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Starship V3 set to make its first launch 6:30pm ET on Monday, May 19 BuckGalaxy May 12, 2026 4:52 pm (Space/Science)

How are you supposed to win a war when you avoid killing people RobVG May 8, 2026 5:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Good idea, for what it's worth... BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 11:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Consequences of the Orange Moron's idiotic war BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 1:36 am (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

NASA's Moon Base User’s Guide BuckGalaxy April 16, 2026 3:10 pm (Space/Science)

There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Meanwhile, bye bye National Forest Service podrock April 9, 2026 8:13 am (CurrentEvents)

Is Isreal really a US ally RobVG April 8, 2026 5:21 pm (CurrentEvents)

New Glenn 3 flight profile BuckGalaxy April 18, 2026 12:08 am (Space/Science)

Dragonfly mission to Titan BuckGalaxy March 29, 2026 12:01 pm (Space/Science)

Eventually, one has to just admit it. podrock April 6, 2026 8:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

You know your prison population is too high... by FrankC June 26, 2011 12:17 pm

We have a serious problem with privately run prisons. Like any free market business, they need to grow every ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-26 20:58:30
- My guess? Private prisons should be run more like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Well, not entirely. *shudders* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-28 23:30:06
- Yeah, public prisons can lose money year after year and never think twice about it. Something like 8 percent of all ... by TB 2011-06-26 21:35:16
  - Yep, just think about the savings to be generated from the growing pool of prison labor, a resource we have ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:45:18
  - No end to this blame the public unions game is there? I suppose this has nothing to do with ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:16:27
    - From your link: "Some of the biggest names in the private prison industry have given $835,514 to federal candidates since 2000 ... by TB 2011-06-27 09:57:39
      - A little more math from that Justice Policy Institute paper. The paper declares that the two largest private prison ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:37:52
        
        You have a reading comprehension problem. I've seen studies about costs and there is conflicting data on what is ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:20:14
        
        I hate to keep having to drive things home with a goddam steam hammer, but don't you think the institutions ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:40:47
        
        You're still using steam? ;-) by mcfly 2011-06-27 17:18:46
        
        A lot of my posting is powered by steam. Hadn't you noticed? by TB 2011-06-27 17:46:28
Do you mean convicts watch A&E? by ER 2011-06-26 12:33:15
- It appears that the ads are aimed at the dependents of convicts. I can see the contradiction of the ad being ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 14:22:21

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

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