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"Will no one rid me of this turbulent branch of government?" (continued) by TB April 3, 2012 9:48 am

Remember when Bush and Cheney did things anyway, and the hell with the Supreme Court? by bowser 2012-04-03 14:55:11
- Which case was that? by TB 2012-04-03 15:43:32
  - "Responses to the Government's Defense of National Security Agency Warrantless Wiretaps" "In fact, the Supreme Court has never upheld warrantless wiretapping ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:08:06
    - In other words, no case was ever brought before the Supreme Court. by TB 2012-04-03 20:13:21
      - The Supreme Court had ruled it illegal before Bush and Cheney did it. There was no doubt. It ... by bowser 2012-04-03 21:22:27
        
        You're really a lot more comfortable back in 2006 than you are in the present day, aren't you? by TB 2012-04-03 21:51:49
        
        You've watched the Republican primaries, the Tea Party screw it right into the ground. And you say the liberals ... by bowser 2012-04-03 23:45:50
If the "Radical Republican" congress of the past has shown me anything, it's that any process for choosing an elected ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:57:37
- It's kind of interesting how "not socialist" is now "radical." by TB 2012-04-03 12:12:17
  - Kind of interesting how anything not Conservative is communist. by bowser 2012-04-03 14:54:00
Incidentally... by TB 2012-04-03 11:07:41

A question about Cape Canaveral. by Lee April 2, 2012 4:47 pm

It's only slightly illegal if you climb past the fences there, right? :D by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 12:01:41
- But you can't see anything from the slam, can you? They're so afraid of someone taking those things out ... by bowser 2012-04-03 18:02:58
Check with one of the tour bus outfits. They're really reasonable. They'll pick you up at your hotel, take you ... by RobVG 2012-04-02 20:49:58
Check this out. by TB 2012-04-02 17:54:10

Today only: Amazon deal on electric lawnmower by TB April 3, 2012 2:59 pm

I put a duplex outlet (and hose bib) on all four corners of my house so as to be able ... by bowser 2012-04-03 17:59:33

Easter hams. by bowser April 3, 2012 3:00 pm

Some liquid pumped into the meat is part of the curing process for most commercial hams. by TB 2012-04-03 15:56:06
- You got me curiouser. And Googling the amount of water which may be injected yielded a curious result. "The more ... by bowser 2012-04-03 16:48:46

Who said this? by FrankC April 2, 2012 5:09 pm

The quote in context: by TB 2012-04-03 14:43:13
Wait... is it saying that just because other people are doing well, you can take the credit? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-03 11:59:15
- Well, to me it says that personal success (wealth) is great as long as you recognize that it must be ... by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:43:42
  - To me...and of course I am always right...it means: With wealth comes social responsibility to help our fellow humans realize ... by Jody 2012-04-03 13:34:39
    - Sounds right to me. by FrankC 2012-04-03 15:03:20
Yo Mama. by Jody 2012-04-03 07:09:09
- She said something similar but not that :) by FrankC 2012-04-03 12:45:39
Without looking it up, it's probably either Hayek, von Mises, or maybe de Tocqueville. One of the oldies. by TB 2012-04-02 17:51:42
- Very good, von Mises by FrankC 2012-04-02 18:12:48

The new IPad screen by TB April 2, 2012 1:54 pm

There comes a place when more resolution is wasted. My ears are so bad that a good stereo would ... by bowser 2012-04-02 22:10:17
- Another problem is that a JPG color photo of that resolution would run anywhere from 750K to 1 MB, depending on the compression. by TB 2012-04-03 09:26:44

NBC caught doctoring Zimmerman 911 call. by Lee April 1, 2012 7:35 pm

Pretty much looks as if the right-wing conspiracy people who have politicized this entire thing are the only folks particularly ... by bowser 2012-04-02 19:55:33
*Sighs* Okay, NBC is just as biased as Fox. That's a given. There are many channels on TV and sources ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-02 15:50:20
- NBC is a national news source founded in 1926. Fox is a cable show that's been around since 1996. This ... by RobVG 2012-04-03 08:58:30
Police video update, by TB 2012-04-02 09:54:05
I'm not sure what the big deal is. Zimmerman says the fellow is up to no good. The ... by bowser 2012-04-01 23:17:58
- I take it this is one of your "Watch 'em disassemble" comments. by RobVG 2012-04-02 08:23:09
  - I truly don't see that omission as causing any harm. I think the outrage expressed here is manufactured by ... by bowser 2012-04-02 10:42:41
    - The edit changed what was an answer to a police question to what sounded like a racist judgment. by TB 2012-04-02 12:09:40
  - You’ve become as blinded by politics as you accuse us of being. I KNOW! To be honest, I never even looked at ... by Jody 2012-04-02 09:13:05
    - Maybe I was wrong about you It's tough sometimes to understand comments here because we've been so sarcastic in the past. ... by RobVG 2012-04-02 10:11:58
      - ? I don't understand Rob..."wrong about me?" by Jody 2012-04-02 15:49:55
        
        No wonder you didn't understand by RobVG 2012-04-02 19:25:32
        
        It's all good Rob....quite honestly...I have a hard time understanding my own comments sometimes......so I just figured I had ... by Jody 2012-04-03 08:56:25
        
