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Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

"Remember, what the dormouse said, ER June 5, 2025 4:14 pm (Space/Science)

Not ready for prime time BuckGalaxy June 19, 2025 12:18 pm (Space/Science)

hypocrisy ER June 15, 2025 2:30 pm (Flame)

So, it is official RL June 6, 2025 5:39 pm (Space/Science)

Well, I don't like this. by Eri September 23, 2011 10:04 pm

Yeah, it's scary. But there's not much we can do about it, and the Russians do have every right ... by ER 2011-09-24 11:17:21
- That's what's so scary. There's not a damned thing we can do about it. We no longer have ... by Eri 2011-09-24 18:18:02
  - I don't think we have to worry about the Russkis invading Canada or Alaska. What we do have to ... by ER 2011-09-24 18:54:47
    - I hold the same position on the Arctic as I do on it's southern brother - Our presence there should ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 19:59:16
      - Unfortunately, the circumstances will make that impossible. Antarctica is a remote wilderness on the far side of the planet, its resources ... by ER 2011-09-25 06:02:40
        
        In that case..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:09:10

Michael Yon in Afghanistan by TB September 23, 2011 10:12 am

Best line today on debates by TB September 23, 2011 10:01 am

We will see how he does in the future. We have a long way to go. The beauty of critiques ... by Jody 2011-09-24 09:23:41
"Over-Prepping"? Here was my favorite. by ER 2011-09-23 10:17:53
- A good indicator that someone knows their stuff (applies to any field, not just politics) is that they can tune ... by TB 2011-09-23 10:34:47
  - To be fair, the ability to think on one's feet quickly is not necessarily a sign of great intelligence or ... by ER 2011-09-23 11:13:57
    - I'm not talking about the ability to quickly fire off great-sounding "duckspeak" in response to a question (a common tactic ... by TB 2011-09-23 11:37:49
      - I've seen Gingrich say things even he knows can't possibly be true. I have absolutely no respect for the ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:04:06
        
        Well, who's to say what's true or not? :) by TB 2011-09-23 12:05:27
        
        There is a difference in saying something you do not know to be false, and saying something you know perfectly ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:07:05
        
        But who decides if it's false or not? by TB 2011-09-23 12:13:24
        
        You can't always tell when someone else is lying. And you never know for sure if someone else is mistaken. ... by ER 2011-09-23 14:44:53
        
        By that logic, by TB 2011-09-23 16:16:23
        
        Tom, as Haldane pointed out, the world is stranger than we CAN think. The questions with the easy answers ... by ER 2011-09-23 16:35:37
        
        See? There you go again. by TB 2011-09-23 17:04:56
        
        Tom, if they're so obviously wrong, why can't any of them see it when it it's so clear and obvious ... by ER 2011-09-23 17:26:53
        
        You basically answered your own question with your last sentence. by TB 2011-09-23 17:57:12
        
        Yep, that sure sounds like ὕβρις to me. Everybody is deluding themselves except you. by ER 2011-09-23 18:23:36
        
        I don't know. by TB 2011-09-23 18:31:56
        
        Tom, most of the opinions you are desperate to push here are ideological and philosophical anomalism and political fundamentalism. ... by ER 2011-09-23 19:18:36
        
        Q.E.D. by TB 2011-09-23 19:25:53

Obviously, this guy fell for a Nigerian e-mail by Eri September 22, 2011 9:19 am

Hikers imprisoned in Iran have been freed by TB September 21, 2011 12:22 pm

Their next vacation is to go hiking in beautiful North Korea. by Lee 2011-09-21 19:48:03
- I hear that Viet Nam is beautiful...but I could never go there...it is stamped in my brain forever with the ... by Jody 2011-09-22 07:50:33
  - Not weird at all. Your remarks are quite revealing. We lost the Viet Nam war, our first defeat. But remember, ... by ER 2011-09-22 08:34:04
    - VietNam was OUR generation's war so we are emotionally tied to it, an unpleasant tie. WWII was before most ... by Eri 2011-09-23 05:42:37
      - My mother hated the Japanese and Germans, but especially the Japanese (because that's who my father was fighting!). Both Japan ... by ER 2011-09-23 06:26:17
        
