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Battleship by TB December 23, 2011 9:47 pm

That's the game I was trying to think of in a previous post. Those years when Walker, Ames and ... by bowser 2011-12-26 09:54:45
- You may have a somewhat distorted view of how intelligence, counter- intelligence and counter-espionage (NOT the same thing) agencies actually ... by ER 2011-12-27 13:38:32
And then there are the people that move their boats...n/t by RobVG 2011-12-25 10:07:19
That's when its time to stop playing, or find another game. "Battleship" is a silly game anyway, particularly for ... by ER 2011-12-24 05:44:15
- Miss. by TB 2011-12-24 10:23:40
  - OK. I give up. by ER 2011-12-24 10:33:51

This needs a stake driven through it's heart. by bowser December 22, 2011 8:26 pm

The Shroud proves nothing, either way. by ER 2011-12-22 20:47:50
- I think it demonstrates quite a bit. All credible evidence shows the cloth is not from the First Century. ... by bowser 2011-12-23 09:14:55
  - To be fair, according to one documentary I saw, there is a case to be made that repairs (reweaving and ... by ER 2011-12-23 13:47:44
- Just saw this today on History Channel Doesn't change anything for me, but it was interesting by Jody 2011-12-22 20:59:12
  - Yes I saw that. Fascinating. But even if it is scientifically accurate and that is who is in the ... by ER 2011-12-22 21:32:58

How the GOP Stole Christmas... by Jody December 22, 2011 5:56 pm

Et tu, Boehner? by ER 2011-12-22 20:19:39

"1 percent" update by TB December 22, 2011 10:52 am

A serious question. What is the US mission in Afghanistan? by bowser December 21, 2011 3:24 pm

I did ask the question not that long ago: How do you think we should have done things after ... by TB 2011-12-21 17:54:04
Here's one of your reasons, Bowser, from someone who should know. Col Lawrence Wilkerson (US Army, Ret.) was chief of staff ... by ER 2011-12-21 16:40:51
- I think I can disagree without much contradiction on Afghanistan, and with not much less on Iraq. Iraq is Kurdish, Shiite ... by bowser 2011-12-21 20:50:23
  - Although I wouldn't have agreed with you on Afghanistan until about a year ago, I think the time to bring ... by ER 2011-12-21 21:19:22

From years-end survey of business by bowser December 20, 2011 11:59 am

Obama perceives himself fourth best President... by Jody December 20, 2011 8:13 am

Whoops! Not quite accurate, I'm afraid. What Obama really said does not include anything like that. "I would put ... by bowser 2011-12-20 13:54:12
Has a lot in common with Washington, Lincoln and Truman. It takes a big man to inherit wars, financial ... by bowser 2011-12-20 10:46:26
Well, it's too early to tell yet, after just three years. But if you consider that, like Lincoln, he ... by ER 2011-12-20 09:43:14
- I don't know... by TB 2011-12-20 10:46:53
  - You want to debate that? He could have added that you agreed with Limbaugh when Limbaugh proposed killing him ... by bowser 2011-12-20 14:03:12
    - Source that. by TB 2011-12-20 14:06:27
      - By the way, that's how a person says "I was wrong." by bowser 2011-12-20 15:21:55
      - I suppose I could be crazy. I cannot find any reference to that episode while googling "Limbaugh assassination Obama" ... by bowser 2011-12-20 15:20:07
        
        A general rule of thumb I have for when I remember something is if I can't find ANY reference to ... by TB 2011-12-20 18:40:14
- Just my own personal opinion...but that has to be the single most arrogant statement for him...hell anyone to make. ... by Jody 2011-12-20 10:46:45
  - He probably felt that way too, after he thought about what he said. That's why he probably asked it to ... by ER 2011-12-20 12:02:54
    - Some politicians can ask 60 Minutes to "remove" something from interviews. by TB 2011-12-20 12:20:27
      - You do have a point there. It's one of the few you've ever made successfully to me. But you also ... by ER 2011-12-20 13:10:35
        
        An update on Obama's 60 Minutes interview: by TB 2011-12-21 08:55:17
  - If this president were Republican, with the same statistics on foreign policy and the economy, every list in the media ... by TB 2011-12-20 10:53:54
    - Actually, I think he's turning out all right. My only criticism is that he tries too hard, and is ... by ER 2011-12-20 11:28:24
      - Okay, now you're just pulling my chain. by TB 2011-12-20 11:57:54
        
        Tom its impossible not to pull your chain. Do you really think its possible for me to present documentary evidence that ... by ER 2011-12-20 12:49:58
    - This president could not be Republican. He considers others, asks for advice, tries to forge agreements which incorporate considerations ... by bowser 2011-12-20 11:16:55
      - "He considers others, asks for advice, tries to forge agreements which incorporate considerations for the opposition and find something which ... by TB 2011-12-20 11:21:30
        
