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Post #352,282
by Another Scott
12/22/11 7:56:26 PM
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New "White House" is common short-hand for "Administration".
Post #352,303
by lincoln
12/23/11 5:26:57 PM
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New I took it literally
and it would be pretty much impossible for an incoming president to remove EVERY member of the opposing party from all leadership positions in the federal government.

But this only goes to prove my point: Dubya CONNED Democratic politicans, along with the American people, over Saddam's possession of WMDs.




"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from."

-- E.L. Doctorow
Post #352,317
by Another Scott
12/23/11 8:52:41 PM
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New You're missing the point.
Beep is playing his "both sides" card - that is, in his view, both sides contributed to the problem. (Of course, the amount of blame isn't equal, but that is rarely a subject of debate in Beep's posts. ;-)

There was a Democrat in Bush's administration (not a career government employee - a political appointee appointed by W), and many Democrats in Congress supported Bush's policies.

Those are facts.

I agree with you that the Republican party is basically insane now and I agree that they are responsible for most of the damage done during the 2000s. But you need to be more careful in constructing your arguments if you want to persuade anyone. Don't bludgeon your readers. ;-)

My $0.02.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #352,318
by boxley
12/23/11 8:57:48 PM
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New he isnt trying to persuade anyone
he is surrounded in RL by insufferable cheesus snobgobbling faux lovers. Here, he can vent.
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #352,319
by Another Scott
12/23/11 9:13:39 PM
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New Venting's good. But it doesn't make much of a conversation.
Post #352,320
by boxley
12/23/11 9:22:47 PM
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New not like other folks dont stop by, toss a molotov then FTFO
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #352,321
by Another Scott
12/23/11 9:29:43 PM
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New True. Where is Marlowe, anyway? ;-)
Why, he seems to be here - http://theforvm.org/diary/marlowe-0

(Sure reads like him anyway.)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #352,322
by boxley
12/23/11 10:01:19 PM
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New dunno about that
I always got the impression that to him the jews were a main cause of his pain.
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #352,327
by Another Scott
12/24/11 12:39:58 AM
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New Nah. He was always battling the Leftist windmills.
See, e.g., http://fnmarlowe.blogspot.com/

HTH.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #352,345
by beepster
12/24/11 11:40:39 AM
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New Not really
the "campaign" on WMD possession started during a DEMOCRATIC administration, before W was even President.

So unless the point is that W did all of this whitewashing when he was Gov of Texas or part owner of a baseball team...then all this is revisionist history.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #352,347
by Another Scott
12/24/11 11:57:45 AM
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New Binary Man continues to be binary.
http://rawstory.com/..._timeline_613.htm

<Andy Samberg as Hugh Jackman>Two Sides!</Andy Samberg>

HTH.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #352,356
by lincoln
12/24/11 5:13:25 PM
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New Re: You're missing the point.

Don't bludgeon your readers. ;-)



That comes from 15 years of living in Texas with all of the Birthers/Tenthers/ultra-conservatives/Fox News only watchers. I've tried for years to reason with them, to no avail. Thus I turn to the nuclear option as first choice. Besides, it's more fun that way.




"Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from."

-- E.L. Doctorow
     Terrible. Just Terrible. - (lincoln) - (34) - Dec. 21, 2011, 09:14:03 AM EST
         Not that I care about the whole "controversy"... - (malraux) - (3) - Dec. 21, 2011, 09:17:46 AM EST
             The "controversy" is totally contrived - (lincoln) - (2) - Dec. 21, 2011, 09:21:16 AM EST
                 Re: The "controversy" is totally contrived - (malraux) - (1) - Dec. 21, 2011, 09:25:40 AM EST
                     Too late -- the damage is already done -NT - (lincoln) - Dec. 21, 2011, 01:20:02 PM EST
         "RepubliCON"? - (pwhysall) - (29) - Dec. 22, 2011, 03:05:21 AM EST
             They CONNED the people into believing - (lincoln) - (28) - Dec. 22, 2011, 09:28:09 AM EST
                 Re: They CONNED the people into believing - (beepster) - (20) - Dec. 22, 2011, 09:40:53 AM EST
                     how many Democrats were in the WH in 2003? - (lincoln) - (18) - Dec. 22, 2011, 01:05:09 PM EST
                         All categorical statements are false. - (Another Scott) - (17) - Dec. 22, 2011, 01:25:21 PM EST
                             Liar ;-) -NT - (beepster) - (2) - Dec. 22, 2011, 03:27:35 PM EST
                                 "I am large. I contain multitudes." -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 22, 2011, 03:37:35 PM EST
                                     Sure thing, Walt. - (beepster) - Dec. 22, 2011, 04:14:00 PM EST
                             how is being in the Cabinet = being in the White House? - (lincoln) - (13) - Dec. 22, 2011, 07:55:19 PM EST
                                 "White House" is common short-hand for "Administration". -NT - (Another Scott) - (11) - Dec. 22, 2011, 07:56:26 PM EST
                                     I took it literally - (lincoln) - (10) - Dec. 23, 2011, 05:26:57 PM EST
                                         You're missing the point. - (Another Scott) - (9) - Dec. 23, 2011, 08:52:41 PM EST
                                             he isnt trying to persuade anyone - (boxley) - (5) - Dec. 23, 2011, 08:57:48 PM EST
                                                 Venting's good. But it doesn't make much of a conversation. -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - Dec. 23, 2011, 09:13:39 PM EST
                                                     not like other folks dont stop by, toss a molotov then FTFO -NT - (boxley) - (3) - Dec. 23, 2011, 09:22:47 PM EST
                                                         True. Where is Marlowe, anyway? ;-) - (Another Scott) - (2) - Dec. 23, 2011, 09:29:43 PM EST
                                                             dunno about that - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 23, 2011, 10:01:19 PM EST
                                                                 Nah. He was always battling the Leftist windmills. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 24, 2011, 12:39:58 AM EST
                                             Not really - (beepster) - (1) - Dec. 24, 2011, 11:40:39 AM EST
                                                 Binary Man continues to be binary. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 24, 2011, 11:57:45 AM EST
                                             Re: You're missing the point. - (lincoln) - Dec. 24, 2011, 05:13:25 PM EST
                                 quelle surprise! -NT - (beepster) - Dec. 22, 2011, 09:15:44 PM EST
                     Well, they were given the information - (lincoln) - Dec. 24, 2011, 05:15:57 PM EST
                 Oh, I get that. - (pwhysall) - (6) - Dec. 22, 2011, 11:45:36 AM EST
                     Lincoln isnt partisan, he is strictly slash and burn -NT - (boxley) - Dec. 22, 2011, 11:47:41 AM EST
                     Re: Oh, I get that. - (beepster) - Dec. 22, 2011, 12:20:43 PM EST
                     Ditto - (Steve Lowe) - (3) - Dec. 22, 2011, 06:05:42 PM EST
                         What do those words... - (folkert) - (2) - Dec. 22, 2011, 10:03:39 PM EST
                             the mumbling sound you make when - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 23, 2011, 12:37:46 PM EST
                                 What? - (folkert) - Dec. 24, 2011, 12:01:40 AM EST

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