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You know your prison population is too high... by FrankC June 26, 2011 12:17 pm
  • We have a serious problem with privately run prisons. Like any free market business, they need to grow every ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-26 20:58:30
    • My guess? Private prisons should be run more like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, not entirely. *shudders* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-28 23:30:06
      • Yeah, public prisons can lose money year after year and never think twice about it. Something like 8 percent of all ... by TB 2011-06-26 21:35:16
        • Yep, just think about the savings to be generated from the growing pool of prison labor, a resource we have ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:45:18
          • No end to this blame the public unions game is there? I suppose this has nothing to do with ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:16:27
            • From your link: "Some of the biggest names in the private prison industry have given $835,514 to federal candidates since 2000 ... by TB 2011-06-27 09:57:39
              • A little more math from that Justice Policy Institute paper. The paper declares that the two largest private prison ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:37:52
                • You have a reading comprehension problem. I've seen studies about costs and there is conflicting data on what is ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:20:14
                  • I hate to keep having to drive things home with a goddam steam hammer, but don't you think the institutions ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:40:47
                    • You're still using steam? ;-) by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:18:46
                      • A lot of my posting is powered by steam. Hadn't you noticed? by TB 2011-06-27 17:46:28
        • Do you mean convicts watch A&E? by ER 2011-06-26 12:33:15
          • It appears that the ads are aimed at the dependents of convicts. I can see the contradiction of the ad being ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 14:22:21
          A really romantic figure by Eri June 26, 2011 12:03 pm
          • Hey, look who bought it. The "other" Koch brother. Well, at least he didn't pay millions for a used dress. ... by TB 2011-06-26 13:32:20
            • Are these the same Kochs who are bankrolling the Wisconsin public Unions busters? by ER 2011-06-26 20:27:11
              • And many other things by podrock 2011-06-26 20:49:06
                • I hadn't thought about that but it most likely is. I guess Billy the Kid is a great match ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:36:16
                • To him, relatively, that's like one of us buying dinner. Or a postage stamp. by podrock 2011-06-26 15:19:03
                  • I wish he'd buy ME dinner. I could use the extra income. by Eri 2011-06-26 16:19:10
                    • Koch is into sailing, and won the America's Cup in 1992. He also collects (among other things) nautical items ... by TB 2011-06-26 16:47:30
                      • America's Cup racing is for wimps. Ted Turner won the Cup in 77, but he also won a stormy offshore bluewater ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:50:55
                        • America's Cup is going to be here in the Bay Area pretty soon. Some boats are already practicing. ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:59:34
                          • Yeah, they look like Klingon Birds of Prey. Didn't you post some video of one of those guys capsizing, ... by ER 2011-06-27 11:53:29
                The presidential gaffes by TB June 26, 2011 8:38 am
                • Chime in boys and girls, are gaffes important or not? Austrian??? Marine corpse??? by FrankC 2011-06-26 21:45:25
                  • My favorite is substituting "Calvary" for "cavalry", several times in one interview. But unfortunately, it wasn't Obama. It was ... by ER 2011-06-27 07:13:17
                    • LOL. Thanks, made my day. by mcfly 2011-06-27 21:28:19
                      • I couldn't agree more that gaffes are not important. But, the media reaction to political gaffes is interesting. THAT, is the ... by FrankC 2011-06-27 07:41:11
                        • Bingo. by TB 2011-06-27 10:10:53
                          • That same political humor website I pointed to also has extensive documentation on Obama malapropisms. I just think conservatives need to ... by ER 2011-06-27 08:17:28
                      NATO's surreal world by TB June 26, 2011 8:13 am
                      • NATO definitely has its problems, but Obama has succeeded in using them to further American policy at minimum risk to ... by ER 2011-06-27 05:41:22
                        • I'd tend to agree. I'm not really sure we (or the Europeans) should be in Libya. As I said months ... by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:15:18
                          • "They don't want people like me on board." Yeah, I know what you mean about them. You don't really disagree with ... by ER 2011-06-27 20:32:11
                            • I think the key to the "meeting half-way" deal is where exactly the "half-way" point is. Go over a few political ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:05:27
                              • You gotta admit TB, you'd put the halfway point on the liberal's one yard line. Maybe in the end zone. ... by mcfly 2011-06-28 11:15:08
                                • Your response corroborates my comments perfectly. TB, if you post here just to enlighten us barbarian Liberals on the subtler points ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:17:50
                                  • No, my response does not "corroborate" your comments. My response made the reasonable point that your post was, to ... by TB 2011-06-28 08:55:14
                                    • I never said I had no political opinions, or even that I was a strict middle of the roader, I've ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:30:00