        We do live in different universes. by ER 2011-12-20 11:41:52

In Kim's death, an extensive intelligence failure by bowser December 19, 2011 11:08 pm

It's a war, the other side fights back. You win some and you lose some, and some are rained ... by ER 2011-12-20 05:15:58
- I couldn't agree with you more. What concerns me is the magnitude of some of these failures and the ... by bowser 2011-12-20 06:46:38
  - Remember, we don't hear about all the defeats. And we don't hear about all the victories, either. We only ... by ER 2011-12-20 07:14:44
    - ENIGMA was prior to the CIA. There are wins, losses, and ties. What I'm saying that's not heard ... by bowser 2011-12-20 10:54:05

One of many places the profit motive is obscene. by bowser December 18, 2011 2:45 am

According to one source, by TB 2011-12-18 13:03:06
- "The utopians create a government money sugar fountain". Not for profit hospice is not a "government money sugar fountain". ... by bowser 2011-12-18 13:34:21
  - What I meant is that when government money is flowing from the tap, and competition for customer money isn't part ... by TB 2011-12-18 14:59:13
  - Walked right into that one TB n/t by RobVG 2011-12-18 14:24:04
    - Yep. That's what's called a "broadside". by ER 2011-12-18 14:41:10
The profit motive IS obscene, but we are stuck with it. At best we can manage it, to mitigate its ... by ER 2011-12-18 05:37:42

Paterno and Sandusky by FrankC December 16, 2011 12:50 pm

I think there is a big difference between a homosexual and a pedophile. n/t by RobVG 2011-12-16 16:46:16
- I should have included something to that effect. Sandusky is indeed a homosexual and he is a pedophile and probably should ... by FrankC 2011-12-16 19:07:30
- Good point that shouldn't be lost. Pedophilia is pedophilia regardless of the gender of attraction. by Robert 2011-12-16 18:29:06
The percentage of homosexuals in the population has probably never changed much throughout history, neither has that of pedophiles and ... by ER 2011-12-16 13:40:46
- Name an industry that isn't. It is the way of all things. ...and so it goes. We are not made to ... by Jody 2011-12-16 15:04:00

A problem with reading Cheney's book. by bowser December 15, 2011 7:25 pm

You mean, "How to shoot friends and torture people"? by BuckGalaxy 2011-12-17 17:09:42
I picked up Rummy's "Knowns and Unknowns" at the library yesterday. Maybe when we're done we should swap books and ... by Robert 2011-12-16 10:18:02
A tax credit on yachts actually happened, a few years back. It started off just the opposite, a 10% ... by ER 2011-12-15 20:37:15
- The Yacht Tax was passed in 1990. by TB 2011-12-16 15:10:52

Lest we forget. by bowser December 15, 2011 12:12 am

Yeah, that was a foolish thing to say but it wasn't his first flub. But as far as "defeat" goes ... by RobVG 2011-12-15 09:58:53
- I truly wish that was just a "flub". It wasn't. Bush repeatedly lied to con the American public ... by bowser 2011-12-15 12:39:40
- It's not Bush touting our victories right now. by TB 2011-12-15 10:50:39
  - George Bush made a lot of promises regarding Iraq prior to 2008. He was going to destroy Al-Quaeda, crush the Taliban ... by ER 2011-12-15 11:49:46
    - Obama says Iraq is a great success. Take it up with him. by TB 2011-12-15 12:17:44
      - Don't take my word for it. Listen to a man who actually helped plan the Bush/Cheney Iraq invasion. by ER 2011-12-15 12:34:16
        
        Again: by TB 2011-12-15 13:17:07
        
        P.S. by TB 2011-12-15 13:43:12
        
        You won't believe this. And I'll try to type long enough to get it out of the heading. ... by bowser 2011-12-15 13:03:43
        
        This from someone who doesn't even read a lot of my posts. by TB 2011-12-15 13:26:07
        
        Of course... by TB 2011-12-15 13:53:07
        
        It would be completely naive to suggest Obama started with a clean slate, as you try to imply over and ... by bowser 2011-12-15 15:53:39
        
        Nobody was talking about Obama's "slate." by TB 2011-12-15 16:08:10
        
        What WAS he supposed to tell those troops? The truth? That the whole Iraq war was naked agression based ... by ER 2011-12-15 17:32:30
        
        Ah. He was lying in his teeth. by TB 2011-12-17 11:54:01
        
        Don't you mean the Makaka press conference? 8) by ER 2011-12-17 12:59:18

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