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Is Social Security Really "Exhausted"? by ER April 27, 2012 8:07 am

Social Security Exhaustion: by TB 2012-04-30 15:30:28
- I think you missed the point of my post. by ER 2012-05-02 06:49:21
  - You're evading the issue. Just like the Democrats. by TB 2012-05-02 08:59:50
    - Just for information by TB 2012-05-02 09:14:39
      - No one is denying there's a problem. by ER 2012-05-02 09:21:56
        
        "We've got nothing but we don't like your solutions" is getting old. by TB 2012-05-02 09:32:29
        
        That's not the way a reasonable person would see it. by ER 2012-05-02 09:56:34
- Fixed. Finally. by TB 2012-04-30 15:34:43

Experimentum crucis? by ER April 25, 2012 9:51 am

Please don't tell me you support Romney... pretty please? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-25 20:07:02
- No, I don't support him. I used to think he was a moderate Republican and competent administrator, a man ... by ER 2012-04-25 21:00:11
  - Wow. Total nuclear warfare by the Republicans. by TB 2012-04-25 21:53:58
    - In other words, the Republicans first proposed a stimulus package under Bush...it was his idea, remember? Until Obama embraced it. ... by ER 2012-04-26 05:31:28
      - The Republicans had nothing to do with the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. by TB 2012-04-26 09:54:27
        
        Q: When did the Great Recession begin? A: December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit ... by ER 2012-04-26 10:16:46
        
        What does that have to do with anything I just said? But whatever. by TB 2012-04-26 10:31:06
        
        What does that have to do with anything I just said? by ER 2012-04-26 11:10:09
        
        My original point: The Republicans didn't actually manage to sabotage anything, by TB 2012-04-26 11:46:45
        
        When those people signed the pledge to not support anything Obama proposed, what do you think they were doing? Did that ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:10:26
        
        This is probably a futile question, but did you ever actually read that thing? by TB 2012-04-26 12:24:44
- You might be out of luck: by TB 2012-04-25 20:50:01
  - How very convenient that you leave out the rest of the article, TB. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 02:35:29
    - Which says what? by TB 2012-04-26 09:39:52
      - You got caught, TB. Be gracious about it and admit it. by ER 2012-04-26 10:22:04
        
        Caught doing what??? Seriously. by TB 2012-04-26 10:32:21
        
        Republicans have a different definition of American Exceptionalism than Democrats do. Democrats believe America is special because of what it ... by ER 2012-04-26 10:55:17
        
        What ER said. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:25:06
        
        "Our president doesn’t have the same feelings about American exceptionalism that we do,” Romney said Saturday. “And I think over ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 10:42:17
        
        So you believe Romney, even if Obama disagrees with him? by TB 2012-04-26 11:06:17
        
        Obama's saying that the United States has the capacity to do great things, and that he has pursued such goals ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-26 20:27:40
    - You learn quickly, grasshopper. by ER 2012-04-26 06:11:00
The Austerity Debacle by ER 2012-04-25 12:54:59
- A commentary on Krugman's article here. by TB 2012-04-25 13:33:39
  - To be perfectly fair to Dr Hayek and Dr Friedman, neither of them comments on Dr Krugman's article. And neither ... by ER 2012-04-25 14:04:17
    - What's his bio got to do with it? by TB 2012-04-25 15:31:57
      - What did Friedman and Hayek have to do with it? Were you just name- dropping Nobels to counteract Krugman's, ... by ER 2012-04-25 15:46:31
        
        Of course I was name-dropping, same as you. by TB 2012-04-25 16:35:57
        
        Oh, so only libertarian economists use numbers? by ER 2012-04-25 16:45:22
        
        It's not about using them. It's about being willing to show them, and think about them. by TB 2012-04-25 17:16:42
        
        Tom, astrologers use numbers, and charts and graphs and scienterrific-sounding terms too. And not only do economists disagree, aren't ... by ER 2012-04-25 17:57:20
        
        You know, there's a certain amount of amusement value to this, by TB 2012-04-25 18:05:53
        
        Gee, I tried to meet you half-way. 8) by ER 2012-04-25 18:20:36
You're not seeing an experiment beginning. You're seeing the results of one that has been completed. by TB 2012-04-25 11:22:22
Certainly worth watching, as you suggest. And their economies are a bit different than ours. What is appropriate ... by bowser 2012-04-25 10:53:45

New allegations of Secret Service misconduct surface. by bowser April 26, 2012 5:19 pm

It will eventually be blown out of proportion, if it hasn't been already. It looks like this is spreading ... by ER 2012-04-26 17:56:03
- If the truth comes out, which I doubt, you will find a lot more than blowing off steam. I've been told ... by bowser 2012-04-26 20:02:13
Here's a link to the original story. Has anyone heard any older stories like this? by TB 2012-04-26 17:47:19

North Korea parade missiles fake? by TB April 26, 2012 12:11 pm

They might very well be fakes, but that proves nothing, one way or the other. Fake missiles are used to ... by ER 2012-04-26 12:48:12
- PS. A close look at the launch/transport vehicles tells you a lot about a potential enemy's capabilities. How ... by ER 2012-04-26 12:59:44
  - Interesting. I wish I'd known that, I would have watched the May Day parades in the Kremlin with different ... by bowser 2012-04-26 14:53:19
  - Good info. Thanks! by TB 2012-04-26 14:24:03
Might be. Might well be. There's an ironic aspect to it, though. If at the moment the drums were ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:27:37

Both Sides Now by ER April 25, 2012 7:42 pm

Water is so more efficient than air in transferring heat that very small changes in sea temperature could have profound ... by bowser 2012-04-26 12:14:33
- When water gets warm, it evaporates, and water vapor is even more efficient a greenhouse gas than CO2. The ... by ER 2012-04-26 13:37:44

