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Trust in government power by TB May 14, 2013 7:35 pm

"Scandal Cascade", indeed. Three witchhunts does not a cascade make. by ER 2013-05-14 21:58:59
Power will be exercised one way or the other. by ER 2013-05-14 21:26:27
- Coda by ER 2013-05-14 22:12:51
  - Actually, I think I've finally got it. by TB 2013-05-14 23:35:56
    - The power the private sector seeks by ER 2013-05-15 06:04:32
      - The whole point of political power is to crush its competition, and they have guns. by TB 2013-05-15 09:20:03
        
        Tell me again, who has the guns? by ER 2013-05-15 12:40:32
        
        No, no, you're doing it all wrong. by TB 2013-05-15 13:07:12
        
        And P.S. by TB 2013-05-15 13:21:37
        
        It's not the arrogant CEOs I worry about. by ER 2013-05-15 13:54:09
        
        Actually, your entire premise on this thread WAS that it was the arrogant CEOs we need to worry about. by TB 2013-05-15 14:30:33
        
        It's the arrogant CEOs who are making promises they can't keep. by ER 2013-05-15 16:25:23
That Obama quote... by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:35:45
Jefferson could well imagine Dick Cheney and George Bush, but - - - by bowser 2013-05-14 20:02:13
- I don't know about anyone else but that brought a smile to my face. n/t by RobVG 2013-05-14 20:54:44

Tweet of the Day by TB May 15, 2013 10:40 am

Quality Control by Jody May 13, 2013 9:52 am

In my line of work we know all about "six sigma." by TB 2013-05-13 11:33:37
? by alcaray 2013-05-13 11:22:56
- Scroll down to p. 328...I thought that was interesting. I am not out to start a flame per se`.... I ... by Jody 2013-05-13 12:09:02
  - I've been working in banking/insurance/data processing for what 40 years now. by alcaray 2013-05-13 12:31:32
    - I've had good jobs and bad jobs, by ER 2013-05-13 12:44:15
      - I only have General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin to compare to..and TQM was written in the government contract as a ... by Jody 2013-05-14 10:15:27
        
        Every union-basher has a variant on that tale. by ER 2013-05-14 11:15:38
        
        ...and another thing... please explain to me the fundamental difference as to why you sided with the teacher when that young ... by Jody 2013-05-14 11:02:48
        
        School is not a democracy. by ER 2013-05-14 11:27:42
        
        Hey, Jody: by TB 2013-05-14 12:57:56
        
        Tom...the blatant double standards that the liberals pontificate has me at a loss for words. by Jody 2013-05-14 19:56:12
        
        Jody... by ER 2013-05-14 21:11:32
        
        ER you are just wasting my time. by Jody 2013-05-15 08:07:34
        
        Do you recall the behavior of the Chicago 7 in court? by alcaray 2013-05-14 20:41:59
        
        That kid wasn't an adult. by ER 2013-05-14 13:13:57
        
        At this point in my life, and raising #3 as I type this, plus countless other youngin's looking for ... by Jody 2013-05-14 19:49:11

The Target List by TB May 14, 2013 3:52 pm

Why did you put this on Flame? This is perfectly appropriate for CE. by ER 2013-05-14 16:37:36
- It wasn't snark. It was the primary point of the post. by TB 2013-05-14 16:47:22
  - Words words. by ER 2013-05-14 17:25:34
    - "Neofascist" is also a fetish word designed to obliterate actual meaning or debate. by TB 2013-05-14 19:12:57
      - Who's attacking? Who's debating? by ER 2013-05-14 20:54:48
        
        Terms by TB 2013-05-14 21:31:15
        
        The old lady and the redneck by ER 2013-05-14 22:25:08
You may have some high powered help to help follow up on this. by ER 2013-05-14 16:25:53

iPencil by TB May 13, 2013 7:24 pm

I think that might be the wrong link Tom. by Jody 2013-05-13 19:35:54
- Heh. "Leftover Link Syndrome." by TB 2013-05-13 19:49:52

The student who scolded the teacher...an update by Jody May 10, 2013 2:24 pm

Masters of Deceit by ER May 8, 2013 7:53 am

Partisan propaganda by TB 2013-05-08 10:03:13
- Oh, so it's all MSNBC's fault. by ER 2013-05-08 10:12:14
  - Maybe this source is more to your liking by ER 2013-05-08 10:44:52
    - Would you agree... by FrankC 2013-05-08 15:03:17
      - Regimentation by TB 2013-05-08 20:42:08
      - Yes to all four. by ER 2013-05-08 15:48:00

