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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

"'Corruption on grand scale' in insider trading case" by bowser January 18, 2012 4:18 pm

The "Establishment" predictably escalates against the Occupiers. by bowser January 17, 2012 11:01 pm

The "occupiers" stopped being useful to the Democrats, so basically they're pretending they never heard of it. by TB 2012-01-18 10:10:45

Economic warfare by TB January 17, 2012 4:41 pm

The US seems to be far more vulnerable economic and militarily now. The 20th century was America's, the 21st ... by bowser 2012-01-17 17:52:41
I'm totally unqualified to comment on the validity or urgency of that article, although I haven't the slightest doubt in ... by ER 2012-01-17 17:38:05
- For what its worth... by ER 2012-01-17 18:13:36
- Re: the "call for greater financial regulation." by TB 2012-01-17 18:10:33
  - CORRECTION: I suspect this is black propaganda. At the very least, there is no mention of a sponsoring agency, ... by ER 2012-01-17 18:19:21
    - The agency that contracted for the report is on the cover. by TB 2012-01-17 18:33:36
      - Oops. Sorry. by TB 2012-01-17 18:39:56

ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: " the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by either party in the 2012 election year." (n/t) by Jody January 16, 2012 9:41 pm

Pfizer makes a pill for it, but you need third party insurance by Tony 2012-01-17 12:18:12
- Damn, I thought we had given you the slip. :) by FrankC 2012-01-17 17:37:48
- Good one! by TB 2012-01-17 12:27:05

Iran to return a drone by TB January 17, 2012 12:04 pm

Gotta hand it to them, the Iranians know how to give a burn. "He said he wanted it back, and we ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-01-17 12:58:08

Why Romney will lose to Obama by BuckGalaxy January 14, 2012 7:56 pm

Interesting. by TB 2012-01-14 22:25:36
- Romney could get decent numbers of the middle to vote for him. Huntsman probably could too, but he was ... by alcaray 2012-01-16 20:05:40
  - Good to "see" you, and know you're at least middlin' OK. Welcome back. (I'm the welcome waggin'.) Arf by bowser 2012-01-16 21:25:07
- "Why Gingrich Tanked" by RobVG 2012-01-15 11:10:27
  - Good article. by TB 2012-01-15 15:31:36
- A lot of us aren’t that stupid....What bugs me is that the Republican Establishment went right along with it. I just ... by ER 2012-01-15 05:36:38
  - And yet, the facts remain, don't they? "Republicans can't win unless they run a 'moderate.'" You can't tell me you ... by TB 2012-01-15 10:23:21
    - Resounding Conservative victories? by ER 2012-01-15 10:55:56
      - When I write, I use precision. "Resounding" does not mean "recounts in Florida for a month." by TB 2012-01-15 14:46:01
        
        Reagan got the middle to vote for him. That's how he got elected. by alcaray 2012-01-16 20:10:31
        
        Before you go any further, you might want to review Reagan's 1980 campaign and what he said. by TB 2012-01-16 20:23:18
        
        So you say it was only the right wingers who elected him? He said a lot of other things ... by alcaray 2012-01-16 21:18:16
      - "Even Reagan Wasn’t a Reagan Republican" by RobVG 2012-01-15 11:34:11
        
        There's been a lot of that "reinventing Reagan" stuff going around from liberal sources. by TB 2012-01-15 15:03:08
        
        Starting with Nixon, I can't think of a Republican President who wasn't hellbent upon subverting the Constitution. Including Reagan, ... by bowser 2012-01-15 17:05:22
        
        One of the really ugly features of modern conservatism is its refusal to meet anyone halfway, and its extremist positions. ... by ER 2012-01-15 12:00:52
- I don't know about anyone else, but I was talking about how afraid Obama is of Romney in hopes of ... by bowser 2012-01-15 00:33:17
- You wonder what the republican establishment were afraid of??? Let me enlighten you. Yes, Romney IS the best ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-01-15 00:14:12
For a while, I thought even if Romney won, the nation could survive, perhaps even prosper, like it did under ... by ER 2012-01-14 20:35:25
I don't have huge confidence in Romney's ability to win because I doubt his intensity and willingness to be a ... by FrankC 2012-01-14 20:13:41

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