AM
        
        No, no, no, RL... - hank - 4/21/2017 3:46:47 AM
  - Oh, you mean a FREE MARKET solution to a MANAGEMENT problem. - hank - 4/20/2017 3:10:18 AM
- I agree--to a point. - hank - 4/19/2017 4:11:43 PM
  - That expresses my own thoughts well - mcfly - 4/19/2017 6:23:09 PM
    - And if Dao wins his lawsuit... - mcfly - 4/19/2017 6:48:33 PM
      - Once again, these corporals of industry step on - hank - 4/19/2017 6:54:19 PM

Remember that Iran nuclear deal that Trump was going to tear up on day one...? - RL - 4/21/2017 3:23:58 AM

Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway 2016 U.S. election - RL - 4/20/2017 12:40:02 AM
- As Dr Clayton Forrester once gleefully remarked - hank - 4/20/2017 3:24:53 AM

Congratulations to one dictator from another... - RL - 4/18/2017 1:57:49 AM
- "The worlds populations seem to be offering themselves up to fascism…" - hank - 4/18/2017 3:37:25 AM
  - France could very well be next... - RL - 4/19/2017 12:08:16 AM
    - "Le Bourgeoisie" is, after all, a French word. - hank - 4/19/2017 1:34:11 AM

All it took was 10 minutes - RL - 4/15/2017 12:55:22 AM
- Yes, we are so very. - Robert - 4/15/2017 4:01:56 AM
  - Your psychological profile of him is equally applicable to those who voted for him. - hank - 4/15/2017 12:11:52 PM
    - Fine-tuning our democracy - mcfly - 4/16/2017 12:38:42 AM
      - One wild ass guess... - hank - 4/16/2017 3:08:21 AM
        
        Wild ass maybe, but might make more sense than what we do now - mcfly - 4/16/2017 3:00:35 PM
      - I don't think the problem is with the Constitution. - hank - 4/16/2017 2:53:59 AM
- Well, at least he's "not just another politician." - hank - 4/15/2017 1:55:43 AM

GOP in a nuts hell - RL - 4/15/2017 10:26:02 PM

White House visitor logs to be kept secret from now on... - RL - 4/14/2017 9:50:19 PM

Fanatical death cult releases another horrifying video - RL - 4/14/2017 6:54:02 PM

The new MCcarthyism and Hillary the Neocon - RobVG - 3/28/2017 4:40:47 AM
- I'm sorry, Rob...*who's* the neocon? Would it be Benedict Donald? - mcfly - 4/14/2017 5:34:43 AM
- If they are proven true, will *you* apply the proper label? - mcfly - 3/28/2017 3:28:12 PM
  - Absolutely. n/t - RobVG - 3/28/2017 6:28:44 PM
    - Re: Absolutely. n/t - RL - 4/14/2017 1:23:58 AM
- Either, or both, of those could have been written by my cousin, Robert the Red. - ER - 3/28/2017 6:43:52 AM
  - Robert Parry - RobVG - 3/28/2017 2:03:47 PM
    - I didn't say Robert the Red wrote any of this. - ER - 3/28/2017 2:35:25 PM

For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of Seoul? - RL - 4/14/2017 4:10:55 AM

Dan Rather blasts the Trump admin - mcfly - 4/12/2017 9:21:30 PM
- And remember, it happened on Passover. - hank - 4/12/2017 11:32:55 PM
- Putin to Tillerson: "Rex, you old SOB, I ask for Manchurian Candidate, I get Manchurian Imbecile!" - mcfly - 4/12/2017 9:35:38 PM

When the Vlad hits the fan - mcfly - 4/12/2017 4:20:33 PM
- "That's a pretty little missile cruiser you've got there, It would be a real shame if anything happened to it." - hank - 4/12/2017 5:39:18 PM
  - "You sunk my battleship!" - mcfly - 4/12/2017 7:50:36 PM

