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Santorum surging in Iowa by BuckGalaxy December 29, 2011 11:03 am

...and down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. by Robert 2011-12-29 14:34:47
The reason that there are so many idiots running for the GOP nomination isn't because there are no smart Republicans, ... by ER 2011-12-29 13:23:29
- Again, you give them too much credit. You are assuming "they" have the same interest as the Dems for ... by bowser 2011-12-30 04:16:05
  - I think they live in their own little world, where they only need compete with each other in pointless acquisition ... by ER 2011-12-30 07:40:48
    - Did you read my "A bit more crony capitalism" comment in the ethanol thread below? by TB 2011-12-30 10:44:41
      - Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. In fact, I could go you a step further--that virtue and greed ... by ER 2011-12-30 13:55:59
- Do you have any idea how many times I've heard this kind of lament during economic downturns? by TB 2011-12-29 17:54:08
  - Ever wondered why you hear this lament? Ever wonder where the smart ones are? Let me help. The smart ... by bowser 2011-12-29 23:35:50
    - You hear this lament when miserable failures in government are trying to defend the power they won a few years ... by TB 2011-12-29 23:45:17
  - Night Thoughts of a Baffled Humanist by ER 2011-12-29 18:28:32
    - Much of the article describes her own ideology, no less divorced from reality. What's the point here? by TB 2011-12-29 18:49:17
      - It's a meditation on the seductiveness and limitation of ideology. by ER 2011-12-29 18:56:59
        
        The essay covers a lot more territory than that. by TB 2011-12-29 19:01:51
        
        And incidentally: by TB 2011-12-29 19:19:20
        
        My original post wasn't about economic downturns. It was about why smart Republicans were staying out of this election ... by ER 2011-12-29 19:43:53

Good news on the ethanol front by TB December 27, 2011 9:12 pm

An ethical issue. Let's say there are two villages with a large farm harvesting corn in between. South Village, pop. ... by bowser 2011-12-28 09:40:53
- Just to drag a small clue across your path: Government subsidies of corn ethanol to benefit crony industries is not capitalism. In ... by TB 2011-12-29 09:41:45
  - Wow. Deserves a new thread. One interesting point. "In a socialist country, all companies are cronies. Their CEOs ... by bowser 2011-12-29 12:12:54
  - Related: A bit more crony capitalism here. by TB 2011-12-29 09:57:21

Ben Nelson is retiring by TB December 27, 2011 1:12 pm

He was already a republican in everything but party title. If his seat goes to the gop, I'd gladly ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 19:30:52
Who is Ben Nelson? I'm sure he was an interesting guy and this is an interesting post. However, ... by bowser 2011-12-27 13:27:04
- Sorry, it's enough work doing my own thinking. by TB 2011-12-27 14:04:15
  - And when you post like that we can see you don't. :-) A post which just references something without the ... by bowser 2011-12-27 15:21:26
    - If someone posts on a subject I don't know about, by TB 2011-12-27 15:35:55
      - You do have a legitimate point. And I believe if the guy were well known, it would be a ... by bowser 2011-12-27 19:03:00

CIA has suspended drone strikes in Pakistan on lower level militants by BuckGalaxy December 25, 2011 11:39 am

There's hope for the republic! by BuckGalaxy December 25, 2011 11:35 am

I like E.R., (no relation), I've been following his work a lot lately. He is often brought in for ... by ER 2011-12-25 15:31:15
"Pragmatist:" A Republican who will do whatever the Democrats want. by TB 2011-12-25 15:27:06
- Oh Come All Ye Faithful, And May The Rest Of You Rot In Hell. Our way or the highway. ... by bowser 2011-12-25 18:39:27
  - Deck the Halls with Balls of Traitors, fa la la la la la, 'Tis the season to be surly, fa la ... by bowser 2011-12-25 18:49:59
    - Ever see what happens to a leftist who takes one step off the reservation? by TB 2011-12-25 19:07:55
      - The "leftist" reservation is huge, bigger'n a tea cup. by bowser 2011-12-25 20:11:01
More here on the GOP fracture... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-25 11:40:55
- Progressives should not take too much comfort from the Right's internal schisms. Like all aggressive, inflexible movements, there are ... by ER 2011-12-25 18:19:18

