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In the park Homer ER January 8, 2026 3:05 pm (Off-Topic)

Well, there goes the Nobel Peace Prize ER January 6, 2026 6:39 am (CurrentEvents)

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Who deleted my Grammar post? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:06 pm (Off-Topic)

Have Republicans lost control of the House already? BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:35 pm (CurrentEvents)

66 Global Organizations the US is Leaving BuckGalaxy January 8, 2026 11:21 am (CurrentEvents)

Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise BuckGalaxy January 3, 2026 12:04 pm (CurrentEvents)

Damn the Defiant! ER December 22, 2025 4:31 pm (CurrentEvents)

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The answer is blowin' in the wind BuckGalaxy December 22, 2025 6:05 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Opening an ice cream shop in San Francisco by TB February 7, 2012 4:15 pm
  • And as that guy said, "Now for the other side of the story". Very often entrepreneurs, erstwhile businessmen and women all, ... by bowser 2012-02-07 16:35:57
    • Things are tough all over. by ER 2012-02-07 19:46:44
      • I liked the United Negro College Fund take-off during the Reagan years. Page One: Large letters - A Mind Is ... by bowser 2012-02-07 20:26:29
        • TB does have a point. The red tape involved in starting and operating a business needs to be reviewed ... by ER 2012-02-08 05:35:06
          • That's an easy one with which to agree. Where I might differ with TB is in the origin ... by bowser 2012-02-09 05:02:57
            • Bowz, where I might differ with you is that I believe you are a lot more like TB than you ... by ER 2012-02-09 06:12:17
              • Oh. Oh, yeah. You wanna step outside? C'mon, c'mon, bring your brother, I don't care. Bring ... by bowser 2012-02-09 13:48:44
    Recall that frequently I harp on the idea that austerity can kill a recovery? by alcaray January 31, 2012 11:38 pm
    • I see your point by RobVG 2012-02-01 17:43:04
      • It's really not a difficult concept to figure out. You don't reign in spending during bad times, you do ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-02-08 01:14:41
      • I see you only noticed part of that economic recovery equation. by TB 2012-02-01 15:04:38
        • Educate me. by alcaray 2012-02-01 22:22:32
        • The CBO will be roundly condemned as irrelevant or biased when it makes a pronouncement that gores someone's sacred cow; ... by ER 2012-02-01 06:23:07
          • Sorta like stopping chicken soup after two days. However, higher taxes could help. Low taxes on the wealthy ... by bowser 2012-02-01 01:17:16
            • The Republicans are always complaining that our problems are due to our having "the highest corporate taxes in the world". Does ... by ER 2012-02-01 06:06:55
            "Santorum wins in Mo., Minn, giving boost to campaign" by bowser February 7, 2012 8:58 pm
            • Must be Santorum's turn. n/t by alcaray 2012-02-07 22:08:09
              • A convention in Tampa, in late August. Tampa is uninhabitable in Late August. I hope the air conditioning ... by ER 2012-02-07 21:10:31
                Update on Komen by Jody February 7, 2012 9:02 am
                • Brinker, founder and CEO of Komen, said in an MSNBC interview that Handel had nothing to do with the decision. ... by bowser 2012-02-07 10:24:18
                  • Sometimes you catch glimpses of a huge and bitter submarine battle going on deep beneath the surface. by ER 2012-02-07 09:46:18
                    • ...and THAT ER is where yours truly fails miserably. It usually SWOOSHES over this ole gal's head. I am either ... by Jody 2012-02-07 10:18:14
                      • I probably used a military, or more precisely, a naval metaphor too glibly, expecting others would pick up on it. ... by ER 2012-02-07 10:55:14
                        • I understood what you meant ER. Where I fail is that I don't usually know the underlying battle. I am ... by Jody 2012-02-07 11:18:42
                          • You have nothing to be ashamed of. Most of us DON'T understand what is really going on, deep beneath ... by ER 2012-02-07 11:58:36
                        • An example of what I mean from my post above: Yay, another victory for the totalitarian/Feinstein wing of feminism! After ... by Jody 2012-02-07 10:40:28
                          • Now its my turn to ask... based solely on this post of yours, I can't tell on whose side you're on. Are ... by ER 2012-02-07 11:13:02
                            • Ah...THANKS! I appreciate that! The quote is from my brother in law. I posted this link on Facebook also. I am ... by Jody 2012-02-07 11:23:56
                              • "Neutrality is Betrayal" by ER 2012-02-07 12:06:54
                            • Look at it as it is. One side is saying others should have the same religious beliefs as do ... by bowser 2012-02-07 10:51:17
                        It begins with an idea... by Jody February 6, 2012 6:46 am
                        • Apples and Oranges. by ER 2012-02-06 14:55:55
                          • Iron Man by FrankC 2012-02-06 13:58:12
                            I heard a funny rumor..... by Vitruvius February 5, 2012 4:08 am
                            • The Scots have been threatening this for years, too. The Irish actually got away with it. But you know what ... by ER 2012-02-05 07:36:05
                              "Israeli official implies strike on Iran nukes program is near" by bowser February 3, 2012 10:22 pm
                              • The Israelis are really starting to piss me off. They are definitely playing some sort of political bluff game ... by ER 2012-02-04 07:08:36
                                • Punny choice of a quote source, ER :D Seriously though, I say we ditch 'em. In fact, if the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-02-05 04:01:01
                                  • Disentanglement is going to be difficult politically, the Jewish lobby has been able to take advantage of a substantial portion ... by ER 2012-02-05 06:12:23