Russia's Million Dollar Hackers. by Jody April 25, 2012 7:38 am

Obama announces his annual crackdown on oil market "manipulators" by TB April 21, 2012 1:56 pm

Artificially generated shortages don't count? Pulling refineries off-line so as to drive up the price of refined products isn't ... by bowser 2012-04-23 20:51:47
- Anybody can ask a question. by TB 2012-04-23 21:31:03
  - They are simple "yes" or "no" questions relevant to your post. And I was right. You wouldn't answer, ... by bowser 2012-04-23 22:14:38
    - Okay. Let's go over it again. by TB 2012-04-24 08:02:58
      - "HOVENSA announced earlier this month that it would shut down its St. Croix refinery in the Virgin Islands. Sunoco and ... by bowser 2012-04-24 09:51:56
        
        These refineries are not being permanently shut down. by TB 2012-04-24 11:30:00
        
        Economics 50: A functional monopoly artificially restricting supply is a tactic designed to increase profits. In the oil ... by bowser 2012-04-24 13:38:46
So the futures market is not a problem? by RobVG 2012-04-22 09:41:04
- Okay, we'll investigate it for another four years. by TB 2012-04-22 12:57:51
  - I had a reply but I lost it. [Edit] by RobVG 2012-04-23 07:59:37
    - Update on that Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group here. by TB 2012-04-23 09:05:00
      - Well, there might be a difference between an actual supply problem and an anticipated drop in supply that's never realized? by RobVG 2012-04-23 17:38:45
- Way to go, Rob! by ER 2012-04-22 10:06:09
  - "Hmmm. While we’re talking about speculation, maybe we can speculate that this unexplainable spike in gas prices is deliberately engineered ... by TB 2012-04-22 16:56:19
    - 2008? Oh that was obviously Democratic skullduggery, taking advantage of their great influence with the oil companies, and the Texas ... by ER 2012-04-22 17:25:45
      - Or the simplest conclusion that fits both cases: your "deliberately engineered" theory was a load of pants. :) by TB 2012-04-22 19:11:39
        
        I've mentioned here before that I think prices are set by individual speculators, and (sometimes) market forces, but since ... by ER 2012-04-22 21:17:22

The largest union at Lockheed Martin at Fort Worth... by Jody April 22, 2012 3:45 pm

Details here. by TB 2012-04-22 16:43:37
She shouldn't even be considering it. by bowser 2012-04-22 15:56:27
- They are meeting off property and going to discuss what to do. Her father has offered to drive her in ... by Jody 2012-04-22 16:27:20
  - She shouldn't even be considering it. And, not to worry. Lockheed will have set up a second gate so she ... by bowser 2012-04-22 16:35:33
    - I knew you would feel this way Bowser. I don't. by Jody 2012-04-22 16:59:45
      - And you wonder where the middle class has gone. 57 years of unrelenting propaganda has trained you well. by bowser 2012-04-22 17:05:17
        
        I really don't feel that is true Bowser. There is something sadly desperate about all this. Sorta "Custer's Last Stand" ... by Jody 2012-04-23 03:55:09
        
        Something like seven percent of private employees are unionized. by TB 2012-04-22 17:17:15
        
        No, but once they lose their unions, they can mostly kiss the middle class goodbye. Ain't that the plan? ... by ER 2012-04-22 17:36:42
        
        It is simply revolting to see people who live enjoying the advantages of Union employment and benefits disparaging Unions. by bowser 2012-04-22 21:07:57
        
        I said "private employees." by TB 2012-04-22 19:09:12
    - I don't think she has actually thought any of this through. Tomorrow her company will help her...and I am curious ... by Jody 2012-04-22 16:57:51

US, Afghans seal deal for 'strategic partnership' after withdrawal - 10 years by bowser April 22, 2012 4:07 pm

This has become a pointless war. As I've mentioned before, we long ago passed the point of diminishing returns. ... by ER 2012-04-22 18:04:18

Charles Colson dies. by bowser April 21, 2012 4:09 pm

Beating the Bracelet by ER April 21, 2012 3:58 am

Loss of signal is also a signal. And the design is a bit more complicated than we think. by TB 2012-04-21 09:52:59
There are other kinds of bracelets which transmit through a specific land phone line. Those are for house arrest, ... by bowser 2012-04-21 04:43:16
- Useful info. Many thanks. by ER 2012-04-21 08:34:05

Zimmerman out on bail, apologizes to family. n/t by RobVG April 20, 2012 8:34 am

My personal opinion, and that's all it is, an opinion, by ER 2012-04-20 09:01:08
- Guilty of what? by RobVG 2012-04-20 16:49:03
  - Is it the prosecutor or Zimmerman by ER 2012-04-20 20:37:40
    - "And I’d be willing to bet the orders to cover it all up right after the shooting came straight from ... by TB 2012-04-20 20:52:36
      - Nah, Bush doesn't dare poke his head out of his Fortress of Sillytude. Have you noticed how much the GOP ... by ER 2012-04-20 21:04:37
        
        Under Bush it would be legal. After all, a hoodie is the uniform of a terrorist, and it's better ... by bowser 2012-04-21 04:45:42
- Well, I was writing that I don't have an opinion so I'd deliver an opinion on your opinion. The ... by bowser 2012-04-20 11:36:01
  - Zimmerman reminds me of Barney Fife. A frustrated wannabe bad ass. by Jody 2012-04-20 14:01:23
    - I think Barney Fife would have backed down the minute he was confronted. If he had a loaded gun ... by bowser 2012-04-20 16:29:21
      - Barney Fife and his gun, here. by TB 2012-04-20 20:17:21
    - I don't know Zimmerman, I have no idea what kind of man he really is. by ER 2012-04-20 15:30:38

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