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"Pluribus" RobVG November 10, 2025 9:06 am (Science Fiction)

Elementary My Dear Watson BuckGalaxy November 7, 2025 9:39 pm (Space/Science)

Removing 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half BuckGalaxy November 6, 2025 9:35 pm (Space/Science)

Posting just a title line sometimes links to an empty body. RobVG November 5, 2025 1:02 pm (GeekSpeak)

Trump nominates a NASA chief — again BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:28 pm (Space/Science)

Muskfinger - and other evil space billionaires BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:19 pm (Space/Science)

New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 9:15 pm (Space/Science)

Spanberger projected to win VA BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 5:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

Weighing the scales on Elon Musk BuckGalaxy October 30, 2025 9:28 pm (Flame)

Bunker Envy ? podrock October 30, 2025 6:18 pm (CurrentEvents)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

Ron Paul to balance the budget by the 3rd year of his presidency by RobVG October 17, 2011 10:31 pm

I hate to state the obvious, but then I guess it's not so obvious to people who ignore reality. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-19 21:24:42
- I know what your saying but if you lay off a government worker making $75,000, whose taxes are say around ... by RobVG 2011-10-20 10:08:03
  - You also have to calculate the reduced demand in the economy by that person's vastly diminished spending power. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:32:44
    - I understand you, I really do by RobVG 2011-10-20 19:56:06
- No government job pays more taxes into the system than it uses up. Think about it. by TB 2011-10-20 10:06:15
  - We've got 9% unemployment. We've got one job for every five people unemployed. This is not the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:26:05
    - So cutting government jobs is going to shrink the tax base? by TB 2011-10-20 15:30:51
      - Wow. Can you read? The tax base point was only one element I mentioned, but you latch onto ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 15:44:13
        
        You can keep repeating it. It isn't going to help. by TB 2011-10-20 16:04:17
        
        Still trying to drill into your head my point: regardless, when no one is spending in the economy the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-20 19:42:11
        
        "It’s been done many times successfully so any claims it has not are wrong." Name two. And before you pop ... by TB 2011-10-20 20:34:57
        
        I'm really bored with this round and round BS. we've had this conversation. I've shown you proof of ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-21 23:32:49
        
        Okay, let me get this straight: by TB 2011-10-22 09:36:39
        
        No you don't get it straight. As always. The time to cut government IS when the budget is ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-10-23 13:58:13
        
        Any politician who is standing over a $1.3 trillion deficit and thinks the government still isn't spending enough not only ... by TB 2011-10-23 15:12:31
Actually, some of his ideas aren't bad. But he'll never get elected with this budget plan. Everybody wants cuts ... by Eri 2011-10-18 00:30:04
- "...Everybody wants cuts until it comes to their piece of the pie." Boy, you nailed that one. This attitude is ... by TB 2011-10-18 08:12:10

Close call? by TB October 17, 2011 9:06 pm

Stuff that Siri says by TB October 17, 2011 8:09 pm

Comic book architecture by TB October 17, 2011 8:04 pm

The succession of the Dalai Lama by TB October 17, 2011 6:06 pm

Far out, man! by TB October 17, 2011 5:48 pm

Hanging on to the status quo by RobVG 2011-10-19 09:41:04
Is there any reason for having speed limits? Should speeding be treated any differently than marijuana possession? After ... by bowser 2011-10-17 20:41:54
- Both marijuana and alcohol (in the form of wine) have medicinal benefits. My glass of wine a day raises ... by Eri 2011-10-18 00:41:06
- That recreational drugs can be harmful is undeniable. But tossing people into jail for using them seems to me ... by TB 2011-10-17 20:54:43
  - And how are they any different from speeding, gambling, running stop signs, prostitution, etc., and so on. Or are the only ... by bowser 2011-10-17 21:25:27
    - They're not in the same category, and it's a lot more complicated than "victimless crimes" vs. "crimes against property." Someone who ... by TB 2011-10-18 08:22:35
    - Was that a low blow? n/t by RobVG 2011-10-17 21:59:48
      - Yeah, it probably was. I get a bit frustrated with two general types of crimes, victimless and crimes against ... by bowser 2011-10-17 22:29:01

And for those who missed it, The Warrior Song by FrankC October 17, 2011 2:43 pm

Now I'm ready to go out and kick ass, kill, kill, kill! Those type of songs are designed to hype people ... by Eri 2011-10-18 00:46:45

Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue by FrankC October 17, 2011 1:52 pm

Sybil exposed by TB October 17, 2011 12:24 pm

"Thigpen, C.H. & Cleckley, H. (1954) A case of multiple personality." http://www.holah.co.uk/study/thigpen/ I've always thought that "Sybil" and "Bridey Murphy" ... by bowser 2011-10-18 02:03:22
- Multiple personalities are real; however, yes, they are faked, too. What I found fascinating was in some case studies, ... by Eri 2011-10-18 10:39:22
  - Anyone faking multiple personalities is one sick puppy in his or her own right. by Jody 2011-10-18 14:50:14
    - Mixed breed, of course. by TB 2011-10-18 15:14:59
    - ...and then there is demonic possession. I don't believe in those...but multiple personalities I will have to consult my alter ... by Jody 2011-10-18 14:51:48
      - Make sure your alter is not possessed first. by Eri 2011-10-18 18:35:58
Multiple personality in general and Sybil in particular is the biggest crock of shit ever created by the mostly pseudo ... by FrankC 2011-10-17 15:07:25

Remembering the past by TB October 17, 2011 11:32 am

Juxtaposition by TB October 16, 2011 5:32 pm

Which type do you think spearheaded the American Revolution? by bowser 2011-10-17 00:57:36
- In Tom's universe, all conservatives are noble, virtuous heroes, the liberals are all low-life scumbags. There are no exceptions. ... by ER 2011-10-17 09:35:06
  - As usual, that doesn't actually address anything I said, does it? (edited) by TB 2011-10-17 11:03:39
    - You didn't say anything, Tom. You posted some rant by a lawyer bad mouthing-people he, and you don't like. ... by ER 2011-10-17 11:09:37
      - Yeah, I said something quite specific. by TB 2011-10-17 11:19:37
        
        "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." - Goethe From the public comments to the ... by ER 2011-10-17 11:37:53
        
        And the context? by TB 2011-10-17 12:03:08
        
        I havee no idea who Goethe was referring to, but applying the comment to you was effortless. by ER 2011-10-17 13:00:09
        
        “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” For me this means that I will always ... by Jody 2011-10-17 13:40:02
- The ones with intelligence, consistent and rational principles, and a sense of personal responsibility for their own futures. by TB 2011-10-17 07:28:18
  - This is what makes a great parent as well. This is what I aspire to and also what I hopefully ... by Jody 2011-10-17 11:17:53

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