The greatest political poster I've ever seen! by bowser December 24, 2011 8:17 am

Put on your Putin, by ER 2011-12-24 08:47:05

N.R.C. approves new nuclear reactor design by TB December 22, 2011 10:21 pm

I'd like to see around 500-600 of these built in the US. by Lee 2011-12-27 07:38:38
It would be a very good thing to have those dotted around the landscape. And if Yucca Flats could ... by bowser 2011-12-23 19:18:04

Boehner quote for the ages! by BuckGalaxy December 22, 2011 8:31 pm

I expected him to cry. by ER 2011-12-22 21:37:44

Debt hits 100 percent of GDP mark by TB December 22, 2011 11:32 am

conventional wisdom vs. the markets "In Washington, 2011 was all about dangers posed by America’s deficits. Republicans said deficit reduction ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 11:40:24
- "Infrastructure." Translation: Print another few trillion dollars and pass it to our union pals while we have the ... by TB 2011-12-27 12:12:42
  - Infrastructure was once something EVERYONE agreed on. wtf!? Do you think there might be an economic price for ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-27 19:39:31
    - Number One: by TB 2011-12-27 21:00:28
Debt six times annual income? Oh, you mean a mortgage. by Robert 2011-12-23 11:08:55
- Nice try. by TB 2011-12-23 12:23:12
  - Heh. by TB 2011-12-23 12:27:21
    - It's really not true that everything is politics. That was a meta comment on your technique, with the big scary ... by Robert 2011-12-23 16:54:19
      - No, things stop being "politics" when the wrong ox is being gored. by TB 2011-12-23 19:23:33
We have a long term debt problem. We have a short term jobs crisis. Focus on jobs now ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-22 21:47:21
- We'll get more jobs when employers stop being Enemies of the People. by TB 2011-12-22 22:18:09
  - That's right. Why don't they stop? by ER 2011-12-23 07:33:53
  - We'll get more jobs when the gop stops trying to tank the economy to regain power. by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-23 00:35:16
    - The GOP is doing all this? by TB 2011-12-23 12:35:51
- You know, a cynic might say that high unemployment was good for business. It keeps salaries down. by ER 2011-12-22 21:54:36
Obama: by TB 2011-12-22 12:24:32

"Pentagon: Mistakes led to deadly Pakistan airstrike." The US acknowledges it's mistake. by bowser December 22, 2011 8:42 am

"Obama, the appeaser, apologizes to terrorists." by ER 2011-12-22 08:47:21
- Being witty again I see n/t by RobVG 2011-12-22 09:06:08
  - It's a target-rich environment. by ER 2011-12-22 09:11:34

Chevy Volt subsidies by TB December 21, 2011 6:25 pm

What a farce. Geo Metros still getting 54mpg n/t by RobVG 2011-12-21 19:13:53

"US general in Afghanistan: Troops may stay past 2014" by bowser December 20, 2011 9:00 pm

We need to leave Afganistan. by Lee 2011-12-26 16:11:03
We reached the point of diminishing returns in Afghanistan a long time ago. The only reason we've stayed was ... by ER 2011-12-21 15:39:02
Didn't Obama say something about removing troops from Iraq by the end of the year? Plus, the New York Times isn't ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-21 13:28:10
- The NYT is considered to be a superb source for he facts, disputed only by those who don't like those ... by bowser 2011-12-21 13:47:11
  - Bowser's right on this one. It's a valid source, particularly direct quotes. by TB 2011-12-21 17:36:38
- The Iraq Status of Forces Agreement signed in 2008 set December 31, 2011 as the deadline for all troops to ... by TB 2011-12-21 13:39:50

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