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enlightened absolutism by FrankC May 25, 2012 6:44 pm

Color me old fashioned: Those who would give up Essential Liberty, to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty ... by Jody 2012-05-26 21:31:56
- Which is exactly what happened under Bush-Cheney. by bowser 2012-05-26 21:41:11
  - I know you feel this way Bowser. I am sorry that it didn't turn out differently. I am saddened that ... by Jody 2012-05-27 11:12:34
Here's the deal: by TB 2012-05-26 10:37:32
- Yes, there's the rub... by FrankC 2012-05-26 17:21:31
  - Self-government by Robert 2012-05-26 18:43:07
    - It's engineering. by TB 2012-05-26 19:19:56
      - The conservative credo: "Find out what worked. Do it again." by Robert 2012-05-27 10:49:16
        
        Sorry. I thought we were talking about who is driving the train. by TB 2012-05-27 12:36:54
        
        That's policy, not the design of the government n/t by Robert 2012-05-27 16:34:24
  - It is fairly simple. by TB 2012-05-26 18:05:29
    - Doesn't seem like you read Frank's post by Robert 2012-05-26 18:50:20
      - The fundamental principles haven't changed. by TB 2012-05-26 18:59:17
        
        I agree with you on this one Tom. Enlightened/ absolutism is an oxymoron. Sure, perhaps Frank is right about Fredrick the ... by Jody 2012-05-26 21:17:02
        
        The problem is definitely succession by FrankC 2012-05-26 22:50:54
        
        I understand where you are coming from Frank...I visit the big picture occasionally and the hairs on my neck stand ... by Jody 2012-05-27 09:42:51
        
        Same with my grandsons by FrankC 2012-05-27 12:03:46
        
        As I told Robert, don't confuse political liberty with existential liberty. by TB 2012-05-27 12:50:22
        
        Oh Frank...how true...how very very true. by Jody 2012-05-27 12:27:32
        
        Liberty is as feasible in a crowded society as a sparse one. In fact, it's even more important. by TB 2012-05-27 09:38:26
        
        The definition of liberty changes in a crowded society by Robert 2012-05-27 11:08:06
        
        I meant "political liberty," of course, not the "liberty" to do whatever you want no matter what the damage. by TB 2012-05-27 11:41:56
        
        Aren't you the one who insists that everything in life is political? by Robert 2012-05-27 16:56:14
        
        Amazing. It's as if all you read was the heading. by TB 2012-05-27 17:32:33
        
        It is truly the only answer. by Jody 2012-05-27 09:46:33
Great post and topic. by bowser 2012-05-25 19:08:39
- Not to put too fine a point on it... by TB 2012-05-25 20:06:43
  - Simplistic. by bowser 2012-05-25 20:21:45

Patient Zero in the zombie plague? by TB May 27, 2012 9:52 am

O...M...G... Probably drugs...but wow. by Jody 2012-05-27 13:56:20
That is definitely as close to a zombie incident as we are likely to see by FrankC 2012-05-27 12:27:21

Undercover Boss (the evolution of a reality show) by FrankC May 26, 2012 6:35 pm

I find it impossible to believe anyone is fooled. by bowser 2012-05-26 21:42:34

Truth can walk naked. A lie always needs to be well dressed. n/t. by Jody May 26, 2012 9:35 pm

Inside the Dragon capsule by TB May 26, 2012 6:47 pm

The student loan bubble by TB May 25, 2012 8:19 pm

Interesting article but it left out one important point by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-26 13:31:07
Students are caught in the same hedge fund depression as everyone else. by bowser 2012-05-25 20:33:08
- Yeah, that's exactly the conclusion a normal person would draw from that graph and article. by TB 2012-05-25 20:35:19
  - I appreciate your discernment and the courage it took to admit that. by bowser 2012-05-25 20:45:31

A question about "legal, ethical and wise" drone strikes. by bowser May 25, 2012 6:51 pm

Accurate numbers on civilian casualties are difficult to come by. by TB 2012-05-26 09:14:08
- Didn't touch on my issue, TB. Would it be OK for China to use a drone to take out that activist? by bowser 2012-05-26 09:34:33
  - You're not actually thinking this through. by TB 2012-05-26 10:03:33
    - Now that's a good answer. I don't agree with the conclusion, but it's responsive. by bowser 2012-05-26 12:28:06
A corollary question. by bowser 2012-05-26 00:33:37

Exactly how much has Obama increased government spending? by BuckGalaxy May 23, 2012 9:49 am

Well. Three "Pinocchios" from the Washington Post. by TB 2012-05-25 09:04:55
- And the Associated Press version is -here-. by TB 2012-05-26 08:55:02
So, it's all about the "growth?" What about the actual amount? by TB 2012-05-23 11:14:45
- We're getting decreases in real terms. by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-23 12:07:44
  - Go look at that -CBO budget analysis- and tell me where we are in ten years. by TB 2012-05-23 15:01:42
    - you're ignoring the point by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-23 15:39:49
      - They don't care, Buck. by bowser 2012-05-23 16:33:35
        
        Someday you might have to sit down and consider what the term "transfer" actually means. by TB 2012-05-23 16:34:48
        
        Someday you may want to consider issues. When the rich become richer there is a transfer. Why do ... by bowser 2012-05-23 16:49:14
        
        "When the rich become richer there is a transfer." by TB 2012-05-23 17:09:45
        
        Doesn't pass any test at all. Here's the test for you. by bowser 2012-05-23 23:30:54
        
        Well, leave it to me, I don't know what it means Tom...please explain. Thank you! by Jody 2012-05-23 20:49:37
        
        Wealth can be created, and not just taken from someone else. by TB 2012-05-23 21:21:27
      - You're "stuck on stupid." by TB 2012-05-23 16:31:13
        
        Missed the part I bolded in the OP? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-23 19:23:15
        
        Horse apples. by TB 2012-05-23 21:15:25
        
        Damn you really don't realize how much egg you have on your face? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-23 23:42:47
        
        Egg on my face? You kidding? by TB 2012-05-24 10:24:26
        
        By the way by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-24 16:37:26
        
        Where are you getting that half trillion? by TB 2012-05-24 17:27:54
        
        Again you count 2009 in Obama's column, WTF!? by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-24 19:59:55
        
        I've put the budget history table in the -Zone library-. by TB 2012-05-24 20:36:33
        
        Yeah you're smarter than those guys by BuckGalaxy 2012-05-24 15:56:31

The American West, 150 years ago by TB May 24, 2012 9:00 pm

Those are fantastic. And I think I saw you in a couple of them!!! by bowser 2012-05-25 20:24:25
Great photos Tom! The people look like something out of Mme. Trusseaud's (sp.) Wax Museum! It feels hot...very very hot in ... by Jody 2012-05-24 21:07:23

Romney is not as stupid as the tea partiers by BuckGalaxy May 25, 2012 4:15 pm

And he IS smarter than a potato. BTW, have you read "Prevention", or "The Happy Hooker"? by bowser 2012-05-25 18:29:52
Did you read the Time interview? by TB 2012-05-25 17:18:21

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