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Democrats pushing bill to eliminate debt ceiling by TB September 15, 2011 11:38 am
  • The REAL debt ceiling is What credit markets will lend at a reasonable rate. Even after the S&P downgrade the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:41:40
    Do you have any ketchup? by Jody September 15, 2011 8:20 am
    • Jody? Did you hear about the tomato that was motivated by a foot? The story goes that there was a race ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-19 14:14:28
      • *groan* ;)...how are you doing Jeff? by Jody 2011-09-19 16:15:31
        • I'm doing peachy, considering. Just came off making the rounds at my restaurant. Rather quiet today on the premises; not ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-09-19 23:28:06
          • I have forgotten your self disclosed bio Jeff...forgive me...it takes a few times for me to remember things...but you live ... by Jody 2011-09-21 09:08:35
      • You ask me, some of those are just barbeque sauce that someone slapped the name "ketchup" on. by TB 2011-09-15 12:52:48
        • Nah, I know barbecue sauce. I was raised on it (literally--my Daddy had a BarBQ restaurant). But they ... by Eri 2011-09-15 23:48:16
        The only reason I post this on Flame is because by Jody September 15, 2011 8:10 am
        • I can't remember anything on the TV show West Wing that didn't resonate with me. It also accurately portrayed ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:27:02
          • "well, that’s one helluva sentence; hope you understand it" Unfortunately, I'm sure we all understand it all too well. by ER 2011-09-15 17:22:07
            • Always remember, every poll is comprised of people who did not hang up on the pollster, saying "hey, I've got ... by TB 2011-09-15 17:34:27
              • As an aside, that reminds me that "telephone bias" used to be a problem when taking random surveys. Designers had ... by RobVG 2011-09-17 11:44:59
                • Or of people the pollster didn't terminate early. I've had them do that when they found out my views ... by Eri 2011-09-15 23:26:33
                  • I don't take the time for polls that often, but when I do, I engage the polltaker. Politely, of ... by TB 2011-09-16 06:39:42
            • Yes. Or I think so, because I don't know what this show was about, or what they were discussing ... by ER 2011-09-15 09:04:09
              • Thank you ER...I can certainly understand why you perceive Conservative Christians as hypocrites. I don't agree, but I understand, if that ... by Jody 2011-09-15 10:00:12
                • To be fair, he didn't say anything about "conservative Christians" in that post. Nor did he paint with a ... by TB 2011-09-15 10:04:17
                  • I agree TB....and this is where I become frustrated with Liberals. I find it interesting that the cliche`, *standing on ... by Jody 2011-09-15 10:32:22
                    • EDITED: Liberals know that Conservatives are convinced that they (Liberals) Do not love their country. Don't care about their families. Love to pay ... by ER 2011-09-15 10:55:33
                      • Just leave it be, Jody. by TB 2011-09-15 11:02:46
              How disgusting is this? by Eri September 15, 2011 7:04 am
              • Almost anything originating with Robertson is disgusting. Independent of Robertson, I am somewhat conflicted. My wife's step mother died with Alzheimer's. ... by FrankC 2011-09-15 10:38:38
                • Frank, I can understand that there are circumstances where one may want to go on with their lives and I ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:09:04
                • My wife sometimes pops up with how I got kind of a crappy deal when I married someone who got ... by TB 2011-09-15 09:19:41
                  • RESPECT. by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-15 23:51:37
                    • TB, I so very admire that and your wife is a very lucky woman. (Now, if we could only change your ... by Eri 2011-09-15 16:16:04
                      • The part you're going to find very odd is that my political views come from the same principles. :) "This is ... by TB 2011-09-15 16:54:56
                        • My sister has the same principles and is not a Republican or a conservative. Your assumption is, and this ... by Eri 2011-09-16 13:21:54
                          • Actually, the point was the consistent presentation of conservatives on this board as people who have no morals or compassion. ... by TB 2011-09-16 13:49:16
                            • I have to admit guilt to labeling some conservatives as morally bankrupt and some very well are. I shouldn't ... by Eri 2011-09-16 16:03:15
                              • I'm not sure why you think compassion for individuals or local people doesn't "touch my wallet." Where do you ... by TB 2011-09-16 16:09:25
                                • Not hardly. My wallet helps take care of it. I pay my share of taxes, a larger percentage ... by Eri 2011-09-16 23:26:17
                                  • That's great, seriously, but you aren't the one in the dock here. As a liberal Democrat, your virtue and ... by TB 2011-09-17 07:28:06
                      • Exactly TB. Although my husband pushed the boundaries of *for better or worse* a few years back, on an emotional level ... by Jody 2011-09-15 09:42:47
                      • This boils my blood. by Jody 2011-09-15 08:15:02
                        • Have you noticed how this guy always has that same phony smile painted on his face? It's not just ... by ER 2011-09-15 07:42:26
                          Robot a Real Ironman? by Eri September 15, 2011 5:49 am
                          • It's cool, but doesn't seem that impressive. It's a battery-powered toy. I could get a battery-powered toy to run almost ... by TB 2011-09-15 11:09:49
                            • Underwater and on a bicycle? by Eri 2011-09-15 16:37:31
                            Democracy in remission, It's ovah, y'all by FrankC September 14, 2011 3:52 pm
                            • It's not a surprise, and thanks for the compliment. by Robert 2011-09-14 19:19:24
