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Leftist cartoonist gets his wakeup call May 19, 2011 4:16 pm TB

(I’m going to start capitalizing links for a while. Let me know if that helps.)

A lot of righties are getting rude awakenings, too. It's inevitable in a society that has become as polarized as ... by ER 2011-05-19 17:19:07
- I agree. The wing nutz on both sides have a death grip on political dialog (if it can still be ... by mcfly 2011-05-19 18:19:39
- I find it interesting that "lunatic fringe" is now defined as anyone who thinks that socialism isn't going to be ... by TB 2011-05-19 18:09:11
  - TB, you're not growing older, you're getting bitter. You want criteria, bucko? How about the biggest economic collapse since the ... by ER 2011-05-19 19:40:18
    - Fine, I hope we do it your way. I hope nothing is done and the whole system falls into ... by Lee 2011-05-21 12:16:09
    - Okay. First, every bit of your first paragraph is crap. I could pull up the facts - again ... by TB 2011-05-19 20:34:11
      - Nothing new in any of that, Tom, just your usual Neocon bilgewater We've heard it all before, with and without ... by ER 2011-05-20 06:43:45
        
        Cripes, you don't even use the word "neocon" correctly. by TB 2011-05-20 07:52:40
        
        Probably not. Troglodyte taxonomy is not very high on my list of priorities right now. by ER 2011-05-20 08:21:16
        
        Then use a taxonomy you can work with. I'm flexible. by TB 2011-05-20 08:37:55
        
        It really isn't about correct facts and incorrect facts nowadays. It's about "good" facts and "bad" facts. Or ... by TB 2011-05-20 07:22:18
        
        TB, I'm not about to let the "correctness" of my facts be decided by someone who equates suspicion of the ... by ER 2011-05-20 08:41:54
        
        "TB, I’m not about to let the 'correctness' of my facts be decided..." "Decided?" Bingo. In a recent poll, a "generic" ... by TB 2011-05-20 09:00:55
        
        Another demographic heard from HERE. Maybe they've discovered that an administration that has declared war on the private sector ... by TB 2011-05-20 09:08:11
        
        TB, your "far left" starts way to the right of me. But even taking that into account, if you ... by ER 2011-05-20 09:33:14
        
        "TB, your “far left” starts way to the right of me." No. It doesn't. And I have never called ... by TB 2011-05-20 09:54:04
        
        I'm sorry, Tom. That was not an explanation. That was a justification. I just do not agree ... by ER 2011-05-20 10:09:47
        
        I've said this before: if someone would nail a term down hard enough so it holds still, I'll be ... by TB 2011-05-20 10:40:26
        
        Nice to see that this board "squishes" to the right like the other ones. Nostalgia... by TB 2011-05-20 11:30:14
        
        Sure, sure...squishing to the RIGHT's just fine wiith you, isn't it? What about left squishers, huh??? by mcfly 2011-05-20 12:48:37
        
        A SIMPLE DESULTORY PHILIPPIC Paul Simon I been Norman Mailered, Maxwell Taylored. I been John O'Hara'd, McNamara'd. I been Rolling Stoned and Beatled till ... by ER 2011-05-20 13:50:18
        
        I've never heard those lyrics. What a hoot! I assume that's to Linda Ronstadt's song tune for When Will ... by Eri 2011-05-22 12:20:51
        
        That actually works in "squish!" by TB 2011-05-20 22:12:27
        
        Let's see if it squishes more. We got to get a pun going one of these days. by Eri 2011-05-22 12:22:20
      - True, 2010 happened...past tense. The future's a blank slate. If the roster of potential GOP contenders continues to run from ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 04:25:13
        
        Trump is an idiot, at least in politics. Keep in mind the mainstream media essentially is the party organ ... by TB 2011-05-20 06:57:28
        
        Well, I'm not going to dispute your assertions...you could well be correct. Everytime I think I've got a feel for ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 10:06:49
        
        PPS...I meant "eases ON the brakes on spending..." As in "applies them with some degree of restraint." As in, "is a surgeon, ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 10:29:43
        
        PS...I WISH I was an idiot like Trump. (I know what you're all thinking and it isn't nice.) With all his ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 10:10:39
        
        You may get your chance yet, McFly, with a Gingrich-Bachmann ticket. I'm sure the GOP could field candidates which could ... by ER 2011-05-20 05:13:09
        
        Thanks goodness for m-w.com! "...half the Republican constituency considers them too “socialist”." It's been interesting to watch. Some of the Tea Partiers ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 10:19:57
        
        The problem is that both "compromise" and "extreme" have been redefined. Obamacare, and its method of passage, was not ... by TB 2011-05-20 10:53:12
        
        Point taken. I see both sides as culpable in this, though. As we've recently seen, too many "fiscal conservatives" have a ... by mcfly 2011-05-20 11:11:38
        
        The 2010 election was about economics. Go back and look at what the Republicans ran on. Try and ... by TB 2011-05-20 11:22:05
  - The latest Medicare trustees report can be found HERE. I call particular attention to the actuarial opinion at the end of ... by TB 2011-05-19 18:37:17
It's a sad state for political affairs when both sides are corrupt and can't take an attack like a man. ... by Eri 2011-05-19 16:35:11
- I heard on TV today some enterprising entrepreneurs are advertising on the net a pet boarding service to cater to ... by ER 2011-05-19 17:25:55
  - Revelations describes the host of heaven as riding down from heaven on many white horses. As I see it, ... by TB 2011-05-19 18:14:22
Good idea! I'll try that, too. so I can quit typing "Link Here." (no link there in case ... by Eri 2011-05-19 16:24:04
- The smiley showed up. The interface is very eccentric. I've noticed myself refreshing or reloading pages a lot ... by TB 2011-05-19 16:26:34
  - Eccentric? Diabolical is more like it. by ER 2011-05-19 19:45:04