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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
                                                  Il dead. by podrock December 18, 2011 7:27 pm
                                                  • The North Koreans I've seen in the papers, on the internet and TV seem genuinely upset. They can't all ... by bowser 2011-12-20 12:03:46
                                                    • Brainwashing does wonders. Not to mention something akin to Stockholm Syndrome. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-21 13:28:56
                                                      • C'mon, Bowz. Not even Elvis had mourners like that. by ER 2011-12-20 12:39:07
                                                      • The Glorious Successor looks dangerously unstable. by ER 2011-12-19 18:17:43
                                                        • Dangerously unstable indeed. by TB 2011-12-19 22:00:30
                                                          • Caligula redux? Where is the Praetorian guard when you need them? That guy in the middle looks likely, but they are ... by FrankC 2011-12-20 23:39:17
                                                            • There's a pattern here. Fidel Chavez Ahmadinejad Kim (2) Ghaddafi All dangerously unstable in the propagandized minds of Americans. All demonized by those ... by bowser 2011-12-19 23:34:17
                                                              • What good have those leaders done for their own people by RobVG 2011-12-20 09:09:40
                                                                • Both sides here are delusional in my opinion. Those people you mentioned bowser? They aren't unstable but they are threats ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-20 19:21:55
                                                                  • You don't know, do you? Well, try this. And wonder why you didn't know this. A Libyan ... by bowser 2011-12-20 09:16:45
                                                                    • That’s the biggest sidestep I’ve ever seen on the Zone by RobVG 2011-12-20 18:50:05
                                                                      • You are making a fool of yourself, deliberately I think. Did you know that about Libya? Have any ... by bowser 2011-12-21 02:12:25
                                                                        • It's pretty obvious a lot of people know more about Libya than you care to. by TB 2011-12-21 09:25:01
                                                                          • "Demonizer"? Look in the mirror. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-21 09:05:32
                                                                            • Now that was a thoughtful, erudite reply. Devastating in its logic, followed up with a powerful prose rebuttal with ... by bowser 2011-12-21 11:00:01
                                                                              • I feel I was entitled to that. by RobVG 2011-12-21 18:22:31
                                                                                • Everything you don't want to believe is the Work of the Devil. by TB 2011-12-21 11:41:01
                                                                          • C'mon, Bowz. Libya could afford to be generous to its victims. The country is awash in oil money. Castro ... by ER 2011-12-20 10:03:01
                                                                            • And how much of that was publicized as Ghaddafi was demonized? by bowser 2011-12-20 11:30:55
                                                                              • Well, Cuba is a small nation off the southern coast of America. There was a revolution which threw corrupt ... by bowser 2011-12-20 11:29:47
                                                                                • The Soviets gladly stepped in to fill Cuba's needs by RobVG 2011-12-20 19:00:55
                                                                          • These nut cases are basically bullies. They don't pick on foreign countries that can fight back. They just ... by ER 2011-12-20 04:56:53
                                                                            • In the decision tree on going to war in Iraq, which took place before 9-11 and determined Iraq needed to ... by bowser 2011-12-20 09:22:12
                                                                              • You forget, Bowz, I supported Bush I's decision to invade Iraq. He was punishing Iraq's brutal invasion of Kuwait, ... by ER 2011-12-20 10:24:41
                                                                              • You're not even going to call him on the accuracy of his statement? by TB 2011-12-20 09:06:06
                                                                                • Don't need to, arguing court cases is not why I come to this board. I did tell Bowser I disagreed with ... by ER 2011-12-20 09:58:16
                                                                                  • Can't. As one who has never questioned the right-wing propaganda propagated by the mega-corporations and right-wing politicians, regarding it ... by bowser 2011-12-20 09:20:45
                                                                                    • All right. by TB 2011-12-20 09:30:33
                                                                                      • Well, to be fair to Bowser, none of the totalitarian lunatics he mentioned in his post have actually started a ... by ER 2011-12-20 11:03:39
                                                                                        • Gaddafi attacked Egypt in 1977 and invaded Chad, annexing the Aouzou Strip for 18 years. Bowser carefully trimmed the first Kim ... by TB 2011-12-20 11:17:38
                                                                                          • Tom, remember the example I used? The junta DID invade the Falklands, as I pointed out. I never claimed dictatorships never ... by ER 2011-12-20 12:27:20
                                                                                            • Sorry about getting "technical." by TB 2011-12-20 12:46:46
                                                                                              • So what you're really saying is that even though I am disputing Bowser, and actualy agree with you, I don't ... by ER 2011-12-20 13:31:37
                                                                                        • Didn't say that. I said that by any measure of a "rogue" country or an "unstable" leader, the US ... by bowser 2011-12-20 10:31:53
                                                                                • I wonder what they learned from his time at that Swiss school. Otherwise, I don't see how they could ... by ER 2011-12-19 22:09:34
                                                                                • Cold. If they don't raise sheep they could import some. ON the serious (more serious) side, it looks ... by bowser 2011-12-19 19:40:30
                                                                                • "The dictator is dead, long live the dictator." North Korean political slogan. by bowser 2011-12-18 22:06:48
                                                                                  • Well, with his diabetes and heart condition he was sort of asking for it. Not to mention all the ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-12-18 21:49:53
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