        Our family couldn't hate Germany since our heritage is German. In fact, we still had quite a few relatives ... by Eri 2011-09-23 22:02:13
        
        Me, too Eri...I was double cursed with my stout legs...either the Scottish Highlander or the German Heritage I boast. I ... by Jody 2011-09-24 12:04:40

Photobomb! by TB September 21, 2011 9:51 am

Next up from the Fed: "The Twist." by TB September 21, 2011 9:44 am

Well, after the Fed spoke, stocks are down globally. Is the Fed trying to undermine economic recovery? by Eri 2011-09-22 09:51:19

Dead Beat Joe Walsh by BuckGalaxy September 20, 2011 10:43 am

Didn't he used to play guitar in the James Gang? by ER 2011-09-20 10:45:09

How to get corporate America to invest its record trillions in cash in jobs by BuckGalaxy September 20, 2011 10:02 am

So let me get this straight: the job creation engines are the tax breaks, investment write-offs, and other business ... by TB 2011-09-20 11:22:59
- EDITED: No. You've got it dead wrong. "... tax breaks, investment write-offs, and other business tax 'expenditures'" are tax ... by ER 2011-09-21 05:40:41
  - You are right about the dangers of "crony capitalism" (businesses using the power of government to serve their own ends.) ... by TB 2011-09-21 08:42:10
    - "Why not force the crony capitalists to move towards a more competitive economy?" By George. I think he's got it! Force? ... by ER 2011-09-21 08:56:38
- You don't read very well. Because of tax breaks, the wealthy are just SITTING on their money. Without ... by Eri 2011-09-20 22:12:19
  - And you're not reading at all. by TB 2011-09-21 07:37:54
    - But they are NOT investing. Which is the point. They are letting the money sit there. Got ... by Eri 2011-09-23 05:44:50
    - Tom, if it isn't taxed, he doesn't HAVE to invest in order to save it from the taxman. He ... by ER 2011-09-21 08:44:32
      - Okay, one more time: by TB 2011-09-21 08:54:25
        
        I saw the former Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, on the Jon Stewart Show overnight and she was quite impressive. ... by Eri 2011-09-23 06:01:55
        
        The Johnson Controls battery plant in Holland, Michigan. Federal grant for building the plant: $299 million. Michigan state incentives for ... by TB 2011-09-23 09:33:45
        
        We're not quite that dense, pal. We know exactly what is going on. Listen carefully. The rich used to be ... by ER 2011-09-21 09:10:47
        
        Are you saying that taxing someone at 90% is a "fair share? I really hope you don't think that. by Lee 2011-09-21 20:08:35
        
        Yes. Yes. Of course. The idea was to "get them to plow that back into productive use, like foundations, ... by TB 2011-09-21 09:13:30
        
        Cripes. Screw this. by TB 2011-09-21 09:20:41
        
        I apologize. You're right, I did not express myself clearly, in fact, I said something that was misleading, and it ... by ER 2011-09-21 09:55:59
- Bonus question: by TB 2011-09-20 11:36:49
Outstanding! Now why didn't I think of that? Of course, the "job creators" would rather actually create jobs than ... by ER 2011-09-20 10:40:29
- "Job Creators". Don't you just love that? It's right up there with "Patriot Act", "Peacekeeper Missile", "Death Tax", "Marriage Penalty" and "Freedom ... by ER 2011-09-20 10:47:58

Military gay ban lifted by RobVG September 20, 2011 8:40 am

Ask, tell! by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-20 08:44:42
- If you've got it, flaunt it >:-) by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-23 01:07:46

How the Greek tragedy will end by TB September 19, 2011 8:10 pm

I may have something to add to this. I have a writer acquaintance who lives an idyllic life half of ... by Eri 2011-09-20 22:44:16
Trouble in Greece? What trouble in Greece? Why didn't anyone tell us? Why weren't we warned? How ... by ER 2011-09-20 06:00:02
- Why Greece is going broke. by TB 2011-09-20 09:12:39

Solyndra- A sad example of misguided government by RobVG September 19, 2011 9:09 am

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