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Ready for Taxmageddon? by TB September 27, 2012 4:34 pm

The sky is falling, the sky is falling. by bowser 2012-09-27 18:06:21
- Like by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 21:11:31
Pretending again? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 16:58:38
- How much will that new plan raise in annual revenue? by TB 2012-09-27 17:06:31
  - That will depend on what and grand bargain or tax reform looks like, now won't it? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 17:17:09
    - Let's give some of those things a try. by TB 2012-09-27 17:53:04
      - Let's wrap this up by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 19:45:37
        
        You're not paying attention to the details of the tax hike. by TB 2012-09-27 20:26:45
        
        I'm fully aware of the middle class proporation by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 20:38:03
        
        Can we try to remember that deficits actually were at Bush-era levels during the Bush era? by TB 2012-09-27 20:42:47
        
        Not sure what your point is... Unless you are somehow trying to say Obama didn't inherit htis mess? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 21:04:55
        
        When does the statute of limitations run out on that? by TB 2012-09-27 21:22:43
        
        Look at the graph by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 21:54:34
        
        Ah. Never. by TB 2012-09-27 22:20:24
        
        If you have I missed it. I usually only read a fraction of the posts here by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-28 00:53:24
        
        Sorry. by TB 2012-09-28 06:54:29
        
        So not a word about dramatically reduced revenues. Disappointing. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-28 09:53:29
        
        Okay, let's talk revenues by TB 2012-09-28 10:20:20
        
        Blatant dishonety by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-28 10:36:50
        
        Math is hard. by TB 2012-09-28 11:19:40
        
        Let's not play stupid here by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-28 12:02:28
        
        Remember when the costs of the wars were excluded from the budget? by alcaray 2012-09-27 20:46:59
    - We should call their bluff. by ER 2012-09-27 17:48:26
      - Bravo! by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 20:59:28

"90 percent" by TB September 28, 2012 9:52 am

BLS finds 400k more jobs in revision, pushing Obama into net positive job growth by BuckGalaxy September 27, 2012 1:31 pm

good by RobVG 2012-09-27 21:05:02
Convenient. by TB 2012-09-27 13:38:38
- Yes convenient. Because we all know the BLS is partisan for Obama by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 14:41:35
- Last month was inconvenient. by alcaray 2012-09-27 13:52:13

The United States of Obama... by Jody September 20, 2012 6:18 pm

A big zero up there... by SDAI-Tech 2012-09-26 03:52:48
Now that is a stretch. by bowser 2012-09-20 20:55:47
Sorry Jody, I'm not buying this one. n/t by RobVG 2012-09-20 20:32:51
An expression of artistic patriotism by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-20 18:46:27
- Ahhh...Thanks Buck...I was wondering if it had been done before...I don't like this one either!!! I wish people would leave ... by Jody 2012-09-20 18:51:32
  - I have more problems with things like this: by TB 2012-09-20 20:21:21
    - Looks very Reaganesque, by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-20 22:25:18
      - Back that up. by TB 2012-09-21 12:47:14
        
        How about these instead? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 17:22:37
        
        We could compare tallies for Bush and Cheney. by TB 2012-09-21 18:08:21
        
        The multitudes who believe this insane caricature far outnumber the few who think Obama perfect. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 21:28:23
        
        "Deeply disappointed" by TB 2012-09-22 11:07:32
        
        Please by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-22 17:48:48
        
        I get it now! by alcaray 2012-09-22 11:24:56
        
        For a good time, google "Reagan fetish" by Robert 2012-09-21 13:29:52
        
        Don't do an end zone dance just yet. by TB 2012-09-21 15:12:35
        
        Monsters from the id by Robert 2012-09-22 11:06:48
        
        Marlboro Man vs. Soviet Worker by TB 2012-09-22 11:22:02
        
        Creepy and relevant by Robert 2012-09-22 11:45:20
        
        You could say it is "we" who do that elevation. by alcaray 2012-09-23 13:13:35
        
        Oh goody, primatology! by Robert 2012-09-23 20:01:26
        
        "I love the smell of rightwing fear, and it’s getting downright intoxicating." by ER 2012-09-27 18:04:06
        
        Villification by the nuts on the far right has gone far beyond any young liberal politico's idolizing of Obama by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-21 17:41:35
        
        Dates from the 80s? Look at my link (below) for the current, typical commercial stuff. by alcaray 2012-09-21 15:33:00
        
        Actually, Buck gave a pretty good first response to Jody's initial post. by TB 2012-09-21 16:16:20
        