                          For ER by Eri June 26, 2011 4:54 am
                          • LOL, the more obvious it becomes that our liberal POTUS is an imbecile and a disappointment to his adoring constituents, ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 22:05:50
                            • Zoner: The aliens are to stay on the Multiverse Board until they can prove they're not a photographic anomoly. LulzSec: We've ... by mcfly 2011-06-26 13:25:11
                              • LOL! Lemme know if you get their credit card #'s and Security Codes. I could use some things around ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:39:30
                                • I did! But their cards are only authorized to buy Flux Capacitors. Who's got the time to mess with those? by mcfly 2011-06-28 13:41:58
                              • Liberals: "We can hit them hard enough that they won’t want to stay here. We are not defeated!" Conservatives: Want ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:30:01
                                • No, the conservatives would sell guns...to both sides. by ER 2011-06-26 06:36:07
                                  • LOL by Eri 2011-06-26 08:36:33
                                    • Kind of like the current ATF? by TB 2011-06-26 08:04:36
                                  • You left one out: Business Community: The aliens can stay here as long as they like providing they keep taxes and ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:12:00
                                    • Unions: The aliens can stay as long they don't try to close up our shops. We're organizing the ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:44:31
                                    Prof. Orlando Ferguson's geographical theory by TB June 25, 2011 9:19 pm
                                    • LOL! Maybe that's why we're all covered in bird poop. by Eri 2011-06-26 04:48:26
                                      • Well no one believes in the flat earth any more, but creationists are running for President and there is ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:30:15
                                        • See? Nice fat water balloon. by TB 2011-06-26 08:03:48
                                          • What do you mean by "water balloon"? A post expressing an opinion but no real information content? Or a post ... by ER 2011-06-26 09:09:46
                                            • You really don't want to start something about political movements that recruit fanatics and the uninformed to serve their own ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:34:42
                                              • Water balloon. A reference to a comment in a previous thread. I posted something I thought was cool-looking, graphically-interesting, and ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:23:37
                                                • The difference is, Tom, I'm telling the truth. You're just a conservative. :-) by ER 2011-06-26 09:30:15
                                        A little bit of healing for Joplin by Eri June 25, 2011 8:52 pm
                                        • That's really cool. I was thinking 600 "orphaned" pets is an awful lot. I hope everyone in the area who ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:01:35
                                          • I know. I thought about that, too. Some people may have had more than one pet, of course. ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:01:10
                                          The Master Race, an exercise in depravity and mass murder by mcfly June 25, 2011 7:00 pm
                                          • Horrible. Be sure to catch the first part of the series, too (linked at the beginning). by TB 2011-06-25 20:21:36
                                            History of computers in ads by Eri June 25, 2011 5:32 pm
                                            • That brings back memories. I remember using Compuserve. And I'd forgotten all about "Charlie Chaplin" being the IBM spokesman! ... by TB 2011-06-25 20:41:57
                                              Plan B on the debt ceiling? by TB June 25, 2011 2:26 pm
                                              • Funny. Obama is supposedly so helpless and ineffectual, a typical, whining hand-wringing liberal. But the cons are always ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:54:02
                                                • Now you're not only phoning it in, you're digging it out of the bottom of the barrel. Pardon the mixed metaphor. by TB 2011-06-27 10:13:10
                                                  • TB, you have to wear red coats and march in straight lines. I get to hide behind trees and ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:22:59
                                                    • Yeah, but cripes, bring some ammunition next time. by TB 2011-06-27 10:26:02
                                                      • No, TB. I don't argue with telephone spammers, I just lift the receiver off the hook and walk away for ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:31:57
                                                        • You know, you can train a monkey to do that. by TB 2011-06-27 10:46:54
                                                          • Train a monkey to do what, making spam phone calls? by ER 2011-06-27 11:15:35
                                                            • No, no, you're not going to drag me into a dozen more posts trying to explain the first one. ... by TB 2011-06-27 11:45:24
                                                • Thank God! The GOP lunatic fringe in Congress can not unilaterally hold the entire world economy hostage to their ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:22:41
                                                  • How many congressmen do the American people have to elect before they stop being a "fringe?" by TB 2011-06-27 10:01:14
                                                    • You are literally insane if you think it is reasonable to let the government default on its debt. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:22:51
