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Muskfinger - and other evil space billionaires BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:19 pm (Space/Science)

Trump nominates a NASA chief — again BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 10:28 pm (Space/Science)

New Glenn set for its second launch on November 9 BuckGalaxy November 4, 2025 9:15 pm (Space/Science)

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The destruction of Goddard is illegal RL October 31, 2025 9:41 am (Space/Science)

Space X put on notice RobVG October 20, 2025 4:55 pm (Space/Science)

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Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

Newt and the space program by TB January 22, 2012 2:00 pm

Newt and the space program, and another. Newt is like any other politician. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1194/MR1194.chap11.pdf Georgia ranks 4th in the amount of ... by bowser 2012-01-23 16:14:57
"Obama hasn’t done half bad in this department..." It comes down to that concept of "what is government suppose to do?" ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-22 19:18:50
- Don't push it. by TB 2012-01-22 22:23:57
  - Anyone who thinks going back to the tax rates of the 90s is "bringing down the rich and redistributing wealth" ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-24 00:08:28
    - Tell me how much money raising taxes to the Clinton level for millionaires will bring in. by TB 2012-01-24 09:57:56
      - Leave Clinton, a D, out. Let's go back to the tax levels of Eisenhower, a R. The US ... by bowser 2012-01-24 10:58:03
        
        1960. Works for me. by TB 2012-01-24 11:53:10
Over the decades, Nasa has spent more than half a trillion dollars on space...with very little to show for it. by Lee 2012-01-22 14:52:01
- I wouldn't go as far as "very little to show for it." by TB 2012-01-22 14:58:01
  - You can't really blame the end of Apollo on NASA. by alcaray 2012-01-22 15:07:45
    - I wasn't blaming it on anyone specifically. by TB 2012-01-22 15:43:10
      - Lee was blaming NASA. You responded in a way that sounded like agreement and development of his theme. ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 16:59:23
        
        I'm blaming government. Nasa is a part of government. by Lee 2012-01-22 18:26:37
Conservatives have always been in favor of an active space program. I can't imagine what their motivation is either. by ER 2012-01-22 14:39:26
- Up until now, it's been the same for Republicans as with Democrats: by TB 2012-01-22 14:45:36

Predictions about the death of American hegemony may have been greatly exaggerated by TB January 23, 2012 9:29 am

That article, at least, was interesting. I believe he says that a combination of reducing private debt, moving manufacturing ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:28:52

Conservatives on verge of giving up a huge issue. by bowser January 22, 2012 4:26 pm

So, exactly when did Democrats start finding "family values" to be a virtue, and infidelity to be a flaw in a politician? by TB 2012-01-22 16:35:12
- Focus. Track. Concentrate. Find where I trumpeted Democratic claims. I didn't. You can't find it. Now, ... by bowser 2012-01-22 23:22:13
- Oh Snap! by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:33:33
  - Sorry, Rob. by TB 2012-01-23 09:24:59
    - You can't do it, can you. I've said in the past that you would benefit from some, any, formal ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:03:13

Wow! Go Newt!!! by alcaray January 21, 2012 5:51 pm

‘I articulate the deepest-felt values of the American people’. Screw your neighbor? One thing is certain. The ... by bowser 2012-01-22 01:15:16
Bobbing for nominees, Newt surfaces at the top of the apple barrel. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-21 21:22:06
I saw that headline and laughed maniacally, to think what's ahead of us. by Robert 2012-01-21 18:12:03
- I so hope he wins (the nomination). But even if he doesn't it is going to be awesome. -edit- clarified ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 18:26:12
  - That wasn't the good kind of maniacal. by Robert 2012-01-21 21:41:38
    - Yeah, without Newt the election would have been all sweetness and light with the Obama Chicago gang. Like 2008. by TB 2012-01-21 22:20:53
      - non-sequiters are a good sign. by Robert 2012-01-22 12:29:09
        
        That was about information. by TB 2012-01-22 13:13:35
        
        Basket cases? Holy smoke, was my glee not apparent some how? This is like the old days when ... by alcaray 2012-01-22 14:16:51
      - Democrats are such bullies! by alcaray 2012-01-21 22:48:24
  - why? by Jody 2012-01-21 18:57:13
    - Because the middle will have a very difficult time voting for him, and Obama will win. Because TB, who ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 20:14:35
      - Thought so...do you feel that a deeply Conservative President could do real damage and how...Mr. Pithy :)...figured I better ask ... by Jody 2012-01-21 20:36:51
        
        I think that right now, with the emergency that we face, it would be dangerous and irresponsible to destroy more ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:30:16
        
        They think the whole country feels the same way they do about conservatism, and that the whole country thinks, like ... by TB 2012-01-21 20:57:20
        
        Obama's first term was about as much of a success as could be hoped for. Taking into consideration the ... by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:32:02
        
        Oh and, I certainly do not think the whole country agrees with me. That's just your paranoia talking. by alcaray 2012-01-21 21:33:38

