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As always... by FrankC March 27, 2012 11:53 am

That was a classic example of raw intellectual stubbornness. by TB 2012-03-27 13:20:23

Total Information Awareness, continued by TB March 23, 2012 4:36 pm

What were you expecting- Outrage? Dire predictions? (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-23 20:15:32
- What I'm always expecting for some silly reason. Consistency and integrity. by TB 2012-03-23 21:32:20
  - Tom, its your agenda that is unyielding, non-negotiable and consistent. Your partisan ideology demands that any questioning of that agenda ... by ER 2012-03-24 09:29:24
  - You are, I'm sure, just fine with this. It seems to be legal. I don't know why you ... by bowser 2012-03-23 23:01:18
    - What I am finding interesting is that it doesn't bother you any more. by TB 2012-03-24 10:58:55
      - I did not say this didn't bother me. You posted it on Flame, why should it bother you after ... by bowser 2012-03-26 14:34:52
        
        I repeat: by TB 2012-03-26 15:11:14
        
        I am truly sorry for you. If I were incapable of accountability, of even understanding accountability, of being responsible ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:11:34
        
        Good. Now that you've done your official Random Babbling response, are we done with the thread? by TB 2012-03-26 16:41:17
      - You posted this on Flame. Why does this bother you when years of illegal Bush-Cheney activity didn't? by bowser 2012-03-25 19:28:41
      - You posted it, on Flame. Why does this bother you when years of Bush-Cheney illegal activity didn't? by bowser 2012-03-25 00:18:44
      - I did not say it didn't bother me. I asked why it bothered you. by bowser 2012-03-24 12:54:57
      - Jello, meet nail. by RobVG 2012-03-24 11:17:35
        
        Ya pound enough nails into that Jell-O, some of it will stick. There was a reply, finally, if no ... by bowser 2012-03-26 16:16:04

GOP budget will break the middle class by bowser March 25, 2012 12:16 am

Sounds like Cain's 9-9-9 by RobVG 2012-03-25 11:25:17
- Tax money handed out to "consumers" to help the economy is the myth. by TB 2012-03-25 13:14:06
  - I thought that's what I said in the first paragraph. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-25 16:39:54
The middle class has always had upper class pretensions. by ER 2012-03-25 05:28:58

The Sun Also Sets by TB March 25, 2012 3:21 pm

George Will on creative destruction by TB March 24, 2012 11:50 am

It's sad this sort of post has to be placed on Flame, by ER 2012-03-24 13:15:04
- One of the fundamental flaws in your thinking is that you can't see the difference between tens of thousands of ... by TB 2012-03-24 14:51:27
  - On creosote: by TB 2012-03-24 14:58:51
    - What "one powerful entity" could you possibly be talking about? Where have I or anyone on this forum ever suggested ... by ER 2012-03-24 17:19:47
      - Does this mean George Will isn't on your "smart conservative" list any more? by TB 2012-03-24 19:09:29
        
        My "smart conservative" list gets shorter every day. by ER 2012-03-25 05:14:41
        
        You should see my "smart liberal" Post-It. by TB 2012-03-25 10:25:40
        
        As long as there's at least one name on it, you'll never get away with it. by ER 2012-03-25 11:35:53

The etch-a-sketch gaffe will never go away by BuckGalaxy March 23, 2012 7:58 pm

My god I can't believe what a gift this is! The guy who will likely win the GOP nomination ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-24 19:43:44
Somehow I don't think an attack based on "flip flops" or "lack of a core" would play well for Obama ... by TB 2012-03-23 21:54:42
- You're right. The Republican candidates have already pumped that well dry. I think the Dem TV campaign will simply consist of ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:27:24
The Right will blame it all on the Big Bad Liberal media, but I noticed both Santorum and Gingrich whipped ... by ER 2012-03-23 20:30:32
Link seems broken. Try this: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/the-etch-a-sketch-incident-and-why-some-gaffes-catch-on/2012/03/22/gIQA8ob0TS_blog.html by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-23 20:01:55

Any thoughts on Republican strategy for November? by bowser March 23, 2012 11:40 pm

