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A good reason not to be too polemical on this board. - mkovac 2009-04-08 22:15:30

Fun political doodad. - pete nd colin 2009-11-20 15:19:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Other than Clinton they are pretty similar - crazychester 2009-11-20 15:55:35
  - Reagan had great numbers in 88 - MNG 2009-11-20 16:21:36
    - What happened to Bush Sr. in 91? - fisherj08 2009-11-20 16:28:11
      - The Gulf War helped him...the economy sank him * - ufl 2009-11-20 16:34:49
- Why did Ike's approval rating spike in the winter of '59? * - 105Marquette 2009-11-20 15:51:46
  - Economy started to grow after recession in 57 and 58 * - MNG 2009-11-20 16:19:50
- Why did Reagan drop 20% in 3 months in 86-87? * - Doug Dascenzo 2009-11-20 15:36:42
  - Iran-Contra - Coach Slacker 2009-11-20 15:42:25
  - Well, he just doesn't remember. * - passrightblog 2009-11-20 15:41:15
  - Iran-Contra? * - Marine Domer 2009-11-20 15:39:19

How many NYC PBRers want the KSM trial in NYC? - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 15:07:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I really could care less - DBCooper 2009-11-20 15:38:09
  - Has a jury in NY handed down a death penalty verdict in - Barrister 2009-11-20 15:48:24
    - They should ju-jitsu KSM on this one. Acquit him. - Snodgrass 2009-11-20 16:20:31
    - Thought NYS was a non death penalty state? * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 16:18:35
      - it is - DBCooper 2009-11-20 16:35:06
      - This will be in federal court, as I understand it, not - BAC69 2009-11-20 16:35:04
        The terrorists convicted of the 1998 embassy bombings - Barrister 2009-11-20 16:45:46

The unanswered question regarding Gitmo and KSM... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 14:24:09 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- This is going to be a "popcorn event" for the GOP - mkovac 2009-11-20 14:47:31
  - I know, but without a suitable answer to my question,... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 14:52:47
- I have no idea if this is accurate... - Igor Stravinsky 2009-11-20 14:31:29
- Current Obama Administration lawyers fought the trials - DMMD 2009-11-20 14:30:25
  - Can this be factually proven with legitimate sources ? - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 14:36:10
    - Yes, there is a paper trail from Covington & Burling - DMMD 2009-11-20 14:40:13
      - Relatedly, see also Krauthammer's article in the same. . . - Brahms 2009-11-20 14:54:50

