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Same old song and dance BuckGalaxy May 26, 2025 10:02 pm (Flame)

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Re-writing history ER May 22, 2025 8:24 pm (CurrentEvents)

...and today's quote comes from: by Jody August 8, 2011 8:01 pm

Perspective... by Jody August 8, 2011 4:19 pm

Enoch Powell said there'd be days like this. by Lee August 8, 2011 4:06 pm

Goldilocks Gazette 7/16 - 7/23 by Vitruvius July 25, 2011 8:34 pm

The Terrorist attack in Norway. Something stinks in Norway. If someone is so against Islamist intrusion into Europe, ... by Eri 2011-07-25 21:42:15
- It wasn't just a summer camp. It was a camp for young Labor Party members. Think a camp for ... by podrock 2011-07-25 22:15:15
  - Like I said, Right Wing. And Eri, I love ya dearly, but pick up on that "Pin our problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:32:17
    - Oh dear God, I give in! Turn it off! Turn it off! by Eri 2011-07-26 08:27:44
    - Just as creepy: by podrock 2011-07-25 22:46:13
      - The Left has been trying to sell this line for many years now, usually every time some lone nut (Christian ... by TB 2011-07-26 21:48:12
        
        By the way, note my first response on the "Zeitgeist" post. by TB 2011-07-26 21:50:16
        
        Lone Nut Christians don't grow in a vacuum, nor do islamic terrorists. Too often religion teaches hate of those who ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:21:32
        
        Lunatics do grow quite nicely in a vacuum. They absorb from their environment anything they can twist to their ... by TB 2011-07-26 22:31:10
        
        Your first two sentences contradict one another. The nut-case absorbes ideology from their environment (i.e. not a vacuum) and twists ... by podrock 2011-07-26 22:53:57
        
        Look, we're going to ride this wave of demonization out just like the last one, when Democrats and the media ... by TB 2011-07-27 08:15:39
        
        Where is it? by mcfly 2011-07-27 11:18:49
        
        For starters, the Alternet article that began this conversation. by TB 2011-07-27 13:04:48
        
        Alternet, huh? Yep, there's yer VLWC. Tell me, have you ever found any commies under your bed? by mcfly 2011-07-27 20:43:40
        
        OK, the commies under the bed crack was uncalled for, but seriously, do you know how many times I've visited ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 10:22:25
        
        Yeah, you've got a point there. This might be a bit better as an example. by TB 2011-07-28 11:00:07
        
        Aside from the superfluous line about Palin's crosshairs, is this really demonization? I see far worse crap about the Dems almost ... by mcfly 2011-07-28 13:40:11
      - Congragulations, podrock. I now have to change boxers because of your link. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 21:31:13
That Astronautix news is the worst news I've heard today. I used that resource a LOT. by TB 2011-07-25 21:11:32
- Hmm. This old version still seems to be there. by TB 2011-07-25 21:13:26
  - EXCELLENT! Now, how long before the DDSer's (Damn Dookie Suckers) find out about that site? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-25 22:24:30
Hey, who's getting that 87 cents a day? by TB 2011-07-25 20:55:12
- ....................... ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-26 22:24:17

Wisconsin State Fair. by Lee August 7, 2011 8:15 pm

Crisis of Competence by CJB August 7, 2011 3:14 pm

It ain't just you. It's been clear that the US has been disintegrating for a while to anyone who ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 20:02:13
- You're right. It's pretty well agreed that the American economy, and American prosperity, began its decline in the 70s. ... by CJB 2011-08-07 21:13:29
  - I agree with everything but one part - the one about the jobs never coming back. True, today's plans ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-08-07 21:43:33
I agree with everything you've said. I've been saying for a long time that there are bad times (much ... by Eri 2011-08-07 18:00:35
- It is a quagmire From one of my previous posts by Jody 2011-08-07 18:47:57
Liberalism is what's wrong. The pirates could be taken care of in a month, but the liberals wouldn't allow ... by Lee 2011-08-07 15:42:36
- So the government doesn't work because there are not enough white people in it? OK, I can easily see ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:59:37
  - Burying your head in the sand won't make the problem go away. In fact, it's part of the problem. ... by Lee 2011-08-07 18:19:22
  - You learn quickly, grasshopper. ;) by Eri 2011-08-07 17:54:14

S&P downgrades the US's credit rating...due to the SIZE of the debt. by Lee August 6, 2011 12:12 am

You're a moron or a troll, which is it? I suppose the Tea Party holding America's credit rating hostage ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 01:45:18
- Yes indeedy....so TB is the only one who resorts to name calling???? by Jody 2011-08-10 15:36:19
  - TB almost never has resorted to name calling in the 12 years I have known him on the internet. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:56:47
    - ...yeah...but your cute when you hurl insults...:) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:33
  - It has always seemed to me that TB's name calling consisted of things like him calling Stalin a murderous thug ... by FrankC 2011-08-10 17:37:19
- Our government is in a $15+ Trillion dollar hole because of those who want to continue to borrow money, not ... by Lee 2011-08-10 04:25:45
  - Having a reading deficiency problem? I posted what THEY wrote. It was the POLITICS of the debt ceiling ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-10 09:02:16
    - Excuse me? A liberal being condescending??? Tell me it ain't so!!! by Jody 2011-08-10 15:37:17
      - The deficiency problem is planted firmly on your side of the isle. S&P made it clear in no uncertain ... by Lee 2011-08-10 17:34:55
        