                                msnbc Breaking: In reversal, Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity says it will fund Planned Parenthood.n/t by Jody February 3, 2012 9:46 am
                                • "Might be too little, too late for Komen, bioethicist says." I agree. I'll never see the Komen organization as a ... by bowser 2012-02-03 18:07:53
                                  • Maybe destroying Komen is what this is about? n/t by alcaray 2012-02-04 13:11:00
                                    • Being a strong supporter of pro choice...I hope it sheds light on the religious zealots that are attempting to force ... by Jody 2012-02-04 10:57:45
                                      • There's nothing new about these guys, Jody. They have been part of the American landscape since day one. ... by ER 2012-02-04 11:41:01
                                        • In my early thirties, when I was a self righteous dudette, I, too, held the holier than thou attitude. But ... by Jody 2012-02-04 12:26:16
                                      • So let me see if I got this right. An attempt was made to essentially hijack a charitable organization and affect ... by ER 2012-02-03 21:46:18
                                        • ...and for supper...we are having... by Jody 2012-02-04 07:10:09
                                          • Hijack for a religious-political cause, really. No one here wanted to tell you RIGHT away. There are people out there ... by bowser 2012-02-03 23:29:27
                                          • I agree. by Jody 2012-02-03 19:19:07
                                          • Does the Susan G. Komen charity depend on federal funding for their activities? by ER 2012-02-03 10:14:27
                                            • Financial The following information is based ... by bowser 2012-02-03 12:21:27
                                              • Not to my knowledge and research. by Jody 2012-02-03 11:50:29
                                              The occupy mentality by RobVG January 31, 2012 8:10 pm
                                              • Well that's 15 minutes I won't get back. by alcaray 2012-02-01 13:14:28
                                                • Yeah, well... by RobVG 2012-02-01 17:20:24
                                                  • "80% of occupiers..." by alcaray 2012-02-01 22:27:29
                                                    • I can't recall any movement to change society that was pretty. Unionization, civil rights, integrated schools, women's rights, gay ... by bowser 2012-02-01 22:54:49
                                                      • Yeah. You know I've always been willing to do my part. But I've never joined any kind of ... by alcaray 2012-02-02 18:52:27
                                                        • Actually, when I was in high school... by alcaray 2012-02-03 13:58:59
                                                          • I have a friend who marched several times with the Occupiers. He is worth a couple of million, 73 ... by bowser 2012-02-02 21:08:25
                                                    • Yeah, but THAT's different. by ER 2012-02-01 14:50:12
                                                    • Talk Radio. by ER 2012-02-01 06:28:38
                                                      • Yeah, so? by RobVG 2012-02-01 09:54:28
                                                      • That has to be "whorehouse". by bowser 2012-01-31 22:27:16
                                                        Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts by Jody February 2, 2012 6:23 pm
                                                        • Too bad, certainly a good cause until they took it political. Elizabeth Dole did the same thing to the ... by bowser 2012-02-02 19:51:35
                                                          The Decline and Fall of the American Empire by ER January 28, 2012 9:34 am
                                                          • "8 industries China leads where the US used to." Steel, cotton, IPOs, tobacco, autos, beer, high tech exports, coal. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46181723/ns/business-world_business/#.TyYCpsWLssI by bowser 2012-01-29 19:43:22
                                                            • Hand wringers by RobVG 2012-01-29 12:40:50
                                                              • Parse McCoy's paper yourself, Rob. by TB 2012-01-29 14:41:05
                                                                • TB's on the case. I feel safer already. by ER 2012-01-29 16:13:22
                                                                  • I'd feel a bit better if he'd ever been right. I mean correct. by bowser 2012-01-29 16:44:23
                                                                    • It's always good to hear from our peanut gallery. by RobVG 2012-01-29 19:02:30
                                                                      • We're just getting started. by ER 2012-01-30 13:49:58
                                                                        • Thanks by RobVG 2012-01-29 23:03:02
                                                                    • More of McCoy's projects here. by TB 2012-01-29 15:33:31
                                                                    • I think it's neither an "I told you so" OR a "Take that, you SOB", moment. And it is just ... by ER 2012-01-29 13:50:05
                                                                      • Motivation. Interesting observations. I don't believe the "I told you so" motive is accurate. The people to ... by bowser 2012-01-29 12:54:40
                                                                      • Mme Reclus and I were watching that sci-fi war movie about a squad of Marines fighting off an alien invasion ... by ER 2012-01-28 17:41:16
                                                                        • :) by Jody 2012-01-29 08:16:54