Why does the US give aid to Puerto Rico? - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:51:01 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- The one that chaps my ass is Guam (link) - Raoul 2009-11-20 14:37:13
- Because we use it as our private bombing range. - 84david 2009-11-20 14:37:03
- More to the point: why does the U.S. not turn P.R. loose? * - passrightblog 2009-11-20 13:48:26
  - National Security. * - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 14:20:35
    - Without the bombing range at Vieques? Without - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:29:16
      - I was addressing the "turn P.R. loose" comment... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 14:50:17
      - We aren't only defending ourselves from earthlings. - flapjack 2009-11-20 14:49:37
  - I would suspect the Congress is fine with the status quo. - Fenian Man 2009-11-20 14:08:48
    - I think the most recent poll showed that a majority of - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:11:25
      - I meant the status quo of letting Puerto Rico decide. - Fenian Man 2009-11-20 14:22:10
  - Because PR is perfectly happy where it is. * - fisherj08 2009-11-20 13:57:35
- You do know all "those people" are US citizens, no? * - sprack 2009-11-20 13:40:48
  - Many of them don't want to be. * - passrightblog 2009-11-20 13:51:07
    - Which has what to do with the price of tea in China? * - sprack 2009-11-20 14:25:30
      - Nothing. - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:33:16
        We're running an enormous deficit. - shadyirish 2009-11-20 14:38:37
        Which is the whole problem! * - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:39:27
    - Utter crap - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 14:04:20
      - True. - shadyirish 2009-11-20 14:20:53
        There is nuance - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 14:27:02
      - That may well be. - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:13:28
        The Klan is a vocal minority in this country - fontoknow 2009-11-20 14:27:23
  - Do they file US tax returns? - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 13:46:36
    - Those working for the federal government do. - shadyirish 2009-11-20 14:52:16
    - My son doesn't file a tax return - sprack 2009-11-20 14:22:41
      - Wow that is a salient point - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 15:06:14
    - Hard to see why payroll taxes don't count... - ufl 2009-11-20 13:48:50
      - Reasoning with flannerneewollah on this stuff is like - sprack 2009-11-20 14:24:01
- To make sure the rum keeps flowing * - bengalbout 2009-11-20 13:37:41
- Why not complain about the US Virgin Islands - fontoknow 2009-11-20 13:35:14
  - Because they haven't shot up Congress, tried to kill the - passrightblog 2009-11-20 13:47:31
    - We'll get em. - 528 Flanner 2009-11-20 14:32:12
    - Don't forget serving in the U.S. military since WWI - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 13:59:44
      - Plenty of different ethnic groups and nationalities - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:10:39
        Of course I don't deny it. - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 14:21:48
        I don't mean to denigrate PR or its people - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:27:58
        Because it's not yet a state and - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 14:38:35
        OK, but... - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:42:11
        John Wilkes Booth would've returned home to cheering crowds. - ufl 2009-11-20 14:14:59
        That's a fair point. (edit) - passrightblog 2009-11-20 14:17:37
        If it ever did become a state - ProfKid93 2009-11-20 14:29:49
  - Or, that other territory, California ? * - Tim Kelley 2009-11-20 13:37:19
- Total IRS collections from Puerto Rico were... - shadyirish 2009-11-20 13:31:35
  - Thanks for the info * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 13:45:09
- Seriously? - 528 Flanner 2009-11-20 12:53:14
  - Yep, but those folks pay US income taxes * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:55:53
    - They do pay FICA - KelleyCook 2009-11-20 13:11:15
    - It's still part of the US. - 528 Flanner 2009-11-20 13:01:28
      - The US taxpayers should not be funding - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 13:18:56
        I think Hong Kong belongs to communist China. - BAC69 2009-11-20 13:47:38
        If residents of Puerto Rico paid US income taxes - 528 Flanner 2009-11-20 13:43:42
        Too big to fail. * - Sandydomer 2009-11-20 13:29:49
        I believe Hong Kong enjoys a geographical advantage - mmetzger 2009-11-20 13:28:44
        Do the US drug companies still manufacture there? * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 13:48:56
        So PR got 0.1% of the stimulus and you're singling them out? - KelleyCook 2009-11-20 13:22:29

Point made all around, then. (link) - pggnd88 2009-11-20 12:03:16 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- If you don't like Obama using a dead US soldier - Doug Dascenzo 2009-11-20 12:29:10
  - Absolutely ... great point * - JC 2009-11-20 13:03:08
    - ha... - Doug Dascenzo 2009-11-20 14:56:14
      - Embarrassing * - JC 2009-11-20 15:11:24
- that was completely uncalled for * - KelleyCook 2009-11-20 12:27:57
- low class post * - addison clark 2009-11-20 12:12:06
- Douche * - CMCIrish 2009-11-20 12:08:32
  - I'll salute that. * - tdiddy07 2009-11-20 12:10:30

Wow, read this letter from Organize for America - mmetzger 2009-11-20 11:22:35 [Tag Thread]

WaPo: 14% of mortgages "in trouble" (link) - Raoul 2009-11-20 10:25:14 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Numbers make some intuitive sense. - KevinPS 2009-11-20 12:15:42
- CMBS is the next big concern - DBCooper 2009-11-20 10:32:47
  - It's blowing up right now * - bbill99 2009-11-20 11:15:53
  - Many of the ridiculous 2006-2008 leases have not yet been - Raoul 2009-11-20 10:47:30
    - That is what I do.... - Fresno Mike 2009-11-20 11:57:36
      - I deal with 500 leases - Raoul 2009-11-20 12:14:11
        Landlords here are reluctant to sign any new... - Fresno Mike 2009-11-20 12:33:39
        I am in a bit of a different situation - Raoul 2009-11-20 15:23:01

