User: rthorat
Recent Posts

• Re: Too Small . . .

  Posted to Moneybox by rthorat on July 10, 2009     Views: 45 Replies: 1
  Topic: Too Small . . .     
  Last response by run75441 on September 10, 2009

• Re: All lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" should be illegal.

  Posted to Supreme Court Dispatches by rthorat on October 7, 2008     Views: 248 Replies: 2
  Topic: All lawsuits against "Big Tobacco"­ should be illegal.     
  Last response by kgswiger on September 10, 2009

• Re: VA may be my savior

  Posted to Prescriptions by rthorat on August 19, 2009     Views: 16 Replies: 0
  Topic: VA may be my savior     Rating: +1
  Last response by jack_cerf on August 19, 2009

• Re: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 61 Replies: 4
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 62 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 62 Replies: 0
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 51 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 49 Replies: 0
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 52 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: not sure I follow your logic.....

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 57 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 55 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: sorry but it seems to me........

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 59 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 55 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: sorry but it seems to me........

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 55 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: sorry but it seems to me........

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 62 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 49 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 57 Replies: 1
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: The city prepared a racially biased test?

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 48 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: not sure I follow your logic.....

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 56 Replies: 3
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: sorry but it seems to me........

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 56 Replies: 2
  Topic: If Mr. Ricci *had* gotten his promotion     Rating: +2
  Last response by Sycamancy on July 1, 2009

• Re: Can someone please explain to me

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 38 Replies: 1
  Topic: Can someone please explain to me     
  Last response by Ben017 on June 30, 2009

• Re: Can someone please explain to me

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 39 Replies: 2
  Topic: Can someone please explain to me     
  Last response by Ben017 on June 30, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 57 Replies: 2
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 52 Replies: 2
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 53 Replies: 1
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 85 Replies: 2
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 62 Replies: 2
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 54 Replies: 1
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Now we'll the left's other arguments

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 50 Replies: 0
  Topic: Now we'll the left's other arguments     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Still haven't answered

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 17, 2009     Views: 103 Replies: 2
  Topic: Would it be bad if Ricci lost?     
  Last response by Tarkol on June 29, 2009

• Re: Sued on "more grounds"?

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 17, 2009     Views: 124 Replies: 3
  Topic: Would it be bad if Ricci lost?     
  Last response by Tarkol on June 29, 2009

• Re: Ginsberg's dissent really grates

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 76 Replies: 1
  Topic: Ginsberg's dissent really grates     Rating: +1
  Last response by tonydavisnelson on June 29, 2009

• Re: Ginsberg's dissent really grates

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 75 Replies: 1
  Topic: Ginsberg's dissent really grates     Rating: +1
  Last response by tonydavisnelson on June 29, 2009

• Favorite line from the dissent

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 395 Replies: 4
  Topic: Favorite line from the dissent     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Favorite line from the dissent

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 67 Replies: 0
  Topic: Favorite line from the dissent     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Re: Favorite line from the dissent

  Posted to The Breakfast Table by rthorat on June 29, 2009     Views: 60 Replies: 0
  Topic: Favorite line from the dissent     
  Last response by Bondsman on June 29, 2009

• Mind Reading is Fun

  Posted to Frame Game by rthorat on June 25, 2009     Views: 162 Replies: 0
  Topic: Mind Reading is Fun     
  Last response by rthorat on June 25, 2009

• Re: Web-base applications are terrible

  Posted to Webhead by rthorat on June 22, 2009     Views: 56 Replies: 0
  Topic: Web-base applications are terrible     
  Last response by ddave on June 23, 2009

• Re: Spin and spin and spin

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 17, 2009     Views: 63 Replies: 1
  Topic: Spin and spin and spin     
  Last response by rthorat on June 17, 2009

• Re: Spin and spin and spin

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 17, 2009     Views: 96 Replies: 0
  Topic: Spin and spin and spin     
  Last response by rthorat on June 17, 2009

