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One of many places the profit motive is obscene. by bowser December 18, 2011 2:45 am

According to one source, by TB 2011-12-18 13:03:06
- "The utopians create a government money sugar fountain". Not for profit hospice is not a "government money sugar fountain". ... by bowser 2011-12-18 13:34:21
  - What I meant is that when government money is flowing from the tap, and competition for customer money isn't part ... by TB 2011-12-18 14:59:13
  - Walked right into that one TB n/t by RobVG 2011-12-18 14:24:04
    - Yep. That's what's called a "broadside". by ER 2011-12-18 14:41:10
The profit motive IS obscene, but we are stuck with it. At best we can manage it, to mitigate its ... by ER 2011-12-18 05:37:42

Soyuz launches with 6 satellites in French Guiana by bowser December 17, 2011 4:47 pm

Ron Paul surging in Iowa by BuckGalaxy December 17, 2011 3:48 pm

EDITED: Placement error (Belongs Below) by ER 2011-12-19 21:20:31
- The "cover charge" at a middle-ground state school has quadrupled over the cost of living index. by TB 2011-12-19 21:34:30
- The subsidies are probably the prime reason the costs are going up so drastically, and we should probably include the ... by TB 2011-12-19 21:31:16
Ya gotta just close your eyes and believe real hard in Tinkerpaul, Buck by Robert 2011-12-18 13:08:14
- Mr Paul is a sort of Utopian Libertarian, sort of the right wing analogue (or should I say 'mirror reflection'?) ... by ER 2011-12-18 15:12:32
  - One man's utopia, etc. by Robert 2011-12-19 17:06:46
    - Amazing how that "let him die" story has evolved in the liberal imagination. by TB 2011-12-19 19:12:22
      - Yeah, but booing the Gay GI is still my favorite glimpse into the limbic system of the Conservative mind. by ER 2011-12-19 19:30:19
        
        That didn't happen the way you think it did either. by TB 2011-12-19 20:27:41
        
        I know how it happened. I was watching on live TV. I don't need no stinkin' footnotes. by ER 2011-12-19 21:04:06
        
        It was like two people. by TB 2011-12-19 21:27:26
    - I've yet to see one of these GOP nominees that looked like he was playing with a full deck, except ... by ER 2011-12-19 18:06:54
      - In December of 1979, Gallup had Carter leading Reagan by 24 points. by TB 2011-12-19 19:21:31
        
        Tom, watching you trying to cover for Bush was just entertaining, seeing you try to make excuses for any of ... by ER 2011-12-19 19:37:25
  - You don't know the half of it. by TB 2011-12-19 08:58:44
    - I heard that Obama is boosting efforts to get universities to consider race in admissions. To me, that sounds racist. by Jody 2011-12-19 11:33:07
      - No problem. After they get rid of Obama and the Dems only people who can afford the tuition will get ... by ER 2011-12-19 18:15:58
        
        Does every answer...okay almost every response from you have to be so snarky? Do I treat you like that? If I ... by Jody 2011-12-19 19:21:05
        
        That's not snarky, that's pure Libertarian/Conservative doctrine. The only people who deserve to go to college are those who've earned the ... by ER 2011-12-19 19:40:34
        
        Yes, and liberal "doctrine" is that anyone who "deserves" to have something should be able to force someone else to ... by TB 2011-12-19 20:24:04
        
        College has NEVER been affordable. The rich and the middle class has always had a subsidy. Tuition was ... by ER 2011-12-19 20:49:01
        
        Wrong. Here's the graph again. . College used to be a hell of a lot more affordable, both for state ... by TB 2011-12-19 20:51:33
        
        When I went to the University of Minnesota, the only school I could afford, annual tuition (fall, winter, spring quarters) ... by TB 2011-12-19 21:08:09
        
        EDITED: Posting artifact by ER 2011-12-19 21:41:52
        
        Pure Libertarian/Conservative doctrine? Then are you lumping ME into this purity? by Jody 2011-12-19 20:01:18
        
        Of course not, and I'm sorry if it seems I'm picking on you. I'm really not. But I do apologize. I ... by ER 2011-12-19 20:42:39
        
        It's not snark when ER does it. Only when I do it. by TB 2011-12-19 19:22:38
        
        I'm sorry if you feel abused, TB. I tell ya what, in the future, I promise I'll go easy on ... by ER 2011-12-19 19:47:58
        
