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Why are the Dems so terrified of a GOP filibuster?
I keep reading articals that say the Dems can't do anything (pass health-care reform, get judges confirmed, Etc.) because the GOP senate leadership keeps threatening to filibuster. Why not just call their bluff and let them? Pass anything that really needs passing for the next 6 months right now, then start reworking all the bills so that they ...
Posted to Prescriptions by chrisddickey@gmail.com on October 29, 2009
Re: My mail arrives daily, my new licence and reg took 1 hr
Why Hogie, last I heard it was your precious government, too! Still, if you want to renounce government, I suggest you move somewhere lacking it. I'm sure you'll enjoy life in Somalia, and will find a way to get your mail delivered. And think, lucky man, you won't have to get a driver's license. You can go out and join the traffic any time -- no ...
Posted to Prescriptions by PQuincy on August 24, 2009
Why are Chrysler and GM closing so many dealerships
Beats me - Ford got it right, GM and Chrysler with government pushing get it wrong - LOL The strengths of the domestics are in small town America. By eliminating those dealers they play into the imports hands. In the past doing business with a dealer a couple of miles away versus driving 60 miles to a dealership was a no brainer. Do you really ...
Posted to Explainer by David87124 on May 22, 2009
Looking Back and Looking Forward - Columbine as Exception or
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD: COLUMBINE AS EXCEPTION OR EARLY WARNING? Unfortunate incidents of violence can be guarded against by revising police and school stratagems, by soliciting more peer Informants, and by planning ahead of time. Unfortunately, there are several reasons why I think this Reaction Result leaves America almost as ...
Posted to History Lesson by MichaelBernard4 on April 19, 2009
bowling for dollars
Well, my thought on this, is just plain get bigger BALLS!!! It'll get the job done.. Please
Posted to Explainer by greenblood on March 22, 2009
Extraordinary Rendition Illegal in all Circumstances?
See subject. Extraordinary rendition's always illegal, right? Or is there some tight rope a country can walk whereby it refuses to extradite someone but then conveniently leaves the door open for shadowy figures to come in the night and kidnap them? Just a bit confused by casual way extraordinary rendition was thrown in at the end. (and, like ...
Posted to Explainer by xev on February 25, 2009
Re: No, no, no, no and can I say this again? No!
Without getting into the whole Religion vs Science debate, we as a society must be very, very careful how we deal with this issue. While reasonable individuals such as ourselves feel that this is a clear cut case of child endangerment, we are crossing a very fuzzy line. Leaving aside the specifics of this situation, at what point do parents' ...
Posted to Human Nature by Pelander on January 22, 2009
Failure to Admit Blagojevich Appointee to Senate Big Mistake
Failure to Admit Illinois Governor Blagojevich's Appointee, the eminently qualified and well reputed Roland Burris, to the United States Senate will prove to be a supremely Big Mistake made by the Democratic Senate Leadership and yes, Barack Obama. News today is that the U.S. Senate will seat 59 Democratic Senators, including their Candidate ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by MichaelBernard3 on January 5, 2009
Open your Eyes
The FDA really means 'Food Destruction Agency' It is no wonder America has such health problems, all stemming from the daily abuse of legal drugs and stimulants. Even if you don't mean to be using these products, they are in your prepackaged foods anyways, there to 'preserve the freshness' of the ingredients that were never fresh to begin ...
Posted to Green Room by creationode on December 31, 2008
A Paean to Obama. The Twelve Days of Choosing His Top Team
Full title: A Paean to Barack Obama. The Twelve Days of Choosing Obama's Top Team This is an enhanced version of my earlier post. To be sung to the tune of The “Twelve Days of Christmas“, whose lyrics are modified to apply to Obama's picks for his Cabinet and other key posts. The list is intended to be cumulative (that is, each person is ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by mathpol on December 24, 2008

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