        GOP debating tactics by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 01:48:47
        
        I have that toy!!!! :) by Jody 2011-08-11 09:53:02
        
        So I've posted the S&P statement in full, and then reposted a quote of their specific comments relating to the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-08-11 00:53:30
        
        I think you meant this post for Buck... by Jody 2011-08-10 18:25:49
        
        You sure? ;) by Lee 2011-08-10 18:39:33
Now, S&P is threatening to downgrade us more. I call that political blackmail and something needs to be done ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:32:00
Not quite true. The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:15:33
- "The size of the debt is only part of the problem. The major problem is the dysfunction in Washington and ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:41:15
Your analysis does not stand up to scrutiny. The facts could just as easily be explained away as deliberate ... by cjb 2011-08-06 06:34:06
- The difference is that the debt has now exceeded GDP. Our ability to pay it off is beginning to ... by Lee 2011-08-07 14:50:01
  - Funny, that's not how I remember it at all. It was the Tea Party that was telling us it ... by CJB 2011-08-07 15:29:15

North and South California (another innocuous CE post) by FrankC August 5, 2011 9:22 pm

Can California even legally do that? It seems to me that this would be a Federal issue, that California ... by Eri 2011-08-06 09:20:42
- Maybe a Californian can tell us how serious they are. The president is Virginia and West Virginia. The fact that the ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 12:21:11
  - It's a perennial favorite. by Robert 2011-08-08 11:07:40
    - Saw this interesting map recently, which defines areas where people call each other the most. by podrock 2011-08-08 15:35:29
  - I had completely forgotten the Virginia, West Virginia split. I just re-read the history and it's fascinating. Since ... by Eri 2011-08-06 13:31:16
    - The question is, would it require any Federal action if the State of California amicably or by referendum agreed to ... by FrankC 2011-08-06 16:43:30
      - Found the answer! This is a great article that lays it all out. And it has a good ... by Eri 2011-08-06 22:11:40
        
        that is quite interesting. by FrankC 2011-08-06 23:35:45
        
        Missouri, where I live, could be divided into North Missouri and South Missouri. North Missouri would be a Blue ... by Eri 2011-08-07 07:29:31
      - I've read it, too, awhile back. Conservatives are unhappy their voices are in a minority. Personally, I think ... by Eri 2011-08-06 21:55:39

I think this is a moderate political post... by FrankC August 4, 2011 4:52 pm

Yes it is. I’ve wondered to what degree perception of the scale of the problem is exacerbating our reaction to it. ... by Robert 2011-08-05 10:36:58
It is a moderate post and one you've posted for discussion, not diatribe. If I'm honest, I worry a ... by Eri 2011-08-05 06:02:34

Meanwhile, in Syria by TB August 3, 2011 10:08 am

Details of the Bin Laden raid by TB August 1, 2011 5:14 pm

Spending bill passes the House by TB August 1, 2011 4:28 pm

pretty much in the Pox on both their houses camp. what a enseless waste of unproductive blather and childishness - from ... by Tony 2011-08-02 08:16:33
- Don't worry, Tony, America has unproductive blather and childishness to burn. We'll never run out. by Robert 2011-08-03 17:17:59
  - true enough. Though I bet a few children around the DC area had to stop playing because there was a ... by Tony 2011-08-04 14:35:37
- I like the "start over" part. "When in the course of human events..." by TB 2011-08-02 08:23:52
  - So do it. 2012 is coming. I'd almost prefer a republican government to all this conservative whining about how they ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 10:46:35
  - A new constitution would require a a verbal death grip on the role of government, otherwise the same mission creep ... by Lee 2011-08-02 15:37:07
Turn out the lights...it's over for the US. THey didn't do shit about the debt...accept continue to raise it. ... by Lee 2011-08-01 17:07:26
- Jerry Pournelle comments: The Budget Deal proposes at best about $3 Trillion “cut” over a ten year period. This amounts to ... by TB 2011-08-01 21:04:52
  - Interesting. What's this all about? Even libertarians are heralding this great compromise. Maybe the word doesn't mean what they think ... by mcfly 2011-08-03 10:45:10
    - What this is all about is that nothing much has really changed. As we're driving toward the cliff, we've let ... by TB 2011-08-03 11:35:09
      - And who's feet do you find on the accelerator? Tea Party Republicans. Think about it, while you whine about liberal idiots. by mcfly 2011-08-03 18:15:51
        
        We just spent like a month in all-out war between a party that cannot stand the idea of reducing government ... by TB 2011-08-03 19:25:39
        
        You seem only faintly aware of the fact that your Tea Party gods betrayed you. Difficult to handle, I suppose. ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 05:07:06
        
        What kind of deal do you think we would be looking at right now if the Democrats still ran the ... by TB 2011-08-04 07:48:41
        
        A frustrating aspect of this thread for me is that you and I fundamentally agree. Big cuts are required. The ... by mcfly 2011-08-04 10:15:30
        
        This is a serious question: What would a moderate position be on the current situation? On spending, taxes, ... by TB 2011-08-04 10:29:05
        
        Addendum: With the limits off, our total public debt today just exceeded America's GDP for the first time since ... by TB 2011-08-03 19:52:25
A bright spot in the day: Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor and got a standing ovation. by TB 2011-08-01 16:32:46

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