• Major Mistakes in Article

  Posted to Technology by rthorat on June 7, 2009     Views: 280 Replies: 1
  Topic: Major Mistakes in Article     
  Last response by gkblohm on June 8, 2009

• Re: Major Mistakes in Article

  Posted to Technology by rthorat on June 7, 2009     Views: 79 Replies: 1
  Topic: Major Mistakes in Article     
  Last response by gkblohm on June 8, 2009

• Re: Not sure I buy this

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 4, 2009     Views: 62 Replies: 1
  Topic: Not sure I buy this     
  Last response by degsme on June 5, 2009

• Speculation about unplublished opinions

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on June 4, 2009     Views: 178 Replies: 1
  Topic: Speculation about unplublished opinions     Rating: -1
  Last response by la savante on June 4, 2009

• Re: False Equivalence

  Posted to Human Nature by rthorat on June 2, 2009     Views: 84 Replies: 0
  Topic: False Equivalence     Rating: +2
  Last response by rthorat on June 2, 2009

• Re: What if it were your son or daughter?

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 174 Replies: 0
  Topic: What if it were your son or daughter?     
  Last response by Philadelphia Steve on May 28, 2009

• Re: everyone is against torture, but

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 93 Replies: 1
  Topic: everyone is against torture, but     Rating: -2
  Last response by Greatbear452 on May 18, 2009

• Re: everyone is against torture, but

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 93 Replies: 1
  Topic: everyone is against torture, but     Rating: -2
  Last response by Greatbear452 on May 18, 2009

• Re: Advocates of priestly celibacy need to stop lying about it.

  Posted to Faith-Based by rthorat on May 16, 2009     Views: 120 Replies: 1
  Topic: What's Left Out of the Celibacy Discussion     Rating: +3
  Last response by NFP Guy on May 18, 2009

• Re: LINCOLN WOULD HAVE WATERBOARDED

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 141 Replies: 0
  Topic: LINCOLN WOULD HAVE WATERBOARDED     Rating: -4
  Last response by degsme on May 18, 2009

• Re: Yes.

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 103 Replies: 1
  Topic: LINCOLN WOULD HAVE WATERBOARDED     Rating: -4
  Last response by degsme on May 18, 2009

• Re: We All Share Responsibity For This

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 80 Replies: 1
  Topic: We All Share Responsibity For This     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by DBuss on May 15, 2009

• Re: We All Share Responsibity For This

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 140 Replies: 1
  Topic: We All Share Responsibity For This     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by DBuss on May 15, 2009

• Re: We All Share Responsibity For This

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 81 Replies: 0
  Topic: We All Share Responsibity For This     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by DBuss on May 15, 2009

• Re: What a joke/Lithwick's an idiot

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on May 14, 2009     Views: 80 Replies: 0
  Topic: What a joke/Lithwic­k's an idiot     Rating: +1/-2
  Last response by fenngibbon on May 14, 2009

• Keep Smearing Congress (and Pelosi)

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on May 4, 2009     Views: 201 Replies: 1
  Topic: Keep Smearing Congress (and Pelosi)     
  Last response by rthorat on May 4, 2009

• Re: Not true

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on May 4, 2009     Views: 124 Replies: 0
  Topic: Keep Smearing Congress (and Pelosi)     
  Last response by rthorat on May 4, 2009

• Re: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield

  Posted to Chatterbox by rthorat on April 22, 2009     Views: 116 Replies: 1
  Topic: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield     Rating: -1
  Last response by Tradbert on April 22, 2009

• Re: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield

  Posted to Chatterbox by rthorat on April 22, 2009     Views: 106 Replies: 0
  Topic: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield     Rating: -1
  Last response by Tradbert on April 22, 2009

• Re: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield

  Posted to Chatterbox by rthorat on April 22, 2009     Views: 122 Replies: 0
  Topic: When Law Collides With Duty, Law Must Yield     Rating: -1
  Last response by Tradbert on April 22, 2009

• Re: Torture was Bush's democratic choice

  Posted to Foreigners by rthorat on March 17, 2009     Views: 104 Replies: 0
  Topic: Torture was Bush's democratic choice     Rating: -3
  Last response by todji on March 18, 2009

• Re: Don't include my America in your ignominious pretentions

  Posted to Foreigners by rthorat on March 17, 2009     Views: 81 Replies: 0
  Topic: Torture?????     Rating: -2
  Last response by EbenCooke on March 18, 2009

• Re: Torture??