Giffords to resign from Congress by TB January 22, 2012 1:25 pm

Pro Wrestling Update by ER January 21, 2012 11:04 am

The 2008 Democratic Primary was fought until the beginning of June. by TB 2012-01-21 11:18:58
- And the Convention went until the end of August. by ER 2012-01-21 11:24:11
  - And Christmas wasn't over until almost the end of the year. Dragged that sucker out. by bowser 2012-01-21 16:45:20
    - The 2000 election got dragged out until December, too. by Robert 2012-01-21 18:11:02

Solar energy in Germany by TB January 19, 2012 10:12 am

Germany strikes me as a strange place to go whole hog for solar. Wind, hydro, and wave seem like ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:33:50
I think that the problem arises from their lack of storage of the collected energy. It says in the article: “Because ... by johannes 2012-01-19 16:16:06
I'm not sure what the issue is here. The technology is evolving, shows enormous promise, and can't compete yet ... by bowser 2012-01-19 14:53:27
- Solar technology and other "green" tech will help a little, but it will not solve our energy problems. But ... by ER 2012-01-19 16:18:56
- Nobody's passing laws demanding a certain percentage of our power comes from fusion by 2020. by TB 2012-01-19 16:09:16
  - A good thing to remember: by TB 2012-01-19 16:10:38
    - That nonsense is tiring, TB. Wars bring more technological change faster because government subsidizes that which is not profitable. Setting ... by bowser 2012-01-19 19:35:13
      - The kind of technological change wars encourage isn't always the kind that improves our lives, is it? by TB 2012-01-19 19:46:01
        
        Name a few you don't like. by bowser 2012-01-19 21:25:58
        
        Surgery, Jet travel, Landing on the moon... by RobVG 2012-01-19 21:18:45
        
        Trauma surgery, blood transfusions, anaesthetics, anti-infection drugs... (oh yeah, the classic Napoleonic: canned foods) by alcaray 2012-01-20 19:18:55
    - Something else to remember. by ER 2012-01-19 17:58:13
      - Absolutely true, and it makes my point for me. by TB 2012-01-19 18:28:37
        
        I concede your point, which is very well taken. But you will recall it is not just Mr Obama who ... by ER 2012-01-19 18:49:50
        
        How do you tell which is which? It's usually pretty frigging obvious. by TB 2012-01-19 19:19:21
        
        You miss my point Tom. How do you walk into a CEO's office and say "It is pretty frigging ... by ER 2012-01-19 20:37:54

Gingrich gets good news, bad news by BuckGalaxy January 19, 2012 1:21 pm

Have you noticed that all the October Surprises are being expended in January? by TB 2012-01-19 13:41:32
- You can't wait till October to spring your surprise, if you mean to have an effect on the primary. by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:39:34
- Shock and awe. by ER 2012-01-19 14:32:57
As a person who had this happen (although it was under somewhat different circumstances) I can you that if I ... by Jody 2012-01-19 13:32:58
- I feel your pain. (I'm wincing now, in fact.) by alcaray 2012-01-19 16:37:42
- At the risk of mixing my metaphors, wouldn't you call that a case of cutting off your nose to spite ... by ER 2012-01-19 14:24:33
  - The Peckerhead Mentality is non partisan. ...and I know a lot of non partisan Labia Chopettes that need those sewn ... by Jody 2012-01-19 16:56:04
  - Nope. by Jody 2012-01-19 14:47:47

Obamacare uncertainties explain high unemployment by RobVG January 17, 2012 10:42 am

I'm convinced there is another factor at work in the health care debate, and it is really difficult to understand ... by ER 2012-01-19 12:55:11
There is truth to this to some extent, but of course it is only a half truth. I recently ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-19 11:26:58
Just what is "Obamacare" besides a cheap loaded phrase, like "death tax" or "right to life"? Is "Obamacare" better ... by bowser 2012-01-17 13:25:52
- It's ironic that you don't have the answers to your own questions. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-17 15:31:50
  - Not as ironic as being unable to describe what you are complaining about. by bowser 2012-01-17 18:50:42
    - The link was quite detailed. by TB 2012-01-17 18:55:56
      - "Obamacare" exists only in the minds of fanatic, fundamental Republicans. It's pure, poor propaganda without the shred of truth ... by bowser 2012-01-17 22:35:51
        
        You know less than I thought by RobVG 2012-01-17 23:56:34
        
        I'd say, "I know you don't think much", and I'd mean it in good spirits as a play on your ... by bowser 2012-01-18 00:30:41
        
        I think you meant Death 'Panel'. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-18 01:04:35
        
        The government should not operate "death panels", that is, committees or regulations that ration treatment to the sick because of ... by ER 2012-01-18 05:23:25
        
        The difference, and one many people seem fundamentally incapable of comprehending, is that with private enterprise there is more than ... by TB 2012-01-18 09:26:45
        
        Your statement only makes sense if "the government" outlawed private insurance. If they do not, then "the government" must ... by alcaray 2012-01-18 19:25:50
        
        The government doesn't have to outlaw private alternatives to crush them with taxpayer-subsidized services. The ability to operate at a permanent ... by TB 2012-01-18 21:21:58
        
