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Waning influence. A follow-on to TB and ER. by bowser September 27, 2013 12:09 pm
  • We can still whup anybody's ass in the world we want to; by ER 2013-09-27 13:22:02
    • Sung to "Britainnia Rules the Waves". by bowser 2013-09-27 22:16:59
      • Yes, but America waives the rules. by ER 2013-09-28 05:09:51
        • I'd be proud of myself for that. by bowser 2013-09-28 12:21:56
    Funny and sad. by alcaray September 26, 2013 1:25 pm
    • When you first posted this video, by ER 2013-09-27 13:08:02
      • Embedding by TB 2013-09-26 14:58:02
        Another easily demonstrated line of Republican lies. By Bloomberg. by bowser September 23, 2013 6:14 pm
        • Health care is a very profitable business. by ER 2013-09-24 05:47:49
          • You missed the point. The lying bastards talk about how good the US is and how bad those rotten socialist countries are. by bowser 2013-09-24 21:49:07
            • How we organize our health care has nothing to do with whether or not we become a communist tyranny. by ER 2013-09-25 12:36:29
              • A thought experiment: by TB 2013-09-25 21:54:30
                • Gedankenexperimentdebunken by ER 2013-09-26 05:44:41
                  • No, it isn't that simple. by TB 2013-09-26 11:15:57
                    • I"M oversimplifyng? by ER 2013-09-26 12:52:05
                      • "It is the law" is not an argument against opposition. by TB 2013-09-26 13:54:38
                        • If you oppose the law, elect a congress and president who can repeal it. by ER 2013-09-26 14:10:35
                  • A question. by bowser 2013-09-25 22:19:34
                    • Why? Because the WHO set the methodology. by TB 2013-09-25 23:23:03
                      • Now, what about my question? by TB 2013-09-25 23:32:11
                        • OK by bowser 2013-09-26 07:24:18
                          • "Ignoring facts" by TB 2013-09-26 10:52:30
                            • I'm having trouble visualizing the ideal Libertarian non-state. by ER 2013-09-26 11:12:14
                              • That one had three neutrons. by TB 2013-09-26 12:12:28
                                • I've got a better idea. by ER 2013-09-26 12:49:20
                                  • Burden of proof by TB 2013-09-26 13:35:01
                                    • Remember those Scandinavian bog fossils? by ER 2013-09-26 14:02:37
            End of the world. by bowser September 25, 2013 6:01 pm
              Some interesting facts about the Soviet - Afghanistan war. by bowser September 21, 2013 8:53 pm
              • Not even Bush wanted to go into Afghanistan. by ER 2013-09-21 21:21:40
                • Well, most histories say he did. He did not want to be perceived as weak after 9-11. by bowser 2013-09-21 22:44:07
                  • That was his job, Bowser. by ER 2013-09-22 08:04:26
                    • Which is it? He didn't want to go, or it was his job and he did want to go? by bowser 2013-09-22 23:21:57
                      • No contradiction. by ER 2013-09-23 07:48:52
                        • He wanted to go. Badly. The easiest reads are Woodward. by bowser 2013-09-23 18:19:34
                          • Bowz, if I had been in his shoes, I would have been dying to attack Afghanistan. by ER 2013-09-23 18:32:17
                            • I can't keep up. "Not even Bush wanted to go into Afghanistan. by ER" by bowser 2013-09-23 23:17:52
                              • I don't think you're seeing my point. by ER 2013-09-24 07:23:32
                                • Stop guessing and read the histories. by bowser 2013-09-24 21:50:15
                                  • Aren't the historians guessing, too? by ER 2013-09-25 06:19:05
                                    • Just for fun. by bowser 2013-09-25 17:34:17
                          • Just curious... by TB 2013-09-23 07:58:51
                            • Allow me to enlighten you... by ER 2013-09-23 10:04:09
                              • Good find. by TB 2013-09-23 10:47:38
                                • Nuts. by TB 2013-09-23 11:04:07
                                  • Tom. It doesn't matter. Let it be. by ER 2013-09-23 12:19:51
                                    • Sorry. I LIKE information. by TB 2013-09-23 12:21:06
                                      • Information is not wisdom. It's not even knowledge. by ER 2013-09-23 12:34:55
                                        • Dude, I LIKED your link. by TB 2013-09-23 13:06:16
                                          • I appreciate you enjoyed my link. by ER 2013-09-23 13:12:46
                                            • I do if it's something I never heard before. by TB 2013-09-23 13:20:29
                                              • I guess by now you know Elisee was no statist. by ER 2013-09-23 13:30:33
                        • No oil in Afghanistan, but check the map. by bowser 2013-09-22 21:43:59
                          • Missed again, young Jedi. by ER 2013-09-23 07:41:37
                            • Again, look at a map. by bowser 2013-09-23 20:52:15
                    Gratitude by bowser September 22, 2013 11:19 pm
                    • Second Thoughts by ER 2013-09-23 05:25:09
                      • The Bay of Pigs was nothing compared to the missile crisis. by bowser 2013-09-23 07:52:03
                        • Its fashionable for Liberals to blame Ike and the Cuban Exiles for bad advice. by ER 2013-09-23 08:08:13
                          • Wrote a couple of things, then deleted. My post was about the missile crisis. by bowser 2013-09-23 09:56:11
                      ...just sayin' by Jody September 22, 2013 11:20 am
                      • Nothing sinister here. by ER 2013-09-22 17:08:51
                        • Two points: by alcaray 2013-09-22 14:14:11
                          • Well... by Jody 2013-09-22 15:49:45
                          Venezuela "nationalizes" toilet paper company by TB September 21, 2013 1:55 pm
                          • Guatemala has the opposite strategy in place. by alcaray 2013-09-21 18:21:35
                            The Secret History of Guns by TB September 19, 2013 8:20 pm
                            • An excellent, well-balanced review. by ER 2013-09-20 05:44:32
                              • Controlling the other guy's guns by TB 2013-09-20 08:58:57
                                • Its a lot easier to control a people by witholding their work, than their guns. by ER 2013-09-20 11:14:17
                                  • Oh, for God's sake. by bowser 2013-09-20 15:52:34
                                    • If that's true... by TB 2013-09-20 12:20:05
                                      • Spare us the sanctimonious humbug. by ER 2013-09-20 12:45:41
                                • Inspirational! by bowser 2013-09-20 00:15:30
                                  A glimpse at a cashless society by RobVG September 16, 2013 8:16 pm
                                  • Twenty years from now, this crisis will be a dim memory and you will not remember that you predicted our doom. by alcaray 2013-09-17 14:24:44
                                    • property is theft? by Robert 2013-09-17 12:41:30
                                      • It's ethereal. by RobVG 2013-09-17 17:32:30
                                        • People trade things that are of value to them. by alcaray 2013-09-19 14:24:05
                                          • discourse by Robert 2013-09-19 10:41:18
                                            • I'd be happy to. by RobVG 2013-09-19 20:36:46
                                              • Nevah hoppen by ER 2013-09-19 12:03:08
                                          • Enterprise architects? by ER 2013-09-16 20:52:07
                                            • Enterprise architects. by TB 2013-09-16 21:17:10
                                            A case where liberal gun laws... by alcaray September 19, 2013 2:03 pm
                                            • The ESL shooting. by ER 2013-09-19 18:32:14
                                              • Good post n/t by RobVG 2013-09-19 20:13:15
                                              And how about... by alcaray September 19, 2013 4:05 pm
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