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GSA Spending Scandal by RobVG April 13, 2012 8:35 am

I read the entire .pdf report. One of the very last sentences directs someone to attempt to recover the ... by bowser 2012-04-17 10:41:33
- And now Congress is making noises. The more noise they make the less they actually do. It's like judges sentencing ... by bowser 2012-04-17 11:03:32
One hates to see that sort of thing. It really is not OK. And yet the hundreds of millions that ... by bowser 2012-04-13 19:43:35
- You have a point by RobVG 2012-04-14 08:59:23
- I guess the "morality" depends on which party is dropping money down the rathole. by TB 2012-04-13 20:04:39
  - Solyndra screams for heads to roll. And then fire 'em. by bowser 2012-04-13 20:45:35
It keeps getting worse by RobVG 2012-04-13 18:14:52
"The General Services Administration inspector general was told the agency spent as much as $330,000 to move an employee from ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-13 10:17:02
That's not the half of it. More here, with videos. by TB 2012-04-13 08:42:21

I guess they couldn't keep it covered up any more. by ER April 17, 2012 7:36 am

It's not clear what they're talking about just from the news story. by TB 2012-04-17 09:48:28
I think allegations of sexual assault puts officers in a position for which they are not qualified in the least. ... by bowser 2012-04-17 08:29:50
- I suppose every war has its peculiar problems due to unique social conditions. Vietnam had conscription, short tours, drugs, insubordination, ... by ER 2012-04-17 09:27:38
  - I don't think it has anything to do with war. I think it has to do with a difficult ... by bowser 2012-04-17 10:24:08
  - I suspect this sort of thing has been going on since soldiers were wearing leather armor and carried bronze weapons. by TB 2012-04-17 09:51:45
    - True. But the Bronze Age victims were mostly enemy civilians. This is affecting friendly combatants. That is ... by ER 2012-04-17 10:27:12

As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge by ER April 16, 2012 11:16 am

I'd say I don't want to live on this planet anymore.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-16 20:45:20
They're having a terrible time. They plant a flag and it floats off. So they plant a flag ... by bowser 2012-04-16 18:10:23

US cancels food aid to North Korea after missile launch, warns of more sanctions by bowser April 13, 2012 12:03 pm

There was an agreement that NK would halt nuclear tests and the development of ballistic missiles. by RobVG 2012-04-13 15:50:11
Well, think of it this way. If we DID send food aid to North Korea anyway, would it ever ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-13 12:22:14
- Even if it did get to the people, it would still allow the NKs to maintain their army and the ... by ER 2012-04-13 13:08:23
  - Sanctions against the people don't seem to work. They simply unite the country. North Koreans would be very aware of ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:42:03
    - I don't agree with you, Bowser. I think the NK regime is a bunch of brutal thugs that have ... by ER 2012-04-13 14:00:15
      - Looks as if I'm not going to be signing your name to the Christmas card. by bowser 2012-04-13 22:27:18
- How is that relevant to the rocket launch? Clearly the kind of food we'd send would get to the ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:07:57

Capital flight in Europe by TB April 13, 2012 1:46 pm

Political microtargeting by TB April 11, 2012 10:33 am

I don't use any myself, (except the Zone) but I fear that in the future you may have to use ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:52:04
- I still like paper bills, in the mail. by TB 2012-04-11 22:00:02
  - A couple of other examples of "the old ways are still good:" I have an old touch-tone phone in the house. ... by TB 2012-04-12 08:54:01
  - I used to have a friend whose grandmother was from a little village in the old country (Italy) and she ... by ER 2012-04-12 03:37:16
    - Yipes. I've never run into anyone like that Italian lady. by TB 2012-04-12 07:56:34
      - Probably watching the porn that code square brings up XD by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 14:20:09
- You might want to sit down for this... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:46:35
- Should be below VRB's post. by ER 2012-04-11 19:55:59
Even better rule of thumb: Don't use social networking sites in general. To me, they're nothing more than ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 19:32:44
- Another reason to avoid social media. http://blog.zonealarm.com/2012/03/employers-requesting-usernames-and-passwords.html You knew it was only a matter of time before they started taking advantage of ... by ER 2012-04-13 10:38:35

So, we should be hypochondriacs vs paranoid by FrankC April 12, 2012 2:48 pm

Meh.... these are less fears for me and more annoyances. Almost everything on that list is avoidable in some ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:32:00
We should fear, fear. by Jody 2012-04-12 17:41:48
- The only thing we have to fear...etc. by ER 2012-04-12 17:50:08
  - I am not afraid of etc. by Jody 2012-04-13 07:26:21
    - Really, that's what I'm MOST afraid of...the things I don't know can, and will, hurt me. by ER 2012-04-13 07:28:59
      - Yea...me too actually. Incompetence at my expense comes to mind. by Jody 2012-04-13 09:06:24
  - Fear can be a wonderful tool. It's honest and tells us what we truly value. And, fear plus ... by bowser 2012-04-12 18:24:57
  - The Litany Against Fear by ER 2012-04-12 17:52:41
    - Lucky for him he never had to sit through Shark Week on the cable channel... by FrankC 2012-04-12 18:26:52

