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NATO's surreal world by TB June 26, 2011 8:13 am
  • NATO definitely has its problems, but Obama has succeeded in using them to further American policy at minimum risk to ... by ER 2011-06-27 05:41:22
    • I'd tend to agree. I'm not really sure we (or the Europeans) should be in Libya. As I said months ... by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:15:18
      • "They don't want people like me on board." Yeah, I know what you mean about them. You don't really disagree with ... by ER 2011-06-27 20:32:11
        • I think the key to the "meeting half-way" deal is where exactly the "half-way" point is. Go over a few political ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:05:27
          • You gotta admit TB, you'd put the halfway point on the liberal's one yard line. Maybe in the end zone. ... by mcfly 2011-06-28 11:15:08
            • Your response corroborates my comments perfectly. TB, if you post here just to enlighten us barbarian Liberals on the subtler points ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:17:50
              • No, my response does not "corroborate" your comments. My response made the reasonable point that your post was, to ... by TB 2011-06-28 08:55:14
                • I never said I had no political opinions, or even that I was a strict middle of the roader, I've ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:30:00
      A little bit of healing for Joplin by Eri June 25, 2011 8:52 pm
      • That's really cool. I was thinking 600 "orphaned" pets is an awful lot. I hope everyone in the area who ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:01:35
        • I know. I thought about that, too. Some people may have had more than one pet, of course. ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:01:10
        Plan B on the debt ceiling? by TB June 25, 2011 2:26 pm
        • Funny. Obama is supposedly so helpless and ineffectual, a typical, whining hand-wringing liberal. But the cons are always ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:54:02
          • Now you're not only phoning it in, you're digging it out of the bottom of the barrel. Pardon the mixed metaphor. by TB 2011-06-27 10:13:10
            • TB, you have to wear red coats and march in straight lines. I get to hide behind trees and ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:22:59
              • Yeah, but cripes, bring some ammunition next time. by TB 2011-06-27 10:26:02
                • No, TB. I don't argue with telephone spammers, I just lift the receiver off the hook and walk away for ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:31:57
                  • You know, you can train a monkey to do that. by TB 2011-06-27 10:46:54
                    • Train a monkey to do what, making spam phone calls? by ER 2011-06-27 11:15:35
                      • No, no, you're not going to drag me into a dozen more posts trying to explain the first one. ... by TB 2011-06-27 11:45:24
          • Thank God! The GOP lunatic fringe in Congress can not unilaterally hold the entire world economy hostage to their ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:22:41
            • How many congressmen do the American people have to elect before they stop being a "fringe?" by TB 2011-06-27 10:01:14
              • You are literally insane if you think it is reasonable to let the government default on its debt. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:22:51
                • No, you have to be insane to think it's fine to borrow money just to pay the interest on money ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:46:20
                  • Not raising the debt limit is not automatically a default. Here's a clue: Just because my bank won't raise my ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:56:33
                    • The US credit rating is on the brink of being downgraded by moodys because of the tea party idiots who ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 17:21:54
                      • Yeah, and running our debt to over 100 percent of our GDP (last CBO prediction I saw) will have no ... by TB 2011-06-27 17:52:47
                        • You keep making up bullshit. Everyone knows we need to address the debt. Just not by destroying America's ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 01:31:25
                          • Look at the chart. The curve is heading asymptotic. Your side controlled Congress from 2007 to this year, ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:16:10
                            • Your squirming is so pathetically obvious. Again, we all know the debt needs to be addressed. Blame the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 08:49:32
                              • If "we" all know the debt has to be addressed, then why are the people in Washington continuing to spend ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:54:36
                                • There is no default. That's like saying you default when you hit the maximum limit on your credit card. ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:35:53
                                  • Market operate on emotion as much as anything else. Investers will not like it and will stop buying our ... by podrock 2011-06-29 13:49:12
                                    • You have to ask yourself one question. Do we continue to give the idiots in Washington more and more ... by Lee 2011-06-29 14:28:06
                                      • I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut. Billions simply lost in the ... by podrock 2011-06-29 14:51:17
                                        • "I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut." Not strictly accurate. The projected deficit ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:44:09
                                  • You just can't bring yourself to address the point? You keep changing the subject and talking about how horrible ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-29 08:47:20
                                  • Maybe ruining the nation's credit rating is precisely the point. The whole plan may be to wreck the economy ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:51:14