Can Senate health care bill pass without Liebermann's - ACross 2009-11-20 09:14:56 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Several things would have to happen - Nihilist In Golf Pants 2009-11-20 14:46:06
  - Nelson's on board. (link) - pete nd colin 2009-11-20 15:04:26
    - Psalm * - JillyRizzo 2009-11-20 15:51:59
- In theory, yes. * - NDTerp 2009-11-20 14:04:48
- Very unlikely. * - MDDomer 2009-11-20 10:04:49
  - How anyone could vote for such a POS bill - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:49:05
    - This country is full of clueless people * - MDDomer 2009-11-20 13:00:25
- I don't believe it can. * - Fenian Man 2009-11-20 09:56:45
- That's the trillion dollar question. * - AZDomer 2009-11-20 09:32:18
  - They may have gotten Landrieu with $100 mm in the bill. * * - usmcirish 2009-11-20 09:50:32
    - AARP gets their cut also - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:52:46
    - If she votes for the bill, the conference committee should.. - Bacchus 2009-11-20 10:15:30
      - Attacking a woman's character in that way is pretty low - mrmagee 2009-11-20 12:13:00
        If you don't want to be called a whore, don't act like one. * - The Beef 2009-11-20 15:27:28
        If she's arrested for prostitution, I'll rescind my remark. * - mrmagee 2009-11-20 16:41:42
        Another attempted diversion from content and substance * - Denzel 2009-11-20 13:00:48
        It directly addressed the content and substance of his posts * - mrmagee 2009-11-20 13:15:54
        What is your opinion on the NewsWeak Cover? - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:46:51
        Haven't seen it. - mrmagee 2009-11-20 12:49:07
        Let's just say - usmcirish 2009-11-20 13:34:36
        I've never even heard of that publication. * - mrmagee 2009-11-20 15:09:07
        Newsweek?? C'mon magee, you are a well read chap. * - usmcirish 2009-11-20 16:21:53
        I think he was referring to "Newsweak". * - JillyRizzo 2009-11-20 16:30:48
        Put my reading glasses back on. * - usmcirish 2009-11-20 16:36:06
        Attacking her character? - JC 2009-11-20 12:30:06
        I'm going to assume you didn't know, - pete nd colin 2009-11-20 12:32:16
        And I'm going to assume you didn't know the difference - KelleyCook 2009-11-20 12:52:05
        Schumer got an exemption also - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 12:54:53
        Character?? - usmcirish 2009-11-20 12:24:21
      - They are hiding it under - usmcirish 2009-11-20 11:57:28

Japan's Government Confirms Deflation - ufl 2009-11-20 08:43:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- What steps can the BOJ take to fight this? - EricCartman 2009-11-20 11:15:53

City of Pittsburgh plans to tax college students - slide kelly slide 2009-11-20 08:25:31 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I guess Wannstache's players won't qualify for this * - thecontrarian 2009-11-20 11:04:54
- How would the city react if the schools said, OK,... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-20 10:05:07
  - Or, what if the schools just gave "free" tuition? - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-20 10:19:14
- Sure glad we have tax-free education funds - tdiddy07 2009-11-20 09:47:53
- This appears to be a work around PA's not-for-profit laws - fontoknow 2009-11-20 09:16:40
  - Pittsburgh has done pretty good on that front - atthedome 2009-11-20 09:43:35
    - It's a sales tax on education - fontoknow 2009-11-20 09:48:14
      - They provide limited benefit to the city - atthedome 2009-11-20 09:58:47
        Isn't half a pretty good return? - tdiddy07 2009-11-20 10:04:51
        That might even be high - atthedome 2009-11-20 10:34:40
        Negotiate with the colleges in good faith - fontoknow 2009-11-20 10:03:28
        What part of the American taxation system - atthedome 2009-11-20 10:25:15
        Sales tax, including fuel taxes. - tdiddy07 2009-11-20 10:30:40
      - I demand a tax on walking old ladies across streets. * - tdiddy07 2009-11-20 09:51:13
        I demand a tax on indulgences * - fontoknow 2009-11-20 09:51:54
- It is all part of their plan to attract more young people - Denver95 2009-11-20 09:08:23
- Honest question - why is it sacred? * - graNDfan 2009-11-20 08:55:53
  - This isn't a tax on the Universities, it's a tax on students * - fontoknow 2009-11-20 09:17:43
    - doesn't economics tell us... - vita dulcedo spes 2009-11-20 10:33:26
      - Common sense tells us that - fontoknow 2009-11-20 10:43:38
    - Technically, but I think they are using it as a de facto - slide kelly slide 2009-11-20 09:27:14
      - Get the law changed at the state level - fontoknow 2009-11-20 09:41:39
  - I meant sacred to universities; not universally. In the - slide kelly slide 2009-11-20 09:03:00

