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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

Why we need industry regulation... by ER April 27, 2013 10:42 am

Ya gotta understand!!! by bowser 2013-04-27 16:56:33
Wow!!!...thanks ER. by Jody 2013-04-27 13:04:04
- New York Times article by TB 2013-04-27 21:52:43

Denialists at work by ER April 27, 2013 7:14 am

Maybe someone should tell Paul Ryan by ER April 23, 2013 7:58 am

I observe how Liberals would be confounded by Conservatives. I am pro choice...as it should be..but on that note... ... by Jody 2013-04-23 08:12:24
- A very reasonable, and I might add liberal, position. n/t by ER 2013-04-23 08:57:08

8th grader arrested and jailed for- wearing a NRA t-shirt. by RobVG April 21, 2013 10:26 am

Obvious omission from the story: What did the police charge him with? by alcaray 2013-04-21 17:29:29
- Arrested and charged. by RobVG 2013-04-21 21:53:39
  - It sounds like there was some incident. by alcaray 2013-04-21 22:55:49
    - True. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-22 06:48:12
- That is a good question. "Arrested?" by TB 2013-04-21 21:00:55
Oh for cris sakes...just ask him to turn it inside out...or duct tape over the offensive language or send him ... by Jody 2013-04-21 10:39:35
- There was no "offensive" language. Unless you find the 2nd amendment offensive. by RobVG 2013-04-21 11:09:46
  - A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. by bowser 2013-04-21 17:14:23
    - "The people" are schnooks? The SC believes differently. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-21 20:39:04
    - Search tips by podrock 2013-04-21 20:12:23
      - Didn't figure you to be one to buy into rewriting history. by RobVG 2013-04-21 21:00:43
  - Rob, apparently you don't understand how I post...it has only been 6 years. by Jody 2013-04-21 11:24:25
    - I take this issue seriously by RobVG 2013-04-21 11:42:09
      - I wasn't trying to be sarcastic or flippant. AT ALL. This is what they did at my kid's school....when this started ... by Jody 2013-04-21 12:13:07
        
        Now that you mention it, it's not rational to give a shit about anything these days. by RobVG 2013-04-21 12:26:36
        
        EDIT: You are NOT right about people not giving a shit. ... I pick my battles. I have an eight year ... by Jody 2013-04-21 13:43:14

Cutting through the firearms crap. by ER April 22, 2013 4:42 am

I am mad as hell... by Jody April 18, 2013 11:21 am

I have owned firearms all my life... by FrankC 2013-04-18 18:54:21
Self defence- period. by RobVG 2013-04-18 17:29:36
- I have found that assholes shoot assholes. I am not an asshole. That is a guy thing. Females are born ... by Jody 2013-04-18 21:07:10
  - "I am one pissed off female that is considering a handgun because of male assholes. I don’t enjoy this." by RobVG 2013-04-19 07:29:53
    - I probably never will...if I do..I *feel* 'they' have won. by Jody 2013-04-19 07:38:48
      - I need something to feel safe again. by Jody 2013-04-19 07:40:29
Mace. n/t by RobVG 2013-04-18 17:22:13
Some advice on gun ownership. by ER 2013-04-18 12:43:54
- Thank you so much ER...and I knew how you felt about guns...and was hoping for advice from a seasoned owner. There ... by Jody 2013-04-18 13:44:09
  - If you're going to shoot until he stops moving... by TB 2013-04-18 13:54:47
    - My advice don't mean squat. by ER 2013-04-18 14:26:45

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

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