        My hope is to have wonderful representatives, and to have the people appreciate them. by alcaray 2012-09-21 18:14:37
        
        Give them enough power, and there's no such thing as a wonderful representative. by TB 2012-09-21 21:10:08
        
        That's what the constitution and the courts are for. by alcaray 2012-09-21 22:19:25
        
        P.S. by TB 2012-09-21 15:24:29
        
        Schwarzeneggeresque by Robert 2012-09-22 11:12:57
        
        Are you kidding? by TB 2012-09-22 11:30:50
        
        Reagan's acting career is off-limits? Like Romney's business career? by Robert 2012-09-22 12:09:36
        
        And you're not trying at all. by TB 2012-09-22 13:32:43
        
        Does it work? by alcaray 2012-09-21 15:34:17
        
        Ooooh ahhh...The Republicans got busted! Good one Robert! by Jody 2012-09-21 13:36:30
        
        Naw, just Tom by Robert 2012-09-21 13:46:18
        
        Good grief. I think you believe it. by alcaray 2012-09-21 13:05:04

Terrorism evolution timeline by TB September 27, 2012 10:57 am

I do not believe ANYONE could stoop so low. by bowser 2012-09-27 12:12:39
- I don't think this was a minor attack. HUGE ramifications. by Jody 2012-09-27 17:49:28
What is your opinion Tom...ER..all of you...why does Obama keep minimalizing this? by Jody 2012-09-27 11:16:15
- I don't really understand the accusation. by alcaray 2012-09-27 14:56:24
  - Heh...no I suppose you wouldn't. by Jody 2012-09-27 16:05:18
    - I look at the situation differently than you. by Jody 2012-09-27 17:51:06
  - Romney has not had one word of what he would do differently by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 15:18:06
    - Well... by TB 2012-09-27 15:33:42
      - Did YOU read it? LOL by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 15:59:19
        
        Good. by TB 2012-09-27 16:08:20
        
        I know where Obama stands on foreign policy by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 16:32:15
        
        What did the website say? by TB 2012-09-27 16:37:27
        
        So because the only place you can find anything, no matter how vague, about Romney's foreign policy is is website, you want to limit Obama to the same? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 16:54:39
      - Is Buck a reporter? by alcaray 2012-09-27 15:52:36
        
        No, by TB 2012-09-27 16:00:59
        
        More likely he's watching the Romney commercials and speeches. by alcaray 2012-09-27 16:03:04
- Everyone knows the Libya attack was planned ahead of time, probably by terrorists. But it wasn't known at the time. ... by ER 2012-09-27 12:12:37
- Very simple. There's an ongoing investigation by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 12:05:15
  - As I pointed out earlier, by TB 2012-09-27 14:06:33
  - "...some differentiation between comments...about the video" by ER 2012-09-27 12:31:15

Romney sites ER room as health care for the uninsured. by BuckGalaxy September 24, 2012 2:28 pm

ER room won't help if you get cancer of the nut by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 13:38:41

The butterfly by TB September 26, 2012 1:28 pm

Isn't it a little early to be rehearsing your excuses? by ER 2012-09-27 10:22:08
- I didn't write the article, and I doubt you read it. by TB 2012-09-27 10:30:50
The media are capitalists. by SDAI-Tech 2012-09-26 17:53:21
- The media is responsible for the recession? You guys. by alcaray 2012-09-26 18:36:18
Better yet. Step on a rock. Step on a turd. Which are you going to talk about? by bowser 2012-09-26 16:13:37
When Conservatives win, it's an informed electorate. When they lose, it's a conspiracy. by bowser 2012-09-26 16:08:01
- Take it up with the editorial director at the Huffington Post. by TB 2012-09-26 16:23:09
  - Huffpost is msm? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 23:09:19
    - I don't think you understand the message. by TB 2012-09-27 09:48:05
      - So you just linked to an article critical of the president's handling of the Libyan attack - from the WP by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-27 12:11:23
I could go on a several-hours hunt and clip... by alcaray 2012-09-26 14:12:00
- Let me know when you find one that says it's Obama's fault. by TB 2012-09-26 15:52:49
  - I can't find any that say it's Bush's fault either. by alcaray 2012-09-26 16:05:27
    - Let me get this straight: by TB 2012-09-26 16:21:22
      - For the worst recession since the 20's, yes. by alcaray 2012-09-26 17:36:54
        
        With the requisite financial system melt-down. by alcaray 2012-09-26 17:53:41
        
        And a congress whose reason for existence is to block anything the president did. by alcaray 2012-09-26 17:54:38
        