A Psalm for the PBR, after an interesting day... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-20 02:14:06 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- So...you're advocating pouring oil on Obama's head? - ufl 2009-11-20 08:08:20
  - It's Obama's own oil. He's always been rather unctuous. * - Raoul 2009-11-20 09:41:24
  - This is the PBR, so burning oil would be used * - thecontrarian 2009-11-20 09:38:51
  - And...that he grow a beard! * - Kbyrnes 2009-11-20 09:23:27
    - Veiled reference to KSM? Sounds more like Revelations to me. * - Raoul 2009-11-20 09:39:38

Giant Global Warming Computer Hack..Paging Ned and other - blairkiel 2009-11-20 00:14:28 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- For those interested, the opposing arguments are presented - 3rdSt 2009-11-20 13:42:00
- Can't be true ... only the oil companies would do that * - JC 2009-11-20 12:51:07
- "The Blue-Dress Moment May Have Arrived" - Foz95 2009-11-20 11:08:04

Brilliant use of $17K of Homeland Security funding. - 88_92WSND 2009-11-19 23:11:57 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Saved 10 jobs * - JC 2009-11-20 09:09:43
  - And fifty more would have quit without innovations-that - IrishJoeinnc 2009-11-20 09:29:11

Sedition is a felony * - Captains Corner 2009-11-19 22:28:59 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I don't care what people do in the privacy of their bedrooms * - Kayo 2009-11-20 08:42:01
- Thanks for the tip...I'll cross that off my "to do" list * - ufl 2009-11-20 07:50:17
- Dissent used to be patriotic; it's racist and criminal now. * - captaineclectic 2009-11-19 22:53:30
  - Interestingly enough, that began on 20 January 2009. - atlpns 2009-11-20 05:23:28
    - When did dissent become patriotic on this board? - odschool 2009-11-20 08:46:29
      - I don't recall that. - AZDomer 2009-11-20 09:31:16
        Fair enough. While not a constant refrain, dissent as - odschool 2009-11-20 09:48:58
        AMEN * - greenster 2009-11-20 09:55:19

Elizabeth Drew (Politico): Why the Craig debacle matters (link) - Raoul 2009-11-19 21:43:59 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- This is an odd move by the Obama Admin - gadomer 2009-11-20 10:01:56
  - Didn't you make a post about Bush's Texas Cronyism... - Revue Party 2009-11-20 10:51:02
    - Just wait until Obama hires a consumate professional like - DMMD 2009-11-20 10:53:52
      - He already has. - Revue Party 2009-11-20 14:15:18
  - Drew's story doesn't pull any punches. It's not a flattering - Raoul 2009-11-20 10:14:44
- Add vindictive, impulsive, Chicago-centric - Domer58 2009-11-20 07:52:28

