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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

Business Insider - "15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America" by bowser April 13, 2012 1:10 am

My first thought about the disappearance of the middle class is outsourcing of jobs. Shit isn't something like 42,000 factories that ... by Jody 2012-04-13 17:55:49
What JimH said. (A commenter to the article Bowser linked to) by ER 2012-04-13 09:09:22
- Comments are closed now. Too bad. by TB 2012-04-13 09:50:30
  - I would suggest you aim your rebuttals at the devastating facts and statistics in Bowser's original post instead of squandering ... by ER 2012-04-13 10:21:43
    - What, refute the numbers, methodology, sources, or premises? by TB 2012-04-13 11:13:37
      - I think you're starting to catch on. by ER 2012-04-13 11:25:41
        
        Did you care to address any of the points I made? by TB 2012-04-13 11:27:09
        
        TB, this is about the point I made. You really aren't involved in this. You unabashedly advocate a ... by bowser 2012-04-13 11:50:22
        
        Did you care to address any of Bowser's? by ER 2012-04-13 11:37:26
        
        We really can't expect that. As I said, he supports the idea of a plutocracy, and I was asking ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:20:25
        
        Oh for cryin outloud Bowser...I will answer your Flame the way I see fit...when I have the time. It won't be ... by Jody 2012-04-13 15:26:56
        
        You don't need to be religious, and you don't need to be black to love gospel music. by ER 2012-04-13 13:35:43
        
        Always liked that song, and it just isn't done well by whites. by bowser 2012-04-13 13:44:15
        
        After the past few days, you need yet another demonstration? There's nobody home. by TB 2012-04-13 11:44:00
        
        I'll let Bowser argue his own case. My comment on his post is below. by ER 2012-04-13 11:48:40
In any highly complex system, like a national economy, all sorts of unexpected or emergent behaviors may arise. Some ... by ER 2012-04-13 05:47:06

Our tax dollars at work by TB April 13, 2012 3:38 pm

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