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Senate upholds 2nd amendment rights. by ER April 18, 2013 5:04 am

Gallup Poll by TB 2013-04-18 09:52:36
- Republicans are also stopping/filibustering anything to help #s 1, 2, and (right now, especially) 4 on the list, as well as background check legislation. by alcaray 2013-04-18 21:28:21
  - Their strategy does everything it can to frustrate and obstruct the process, then complains how pointless and ineffective it is. by ER 2013-04-19 07:11:47
- I have to side with ER by RobVG 2013-04-18 17:09:44
- The Mote in God's Eye by ER 2013-04-18 10:22:12
  - Wow. It only takes one post now. by TB 2013-04-18 11:22:10
    - It quacks like a duck by ER 2013-04-18 12:21:22
      - Nothing does more for gun sales than Democrats trying to disarm the law-abiding population. by TB 2013-04-18 13:08:20
        
        Yeah, its Obamaphobia. It works every time. by ER 2013-04-18 13:33:37
        
        And incidentally... by TB 2013-04-18 13:20:39
        
        Sure, TB. by ER 2013-04-18 13:29:27
        
        I'm not "predicting" anything any more. by TB 2013-04-18 13:49:03
        
        I'm sure you'll deal with it--in the only way you know how. by ER 2013-04-18 14:13:49
And in a related development... by ER 2013-04-18 05:26:28

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are." -- Anais Nin by ER April 5, 2013 7:28 am

She is cranky. I suspect she bitches about bowel movements and the T-Rex having short arms. She needs to get ... by Jody 2013-04-08 12:20:34
I just posted that quote on Facebook the other day. No truer words were ever spoken. You have no idea ... by Jody 2013-04-07 21:56:08
- I have no doubt there is a real world, one independent of our perception of it. by ER 2013-04-08 04:26:44
  - In the real world, independent of perception, you don't need a photo ID to register to vote in Florida. by TB 2013-04-08 06:36:24
    - Maybe not, but most folks believe you do need one to vote. by ER 2013-04-08 07:33:31
      - Mostly I was thinking that with accurate information and maybe a little help from neighbors, that lady could vote. by TB 2013-04-08 09:43:51
        
        I tried to explain it to her. by ER 2013-04-08 10:01:56
        
        Okay, I'm sort of lost in the weeds. by TB 2013-04-08 10:27:39
        
        I didn't inquire. by ER 2013-04-08 13:13:21
        
        Making it hard for "those people" to vote by TB 2013-04-08 13:59:34
        
        I think you are being paranoid ER. by Jody 2013-04-08 13:51:16
        
        Sure guys, I'm paranoid. by ER 2013-04-08 14:59:13
        
        Oh like I am not paranoid about certain stuff...I just don't happen to be about this. I didn't say your ... by Jody 2013-04-08 19:36:19
        
        It has done been exposed. In pretty much every state where the GOP holds the majority in their legislature... by alcaray 2013-04-09 00:52:16
        
        Remember when Election Day was Tuesday? Period? by TB 2013-04-09 08:43:15
        
        And yet people have to stand in line all night to vote in some places. Amazing isn't it? n/t by alcaray 2013-04-09 13:16:46
        
        Only in Democratic precincts. n/t by ER 2013-04-09 14:09:01
        
        Other options: by TB 2013-04-09 14:37:00
        
        You left one option out of your list. by ER 2013-04-09 15:54:46
        
        Gentlemen Of Property by ER 2013-04-09 11:25:11
        
        Back to non-responsive loop mode. by TB 2013-04-09 11:39:09
        
        The only experience I have for an elderly person..and she is blind..was when Mom voted in the last election. She ... by Jody 2013-04-09 10:32:38
        
        They haven't played this game in California, either. by alcaray 2013-04-09 13:19:22
        
        Game's over in California. by TB 2013-04-09 13:26:50

So what's your take on the N. Korea situation. by RobVG March 30, 2013 9:11 am

It's pretty clear that the N Korean shenanigans are purely for domestic consumptiion, a way to distract their own power ... by ER 2013-03-30 09:55:26
- Exactly. by bowser 2013-03-31 12:07:46
  - The Guns of August, revisited. by ER 2013-03-31 14:47:29
    - I appreciate your experience and insight. Differ on judgment. by bowser 2013-03-31 17:35:33
      - Haie und kleine Fische by ER 2013-03-31 18:16:59
        
        I'm more afraid of Israel than North Korea. by bowser 2013-03-31 18:45:21

The Pope, Easter, Christmas and peace. by bowser March 31, 2013 12:15 pm

Drone strikes in the US by bowser March 5, 2013 8:46 pm

THIS is the crux of it. THIS is what no one knows. by bowser February 22, 2013 2:00 pm

Finally. This will be used for years. And I counsel patience. by bowser February 19, 2013 4:46 pm

It's only one of many stories. by RobVG 2013-02-19 18:45:24

The solution is obvious - get more guns out there. by bowser February 10, 2013 5:40 pm