Univ. of California boards approve 32% fee increase (link) - mitquinn 2009-11-19 21:16:40 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- In 1918 a year of tuition at Yale cost $160, - tenn_subway 2009-11-19 22:55:11
  - That's the most simplistic nonsense I've ever heard - sprack 2009-11-20 13:44:09
    - He wrote a lot more about it if you really want more detail - tenn_subway 2009-11-20 13:59:57
      - I'm not the fan of Schiff that you are. Sorry * - sprack 2009-11-20 14:30:55
  - In 1960, a semester at ND was $660, room board and tuition. - atlpns 2009-11-20 05:51:04
- $10,000 year is a still bargain - flannerneewollah 2009-11-19 22:01:03
  - Just to be clear, - Rusty 2009-11-19 23:09:04
    - Maybe they will graduate in 4 years now - flannerneewollah 2009-11-20 09:23:51
    - I'll bet the system has more applications next year.. - NDAlum1995 2009-11-20 07:53:37
- Unfortunately, we are going to see this across the country, - blairkiel 2009-11-19 21:30:56
  - The world needs ditchdiggers too. - Wooderson 2009-11-20 08:26:02
  - Community colleges are going to see record - Irish88 2009-11-20 07:31:02
  - It will also widen the gap between rich and poor. * - AZDomer 2009-11-19 21:33:17
    - We can only hope and pray that it will * - thecontrarian 2009-11-20 09:39:31
      - I'm sure there is sarcasm there. - AZDomer 2009-11-20 11:26:31
        There usually is ;-) - thecontrarian 2009-11-20 13:14:00
    - I disagree - uscdoctor 2009-11-19 21:48:27
      - You can start with Prop. 13 * - mitquinn 2009-11-19 22:38:56
      - There is a gigantic difference in going 150k in debt for - blairkiel 2009-11-19 21:53:44
        Choices * - uscdoctor 2009-11-20 00:55:47
        We need teachers and police officers as well as MDs. * - Brahms 2009-11-20 07:46:52
        Agree. But not their pension plans * - uscdoctor 2009-11-20 10:28:19
      - It will mean fewer people going into public service type job - FONToKNOW 2009-11-19 21:53:27
        Oh, they will bail out California. You forget.... - uscdoctor 2009-11-20 00:57:47
    - That's where redistribution of wealth comes in. * - akaRonMexico 2009-11-19 21:39:17
    - Do you have a take on treasury yields...did someone blow up - blairkiel 2009-11-19 21:38:27
      - Raoul and others...please chime in. Hopefully I am crazy - blairkiel 2009-11-19 21:45:41
        Watch Fed speak - atthedome 2009-11-20 07:02:05
        Certainly they are moving down quickly - Raoul 2009-11-19 21:56:29
        My final analysis says this is Japan related - blairkiel 2009-11-19 22:34:36

Post-Lehman Deja Vu As T-Bill Yields Turn Negative - blairkiel 2009-11-19 19:52:28 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Libor at 27 or so, disputes this notion * - atthedome 2009-11-20 08:50:10
- Catalytic? Bernanke is in the Treasury? Tyler Durden? - ufl 2009-11-19 20:12:52
  - Agreed, that WWTDD post makes no sense - KelleyCook 2009-11-20 12:44:28

Lessons of Fort Hood - Bacchus 2009-11-19 16:38:40 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Yet again, it is demonstrably untrue . . . - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 18:54:08
  - You should read it. It's not that long. - Bacchus 2009-11-20 10:49:27
    - The "factions" are thoroughly mischaracterized, as I noted. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-20 14:20:52
  - Would you be so kind as to identify a half dozen or so - abqgant 2009-11-19 19:26:05
  - I agree. This monolithic view of Islam is wrong and... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 19:17:15
    - How is does his reference to 3 factions within Islam... - Bacchus 2009-11-20 10:39:49

Giuliani is back - DBCooper 2009-11-19 15:12:28 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- He was on Fox News today... - wetbird 2009-11-19 17:07:45
- According to his Spox he's not running (link) - NDPhysics76 2009-11-19 16:35:39
- surprised that he is not running for gov - bbill99 2009-11-19 15:23:28
  - He couldn't beat Cuomo - MNG 2009-11-19 16:20:53
    - We just had one for 11 years. * - mrmagee 2009-11-19 16:55:13
      - Not a real one * - MNG 2009-11-19 17:03:26
        True. * - gradyfan 2009-11-19 23:50:04
  - That, and Obama going Brutus on Paterson. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 15:47:44
  - Gets him closer to D.C., a national political position.... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 15:36:24
- The ego on some of these people..... - crazychester 2009-11-19 15:23:08
  - or maybe - bbill99 2009-11-19 15:27:23

I'm the new IrishJoeinc * - Nitschke 2009-11-19 13:53:04 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- If you're going to take my place you're either going to have - IrishJoeinnc 2009-11-19 21:49:37
- That's OK--it was fun to see the bandwidth... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-19 15:01:49
- you just need a twitter account - Final_Flanner 2009-11-19 14:15:31
- Nah, you post coherent sentences. * - mrmagee 2009-11-19 13:55:40