Even Hitler never stuck his foot that far into his mouth - mcfly - 4/11/2017 10:22:47 PM
- The man is a national treasure. I hope he's never replaced. - hank - 4/11/2017 11:27:50 PM
  - And 'holocaust centers'?! - RL - 4/12/2017 4:03:29 AM
- I was stunned... - RL - 4/11/2017 11:10:36 PM
  - Its the perfect resonance of self-righteous indignation, arrogance and stupidity. - hank - 4/11/2017 11:25:17 PM

Now that I've had some time to cool off and think it over... - hank - 4/9/2017 3:28:57 PM
- Hey, hemming and hawing is what I do best - mcfly - 4/9/2017 6:24:47 PM
- Trump feels the same way, now - RL - 4/9/2017 4:02:51 PM
  - Trump is right about the runways. - hank - 4/9/2017 5:54:27 PM

Not satisfied by just hiring 'Neo'-Nazis, Trump now hires Nazis - RL - 4/9/2017 1:53:21 AM
- I know nothing about this guy, or his history. - hank - 4/9/2017 2:22:56 AM

What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict? - RL - 4/7/2017 2:54:23 PM
- As Lyndon Johnson once said... - hank - 4/7/2017 3:34:57 PM
- AGAIN, TO OUR VERY FOOLISH LEADER, DO NOT ATTACK SYRIA- IF YOU DO MANY VERY BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN & FROM THAT FIGHT THE U.S. GETS NOTHING ! - RL - 4/7/2017 3:07:25 PM
  - Not hypocrasy in this case - SDG - 4/7/2017 6:10:00 PM
    - Of course it is... - RL - 4/8/2017 2:18:26 AM
      - That's been my thinking on this too - mcfly - 4/9/2017 2:05:30 AM

Good thing we blocked those terrorist refugees just in time! - RL - 4/6/2017 9:48:04 PM
- Prior to WWII we didn't do much to take in Jewish refugees from Europe, either. - hank - 4/9/2017 1:04:50 AM
- Maybe years from now we will look back on all this and laugh.... - RL - 4/6/2017 10:09:11 PM
  - You misspelled "wimmen". - hank - 4/7/2017 1:01:23 AM
    - I debated that point as I wrote it... - RL - 4/7/2017 1:08:50 AM

The end of life as we know it... - RL - 4/8/2017 2:14:48 AM
- We can't all be entrepreneurs. - hank - 4/8/2017 4:48:54 PM
- "...right up to the moment they themselves join their ranks." - hank - 4/8/2017 4:20:44 PM
- There have always been unproductive, surplus or redundant people. - hank - 4/8/2017 3:34:39 AM

And here we go...the rocket's red glare... - mcfly - 4/7/2017 1:26:37 AM
- "No child of God should ever suffer such horror." - RL - 4/7/2017 4:36:41 AM
- The president must get congressional approval before attacking Syrian big mistake if he does not! (n/t) - RL - 4/7/2017 3:33:14 AM
  - I disagree. - hank - 4/7/2017 4:42:30 AM
    - Take your disagreement up with Trump... - RL - 4/7/2017 2:35:07 PM
  - Do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside... - RL - 4/7/2017 4:17:44 AM
- ...and the aforementioned glare may have been the last thing seen by a number of Russians... - mcfly - 4/7/2017 2:50:33 AM
- Defense official says Russians were at the base... - RL - 4/7/2017 2:49:27 AM
- You must have posted this while I was editing my response to you in "Donald at War", above. - hank - 4/7/2017 2:48:32 AM

The Donald at War - hank - 4/6/2017 11:57:06 PM
- How many of our options are of the good variety? - mcfly - 4/7/2017 1:17:44 AM
  - Good, thoughtful post. - hank - 4/7/2017 2:06:04 AM
    - Thanks hank - mcfly - 4/7/2017 2:41:15 AM
      - I don't know about Hank, but - ER - 4/7/2017 5:23:03 AM
- Meant for current events? - RL - 4/7/2017 12:03:23 AM
  - Yes. Sorry. Can someone move it for me? - hank - 4/7/2017 12:06:53 AM
    - Sure can...editing... - podrock - 4/7/2017 12:12:32 AM
    - Thanks! - hank - 4/7/2017 12:10:30 AM
      - Damn, how's that for fast service...? - RL - 4/7/2017 12:12:07 AM
        