Same as 2010. by TB 2012-03-24 10:46:55
- Reagan had no war, tripled the deficit. 3X. Cheney, VP under Bush, said the lesson was that deficits ... by bowser 2012-03-24 13:02:36
  - The deficit in 1980 (constant dollars) was $170.9 billion. In 1988 it was $242.5 billion. by TB 2012-03-24 13:23:01
I think the Republicans have already shot every arrow in their quiver--at each other. This election will be decided by events ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:50:24
- I wish I could agree, and while life is lived forward, it's understood backward. With Rove and Perry involved, ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:35:23
  - No one will believe them, Bowz. The entire campaign for the nomination has been nothing but multiple lies directed ... by ER 2012-03-24 10:54:00
- Does it bother anyone else that politics has basically become a slander-filled version of Survivor? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-24 00:39:47
  - This isn't new. by TB 2012-03-24 11:05:02
  - That's the way politics has always been throughout history. Its basically about guys in suits (or togas, or armor, ... by ER 2012-03-24 06:17:57
  - Everyone says it bothers them, and it's what works. by bowser 2012-03-24 01:10:50

Liberalism 1.0 by TB March 22, 2012 8:11 pm

There's a difference between liberalism and socialism. Also, despite complaining about taxes, conservatives have no problem hiking them up. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-23 14:43:15
- It used to be a spectrum, from left to right: radical, liberal, moderate, conservative, reactionary. The boundaries were fuzzy and ... by ER 2012-03-24 06:37:31
"What can men do against such reckless hate?" King Theoden of Rohan by ER 2012-03-23 13:02:32
Pity the person who thinks there is nothing more to life, to community, to existence than Legos. Those wretches ... by bowser 2012-03-22 21:22:35

Access to contraception: moving the goal posts by TB March 22, 2012 8:09 am

Possibly the most effective way to cut government costs would be to supply free contraception. I don't know what ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:17:29
- You would think so Bowser....one would think so. I can't tell you how many immaculate conceptions occur. So we are back to ... by Jody 2012-03-22 19:39:12
  - There's a guard rail around the top of the Empire State Building. No one tells people to either stay ... by bowser 2012-03-22 23:46:50
    - Sorry Bowser... I know myself and my capabilities and I keep myself in check. I don't need a railing. by Jody 2012-03-23 09:58:23
      - Where the hell did I say "Jody needs a railing." by bowser 2012-03-23 10:20:30
        
        I am the *whoever*. by Jody 2012-03-23 11:00:53
    - Who paid for the railing? by TB 2012-03-23 07:12:19
      - Whoever benefits. That's the entire point. Whoever benefits. You're so afraid someone is going to get something for nothing ... by bowser 2012-03-23 10:25:08
- The poor do get free contraception. Have for years. by TB 2012-03-22 13:41:01
  - Yeah but women don't *plan* to have sex Tom...that would make them loose women. Society frowns on that.....so why would ... by Jody 2012-03-22 19:42:11
  - You guys fight supplying contraceptive items, and absolutely nothing for free. Sometimes a person wonders. That some people ... by bowser 2012-03-22 19:28:53
    - The punitive moralistic folks "who deny the realities of life" You are absolutely right on Bowser. That is me!! I expect more ... by Jody 2012-03-22 20:21:03
    - Okay, now we're just sailing around in the doldrums of the Idiot Zone again. by TB 2012-03-22 20:00:52
      - Keep doing what you've been doing and you keep getting what you've been getting. by bowser 2012-03-22 21:41:40
Trojans, 98% effective- 39¢ each (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-22 10:01:35
- So are aspirin tablets. If used as directed. Personally, I prefer the morning- after birth control pill for men. by ER 2012-03-22 10:06:35
  - Interesting how men are kept entirely out of this discussion. by TB 2012-03-22 10:11:02
    - Is Viagra covered? (n/t) by podrock 2012-03-22 13:44:51
      - I believe it's swallowed, with a glass of water. by bowser 2012-03-23 12:53:29
    - That's because men can't get pregnant. If they could, there would be no discussion. The reason this is an 'issue' is ... by ER 2012-03-22 12:35:35
      - You described Santorum to a 'T' (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-22 20:05:31
      - No, that's the line the Democrats are selling. by TB 2012-03-22 13:31:15
        
        TB, you can convince yourself of anything you want if it makes you feel better. As long as you ... by ER 2012-03-22 13:52:20
        
        Greed is a national asset, the driver of capitalism. (It's one of the Seven Deadly Sins.) Sex is an abomination, ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:39:16
      - Blonde joke. Good-looking, curvy blonde arrives in the little examining room for visit with doctor. Seems a bit nervous. "Doctor, can ... by bowser 2012-03-22 13:21:23

