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In times of liberal dominance... by FrankC April 23, 2012 3:44 pm
  • No more Mr Nice Guy by ER 2012-04-24 13:42:31
    • Fifty bucks says that guys a liberal. by TB 2012-04-24 15:41:47
      • Yeah, he's one of them country club liberals. Boodles, shaken, not stirred. by ER 2012-04-24 16:32:02
        • Afraid so. If he were drinking wine out of a box he'd be an NRA Conservative. by bowser 2012-04-24 16:10:16
          • Only if he was holding the box over his head and letting it pour into his mouth. by TB 2012-04-24 16:37:23
      • I'm wondering how "liberal dominance" would be measured. It just doesn't seem that way to me, but I don't ... by bowser 2012-04-23 20:43:40
        • Control of the executive and legislative. This is assuming that we consider democrats as usually liberal and republicans not usually ... by FrankC 2012-04-23 21:03:49
          • They're the ones who wear leather that isn't necessary for doing a job. by TB 2012-04-23 20:50:02
          • I think this time the cigar is just a cigar. by TB 2012-04-23 16:04:38
            What the public knows about political parties by TB April 23, 2012 10:14 am
            • Clearly the results divulge a truth. WE ARE SCREWED by Jody 2012-04-23 13:26:28
              • By the way: Don't knock capuchin monkeys. They're a bit smarter than your average - - - . ... by bowser 2012-04-23 12:20:25
                • "...on the ability of capuchins to use money..." by ER 2012-04-23 12:37:54
                • I thought some of the questions were phrased a bit oddly, and that someone doing a quick read would get ... by bowser 2012-04-23 12:14:36
                  • Funny, I interpreted the exact same data in a totally different way. by ER 2012-04-23 11:00:55
                    • Did you read the whole news story? by TB 2012-04-23 11:04:58
                      • Yes. Why, Is that supposed to make a difference in my conclusion? by ER 2012-04-23 11:18:20
                        • No, you concluded this was why people voted Republican. The results and demographics seem to indicate otherwise. by TB 2012-04-23 11:35:19
                          • I don't see it. This is what I saw. "The partisan gaps in knowledge are at least partly a consequence of demographic ... by ER 2012-04-23 12:06:36
                            • Remarkable. by TB 2012-04-23 12:44:40
                              • I think you spend an awful lot of effort trying to change the way I think. Think about that. by ER 2012-04-23 12:57:31
                                • Have you ever thought about why I bother? by TB 2012-04-23 13:06:57
                                  • We've always known you were a partisan propagandist Tom. We've told you as much. But I have to admit, ... by ER 2012-04-23 13:17:09
                                    • Ah, that's a load of horseapples. by TB 2012-04-23 13:34:22
                                      • Tom, your "pick the group" gotcha is not really all that extreme. That's really middle of the road stuff. ... by ER 2012-04-23 13:56:08
                                        • "Middle of the road?" No wonder you think I'm in deep right field. Check your GPS. by TB 2012-04-23 14:01:37
                    • Same here Tom by Jody 2012-04-23 10:49:03
                      What's happening May 1st by TB April 23, 2012 1:46 pm
                        National Debt Road Trip, updated by TB April 20, 2012 10:21 pm
                        • Speaking of lifeboats, the Bush family has purchased a 100,000 acre spread in Paraguay. No one knows why. Here is ... by bowser 2012-04-21 04:55:12
                          • Paraguay,eh? Not surprising. I've heard the historical and recent convergence of right-wing political and business interests there described ... by ER 2012-04-21 08:26:16
                            • The source of this story is a Cuban state newspaper. by TB 2012-04-21 10:00:14
                              • Just because it originates in a Commie paper doesn't mean it has to be a lie. In fact, if ... by ER 2012-04-21 11:06:33
                                • I dare you to leave that comment up there. by TB 2012-04-21 11:11:36
                                  • Dare me? by ER 2012-04-21 13:58:29
                                    • Billy Joel!!!!Hell yes!!! by Jody 2012-04-21 14:09:53
                                      • "That’s right, TB. It MIGHT be a lie, but it doesn’t HAVE to be one. That is a subtle distinction, ... by TB 2012-04-21 14:07:15
                                        • The point I was making was that truths and lies may be ideologically correllated, but they are by no means ... by ER 2012-04-21 14:14:46
                                          • A world where your POV doesn't have to be true at all seems to be comfortable for a lot of people. by TB 2012-04-21 17:58:36
                                            • EDITED: by ER 2012-04-21 20:23:19
                                              • EDITED: I'd be interested in your definition of "Trotskyite," since nobody as yet seems to have developed a consistent or sensible one. by TB 2012-04-21 21:07:35
                                                • The problem is that there is no objective way to distinguish "errors of knowledge" from "deliberate rejection of reality". Just imagine ... by ER 2012-04-21 22:11:19
                                                  • We're not arguing about how many angels can dance on the end of a pin. by TB 2012-04-21 22:29:02
                                                    • Tom, underneath all your righteous handwaving, all you're really saying is "the way you are doing things doesn't work so ... by ER 2012-04-21 22:41:47
                                                      • The deficits are a trillion a year. the debt has exceeded GDP. by TB 2012-04-21 22:51:22