The worst foreign Presidential trip since 1961 - flannerneewollah 2009-11-19 13:15:13 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- He has been surprised that other leaders haven't....... - brnd 2009-11-20 07:33:32
- It sort of went like this....[v] - Revue Party 2009-11-19 16:25:44
- It is a tough topic - atthedome 2009-11-19 15:43:19
  - Even China knows the Hlth Care fiasco will hurt our fncls. - Beefcake 2009-11-20 09:21:59
- The main argument is that nothing concrete was achieved. - Fenian Man 2009-11-19 14:42:33
  - What happened in 1961? * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-19 14:44:55
    - It was a meeting between Khrushchev and Kennedy. - Fenian Man 2009-11-19 15:10:51
      - I vaguely recall that summit as I was 8 years old - MikeL75 2009-11-19 19:13:04
        Now I have that tune going through my head... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-19 19:19:19
        "Old time flavor, that goes down easy . . . - sprack 2009-11-19 19:32:46
      - A built in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy * - sprack 2009-11-19 18:48:37
      - Yeah Obama's trip wasn't apocalyptically dangerous - crazychester 2009-11-19 15:35:37
- It was meant to improve our image overseas - Section 12 2009-11-19 13:30:21
  - I got to bow to the Japanese * - Domer58 2009-11-19 13:45:46
    - That was 1971, not 61 * - DakotaDomer 2009-11-19 14:07:12
- Because they value humility? * - pggnd88 2009-11-19 13:27:39

Concerning the terrorists' civilian court trial. - BAC69 2009-11-19 12:35:11 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Showcasing the American legal system?? - domer68 2009-11-19 13:54:49
  - "Failure is not an option." - mkovac 2009-11-19 16:54:04
- Jurisdiction actually shouldn't be a problem. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 12:53:04
  - Linsey Graham didn't seem to think this had ever been - BAC69 2009-11-19 13:36:24
    - Graham said they had never been taken off the battlefield - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 14:56:54
      - Obama beat you to that conclusion. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 15:12:42
        When I say "we", I mean America. Not sure what you would - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 15:26:43
        The guy who pretends to make these decisions. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 15:48:43
        No arguments there. * - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 21:19:27
      - If they are, in fact, prisoners of war as defined within the - Barrister 2009-11-19 15:02:58
        Those provisions only apply to uniformed service members - 84david 2009-11-20 08:42:13
        I don't think you need to be uniformed - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-20 12:37:54
        I believe if they're POW you can only ask name, rank, # - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 15:07:49
        I thought that the captors could ask whatever they wanted - NDuffer 2009-11-20 09:27:07
        I think you're correct * - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-20 12:32:47
    - The closest historical example I've heard of is the - 310Dillon 2009-11-19 13:45:05
    - I can give you cases . . . - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 13:44:30
  - Any thoughts on this question/issue I posed below ? * - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 13:20:35
    - Yes, it must. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 13:31:51

Geithner: "It's Bush's fault" - uscdoctor 2009-11-19 11:00:40 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I thought he was head of the ny fed under Bush - atthedome 2009-11-20 08:29:32
- Timmy -another manboy * - flannerneewollah 2009-11-19 12:24:58
- Where is that from ? Source/link, please. * - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 12:17:11
  - probably from his testimony to congress * - DBCooper 2009-11-19 12:23:13
    - A sum of his testimony * - uscdoctor 2009-11-19 16:48:17
      - What is "a sum of his testimony"? * - ndtim2005 2009-11-19 17:22:46