I can't help but think Obama is sleeping well. Santorum endorses him. by bowser March 22, 2012 10:48 pm

All politicians lie, bend the truth, or flex with the political wind whichever way it is blowing. People understand ... by ER 2012-03-23 05:56:50
- That's what "moderate" actually means in politics. by TB 2012-03-23 07:34:23
  - So you feel Santorum, Gingrich and Paul are ideologically and morally superior to the likes of the Elder Romney, the ... by ER 2012-03-23 08:06:27
    - Ideologically, yes, particularly Gingrich. by TB 2012-03-23 09:20:08
      - Well, I feel no compunction about proudly agreeing with your assessment of your audience here, and being a part of ... by ER 2012-03-23 09:59:26
        
        WorldCom, Enron, et al. have demonstrated a "free market" doesn't work. They worked around the regulations that were in ... by bowser 2012-03-23 10:18:46

This is hard to believe. by bowser March 20, 2012 10:07 pm

Heh. by TB 2012-03-21 15:29:33
Evidence of testicles by RobVG 2012-03-21 08:26:01
- Evidence of either lying or ignorance. Probably the former. Romney knows the healthcare issues in depth and he ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 14:39:31
  - If insurance companies are "good" with something, you shouldn't need to point a gun at their face to make them do it. by TB 2012-03-21 16:19:44
    - The compromise which does not force religious organizations to do anything, but allows for insurance to reach out and offer, ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 17:36:02
      - Accepted by major Catholic health groups? Which ones? by TB 2012-03-21 21:31:34
        
        Catholic Health Association of the United States. I'm not opposed to plural marriages. Do you think this will ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 22:39:18
        
        The CHA is still reviewing it. That's not "accepting." by TB 2012-03-22 06:33:50
- I think she was a plant. Even if someone actually felt that way, they wouldn't go to the enemy's ... by ER 2012-03-21 09:53:07
  - Not a plant. This was a college audience. by TB 2012-03-21 16:10:05
    - Out of all the people there, Romney points to one lady. A person sticks a microphone in the face ... by bowser 2012-03-22 00:48:24
    - Poor Little Dutch Boy by ER 2012-03-21 17:14:44
  - Yep. by bowser 2012-03-21 14:22:49
You and this guy would get along well. ^Candidate shown: Rick Santorum^ by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:19:16
- Yo, 'Blade. Are you old enough to remember Floyd Turbo? by ER 2012-03-21 09:55:37
  - Had to look him up.. He went off the air the same year I was born, so No, never ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:49:11
    - contrast and compare by ER 2012-03-21 17:40:13
      - Carson as Reagan: No politics, just great comedy. by ER 2012-03-21 17:49:12

National debt update by TB March 19, 2012 9:06 pm

That's shameless. Obama inherited an economy in free-fall due to 8 years of GWB's unfettered paws on the economy. ... by bowser 2012-03-19 22:31:37
- "Bush did it" isn't working any more. by TB 2012-03-20 08:20:39
  - The debt Obama has piled up might have something to do with the $.5T less in annual government revenue that ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-21 18:03:29
    - Revenues for 2012 are estimated at about $2 trillion (2005 dollars). Estimated deficit will be $1.12 trillion. Revenues for 2004 ... by TB 2012-03-21 20:50:24
  - You think a few years of Obama sweeps the Bush era collapse under the rug? by RobVG 2012-03-20 09:12:45
    - Cut taxes, start two wars, drop interest rates, loan printed money to anyone who asks, run incredible trade deficits, and ... by bowser 2012-03-20 12:32:37
    - I notice the Bush tax rates are still in place. by TB 2012-03-20 09:47:57
      - You don't think "potential revenues" can be quantified? by RobVG 2012-03-20 10:02:25
        
        I have never absolved Republicans (not just Bush) of their part in our bloated government. by TB 2012-03-20 10:31:04
        
        And one more thing: The "Buffett Rule." by TB 2012-03-20 10:43:27
        
        You know what would be telling, the tax rates required to balance the existing budget. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-21 08:17:22
        
        Interesting question. If I fold in payroll taxes to nail it down tight, it takes a bit of work. ... by TB 2012-03-21 10:21:28
        
        You know what? No. by TB 2012-03-21 15:58:54

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