  Posted to Foreigners by rthorat on March 17, 2009     Views: 68 Replies: 2
  Topic: Torture??     Rating: +1/-1
  Last response by kati on March 17, 2009

• In that other universe...

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on March 4, 2009     Views: 200 Replies: 1
  Topic: In that other universe...     
  Last response by greywerld on March 4, 2009

• Re: Completely Missing the Point

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on March 2, 2009     Views: 118 Replies: 0
  Topic: Completely Missing the Point     Rating: +2
  Last response by rthorat on March 2, 2009

• I also heard that Obama hasn't yet...

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on February 12, 2009     Views: 226 Replies: 2
  Topic: I also heard that Obama hasn't yet...     Rating: +2
  Last response by nativetrout on February 13, 2009

• Re: I also heard that Obama hasn't yet...

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on February 12, 2009     Views: 105 Replies: 0
  Topic: I also heard that Obama hasn't yet...     Rating: +2
  Last response by nativetrout on February 13, 2009

• Re: How's the view from in there?

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on February 10, 2009     Views: 89 Replies: 2
  Topic: How's the view from in there?     Rating: -1
  Last response by veradicere on February 10, 2009

• Re: Do you watch Football?

  Posted to Sports Nut by rthorat on January 28, 2009     Views: 140 Replies: 0
  Topic: Do you watch Football?     
  Last response by rthorat on January 28, 2009

• Irony

  Posted to The Browser by rthorat on January 15, 2009     Views: 571 Replies: 0
  Topic: Irony     
  Last response by rthorat on January 15, 2009

• Re: Leave Congress out of it!

  Posted to Sports Nut by rthorat on January 8, 2009     Views: 114 Replies: 0
  Topic: Leave Congress out of it!     
  Last response by Anse on January 8, 2009

• Re: unitary executive v. states of exception

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on December 23, 2008     Views: 200 Replies: 1
  Topic: unitary executive v. states of exception     Rating: +1
  Last response by todji on December 24, 2008

• Re: Not Entirely True

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on December 19, 2008     Views: 123 Replies: 1
  Topic: I agree but I haven't noticed the media "piling on" Obama     
  Last response by TheRanger on December 20, 2008

• Re: Birth Control leads to Abortion.

  Posted to Human Nature by rthorat on December 12, 2008     Views: 113 Replies: 0
  Topic: Birth Control leads to Abortion.     
  Last response by Don Schenk on December 13, 2008

• Typical!!!

  Posted to Technology by rthorat on December 4, 2008     Views: 347 Replies: 0
  Topic: Typical!!!     
  Last response by rthorat on December 4, 2008

• Re: It's about co-opting the Clintonites

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 18, 2008     Views: 183 Replies: 2
  Topic: It's Clintons cabinet all over again     
  Last response by Greatbear452 on November 18, 2008

• Re: Not Al Gore

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 18, 2008     Views: 145 Replies: 1
  Topic: Not Al Gore     Rating: +1
  Last response by Tundrayeti on November 18, 2008

• Re: Better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out...

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 17, 2008     Views: 215 Replies: 1
  Topic: Better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out...     
  Last response by rthorat on November 18, 2008

• Re: Better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out...

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 18, 2008     Views: 359 Replies: 0
  Topic: Better to have your enemies inside the tent pissing out...     
  Last response by rthorat on November 18, 2008

• Re: Larry Summers???