                                                  • A Trotskyite is simply a follower of Trotsky. It probably started out as a perjorative term because Trotsky and ... by ER 2012-04-21 22:01:27
                                                    • And there's the problem:" by TB 2012-04-21 22:17:01
                                                      • Maybe the state can provide nothing, it can only redistribute what is created privately. But the private sector has also ... by ER 2012-04-21 22:32:56
                                                        • None of that changes anything about the fundamental flaw of "democratic" wealth redistribution. by TB 2012-04-21 22:44:18
                                • Should be under ERs post. by bowser 2012-04-21 04:55:51
                                • The debt picture painted by conservatives is so dire that it appears that there is no possible action or policy ... by ER 2012-04-21 04:53:49
                                  • You just need to look at historical spending patterns to know what created these deficits and the debt. by TB 2012-04-21 10:52:56
                                    • You don't make me crazy, TB. I've got this culture sussed. It works for me. It's why I make you ... by ER 2012-04-21 11:20:01
                                      • What scares me is an intelligent person who will choose belief over facts. by TB 2012-04-21 21:43:36
                                        • The fact we have severe budget problems is not in dispute. It never was. Your insistence in accusing me of ... by ER 2012-04-22 07:48:07
                                          • Yeah. Like that. by TB 2012-04-22 11:15:16
                                  • Why don't you just give it up until you can explain how starting two wars while cutting taxes on the ... by bowser 2012-04-20 22:51:22
                                    • It's not the elite I worry about. They are predictable, they will do whatever it takes to protect themselves, and ... by ER 2012-04-21 05:31:37
                                    The Real Cause of Global Warming by ER April 20, 2012 9:32 pm
                                    • Mexican food, maybe. Oops, there goes another methane shot... by TB 2012-04-20 21:51:54
                                      • This outfit isn't about either immigration or the environment. And they don't believe this nonsense any more than you ... by ER 2012-04-21 08:04:35
                                        • Karl Rove didn't invent that idea. Alinsky did. by TB 2012-04-21 11:25:34
                                          • He started it, mommy. by ER 2012-04-22 11:00:12
                                      ...a new low... by Jody April 22, 2012 10:21 am
                                        Just sayin' by Jody April 21, 2012 11:08 am
                                        • Inane spending. The last time the US was invaded was in 1811 by England. There WAS Pearl Harbor ... by bowser 2012-04-21 11:33:19
                                          • For more fun... by TB 2012-04-21 11:17:11
                                            • My mistake... by TB 2012-04-21 12:45:49
                                            Romney's strength is the economy. by bowser April 19, 2012 5:23 pm
                                            • The economy is not just weak, its unstable. Most people, once they take off the ideological blinders, are smart ... by ER 2012-04-19 18:21:35
                                              • Doesn't matter...won't matter...Obama is gonna win. by Jody 2012-04-19 17:59:28
                                                • Wait for it. by TB 2012-04-19 19:02:22
                                                  • Liberal Elitist? Moi? by ER 2012-04-20 05:55:08
                                                    • "Ideas matter. Principles matter. "Reality matters." (Coming from a Conservative.) Swift Boats. Please discuss the above in the context of ... by bowser 2012-04-19 23:21:33
                                                      • In other words... by TB 2012-04-20 08:27:14
                                                        • The same people are funding Romney. Just when do principles expire? After 7 years, 6 years. 5 years? ... by bowser 2012-04-20 09:48:09
                                                          • You can't reason with a child throwing a tantrum. A little public humiliation through ridicule sometimes gets through though. by ER 2012-04-20 09:19:15
                                                            • :) by Jody 2012-04-20 09:04:33
                                                          • *Sees sparks start to smoulder in firepit* Time for the centrist fireman to step in. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-19 23:16:21
                                                            • You might need more information. by TB 2012-04-20 08:54:48
                                                              • Of which sort? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-20 18:47:18
                                                        "Obama tightens oil and gas drilling regulations" by RobVG April 19, 2012 9:19 am
                                                        • As we move from the infinite to the finite it becomes clear there have to be regulations. Examples: Space - ... by bowser 2012-04-19 11:35:19
                                                          • I don't see how tightening environmental regulations can be a political ploy, although loosening them could certainly be so, especially ... by ER 2012-04-19 09:52:55
                                                            Where the billionaires come from by TB April 18, 2012 4:29 pm
                                                            • Sure TB, but we don't want to loot just the top 400. We want to loot the top 1%. by ER 2012-04-18 18:10:44