November 19, 1863 - The Gettysburg Address - Coach Slacker 2009-11-19 09:31:46 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Imagine what he could have done with a tele-prompter * - tag86 2009-11-19 16:55:59
- Slightly OT: When did speech writers become prevalent? - tnirishfan 2009-11-19 13:17:39
  - True that line was written by someone else. However, - tag86 2009-11-19 17:10:38
  - When we stopped electing "smart" and started with "pretty." - pggnd88 2009-11-19 14:35:35
    - Thus, we got Nixon. * - PWK2 2009-11-19 15:41:27
- The heavy responsibility that our elected leaders bear, - IAND75 2009-11-19 10:04:44
- too long. how about this... - 84david 2009-11-19 09:58:16
- Exhibit A for the beauty of conciseness. * - Fenian Man 2009-11-19 09:45:30
  - Abe just mailed it in. - Bacchus 2009-11-19 10:21:48
    - I prefer Edward Everett Horton - mkovac 2009-11-19 17:34:03
      - Is that the guy who heard a Who? * - IAND75 2009-11-19 17:54:15
    - I always chuckle at that. - Fenian Man 2009-11-19 10:43:04
  - Brevity is the soul of lingerie. * - Cartwright 2009-11-19 10:05:38
    - What about transparency, doesn't it count too? * - atlpns 2009-11-20 05:28:10
  - Our current politicians could study this - wetbird 2009-11-19 10:01:31
  - so true - one of Lincoln's several levels of genuis - 310Dillon 2009-11-19 09:48:16
    - Pascal * - ufl 2009-11-19 09:50:13
- Needs a line mentioning that he inherited this situation * - ufl 2009-11-19 09:33:59

Looking ahead to 2012 - greenster 2009-11-19 09:29:09 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Jim Zorn. * - geoffgeoffers 2009-11-19 14:04:06
- It may be the best time in years for such a candidate. - Bailey 2009-11-19 13:14:48
- Bloomberg? - GreenManorite 2009-11-19 12:29:14
  - I want him to run - captaineclectic 2009-11-20 07:46:17
    - "GOP continues to marginalize itself?" - sports 2009-11-20 13:45:15
- The simple answer is NO. - BAC69 2009-11-19 12:25:35
  - There is a left media in the country? - lucid 2009-11-19 22:33:51
- All I did was to ask a simple question... - greenster 2009-11-19 11:44:11
  - I don't see anyone who could. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 11:51:45
    - Im not talking - greenster 2009-11-19 12:00:01
      - The institutional obstacles to a third party . . . - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 12:02:51
        David Walker is mulling it over - crazychester 2009-11-19 12:14:37
  - To answer your first question: Yes. - pete nd colin 2009-11-19 11:48:41
  - Sarah Palin is not going to get the GOP nomination in 2012 * - crazychester 2009-11-19 11:45:55
- Not according to the Mayans * - FightnIrishman 2009-11-19 11:42:43
- I can tell you're real independent. - Nitschke 2009-11-19 10:30:13
- If one assumnes that the economy and "Jobs" will be - MNG 2009-11-19 10:26:11
  - Or my man Mitch * - fontoknow 2009-11-19 10:34:16
    - Mitch Rapp ? * - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 10:49:30
      - Mitch Daniels - Gov of IN * - Haj 2009-11-19 13:20:24
- The Left's obsession with Sarah Palin is comical - crazychester 2009-11-19 10:18:17
  - But greenie here is an independent so this isn't a sign - akaRonMexico 2009-11-19 11:14:12
    - He's very clearly obsessed. * - ndtim2005 2009-11-19 17:28:26
    - He's Fair and Balanced * - Denzel 2009-11-19 15:28:26
- I'll be driving a limo through multiple falling skyscrapers. * - CMillar 2009-11-19 10:13:09
- Palin will not win the GOP nomination - fontoknow 2009-11-19 09:37:09
  - However, she'll likely remain popular enough - pete nd colin 2009-11-19 09:53:42
    - I think it's more likely - captaineclectic 2009-11-20 07:35:25
    - Said candidates would be eejits - sprack 2009-11-19 12:21:10
    - I don't know if that's true in Iowa or New Hampshire - fontoknow 2009-11-19 10:15:45
      - Maybe Iowa. Def. not New Hampshire. - pete nd colin 2009-11-19 10:31:02
        My point is that if she loses Iowa and New Hampshire - fontoknow 2009-11-19 10:33:53
        Which was my original point. - pete nd colin 2009-11-19 10:37:41

Why does the CBO issue these bogus 10 yr. numbers - godomers 2009-11-19 09:06:39 [Tag Thread]

Reid wants to place a national sales tax on cosmetic surgery - fontoknow 2009-11-19 09:03:42 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- His counterpart from the House will never go for it. * - zahmnd 2009-11-19 09:17:15
  - That work has been completed - Denzel 2009-11-19 09:51:23
  - Oh, I'm sure their plan with be exempt, as always. * - tdiddy07 2009-11-19 09:21:24
- How about legalizing prostitution everywhere and then taxing - Raoul 2009-11-19 09:11:57