        That's been a pretty common response, too. by TB 2011-12-19 20:13:38
        
        Go ahead, Tom. You don't have anything better to do. by ER 2011-12-19 21:23:12
    - I am voting for the cannibal prawn over in Space/Science for president. by Jody 2011-12-19 11:26:29

Heavy metal is back by TB December 16, 2011 7:25 pm

Christopher Hitchens gone at 62 by Jody December 16, 2011 2:51 pm

Yes, there are atheists in foxholes. by ER 2011-12-17 14:28:58
- Ah, yes. You raised a point, the reason I'm alive. After being sober a number of years, abusing ... by bowser 2011-12-17 15:29:13
- It was Thomas Paine, definitely not an atheist, but also definitely not a Christian. by TB 2011-12-17 14:48:49
  - Thanks for clearing that up TB, I've always wanted some documentation for that story. But what I really want ... by ER 2011-12-17 15:09:19
    - I am at the age where I am losing close older relatives. They all fought as best they could, ... by TB 2011-12-17 21:33:35
      - I feel the same way, but I'm still relatively healthy, and I'm not in excruciating pain with no hope of ... by ER 2011-12-18 07:14:52
        
        Me, too ER....and pain tolerance, emotional tolerance, age tolerance, loneliness tolerance, cost tolerance, watching others suffer as a result tolerance, ... by Jody 2011-12-18 08:28:02

Paterno and Sandusky by FrankC December 16, 2011 12:50 pm

I think there is a big difference between a homosexual and a pedophile. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-16 16:46:16
- I should have included something to that effect. Sandusky is indeed a homosexual and he is a pedophile and probably should ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:07:30
- Good point that shouldn't be lost. Pedophilia is pedophilia regardless of the gender of attraction. by Robert 2011-12-16 18:29:06
The percentage of homosexuals in the population has probably never changed much throughout history, neither has that of pedophiles and ... by ER 2011-12-16 13:40:46
- Name an industry that isn't. It is the way of all things. ...and so it goes. We are not made to ... by Jody 2011-12-16 15:04:00

A Girl You Should Date... by Jody December 15, 2011 7:56 pm

Sorry Jody... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:12:41
Excellent qualities that I fancy can be found in an attractive girl with a winning personality. My Alice is kind of ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:19:17
- I myself AM The strange and unusual...oops sorry..that is a quote from Beetlejuice... anyway...I personally am NOT a voracious reader of ... by Jody 2011-12-16 20:23:47
  - Well Jody, reading is an enjoyable pastime for many but there are lots of enjoyable pastimes. I think there are ... by FrankC 2011-12-17 01:02:31
    - Wow Frank...Thank You! Now check your e-mail!!! :) by Jody 2011-12-17 07:33:01
      - Just junk mail macushla :( by FrankC 2011-12-17 13:53:58
Depends a lot on what she reads, doesn't it? by TB 2011-12-16 15:12:36
- Mmmmmm...I don't think so Tom, but you may have something more definitive on your mind. by Jody 2011-12-16 18:52:53
I've always loved geeky chicks. I married one. by ER 2011-12-16 13:51:45

A problem with reading Cheney's book. by bowser December 15, 2011 7:25 pm

You mean, "How to shoot friends and torture people"? by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-17 17:09:42
I picked up Rummy's "Knowns and Unknowns" at the library yesterday. Maybe when we're done we should swap books and ... by Robert 2011-12-16 10:18:02
A tax credit on yachts actually happened, a few years back. It started off just the opposite, a 10% ... by ER 2011-12-15 20:37:15
- The Yacht Tax was passed in 1990. by TB 2011-12-16 15:10:52

Why the British were doomed to lose the race to the South Pole by TB December 15, 2011 4:17 pm

Factoid as to why Hillary and Norgay were the first to the top of Everest. There had been a Swiss expedition ... by bowser 2011-12-16 11:57:16
- Reading this, the little Calvin in my mind is wondering if they ever took the opportunity to piss off a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 18:15:45
  - You are aware, of course, that the wind tends to blow up a cliff. by bowser 2011-12-19 20:11:04
    - And not off it? LAME. Still, it'd probably be pretty funny to piss uphill. Long as none ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-19 22:44:00

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