                                                      • No, you have to be insane to think it's fine to borrow money just to pay the interest on money ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:46:20
                                                        • Not raising the debt limit is not automatically a default. Here's a clue: Just because my bank won't raise my ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:56:33
                                                          • The US credit rating is on the brink of being downgraded by moodys because of the tea party idiots who ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 17:21:54
                                                            • Yeah, and running our debt to over 100 percent of our GDP (last CBO prediction I saw) will have no ... by TB 2011-06-27 17:52:47
                                                              • You keep making up bullshit. Everyone knows we need to address the debt. Just not by destroying America's ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 01:31:25
                                                                • Look at the chart. The curve is heading asymptotic. Your side controlled Congress from 2007 to this year, ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:16:10
                                                                  • Your squirming is so pathetically obvious. Again, we all know the debt needs to be addressed. Blame the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 08:49:32
                                                                    • If "we" all know the debt has to be addressed, then why are the people in Washington continuing to spend ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:54:36
                                                                      • There is no default. That's like saying you default when you hit the maximum limit on your credit card. ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:35:53
                                                                        • Market operate on emotion as much as anything else. Investers will not like it and will stop buying our ... by podrock 2011-06-29 13:49:12
                                                                          • You have to ask yourself one question. Do we continue to give the idiots in Washington more and more ... by Lee 2011-06-29 14:28:06
                                                                            • I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut. Billions simply lost in the ... by podrock 2011-06-29 14:51:17
                                                                              • "I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut." Not strictly accurate. The projected deficit ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:44:09
                                                                        • You just can't bring yourself to address the point? You keep changing the subject and talking about how horrible ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-29 08:47:20
                                                                        • Maybe ruining the nation's credit rating is precisely the point. The whole plan may be to wreck the economy ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:51:14
                                                                          • "After all, the only plan they seem to have is to cut spending and lower taxes. Jobs and the economy ... by TB 2011-06-28 10:01:31
                                                        • ROFLMAO! President Obama has not ignored the debt ceiling or taken any action in that direction yet, but here ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:13:56
                                                          • Yeah, "good for him." Think of how effective he could be if he just disbanded Congress. I've seen a lot ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:28:20
                                                            • Here's another example. There are others where regulatory agencies like the EPA are doing end runs around the legislative process. Government by ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:17:29
                                                              • Tom, you're ranting. You're offended that Liberals have any power in government whatsoever. This is still a Republic ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:03:27
                                                                • I'm offended that anyone has as much power as our government does. Again, if a Republican president did half of what ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:26:25
                                                                  • Bush took as many, if not more, liberties than Obama has and many of his were at the expense of ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:35:41
                                                                    • Bush goons hauling you off? Illegal president? Heh. Reminds me of how much I miss Lindy. And P.S.: ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:41:41
                                                                      • I know what whining sounds like. I have two cats who do it until I give up and feed them ... by Eri 2011-06-26 12:09:11
                                                            Where is the hyperinflation? by TB June 25, 2011 11:37 am
                                                            • A good article, although I confess I have trouble following it. I too have been waiting for the other ... by ER 2011-06-27 06:21:59
                                                              Out: We're losing jobs to ATMs. In: We're creating jobs via robotics by TB June 25, 2011 11:22 am
                                                              • Yeah, the money should be pumped into tax cuts instead, where it can help stimulate the economies of Switzerland and ... by ER 2011-06-27 07:40:48
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