                                    • "After all, the only plan they seem to have is to cut spending and lower taxes. Jobs and the economy ... by TB 2011-06-28 10:01:31
                  • ROFLMAO! President Obama has not ignored the debt ceiling or taken any action in that direction yet, but here ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:13:56
                    • Yeah, "good for him." Think of how effective he could be if he just disbanded Congress. I've seen a lot ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:28:20
                      • Here's another example. There are others where regulatory agencies like the EPA are doing end runs around the legislative process. Government by ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:17:29
                        • Tom, you're ranting. You're offended that Liberals have any power in government whatsoever. This is still a Republic ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:03:27
                          • I'm offended that anyone has as much power as our government does. Again, if a Republican president did half of what ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:26:25
                            • Bush took as many, if not more, liberties than Obama has and many of his were at the expense of ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:35:41
                              • Bush goons hauling you off? Illegal president? Heh. Reminds me of how much I miss Lindy. And P.S.: ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:41:41
                                • I know what whining sounds like. I have two cats who do it until I give up and feed them ... by Eri 2011-06-26 12:09:11
                      Where is the hyperinflation? by TB June 25, 2011 11:37 am
                      • A good article, although I confess I have trouble following it. I too have been waiting for the other ... by ER 2011-06-27 06:21:59
                        A taste of GOP governance by BuckGalaxy June 24, 2011 5:06 pm
                        • Damn. I was working my way down this page, putting a snarky post on every political thread, but I'm ... by ER 2011-06-27 06:25:38
                          • Of course, per you, when Fox News does it, it's just reporting. If you aren't red in the face, ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:15:05
                            • Not "per me," Eri. As I must have mentioned literally dozens of times, I don't like or watch Fox ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:22:44
                              • I haven't seen you going off on a tangent when Fox goes after someone or misinforms on the issues. ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:06:26
                                • How would I know? I don't watch it. I don't routinely read the websites for Fox, CNN, or ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:15:34
                            • Maybe that's what happens when the media goes on the attack for their political bosses. After the shitstorm the ... by TB 2011-06-24 19:42:55
                              The Secretary of State Project by TB June 24, 2011 10:07 am
                                Behind the Minot flooding by TB June 24, 2011 9:23 am
                                  Dissent no longer patriotic? by TB June 23, 2011 5:59 pm
                                  • She lost it a couple of times this week. NPR played a soundbite with her saying something marginally outrageous...but for ... by mcfly 2011-06-24 15:51:26
                                    • This is why I've become sick and tired of politics...and the asswipes who engage in it. Their default position ... by Lee 2011-06-24 09:23:29
                                      • Obviously, you're confused. Republicans are the ones who accuse anyone who dissents from their viewpoint as unpatriotic. As for Hillary, ... by Eri 2011-06-23 23:24:20
                                        • So, the idea is that concern about fighting a new war in Libya means you support Qaddafi? I am handicapped here ... by TB 2011-06-24 07:31:31
                                          • Handicapped? I thought that was obvious. :) by Eri 2011-06-24 11:49:38
                                            • And can we go over again the current reasons for a military operation to remove a dictator from power? On a ... by TB 2011-06-24 09:09:08
                                          "Tea Party" space platform by TB June 23, 2011 10:11 am
                                          • Fund space with video games. I play World of Warcraft in my spare time, as do millions of other ... by Lee 2011-06-28 19:42:33
                                            • I really wish the free enterprise space weenies would just quit whining and build us some spaceships. If there ... by ER 2011-06-27 05:57:07
                                              • There has been a lot of money made in space. Communication satellites, for one thing. Tourism has near-term ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:08:22
                                                • I have no problem with any of that. I never said I was opposed to private space industry, or ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:28:04
                                              • I could see where it might have wide appeal. It doesn't throw the whole shebang under the bus, but it ... by mcfly 2011-06-25 09:35:09
                                                • I spent over half my life trying to get private spaceflight "off the ground" so to speak. Turned out ... by TB 2011-06-25 09:48:07
                                                • The new release uses the words "tax incentives for space investment..." The Platform document talks about congress funding the development of ... by mcfly 2011-06-23 10:56:47
                                                  • This has been a bone of contention in the private space industry for years. Is the government as customer ... by TB 2011-06-23 11:16:15
                                                  Too Big to Win by TB June 23, 2011 9:54 am
                                                    The "unexpected" economy by TB June 23, 2011 9:39 am
                                                      Oh, sweet justice! by Eri June 23, 2011 6:04 am
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