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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)

Mark your calendars for February 6 BuckGalaxy December 22, 2025 11:24 pm (Space/Science)

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

The gecko in the mailbox ER December 18, 2025 4:54 pm (Off-Topic)

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How Iran could thump superior US military by bowser January 26, 2012 11:01 pm

Modern ships are not equipped to handle threats from low-tech targets. They are designed to fight high-tech opponents by ... by ER 2012-01-27 10:34:15
- The most effective hunters on the African plains are the wild dogs. When they start after their prey they ... by bowser 2012-01-27 12:31:30

Let's you and him fight! by bowser January 27, 2012 2:30 am

Israel can be totally ruthless and unprincipled when it comes to matters of her own security. Considering her present ... by ER 2012-01-27 06:38:59
- There are quite a few accounts of what happened to the USS Liberty. Israel is beneath contempt for what ... by bowser 2012-01-27 11:42:48

The Newt Fusillade (link added) by TB January 26, 2012 11:08 am

Hmmm... by Robert 2012-01-26 21:03:57
- Make things easy. Don't change the original rule. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-27 10:44:46
- Rather than debate every appropriate word, I'd just ban all possible. The loss is negligible. by bowser 2012-01-27 00:15:12
- No problem here by podrock 2012-01-26 22:13:21
- I'm not that limited in my vocabulary. by TB 2012-01-26 21:21:43
It's funny how all these guys who hate Romney have decided to take Newt down. by alcaray 2012-01-26 20:25:27
he’ll tell you what you want to hear. He has an uncanny ability, sort of like Clinton, to feel your ... by FrankC 2012-01-26 19:40:06
Would I lie to you, TB? 8) by ER 2012-01-26 19:22:32

Another Apple manufacturing story by TB January 26, 2012 3:42 pm

re: Another Apple manufacturing story by Robert 2012-01-26 19:32:43

Rescue in Somalia is a heartening story by bowser January 25, 2012 1:08 pm

Now, there I agree! by TB 2012-01-25 16:33:44

How U.S. lost out on iPhone work. by Jody January 21, 2012 9:22 pm

Apple's side: "Supplier Responsibility at Apple" by Robert 2012-01-25 14:37:55
This article hasn't gotten the attention it deserves. by Robert 2012-01-22 14:24:48
- Apple said it needed an educated and skill labor force by RobVG 2012-01-22 17:57:55
  - That reason wasn't at the top of the list. They were reportedly awestruck by the ability of these departments of ... by Robert 2012-01-22 18:26:18
    - China's not really "beating" us, Robert. by TB 2012-01-22 22:16:58
      - I have to agree with Robert on this. This is nothing but modern slavery. by Lee 2012-01-23 16:45:53
        
        Wickedly apropos choice of illustration. by Robert 2012-01-24 11:58:36
        
        China is new to their Industrial Revolution. Do you think that in a few years time there will be dissent ... by Jody 2012-01-23 18:15:08
        
        Norma Rae didn't live in a police state with thousands of years of tradition. by Lee 2012-01-23 21:05:51
        
        True...however we are global community now. Other countries, transplanted progressive workers and CEO's, international influence and media will speed up ... by Jody 2012-01-24 08:22:33
      - You really went off the rails with that last paragraph. Where in any of my posts have I held up ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:12:24
        
        What, are you a "progressive?" Ain't nobody in here but rabid right wingers and reasonable moderates. by TB 2012-01-23 11:28:48
        
        Get a grip. by Robert 2012-01-23 12:03:23
        
        Now who's off the rails? Where was I "defending" Foxconn? by TB 2012-01-23 12:45:07
        
        Ohhhhh-kay by Robert 2012-01-24 12:13:57
        
        I'm not happy with what those people are going through, but I know why they're doing it and I also ... by TB 2012-01-24 12:41:36
        
        I wasn't suggesting that the government force manufacturers to use American laborers. I'll keep up my end of the conversation myself, thanks. by Robert 2012-01-24 13:17:25
        
        There are certainly worse ideas than a high-profile boycott. by TB 2012-01-24 14:39:59
    - The heck it wasn't by RobVG 2012-01-22 19:56:40
      - I don't understand your reply, Rob. Your quote is from the introductory summary and covers three bullet points that are ... by Robert 2012-01-23 11:18:12
        
        Sorry. I read the whole article but came back to where I saw it first. n/t by RobVG 2012-01-23 19:43:13
Good article. Thanks! by TB 2012-01-21 21:51:00

Tomorrow will be the 1,000th day by TB January 23, 2012 11:10 am

Why haven't they, in your opinion? by alcaray 2012-01-24 12:09:03
Huh. A budget is a cooperative venture, don't you think? Taking into consideration of all the people, not ... by bowser 2012-01-23 12:34:48
- Count back a thousand days. by TB 2012-01-23 12:49:34

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

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