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70th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor by TB December 7, 2011 9:55 am

It was a dark day for the US, but already, a new day was dawning in the East. by ER 2011-12-07 11:03:21
- Not a complete surprise, it was half an answer to Roosevelt's problem. The US knew an attack was coming, but expected ... by bowser 2011-12-07 12:43:13

Brilliant reelection strategy, and GOOD POLICY for America by BuckGalaxy December 7, 2011 12:45 am

Wait until Karl Rove and the Swift Boat people start in. I can imagine the "Harvard Law School Graduates ... by bowser 2011-12-07 12:57:49

Obamacare time bomb triggered by BuckGalaxy December 5, 2011 11:17 am

Meanwhile, in Russia... by TB December 2, 2011 10:42 pm

Oops. by TB 2011-12-04 15:59:03
- Forbes article on Ruskie election... by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-05 11:10:21

Massachusetts Sues 5 Major Banks Over Foreclosure Practices by RobVG December 3, 2011 6:53 pm

Maybe it's moral. by Robert 2011-12-03 19:02:43
- Except the loan sharks were willing to work with the borrower when it was to their mutual interest. Maybe ... by ER 2011-12-03 19:14:45

Merkel urges stronger fiscal ties for EU. Meantime Conservatives oppose EU. by bowser December 2, 2011 7:14 pm

Who is this Heritage Foundation, and what gives them the right to decide what the American national interest is, and ... by ER 2011-12-02 20:45:57
- They are remarkably candid. America can bully individual European nations much more easily than a more monolithic EU. by bowser 2011-12-02 21:28:05
- What did you think of both articles Bowser linked to? by TB 2011-12-02 21:16:10
  - EDITED:I never read them. I don't need to read every article pumped out by the Heritage Foundation to know what ... by ER 2011-12-02 22:17:10
    - Yeah, Chris Matthews, Think Tank. Get serious. by TB 2011-12-02 22:20:09
      - Exactly! by ER 2011-12-02 22:53:25

The "Friday Night Document Dump" by TB December 2, 2011 5:56 pm

Brandy and cigar anyone? by Jody December 1, 2011 6:34 pm

Not me! I prefer the company of women. by FrankC 2011-12-02 11:56:33
- Hah! :) Now *that* is what I am talkin' about!!! by Jody 2011-12-02 11:57:26
Looks like a fire hazard there to me. by TB 2011-12-01 19:24:46
Is that where they keep the drawers? by ER 2011-12-01 19:08:36

Where's the fleet? by TB December 1, 2011 3:15 pm

OK. STRATFOR says that one Carrier Task Force is on the way back from the 5th Fleet Area of ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:31:05
That usually means they are all refitting for an important occasion. Any time the normal rotation is interrupted there's ... by bowser 2011-12-01 16:13:44
- What's a "normal" rotation? by TB 2011-12-01 16:19:25
  - A third to a half of them out. Don't be coy. by bowser 2011-12-01 16:28:39
    - Serious question. I didn't know. Others here might. by TB 2011-12-01 16:30:07
      - My ship spent half of the 13 months I was aboard underway, half in port, and that period fell between ... by ER 2011-12-01 17:08:53
        
        I'll stand by what I said, AND, and allow that what may be happening is long delayed maintenance and retrofitting ... by bowser 2011-12-01 17:36:44
        
        Fear not, war clouds may be gathering up yet. Although we've heard some small talk here of bombing Iran, ... by ER 2011-12-01 18:07:06
        
        There may not be war, but a lot of things in Iran seem to be spontaneously blowing up. by TB 2011-12-01 18:56:06
        
        Far be it from me to make excuses for the Iranians, Tom, but you have to admit, they really do ... by ER 2011-12-01 19:05:08
        
        It wouldn't be spontaneous. Re the carrier task forces, Bill Clinton wrote that whenever there was trouble in the ... by bowser 2011-12-01 20:27:48
        
        The leadership of Iran thinks the Apocalypse will raise a great Imam for his people. by TB 2011-12-01 19:23:55
        
        One suggestion. Give equal time to Israeli rhetoric. by bowser 2011-12-01 19:43:06

"China's superior economic model" by TB December 1, 2011 2:28 pm

We did have "a government that could do any damn thing it pleased." Remember? Bush-Cheney? 2000 to 2008? ... by bowser 2011-12-01 15:52:02

Egyptian election results coming in by TB November 30, 2011 9:28 pm

Well, to paraphrase the Great Yogi; If the people don't want a secular democracy, there's nothing you can do to stop ... by ER 2011-11-30 21:56:04
- To paraphrase Mustafa Kemal Ataturk: Wanna bet? by TB 2011-11-30 22:04:14
  - Good point. But Ataturk was one of history's truly remarkable men. They don't always show up when they're ... by ER 2011-12-01 05:49:34
    - First two paragraphs, total agreement. by TB 2011-12-01 10:13:32
      - My third paragraph was not a proposition, but a question. by ER 2011-12-01 10:41:43

Newt not "technically" a lobbyist by RobVG November 30, 2011 12:07 pm

Of course not. Technically. If he were, he'd be in jail now for breaking the law by not registering ... by ER 2011-11-30 12:39:42

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