                                                              • You've forgotten, of course, but we did the math on that, too. by TB 2012-04-18 18:26:58
                                                                • No Tom. You've forgotten I don't need to argue about this. The math "we" did says I have ... by ER 2012-04-18 18:43:54
                                                                  • No. The math says the well is dry. by TB 2012-04-18 18:56:17
                                                                    • The well ain't dry yet. I can always put my wife to work. by ER 2012-04-18 19:01:17
                                                                    • Just an observation, but Conservatives see Liberals as down right jealous of the rich.Bottom Line. To Liberals...Conservatives want everyone to step ... by Jody 2012-04-18 18:53:43
                                                                      • The real bottom line: by TB 2012-04-18 19:34:57
                                                                        • I was talking about your average Joe Q. Citizen, Tom. I know it is about power.... Not for me, though. by Jody 2012-04-18 19:42:30
                                                                Another problem with the FBI. And no one is held accountable. by bowser April 16, 2012 12:14 am
                                                                • Americans are known throughout the world as being determined to crush your carpals and yank your arm out of its ... by ER 2012-04-17 17:40:11
                                                                  • Some of these issues later in the article are important, but the "shake hands" thing just sounds like a ham-handed ... by TB 2012-04-16 07:31:36
                                                                    • That is an interesting document. Read the entire thing. Had an interesting thing happen at the hospice. ... by bowser 2012-04-18 15:29:36
                                                                    Another complaint. by bowser April 15, 2012 3:43 pm
                                                                    • We have a plethora of hispanics that offer lawn services and there is a price war right now due to ... by Jody 2012-04-16 08:37:07
                                                                      • An unusual scientifical facktoid: A group of hammerhead sharks and a group of Hispanics are known by the same ... by bowser 2012-04-16 10:17:09
                                                                        • Guess you guys never saw the movie.... I don't think his plethora has been removed yet. by Jody 2012-04-16 15:39:30
                                                                          • I belong to a bevy of bitches. by Jody 2012-04-16 14:42:44
                                                                            • I had my plethora surgically removed. Does that mean I'm still hispanic? by ER 2012-04-16 10:53:44
                                                                              • Can't really say...drop yer drawers...lemme see. by Jody 2012-04-16 14:43:31
                                                                                • "When in doubt, by ER 2012-04-16 19:50:30
                                                                                  • The Nuge is huge. I prefer Beat It...by Michael Jackson.;) by Jody 2012-04-17 07:08:45
                                                                                    • I prefer Whip It. Whip it Good. (Devo) by ER 2012-04-17 07:20:41
                                                                                • Well, as you know, the plethora is easy to remove once they get through all that brain tissue. Quite ... by bowser 2012-04-16 13:05:28
                                                                            • I feel your pain by RobVG 2012-04-15 22:03:42
                                                                              • Get a goat. by Jody 2012-04-15 19:37:49
                                                                                • I've had goats, great animals, wonderful. And while they will eat blackberry leaves, cedar seedlings, celery, tomatoes and tomato ... by bowser 2012-04-16 00:29:34
                                                                                  • Most of the "grazing services" around here use sheep. by TB 2012-04-16 07:39:56
                                                                                    • Great idea. Did you know that goats make great pack animals? They have to be selected, some won't ... by bowser 2012-04-16 10:11:52
                                                                                • Don't you know you're not supposed to fix things yourself? by podrock 2012-04-15 19:29:29
                                                                                  • Just don't mow the thing. It'll look a lot cooler and more "natural"; like your very own miniature park! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-15 19:09:00
                                                                                    • Every screw that's larger than it needs to be to do its job wastes money and resources. by TB 2012-04-15 17:06:36
                                                                                      • Size doesn't matter, it's the tensile strength. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-15 22:06:14
                                                                                        • Good point, but most commercial screws are made from similar materials. by TB 2012-04-16 07:25:32
                                                                                          • Between Home Depots supply and NASAs needs are those from an industrial supply house which will have screws and bolts ... by bowser 2012-04-16 09:48:45
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