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 18, 2008     Views: 189 Replies: 0
  Topic: Larry Summers???     
  Last response by rthorat on November 18, 2008

• If there are no hacks...

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on November 17, 2008     Views: 384 Replies: 0
  Topic: If there are no hacks...     
  Last response by rthorat on November 17, 2008

• Re: Not original to Cheney

  Posted to Chatterbox by rthorat on November 16, 2008     Views: 177 Replies: 1
  Topic: Not original to Cheney     Rating: +1
  Last response by tonto_goldberg on November 16, 2008

• This should be easy...

  Posted to Supreme Court Dispatches by rthorat on November 4, 2008     Views: 366 Replies: 0
  Topic: This should be easy...     
  Last response by rthorat on November 4, 2008

• The answer is both

  Posted to Moneybox by rthorat on October 30, 2008     Views: 341 Replies: 0
  Topic: The answer is both     
  Last response by rthorat on October 30, 2008

• Re: One who was right

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 21, 2008     Views: 303 Replies: 1
  Topic: One who was right     
  Last response by snassiri on October 27, 2008

• Re: ACORN should do three things publicly

  Posted to Press Box by rthorat on October 22, 2008     Views: 187 Replies: 2
  Topic: ACORN should do three things publicly     
  Last response by maxpractical on October 23, 2008

• Re: The Libertarian Fallacy

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 20, 2008     Views: 167 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Libertarian Fallacy     Rating: +1
  Last response by libertyforall on October 22, 2008

• Re: The Libertarian Fallacy

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 20, 2008     Views: 231 Replies: 2
  Topic: The Libertarian Fallacy     Rating: +1
  Last response by libertyforall on October 22, 2008

• Re: The Libertarian Fallacy

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 20, 2008     Views: 186 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Libertarian Fallacy     Rating: +1
  Last response by libertyforall on October 22, 2008

• Re: The Libertarian Fallacy

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 21, 2008     Views: 170 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Libertarian Fallacy     Rating: +1
  Last response by libertyforall on October 22, 2008

• Re: A market without liberty

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 22, 2008     Views: 235 Replies: 0
  Topic: A market without liberty     
  Last response by slantedview on October 22, 2008

• Re: A market without liberty

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 22, 2008     Views: 210 Replies: 1
  Topic: A market without liberty     
  Last response by slantedview on October 22, 2008

• Re: The problem with Libertanian philosophy...

  Posted to The Big Idea by rthorat on October 20, 2008     Views: 311 Replies: 1
  Topic: The problem with Libertanian philosophy..­.     
  Last response by pthalomarie on October 20, 2008

• Re: Greenfield

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 15, 2008     Views: 180 Replies: 0
  Topic: Greenfield     
  Last response by rthorat on October 15, 2008

• Re: Debate question - earmarks

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 15, 2008     Views: 220 Replies: 0
  Topic: Debate question - earmarks     
  Last response by rthorat on October 15, 2008

• Judges Should Not be Elected

  Posted to Jurisprudence by rthorat on October 13, 2008     Views: 299 Replies: 0
  Topic: Judges Should Not be Elected     
  Last response by rthorat on October 13, 2008

• Re: Try checking your ideology at the door

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 10, 2008     Views: 227 Replies: 1
  Topic: Angry republicans     Rating: +1
  Last response by Greatbear452 on October 10, 2008

• Re: Would that be the Greenspan who

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 10, 2008     Views: 217 Replies: 1
  Topic: Angry republicans     Rating: +1
  Last response by Greatbear452 on October 10, 2008

• Re: Look harder--I googled barney franks

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 10, 2008     Views: 220 Replies: 2
  Topic: Angry republicans     Rating: +1
  Last response by Greatbear452 on October 10, 2008

• Re: If Barney didn't recognize the train wreck

  Posted to Politics by rthorat on October 10, 2008     Views: 234 Replies: 1
  Topic: Angry republicans     Rating: +1
  Last response by Greatbear452 on October 10, 2008