                              • I see nothing's changed around here....;~) by Lindy 2011-09-25 15:57:52
                                • I know how you feel Robert. I feel the same way...but for different reasons. Encroachment. That word comes in many flavors. by Jody 2011-09-15 09:08:10
                                  • I keep saying it and no one listens. Liberalism and conservatism are just words that mean different things to different ... by FrankC 2011-09-14 21:15:43
                                    • You're making the same mistake others have made. That people are doing their best to dilute or even destroy the language ... by TB 2011-09-15 08:59:32
                                      • Observation indicates that both parties should change their mascot to Dr.Doolittle's Pushmepullme. Someone must have noticed that well into his term, ... by FrankC 2011-09-15 11:14:28
                                        • The idea that there "is no difference" between political ideologies is part of the trap. by TB 2011-09-15 11:18:30
                                        • Analyze this. People experience things, and give them names. It doesn't work the other way round, unless you were ... by ER 2011-09-15 10:26:16
                                          • Took you one post to slam the control rods down. Might be a record. by TB 2011-09-15 10:38:33
                                            • I believe the correct technical term is "to scram" (verb, infinitive). My BS sensors detected the imminent risk of ... by ER 2011-09-15 10:46:59
                                              • ROFLMAO! "imminent risk of a severe meltdown of pompous pseudo-ideological flatulence." Now THAT is a phrase I can love. Oy vey. by Eri 2011-09-15 23:35:12
                                                • You have to admit, few people can blow an impotent raspberry more eloquently. :) by TB 2011-09-16 07:00:03
                                                  • Tom, that was no raspberry. I was in tailgunner, not bombadier mode. by ER 2011-09-16 09:49:35
                                                    • I'm so glad you and I agree on most things. I'm so out of practice, you'd skewer me in ... by Eri 2011-09-16 13:24:41
                                                • And the most important part, any activity has been stopped. by TB 2011-09-15 11:04:55
                                                  • "Liberalism and conservatism are just words that mean different things to different people." You hate it when people say things like that, ... by ER 2011-09-15 11:20:15
                                                    • Good God, you actually invoke Orwell and 1984 while lecturing me on the "tyranny of words" and the arbitrariness of ... by TB 2011-09-15 11:30:52
                                                      • Absolutely. Orwell understood that he who writes the ideological dictionaries gets to control the political language. That is what ... by ER 2011-09-15 11:53:48
                                                        • I remember what Newspeak was for. It was to obliterate the language that permitted people to discuss or debate ... by TB 2011-09-15 12:17:58
                                                          • Stop? I'm just getting started! The purpose of Newspeak was to limit the language so that only IngSoc principles could be ... by ER 2011-09-15 12:53:23
                                                            • I didn't put the link in for your benefit. It's a bit weird to tout Orwell as a great thinker and ... by TB 2011-09-15 13:12:53
                                                              • Perhaps an example might clarify my position. Conservatives, when trying to emphasize some subtle constitutional point or controversy, often ... by ER 2011-09-15 13:40:21
                                                                • (Edited) It is quite possible to get past terminology issues in a conversation if both sides are willing. A ... by TB 2011-09-15 13:56:06
                                                                • Anyway, basically I was just trying to reassure Frank that things aren't as bad as he thinks they are. by TB 2011-09-15 13:26:37
                                                                  • He's right, Frank. by ER 2011-09-15 13:45:06
                                          • Me? Fling poo? by Jody 2011-09-14 20:54:52
                                            • Heeheeheeheehee. That is one of the cutest pics I've seen. by Eri 2011-09-15 16:31:19
                                              • I think I'm going into sugar shock! (n/t) by Robert 2011-09-14 21:34:27
                                            • Actually, I think things may be looking up. But it's going to be a long year, and not just ... by TB 2011-09-14 15:53:39
                                              More on Bachmann and vaccinations by TB September 14, 2011 8:27 am
                                              • Whether or not the government should be involved in forcing medical procedures on those who don't want them (even for ... by ER 2011-09-14 10:29:34
                                                • I have not done any survey either, but gonadification is STILL rampant. You bring up an interesting view ER.....I have to ... by Jody 2011-09-14 11:05:03
                                                  • gonadification? by ER 2011-09-14 11:20:01
                                                    • yep....actually when I was a youngin' we would add 'ification' to everything...heh..we were groovy!... by Jody 2011-09-14 13:44:40
                                                      • I think it's a polite way to say by Robert 2011-09-14 11:29:20
                                                        • ROBERT!!!! :) by Jody 2011-09-14 13:45:24
                                                  AP has called NY-09 race for Republican Bob Turner by TB September 13, 2011 9:08 pm
                                                    Pournelle on compulsory vaccinations by TB September 13, 2011 8:54 pm