Speaking of symbolism... by alcaray May 6, 2013 7:16 pm

There is no way an NRA member can hold his or her head up after that. None. And let them have guns? by bowser 2013-05-08 14:59:22
This story kept me up half the night. by ER 2013-05-07 03:24:16
I guess it isn't all that different from graphic and violent video games...of which I never understood either. People are ... by Jody 2013-05-06 21:16:25
Juvenile and in poor taste by RobVG 2013-05-06 20:21:05
These are the people who shit red, white and blue bricks if you don'twear your flag lapel pin. by ER 2013-05-06 19:28:38
- Remember how unpatriotic and disrespectful hippies used to be? by alcaray 2013-05-06 20:07:59
  - They intended to express contempt for a system. by ER 2013-05-06 20:59:49
    - Count on humanity to always raise the bar of vulgarity. by Jody 2013-05-07 10:35:34

Doesn't burning books create CO2? by TB May 4, 2013 5:19 pm

You realized that pic is staged, right? by alcaray 2013-05-05 20:17:17
- But they shouldn't be burned, not even symbolically. by ER 2013-05-05 20:45:46
  - symbolic burning only contributes to symbolic CO2 by alcaray 2013-05-05 20:57:44

Now we know why it's called the Laffer Curve. by ER April 29, 2013 6:06 pm

No more plastic bags by TB April 22, 2013 1:20 pm

Plastic bags are not a just "local issue". by ER 2013-04-23 07:14:15
Interactive plastic bag ban map by TB 2013-04-22 21:44:58
- Good points by ER 2013-04-23 06:26:01
  - You mentioned "making a buck" down below. by TB 2013-04-23 07:11:03
    - What you're really saying is... by ER 2013-04-23 07:32:42
      - No, I said this website has an axe to grind, and you never even noticed it. by TB 2013-04-23 08:27:36
        
        Oh yes, I noticed it. by ER 2013-04-23 08:53:33
        
        And NOAA? by TB 2013-04-23 08:56:35
        
        What about NOAA? by ER 2013-04-23 09:16:38
        
        This isn't a game. by TB 2013-04-23 09:37:16
        
        May I cut in? by ER 2013-04-23 09:54:06
        
        A last answer to your final question: by TB 2013-04-23 15:07:12
        
        Why is it, by ER 2013-04-23 15:38:24
We can get the plastic bags here, still. But I hate the things. by alcaray 2013-04-22 21:00:58
- The important part is that you get to decide. by TB 2013-04-22 21:10:26
  - Not important to me, at all. by alcaray 2013-04-22 21:17:08
    - No. It isn't, is it? by TB 2013-04-22 21:22:49
      - You really aren't suited to living in a civilization. by alcaray 2013-04-22 23:43:49
        
        TB is a rugged individualist. by ER 2013-04-23 06:32:55
        
        Not the kind you're suited for, no. by TB 2013-04-23 06:09:03
Yeah they got rid of them in several towns in Washington. They were great for cleaning the cat box. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-22 18:24:55
I regard this as a reasonably senseless action. by bowser 2013-04-22 18:15:22
- Awfully conservative of you. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-22 18:23:43
  - This was just basically decided by the city council. by TB 2013-04-22 20:08:08
    - Cui bono? by ER 2013-04-22 20:25:14
      - A state senator in Florida is proposing a ban like this, too. by TB 2013-04-22 21:08:01
        
        Took the words right out of my mouth. I guess they've never heard about the frog in the frying pan. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-29 18:03:17
        
        You are right on both counts. by ER 2013-04-22 21:16:50
        
        People have been legislating their idea of civilized behavior for a long time. by alcaray 2013-04-22 21:15:06
  - They better keep their hands off my bags. n/t by ER 2013-04-22 19:42:31
    - Interesting. by TB 2013-04-22 21:43:02
      - No one puts a gun to their heads and makes them eat the bags. by ER 2013-04-23 06:11:24
        
        "Ultrasound rape?" by TB 2013-04-23 07:07:33
        
        So you don't think this is "legitimate rape"? by ER 2013-04-23 07:23:27

We will see by Jody April 28, 2013 4:53 pm

I guess all those Filipino and Haitian nurses and orderlies are still too expensive. by ER 2013-04-28 18:16:32
- *swoosh* by Jody 2013-04-28 18:45:45
  - Is the link right? by alcaray 2013-04-29 00:36:55
  - I guess you are trying to be clever and I don't get it. I am not very clever though. ... by Jody 2013-04-28 19:23:13
    - I thought I was echoing the same point you were making... by ER 2013-04-28 20:16:09
      - Again...another apology...I thought some how you were chiding me. Today is a new day...:) by Jody 2013-04-29 07:35:22

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