Fed Presidents, lawmakers step up class on appointment - atthedome 2009-11-19 09:03:23 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- And artificial reflation is exactly what the Chinese . . . - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 11:49:52
- Interesting to hear that Barney thinks.. - ufl 2009-11-19 09:09:11
  - Ron Paul add-on, audits wsj - atthedome 2009-11-19 09:17:45
    - At least he's out front with it.... - ufl 2009-11-19 09:23:40
      - I do think we have a right of knowing who the Fed is - atthedome 2009-11-19 09:37:14
        I think your parenthetical regarding real time is important - ufl 2009-11-19 09:40:35

Lindsey Graham undresses Eric Holder - Atticus 2009-11-19 08:22:37 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I was hoping this headline read Lindsay Lohen undresses - Ty Webb 2009-11-19 17:01:54
- Part 2: The law is a prediction of what the courts will do - Atticus 2009-11-19 13:09:53
- Not that there's anything wrong with that. * - 528 Flanner 2009-11-19 10:56:56
  - Each to his own. - Nitschke 2009-11-19 11:00:13
- Military officials are not law enforcement and these - CMCIrish 2009-11-19 10:25:01
  - You think a defendant in a US federal criminal case - Bruno95 2009-11-20 08:39:15
  - Your Baghdad Bob impersonation remains impressive * - Haj 2009-11-19 12:23:16
  - Here's the thing, - irishcrusader 2009-11-19 10:40:08
  - I will defer to your understanding of the law, but if you - IAND75 2009-11-19 10:29:29
    - Don't defer. CMC has no idea what he's talking about. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 11:40:40
      - Q: Can you point to a previous time in our nation’s history - Shamrock32 2009-11-19 12:29:07
    - But I don't think CMC's understanding is accurate - 310Dillon 2009-11-19 11:02:46
      - It's from the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination - CMCIrish 2009-11-19 11:17:17
        And any tainted evidence resulting from a bad interrogation - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 11:46:58
        Well, one of the problems with the approach that - 310Dillon 2009-11-19 11:29:04
    - Because CMC is wrong. The Supreme Court has already - Irish89 2009-11-19 10:55:48
      - There is a reason I said in almost all situations, not "all - CMCIrish 2009-11-19 11:07:18
        No, the same "principal" does not "apply for Mexico." - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 11:44:46
        Wow--res judicata... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-19 12:27:40
        You and CMC are making the same conceptual error. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 12:49:34
        Conceptually correct, but largely irrelevant - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 15:24:23
        Please, show me anything saying that inadmissible evidence - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 15:52:25
        Gladly - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 16:29:26
        And of course, not one of those cases . . . - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2009-11-19 18:41:23
        You did quite a bit of editing in your previous posts - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 19:05:27
        Peace be on both your houses... - Kbyrnes 2009-11-19 23:01:50
        You are right of course... - Shamrock32 2009-11-19 14:12:22
    - Because that's a rabbit hole they don't want to go down - KeoughCharles05 2009-11-19 10:37:53
    - I wish I knew. Maybe he doesn't want to reveal the AG's - CMCIrish 2009-11-19 10:32:05
      - Or, perhaps this was more of a political decision than a... - Tim Kelley 2009-11-19 10:46:15
- I think the Dems are finding out that it is much harder - 1978Irish 2009-11-19 10:17:42
- I really just don't understand this decision - irishcrusader 2009-11-19 09:28:51
  - And what happens if he is acquitted on a technicality? * - IAND75 2009-11-19 09:57:31
- I really like Lindsey Graham - crazychester 2009-11-19 09:21:40
- Holder is an intellectually dishonest POS. * - The Beef 2009-11-19 09:07:02
- Boom! Roasted. * - saxattack29 2009-11-19 08:59:03
- I think Southwest just got its next "Get Away" commercial. * - IAND75 2009-11-19 08:47:37

The President appears feckless on Iran - 310Dillon 2009-11-19 06:37:10 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- If the objective is to prevent Iran from having nuclear - Fenian Man 2009-11-19 09:10:53
- I assume his speechwriters come up with this drivel. - SWPaDem 2009-11-19 07:13:34

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