You have squandered an opportunity to make the country safer for all of us. by RobVG 2013-02-10 19:22:34
- We've been over this in excruciating detail already. by TB 2013-02-10 20:28:50
  - Limit mags to 10 rounds- not a good idea? by RobVG 2013-02-10 20:48:22
    - What am I missing? Isn't that ridiculously easy to defeat? by FrankC 2013-02-11 00:42:45
      - I don't know Frank. by RobVG 2013-02-11 08:41:06
        
        Well, kids getting killed bothers me a lot and I am always open to new ideas by FrankC 2013-02-11 18:01:41
        
        Again... by TB 2013-02-11 10:18:03
    - I'm reasonable. by TB 2013-02-10 21:00:12
      - Four ambushed firemen. by RobVG 2013-02-11 19:31:56
        
        Handguns and rifles by TB 2013-02-11 20:01:21
- I cannot verify your claims. Just the opposite on a couple. by bowser 2013-02-10 19:50:06
  - A little evidence for you. by RobVG 2013-02-10 20:40:18
    - A "silent majority" of 71 million gun owners by Robert 2013-02-10 22:23:51
      - And just another reminder... by TB 2013-02-11 09:11:36
      - Study the poll Rob linked. by TB 2013-02-11 09:01:27
        
        It's sort of like Christians. by bowser 2013-02-11 19:52:48
  - The key word is "universal." by TB 2013-02-10 20:34:06

Quote of the day by Robert February 6, 2013 10:23 am

John Rogers. by TB 2013-02-06 11:12:44
- TB by Robert 2013-02-06 15:45:47
  - At least I've read both books. Bet Rogers hasn't. by TB 2013-02-06 16:11:32
    - And somehow Rogers demonstrates insight. Wonder how? by bowser 2013-02-06 23:03:02
      - It's possible your bar for what qualifies as "insight" is a bit low. by TB 2013-02-07 10:57:53
        
        Don't blame you for ignoring my post. by bowser 2013-02-09 11:34:36
        
        I was cutting you some slack. by TB 2013-02-09 12:39:38
        
        Find where I've said anything about indexing wages. by bowser 2013-02-09 17:52:27
        
        BTW, did you see yourself in that quote? by bowser 2013-02-09 23:28:17
        
        Raising wages 30 percent to meet the cost of living? by TB 2013-02-09 18:50:19
        
        I do not agree with everything in most of my citations. Now show me where I've advocated indexing wages. by bowser 2013-02-09 23:27:31
        
        I see. by TB 2013-02-10 15:32:09
        
        Let's compare. Did you see yourself in that quote? by bowser 2013-02-07 18:20:07
    - I have. by Robert 2013-02-06 18:50:34

Payroll tax "hike" by RobVG February 7, 2013 8:59 am

And not to put too fine a point on it... by TB 2013-02-07 10:56:33

Right-wing ideology growing poverty, welfare state by bowser February 3, 2013 6:57 pm

Couldn't get past the first 2 paragraphs. by RobVG 2013-02-04 22:29:22
- Why do you bother? There's nobody home. by TB 2013-02-05 10:48:48
  - Consider for 30 seconds the end point of your policies. by bowser 2013-02-06 01:48:41
  - Because I can see his point by RobVG 2013-02-05 20:52:02
    - Thank you by Robert 2013-02-06 10:12:54
      - Why so serious? by TB 2013-02-06 11:23:27
        
        Why so delirious? by Robert 2013-02-06 15:50:08
        
        The point was that "right wing ideology" isn't exactly running the show right now. by TB 2013-02-06 16:08:47
        
        "right now" by Robert 2013-02-06 18:50:38
        
        Do you have any idea how complex the question is? by TB 2013-02-06 19:35:11
        
        Truck drivers are handling hundreds of times more freight than mule drivers. by bowser 2013-02-06 22:59:53
        
        You illustrated my point for me. by TB 2013-02-07 10:27:54
        
        Test question: by TB 2013-02-06 19:42:09
        
        Tech. n/t by RobVG 2013-02-06 21:32:01
        
        Computer tech and its offshoots, to be precise. by TB 2013-02-06 21:40:52
        
        It enabled those companies to harvest large amounts of cash from the consumer. by RobVG 2013-02-07 09:02:39
        
        The real question: by TB 2013-02-07 10:45:44
- The point is simple. The way profits are distributed. by bowser 2013-02-05 07:29:46
  - Have the lower income folks been held down or are the wealthy pulling away? by RobVG 2013-02-05 08:59:05
    - CEO Pay Grew 127 Times Faster Than Worker Pay Over Last 30 Years: Study by bowser 2013-02-06 02:12:11

Interesting quote from JFK by FrankC January 28, 2013 12:29 pm

Good one by SteveS 2013-01-28 18:02:02
- Yes, and my impression was that he figured that day would never come. by FrankC 2013-01-28 18:52:49
  - An experiment by TB 2013-01-28 21:16:55
    - Unless the COs have oil, they'll be fine. by bowser 2013-01-28 21:44:47
      - Look up "Switzerland" and "military" someday. by TB 2013-01-29 08:21:12
        
        Human predators always claim to be defending themselves from the prey. by bowser 2013-01-29 16:53:09
        
        Parallel concepts?? by johannes 2013-01-29 14:11:38

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