                                                                        • Nobody can predict the future, but 2020 is a reasonable guess. That's pretty much what I estimate. Still, ... by ER 2012-01-28 14:15:12
                                                                          • Interesting. His near-term scenario is set in 2020, just 8 years away. 8 years ago we were invading ... by bowser 2012-01-28 13:10:53
                                                                            • Tom posted this on Flame about a week ago...very thought provoking. Are we declining? Or is the world catching ... by Jody 2012-01-28 12:26:33
                                                                              • I'm sure the Romans and Greeks, and Arabs and Chinese and Persians, too, had long, gut-wrenching discussions about how and ... by ER 2012-01-28 12:42:48
                                                                                • Cognitive biases skew their heuristics. by Jody 2012-01-28 13:24:17
                                                                                  • Absolutely. by ER 2012-01-28 13:53:04
                                                                              For Robert by bowser January 25, 2012 12:06 pm
                                                                              • I read that post by RobVG 2012-01-25 17:11:25
                                                                                • In general, thanks. And as I said, "I trashed it as a non-productive post, provocative without being thought provoking, ... by bowser 2012-01-25 17:35:51
                                                                                  • Didn't really say much. by Robert 2012-01-25 17:25:50
                                                                                  • Thanks bowser. by Robert 2012-01-25 12:51:34
                                                                                    • Any discussion here of "Nazi" political tactics is wrapped in such complete obliviousness about what those tactics actually were, that ... by TB 2012-01-25 17:28:45
                                                                                      • Wow, a self-referential rant. Brilliantly ironic to parody rightwing extremism and knee-jerk smears as a vehicle to claim that the left is smearing the right. by Robert 2012-01-25 20:08:36
                                                                                        • A perfect example. I referred to the Senators who pledged to block any Obama initiative as "Brownshirts", in reference ... by bowser 2012-01-25 23:50:50
                                                                                          • How about a nice link to that "pledge" you seem so obsessed with? by TB 2012-01-26 09:47:12
                                                                                            • Here's enough to generate an apology from a reasonable person. Google "pledge 42 senators" and read for hours. ... by bowser 2012-01-26 14:04:11
                                                                                              • Now, you want to address anything at all in the rest of my comment? by TB 2012-01-26 16:14:20
                                                                                                • I did. You asked for a link to my post, and I provided one with a trail to many ... by bowser 2012-01-26 20:14:50
                                                                                                • Your link (thanks!) was dated December 1. by TB 2012-01-26 15:36:26
                                                                                                  • Here's another one. Hitler was well known for breaking the treaties other countries had with Germany. Well, I'll ... by bowser 2012-01-26 20:38:58
                                                                                                • Mitch McConnell's pledge by Robert 2012-01-26 12:03:44
                                                                                                  • Sorry, that's not what Bowser's been plugging. by TB 2012-01-26 12:52:02
                                                                                                    • Didn't look very hard, did you? by Robert 2012-01-26 20:54:57
                                                                                                      • I was looking for something significant, something that justified Bowser including it in almost every other post for months. ... by TB 2012-01-26 21:04:20
                                                                                                        • You were attacking the very existence of the pledge to rebut bowser. The pledge turns out to be a fact. ... by Robert 2012-01-26 23:15:46
                                                                                                          • I asked for a link. I got one. And it's obvious now why there wasn't one before. by TB 2012-01-27 15:06:20
                                                                                                            • You lost me. Why wasn't there one before? by alcaray 2012-01-27 19:20:45
                                                                                                          • TB: 'Nothing was “blocked.”' Good grief! by alcaray 2012-01-26 21:20:07
                                                                                                        • Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the ... by alcaray 2012-01-26 20:10:04
                                                                                                  • That response wasn't even coherent. by TB 2012-01-25 20:35:30
                                                                                                    • Yes, that's what I was saying. It was a rant, not a coherent argument. by Robert 2012-01-25 21:50:47
                                                                                                  • Hmmm. Similar to references to "planned economies" I think. by alcaray 2012-01-25 18:41:56
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