        Like the govt crushed private education? Roadbuilding? Bridgebuilding? etc. When the US govt. has to step ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 01:16:35
        
        When discussing "failure," you might want to re-think the education example. by TB 2012-01-19 09:23:56
        
        I don't need to think about it further, as that was my point entirely. I see it as progress ... by alcaray 2012-01-19 11:12:14
        
        Another untruth perpetuated by those who would deny health care to human beings for the profit of large corporations. ... by bowser 2012-01-18 11:29:09
        
        A common argument, and wrong. by TB 2012-01-18 14:23:06
        
        You can do whatever you want. I've made other arrangements for my family. That was a real choice, the ... by ER 2012-01-18 10:44:07
        
        "...a real choice, the only one that was actually available to me." Maybe you want to reword that? by TB 2012-01-18 11:24:49
        
        I played the game the way I was told. I followed the rules, payed my dues, caused no trouble ... by ER 2012-01-18 11:48:46
        
        The best thing about everything being "luck" is that then nothing is ever your fault. by TB 2012-01-18 14:30:31
        
        Don't worry about me, Tom. I'm doing just fine. And I don't need any help from you. by ER 2012-01-18 14:50:21
That's just part of it. by TB 2012-01-17 12:10:01

The Reasonable Profits Board by TB January 19, 2012 12:29 pm

Topo Giglio by ER January 19, 2012 4:32 am

Used to be that Air Force pilots had a large turnover into the civilian airline industry. This isn't as ... by TB 2012-01-19 08:58:21
- In the US, most merchant ship's masters work their way up the ranks, they rarely come from a military background. ... by ER 2012-01-19 10:06:09
  - Good info. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-19 10:23:47
  - EDITED ( added my "Crow".) PS: 90 day wonder? I was in the Navy for about 90 days when ... by ER 2012-01-19 10:22:55
    - Apparently the guy was under the influence of some substance and hot-rodding for the benefit of his crew. A commanding officer ... by bowser 2012-01-19 10:44:10
Truthfully ER I think the guy was on something. I am serious. by Jody 2012-01-19 06:32:05
- Well, drinking wine with the 1st class passengers is part of his job. by ER 2012-01-19 07:40:39
  - Wasn't referring to alcohol. by Jody 2012-01-19 08:41:12

Ideological Fault Line! The Doom of the GOP by BuckGalaxy January 12, 2012 4:56 pm

I don't think so. Look at Bush Jr, Bush Sr, and Ronny Reagan. A very dirty and expensive ... by bowser 2012-01-12 19:29:57
The Bain Bomb fizzles by TB 2012-01-12 18:54:10
- Clearly the video is slanted politically, but while a few details are fuzzy the essential facts are Bain bought these ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 10:40:40
  - "...there has now been a seed of information planted in the minds of the GOP working class folks. Information that ... by ER 2012-01-13 11:00:17
  - The point is that the "information" is false. by TB 2012-01-13 10:51:43
    - So it's false that "an attack on ONE company is not an attack on the entire free market system"???? ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 13:08:33
      - And here come Gingrich in SC! It's working! by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-13 23:17:13
    - "I suspect there’s more to this “Super PAC” than meets the eye." An intriguing comment. Do you suspect that perhaps ... by ER 2012-01-13 11:53:06
      - I have no information other than idle speculation. by TB 2012-01-14 10:37:02
        
        Well, the conventional wisdom is that Obama fears Romney, so if you're implying Democrats are behind this, those two facts ... by ER 2012-01-14 13:04:24
        
        "Conventional wisdom" = what we're told to believe. by TB 2012-01-14 16:19:06
        
        "what we're told to believe" = things that a lot of people believe but TB does not like. by alcaray 2012-01-17 19:48:17
        
        TB is drunk on his own beer. He wants his pov to be correct so badly it has dulled ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-17 21:29:34
        
        Key word here: "noise." by TB 2012-01-17 21:40:14
        
        You don't have to be told to believe things that are demonstrably true. by TB 2012-01-17 21:28:08
        
        If you add up the amount of OPINION that each of us consumes, you are the clear winner, around here. ... by alcaray 2012-01-18 19:32:03
        
        I make the point on this very thread (several times actually) that attacking one man or one business is not ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-14 19:29:50
        
        Man, you guys are taking this pretty hard. I haven't seen you this scared since OWS got started. Oh, and ... by ER 2012-01-14 18:17:11
        
        You can keep revising the outside world, but you aren't going to have much luck revising me. by TB 2012-01-14 18:42:14
        
        There is indeed a test of legitimacy and authenticity in politics. It's called an election. Until then, everything you ... by ER 2012-01-14 18:53:03
- Oh, for God's sake, TB!!!!! (5 of 'em!!!!!) A Bain Capital source extolling Romney and Bain Capital. Just saying it ... by bowser 2012-01-12 19:34:46
- More from Politico. by TB 2012-01-12 19:01:57
The circular firing squad is fixing bayonets and preparing to charge. by ER 2012-01-12 17:45:53
- Good Lord, the irony... by TB 2012-01-12 19:22:35
  - The humanity, the humanity... by ER 2012-01-12 19:26:51

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