        Re: Damn, how's that for fast service...? - podrock - 4/7/2017 12:32:07 AM

The new GOP healthcare plan - mcfly - 4/5/2017 2:18:41 AM
- The Founding Fathers didn't have Socialized Medicine. - hank - 4/5/2017 3:50:09 AM

Your browsing history will be for sale! - RL - 3/25/2017 3:50:13 AM
- Who Might Be Buying - podrock - 4/1/2017 4:44:56 AM
  - There's really nothing new about this. - hank - 4/1/2017 6:09:14 AM
    - Yes, there is, and allergies - podrock - 4/1/2017 11:03:26 PM
      - Mass personalization - Robert - 4/2/2017 12:28:59 AM
        
        Can you give us some idea of the mission statement of your new platform? - hank - 4/2/2017 12:51:40 AM
        
        What podrock said; but a teaser - Robert - 4/2/2017 1:53:30 AM
        
        Re: Can you give us some idea of the mission statement of your new platform? - podrock - 4/2/2017 1:00:02 AM
        
        The State of the Zone - Robert - 4/2/2017 3:51:38 AM
        
        My very own stalker - Robert - 4/2/2017 9:14:11 PM
        
        How can I place a bid? - mcfly - 4/2/2017 4:59:14 AM
        
        I am pretty sure Robert is hooked up with Bitcoin... - RL - 4/2/2017 5:54:03 AM
        
        Are you kidding me? - mcfly - 4/3/2017 8:42:27 PM
        
        You have to post in volume to get the benefits... - RL - 4/5/2017 3:12:00 AM
        
        I always enjoy your satire, RL. - podrock - 4/2/2017 4:50:39 AM
        
        What years does it cover... - RL - 4/2/2017 7:06:56 AM
        
        I've got a ... - podrock - 4/3/2017 1:50:59 AM
        
        Now that is a rarity... - RL - 4/3/2017 2:36:54 AM
        
        Even better: Wait until the new site is up and running - Robert - 4/2/2017 1:50:21 AM
        
        I want Gothgirl's phone number. - hank - 4/2/2017 4:33:14 AM
        
        How much am I bid? - Robert - 4/2/2017 10:10:05 PM
- "Corporations are people, too." - hank - 3/31/2017 5:05:51 AM
- I thought our browsing histories were already for sale. - hank - 3/25/2017 12:47:27 PM
  - yes, but not by your ISP until now - SDG - 3/30/2017 5:27:37 PM
    - Move to buy browsing history of members of congress... - RL - 3/30/2017 7:36:18 PM
      - an excellent idea! - SDG - 3/30/2017 9:52:19 PM

McConnell, the nuclear option, and lowering the bar in America - mcfly - 4/4/2017 12:30:20 AM
- Actually, I'm all in favor of "Majority plus one" takes all. - hank - 4/4/2017 1:15:17 AM
  - "It's all on the Democrats," says Mitch McConnell, pilot of the Enola Gay - mcfly - 4/4/2017 2:16:19 AM

Russian intervention: why now? - mcfly - 3/31/2017 2:29:08 AM
- We need to keep in mind... - hank - 3/31/2017 4:27:36 AM
  - Also.... - RobVG - 3/31/2017 4:11:20 PM
    - What do you mean 'WE'?! - RL - 3/31/2017 10:55:42 PM
      - Oh.. and the Russian Mob... - RL - 3/31/2017 11:07:17 PM
        
        And the Oligarch that paid Trump a record sum for a Mansion that he then tore down... - RL - 3/31/2017 11:12:31 PM
    - Yeah, I know. "Thanks, Obama." - hank - 3/31/2017 8:20:58 PM
    - Thanks for showing just how correct hank is - mcfly - 3/31/2017 5:52:30 PM
      - I honestly don't understand... - RobVG - 3/31/2017 8:34:47 PM
        
        Why don't you remind us? - hank - 3/31/2017 8:56:58 PM
        
        Judging by his first misspelled attempt at a reply last night... - RL - 3/31/2017 9:35:35 PM
        
        Forget it, RL. - hank - 3/31/2017 11:48:12 PM

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