        OH! You thought I was being sarcastic? Nope. Disgusted. The public is at the mercy of spin doctors. by Jody 2012-04-02 16:07:30
Astounding by RobVG 2012-04-01 22:05:28
- Yep...I heard about that today also. Nothing...NOTHING is EVER what it seems. NBC got caught. Not like it has never been ... by Jody 2012-04-01 22:10:42
  - Think about the decades of our lives when the mainstream media was the only media. by TB 2012-04-02 09:22:13
  - Gabrielle Giffords comes to mind by RobVG 2012-04-01 23:00:30

Christo's next art project by TB March 30, 2012 10:20 pm

The river IS art. I'm not familiar with "art" in general, or particular, but I'm something of an expert ... by bowser 2012-04-01 23:25:09
- It's harmless and temporary, funded by the artist, and it's going to bring a lot of business to an area ... by TB 2012-04-02 09:09:40
  - If it were the Bronx, or East LA, or San Francisco I wouldn't mind at all. And I think ... by bowser 2012-04-02 09:57:12
    - If we start judging art by "socially-redeeming value," we get into some interesting territory. by TB 2012-04-02 10:10:09
      - I'd guess the river is public property. There's a reason permits are required. It's an unnecessary desecration of the area ... by bowser 2012-04-02 11:13:45
        
        Yeah, the river is public property, but the banks..it depends. The Arkansas River is very popular for rafters and kayakers ... by podrock 2012-04-02 17:34:16
        
        The banks and the river bottoms are owned privately on some rivers in Oregon. The water itself is not ... by bowser 2012-04-02 19:31:53
I've been following the progress of this art project for many, many years now for two reasons. One, because I was ... by podrock 2012-04-01 20:21:28

Meanwhile back in Homestead, Florida.... by Jody March 29, 2012 8:01 am

Any other comments? by RobVG 2012-04-01 10:27:27
- I'm not sure if it is the same scale, but given time, a single man can build a castle. One ... by podrock 2012-04-01 19:58:34
Long time ago I read somewhere that the Sanskrit writings explained how the construction of the pyramids was achieved by ... by johannes 2012-03-30 20:46:49
The tripod by RobVG 2012-03-29 09:21:48
- Part 2... by Jody 2012-03-29 10:57:06
  - Part 3 by Jody 2012-03-29 10:58:41

Hoberman Fullerenes? by Vitruvius March 30, 2012 6:09 pm

Judging from the lack of responses, I'm thinking this was a stupid question after all. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-01 15:29:03
- I doubt it was stupid, I just don't have any answers except that I believe the strength of carbon materials ... by bowser 2012-04-01 16:14:15
- Actually, it was an excellent question. by TB 2012-04-01 16:12:18

Video just for today by TB April 1, 2012 1:46 pm

Found in another nearby link: Best thing I've seen all week. by TB 2012-04-01 14:37:07
- British comedy is the best comedy :D by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-01 15:28:18
I LOVE Penguins!!!!!!! by Jody 2012-04-01 14:04:50
- Hee hee...btw...today is my daughter's thirty first birthday....everybody thought I was kidding when I proclaimed..."It is TIME!!" by Jody 2012-04-01 14:07:47

Study tracks how conservatives lost their faith in science. by bowser March 29, 2012 2:28 pm

I hope everyone followed the link to this video: Science and the republican brain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FwUb00CIxD8 by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-30 07:02:22
- I've seen enough. by RobVG 2012-03-30 08:16:16
  - Both your and TB's comments demonstate a complete misunderstanding of the issue and the evidence. A shame you won't ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-30 18:33:23
    - This isn't new Buck by RobVG 2012-04-01 11:22:43
    - I know exactly who Chris Mooney is. by TB 2012-03-30 20:53:46
      - Whether it's biology or psychology there are clearly real and consistent differences in non-political character traits between conservatives and liberals. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-31 00:05:06
        
        This is just people trying hard to push the idea of some biological determinism as the foundation of political ideas. by TB 2012-03-31 08:46:13
        
        Again, you are speaking from the ignorance of not having watched the video and your comments are not particularly salient. by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-31 18:20:09
        
        I got about a third of the way through. by TB 2012-03-31 20:12:07
  - Maybe empirical observation is more useful than studies. :) by TB 2012-03-30 10:51:40
Food for thought by RobVG 2012-03-29 18:13:46
- There are several "studies" out there showing how conservative minds just "ain't right." by TB 2012-03-29 19:02:52
  - Conservatives do have several traits in common which "ain't right". A greed, and selfishness and a profound lack of ... by bowser 2012-03-29 20:03:01
    - Liberals define "empathy" as loudly bemoaning the plight of others, then making someone else do something for them. by TB 2012-03-29 20:47:24
      - QED, you don't know what empathy means. But it's nice of you to try. And it's no wonder you ... by bowser 2012-03-30 08:48:34
        
        Yes, that is the dictionary definition. by TB 2012-03-30 10:07:11
        
        And it's a definition which explains why you don't know what the word means. by bowser 2012-03-30 10:44:58
    - I think your talking about a subset of the 1%. n/t by RobVG 2012-03-29 20:24:59
      - Nah. I'm talking about Universal Health Care, that sort of thing. by bowser 2012-03-29 20:36:41
This study is severely flawed. by ER 2012-03-29 16:55:20
- I have but one question by FrankC 2012-03-31 17:10:24
When "science" started being used as a political weapon. by TB 2012-03-29 16:32:51
- No, its when "religion" started being used as a political weapon. by ER 2012-03-29 16:57:43

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