        In your estimation, how long should it take for Happy Days to be Here Again, in those circumstances? by alcaray 2012-09-26 17:55:47
    - Oh, here's one I saw this morning. by alcaray 2012-09-26 16:08:57

What did they know and when did they know it? by TB September 26, 2012 10:54 am

You think those mobs were made up of Al Queda members? by alcaray 2012-09-26 13:07:30
- Mob? by TB 2012-09-26 13:43:01
  - Yes, that is one of the mobs I referred to. Point? by alcaray 2012-09-26 14:05:52
Do you think it's wise for the Admin to tip it's hand publicly on that? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 11:24:40
- The information that this was a pre-planned and organized attack was in British newspapers on September 14. by TB 2012-09-26 12:07:00
  - Interview with president of Libya by TB 2012-09-26 12:26:24
TB, why not concentrate on what was known prior to 9-11 if you want a scandal. by bowser 2012-09-26 11:13:02

OMFG. Ryan goes rouge! Calls Romney "The Stench" by BuckGalaxy September 25, 2012 10:45 pm

"Stench" vs "Gilligan" by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 10:11:43
You know, you really have to work on your credulity filter. by TB 2012-09-26 00:04:40
- More by TB 2012-09-26 00:18:31
  - Dive out the windows? by bowser 2012-09-26 01:02:24
    - Yep. Right out the windows. by TB 2012-09-26 10:17:22
  - Snicker by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 00:38:16
    - You're reaching. by TB 2012-09-26 10:12:10
      - Damn two in a row for you! by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 10:21:24
        
        Part of the problem is that Simon apparently has a very weird idea of what "satire" is. by TB 2012-09-26 10:34:02
        
        Agreed it was not satirical enough. A number of major pundits bit on this by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-26 11:10:01
        
        Keep track of the pundits that did, for future reference. by TB 2012-09-26 12:10:31
Makes Palin look loyal. by bowser 2012-09-25 23:31:47

Hey Republicans, that 47% Romney was talking about is you! by BuckGalaxy September 17, 2012 8:01 pm

I'll bet if you try real hard you can guess who populates Texas and New Mexico and the southersn states. by SDAI-Tech 2012-09-26 03:49:42
By the way... by TB 2012-09-19 22:51:55
Now we know why he doesn't want to reveal his tax returns. He's one of the 47%. by ER 2012-09-18 07:22:07
- I think I have a pretty good idea where you are coming from. I understand. I am gonna give Romney ... by Jody 2012-09-18 08:35:24
  - Jody, where this is coming from: by TB 2012-09-18 09:12:34
    - Q: You know what happens in recessions? by alcaray 2012-09-19 23:14:57
      - Here's a different chart. by TB 2012-09-20 11:13:26
        
        Sp when are you going to acknowledge the majority of the 47% are retired people? by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-20 13:35:58
        
        When it's true. by TB 2012-09-20 14:32:35
        
        They acknowledge the baby boom is a problem only when it fits the particular argument they make at the time. by alcaray 2012-09-20 13:47:28
        
        It isn't just the elderly. by TB 2012-09-20 15:04:20
        
        Baby boom shows up at all levels of your graph making it go up slightly faster than a straight line. (of course) by alcaray 2012-09-20 18:06:39
        
        "Slightly faster than a straight line." by TB 2012-09-20 20:28:01
    - More numbers by TB 2012-09-18 11:50:52
  - Mr Romney just told us he believes half the country will not take responsibility for their lives. by ER 2012-09-18 09:12:16

I like Rachel Maddow's take on Romney's airplane window idiocy... by BuckGalaxy September 25, 2012 9:55 am

Another wonderful talking point for the debates. by RobVG 2012-09-25 18:14:49
- I've heard several conservatives say the same thing around here. Why is it ok for you? by alcaray 2012-09-25 23:19:07
- This won't make the debates by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-25 20:56:35
On the other hand... by TB 2012-09-25 15:16:09
- Nuh uh...just ask William Shatner...he opened a window on an airplane once.... by Jody 2012-09-25 18:26:20
  - I just watched that episode a few days ago...he was seated in the exit row. by podrock 2012-09-25 19:01:40
- Too good to be true I guess... by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-25 15:21:27

The best news of the day by BuckGalaxy September 25, 2012 9:30 pm

Illinois politics by TB 2012-09-25 22:08:13
- Illinois - where the politicians make the license plates. by bowser 2012-09-25 23:03:33

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