South Korea reports North Korea has launched orbital rocket by TB April 12, 2012 4:14 pm

They should never have launched on Friday the Thirteenth. It was still Thurs 12 Apr when we heard about it, but ... by ER 2012-04-13 08:54:05
Yo TB, Career Opportunity! I hear the PDRK is reorganizing and staffing up its space program. Lots of jobs, jobs, ... by ER 2012-04-12 17:48:40
- What makes you think I'm not already involved? by TB 2012-04-12 17:56:06
  - lol by RobVG 2012-04-12 22:00:43
Apparently broke up. by bowser 2012-04-12 17:04:04
- So North Korea blew up its deal with the U.S. for nothing. by TB 2012-04-12 18:25:06
  - Yeah, they're stupid like that. Didn't their last rocket break up mid-flight too? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:28:53
    - Rockets occasionaly fail even for the most skilled practitioners of space tech. I cannot imagine why they would bet ... by ER 2012-04-13 07:42:52
- (Overheard while playing solitaire, no citation.) by bowser 2012-04-12 17:05:11

Bankrupt Kodak requesting more money by Vitruvius April 10, 2012 7:12 pm

Sometimes companies need a few months to shut down. by Robert 2012-04-11 13:58:14
- An informative response. Thanks! by TB 2012-04-13 08:36:44
What's happening to Kodak is sad. They used to be an innovative and responsible high-tech company, one of the first. ... by ER 2012-04-11 08:53:04
They're not expecting more money, as in a bailout, actually, they just want to give their suits (who drove the ... by ER 2012-04-11 05:28:49
- That was an easy swipe by RobVG 2012-04-11 09:03:21
  - First, you know perfectly well those millions aren't going to be divided equally. A few at the top will ... by ER 2012-04-11 09:23:27
  - Stock goes up, big bonuses. Stock goes down, big bonuses. Object and it's "prejudice" to a Conservative. Look at ... by bowser 2012-04-11 09:18:30
    - Both of you are everything you've ever accused Tom of being. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-11 19:58:39
      - I missed anything of substance in your succinct reply. Anyway, when stock goes up management makes big bonuses based ... by bowser 2012-04-12 10:49:21
        
        Mangers were paid in stock. Now the stock is worthless. They effectively sustained a large cut in pay. Kodak feels ... by RobVG 2012-04-12 16:51:27
        
        More likely they were paid with stock options, allowing them to buy the stock at a later date at a ... by podrock 2012-04-12 18:51:32
        
        When you accept your pay in stock you are allegedly taking a chance. You are sharecropping. If there ... by bowser 2012-04-12 17:08:28
        
        You just cant' get past the "bonuses". by RobVG 2012-04-12 21:16:08

Obama and Democrats continue to push "Buffett Rule." by TB April 11, 2012 9:48 am

It is such a paltry amount, especially considering the wealth of those from whom it would derive, that they should ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:14:39
- It's actually kind of fascinating to watch information just flow across you like rain on a windshield. by TB 2012-04-11 16:33:40
  - And when you can't reply you simply try to insult. As predictable as the Tea Party. by bowser 2012-04-11 16:44:49
    - Yeah, me, I never get insults in place of arguments. Must be hard. by TB 2012-04-11 16:47:20
      - Your posts get a lot of insults. Ever wonder why? :-) by bowser 2012-04-12 10:50:13
        
        Not really. It's because when they can't reply they try to insult. Kind of predictable, really. by TB 2012-04-12 10:56:21
  - And just as fascinating is to watch the relatively poor worship greed and the ultra-wealthy. Sort of like a mouse bowing ... by bowser 2012-04-11 16:37:51
    - Poor or unsuccessful Conservatives need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can't admit to anyone else they may ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:49:57
      - "Poor or unsuccessful [Liberals] need someone to blame for their misfortune. They can’t admit to anyone else they may not ... by TB 2012-04-11 19:01:02
        
        Be careful, TB. You've recognized that similarities in partisan rhetoric suggest that political speech may be more a function ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:57:31
I think Obama is doing just fine. by ER 2012-04-11 14:20:41
- Well, you would, wouldn't you? No choice, really. by TB 2012-04-11 15:03:18
  - Yes, I'm such a slave to my prejudices... by ER 2012-04-11 15:34:34
    - Obama is running on rhetorical automatic. Flipping the same cards from a very small intellectual deck. by TB 2012-04-11 17:45:18
      - That's called a stump speech, it is worked on and refined by campaign workers and then presented over and over ... by ER 2012-04-11 18:10:10

Izzat who I think it is? by ER April 12, 2012 5:08 am

The Sanford situation, again. by bowser April 11, 2012 4:42 pm

So far, the record shows most of the "fanciful" stuff came from mainstream media sources. by TB 2012-04-11 17:16:05
- Maybe so, but without all that mainstream media attention, Mr Zimmerman woudn't be in custody right now. by ER 2012-04-11 20:02:01

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