                                                    • EDITED: It’s her taking the bait from Blitzer, whose sole task up there was to try to get Republican candidates to ... by ER 2011-09-14 05:36:11
                                                      • Oh, speaking of paranoia... Before anyone pops back, think hard about what you would have said about Bush if he had ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:52:48
                                                        • A story on this from the Washington Post. Interestingly, when I looked at this yesterday, the headline said "laughing ... by TB 2011-09-15 09:58:05
                                                          • That's pretty funny, but I can't decide whether its someone making fun of liberals, or someone making fun of conservatives ... by ER 2011-09-14 11:17:38
                                                            • Are you talking about the website or the YouTube? The website is real, and totally serious, put out by Obama For ... by TB 2011-09-14 11:47:53
                                                              • Then I'm all for it. Someone needs to put the kabosh on the Fascist agitprop machine. For example, multiple GOP ... by ER 2011-09-14 12:31:00
                                                                • And on the subject of "agitprop:" Something interesting has happened in the past few years. Remember the old Soviet Union, ... by TB 2011-09-14 13:28:07
                                                                  • Nice jump from "this has to be a joke" to "great idea." Interesting choice of color scheme on the website, by ... by TB 2011-09-14 13:19:49
                                                              • Heh. Sure doesn't take long nowadays to gin stuff like this up. by TB 2011-09-14 09:58:44
                                                                • Well, at least it's nice to know Gilbert Gottfried got another job after he got fired from being the voice ... by ER 2011-09-14 10:45:15
                                                                  • But he sure makes a great 'Digit' by Jody 2011-09-14 11:08:37
                                                              • By the way, there's a debate transcript here. by TB 2011-09-14 06:53:17
                                                                • Thanks for the link TB...now a question...who do you think "came out on top?" by Jody 2011-09-14 09:28:57
                                                                  • Jody, at this point, I personally don't care. I don't watch these "debates." They aren't really debates anyway, ... by TB 2011-09-14 09:45:03
                                                                  • From the transcript: "MR. BLITZER: Congresswoman Bachmann, do you have a problem with anything that Governor Perry just said? You're a ... by ER 2011-09-14 07:11:23
                                                                    • Look at all the questions. Almost all of them are straight along the planned Democratic lines of attack for ... by TB 2011-09-14 08:12:29
                                                                      • I agree with Ron Paul....there should be an *opt out* for the up and coming generation. by Jody 2011-09-14 09:30:57
                                                                        • ...sorry...that is for S.S....not the actual topic on the right...sigh...I digress...as usual. by Jody 2011-09-14 09:32:37
                                                                        • Tom, I have no doubt whatsoever you actually believe what you're saying, or you would never have posted a link ... by ER 2011-09-14 09:29:53
                                                                    • You are very quick at dismissing a lot of people you know little about. Pournelle, who I have read ... by TB 2011-09-14 06:37:24
                                                                      • There is no reason you can't be crazy and smart at the same time. In fact, there seems to be ... by ER 2011-09-14 06:57:09
                                                                      • heh....you should try being a social liberal/fiscal conservative. by Jody 2011-09-14 05:38:37
                                                                        • Jody, I am a social liberal and fiscal conservative. But with these yahoos, you're always too liberal and never conservative enough. by ER 2011-09-14 06:00:18
                                                                          • I am also...thus my post.....I do not feel that I am too liberal or not conservative enough...I feel that THEY ... by Jody 2011-09-14 06:09:57
                                                                            • You're right, social and fiscal issues should have no connection, and a position on one should not automatically translate to ... by ER 2011-09-14 06:30:28
                                                                              • ER! ;) by Jody 2011-09-14 06:35:17
                                                                      Japanese earthquake, six months later by TB September 13, 2011 7:23 pm
                                                                        Takes Dirty Dancing to a Whole New Level by Eri September 13, 2011 5:55 am
                                                                        • Disgusting. by Jody 2011-09-13 10:39:32
                                                                          • Yes, it is and these were cops! Did you see the grin on that one's face? I would ... by Eri 2011-09-13 14:22:41
                                                                            • A lesson that we as women will not (or never) learn unless: To quote Jim Morrison: "The most important kind of freedom ... by Jody 2011-09-14 16:12:13
                                                                          • It falls under the category of "community relations". by ER 2011-09-13 06:54:23
                                                                            Insulin Nasal Spray May Slow Alzheimers by Eri September 12, 2011 8:42 pm
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