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Post #409,929
by rcareaga
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5/7/16 2:30:34 PM
5/7/16 2:30:34 PM
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New I suspect this thread will wind down
...with no one having persuaded the other side. Cheers back to Scott, who has been patient, and to mmoffitt as well, whose tenacity in the defense of his obsessions has something admirable about it even when his arguments become preposterous, and whose tone, while occasionally strident, has never exceeded the boundaries of civil discourse. Mind you, we're a pub brawl here compared to the gentlemen's club over at Crooked Timber, but I like the tone overall. I do wish that ol' CRC would drop by more frequently to lob a grenade. I fear that fatherhood has dulled his edge.

cordially,
Post #409,930
by Another Scott
5/7/16 2:58:33 PM
5/7/16 2:58:33 PM
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New We do well here.
I miss many of our old compatriots. :-(

I've learned a lot from you folks and greatly appreciate that. Balloon-Juice is fun, but there's a lot of noise and lots of people just post snark. Snark is great, but ... The trolling would be too much there without cleek's pie filter.

Let's keep it up! :-)

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #409,932
by mmoffitt
5/7/16 6:30:56 PM
5/7/16 6:30:56 PM
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New Hats off to you both.
I know I've strayed from being civil on occasion, and for that I do apologize. I appreciate greatly being able to cross swords with the two of you because, despite my legion of posts indicating otherwise, I actually *do* value your opinions and very much look forward to reading your retorts.
Post #409,934
by rcareaga
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5/7/16 6:42:03 PM
5/7/16 6:42:03 PM
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New obviously I haven't read *all* your posts
...but I don't recall your ever going (cough!) off the reservation, and as I've observed before, you win points for keeping it together even when you, a lone man, are parrying a dozen swordthrusts at once from a group of us on this or that point(!) of politics or culture.

cordially,
Post #409,935
by mmoffitt
5/7/16 6:43:47 PM
5/7/16 6:43:47 PM
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New Thank you. Awfully kind of you.
Post #409,939
by Another Scott
5/7/16 9:03:15 PM
5/7/16 9:03:15 PM
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New Well said.
     Fun Trump page. - (mmoffitt) - (61) - May 5, 2016, 09:44:38 AM EDT
         pretty much. Same folks dismissing his run against Clinton - (boxley) - (60) - May 5, 2016, 10:38:41 AM EDT
             The GOP primary has provided... - (rcareaga) - (59) - May 6, 2016, 01:36:10 AM EDT
                 I've been rolling this "lesser evil" thing around in my head. - (mmoffitt) - (57) - May 5, 2016, 03:59:52 PM EDT
                     I don't view it as Loyalty... - (Another Scott) - (56) - May 5, 2016, 05:08:04 PM EDT
                         what Scott said and furthermore - (rcareaga) - (55) - May 6, 2016, 01:38:17 AM EDT
                             rolling back of such social gains as have been made the past twenty-five years Really? name a few - (boxley) - (54) - May 5, 2016, 05:26:27 PM EDT
                                 Re: rolling back of such social gains as have been made the past twenty-five years Really? name a fe - (Another Scott) - (11) - May 5, 2016, 05:41:03 PM EDT
                                     Why Cruz is worse than Trump - (jake123) - (10) - May 6, 2016, 08:23:27 AM EDT
                                         Good points, but... - (Another Scott) - (9) - May 6, 2016, 08:40:08 AM EDT
                                             The SCOTUS issue is a non-starter after pro-Super Pac Merrick Garland. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (8) - May 6, 2016, 09:15:40 AM EDT
                                                 SCOTUS decides hundreds of cases a year. Purity kills. -NT - (Another Scott) - (4) - May 6, 2016, 09:38:50 AM EDT
                                                     Point: Merrick *IS* the kind of Justice we're supposed to fear. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (3) - May 6, 2016, 09:50:29 AM EDT
                                                         Re: Point: Merrick *IS* the kind of Justice we're supposed to fear. - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 10:41:19 AM EDT
                                                             He had Orrin Hatch's support? Well, that makes him less onerous. NOT. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 12:14:55 PM EDT
                                                                 Keep flailing. That'll get Roy Moore on the SCOTUS faster!!1 -NT - (Another Scott) - May 6, 2016, 12:17:04 PM EDT
                                                 Significantly better than Scalia and progress in the right direction - (malraux) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 01:30:32 PM EDT
                                                     Goering over Adolph then. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 01:38:08 PM EDT
                                                         *roll* - (malraux) - May 6, 2016, 01:39:46 PM EDT
                                 Re: rolling back of such social gains...? - (rcareaga) - (41) - May 5, 2016, 06:30:34 PM EDT
                                     Wow. The ACA was a "social gain"? - (mmoffitt) - (40) - May 6, 2016, 08:19:36 AM EDT
                                         This is just stupid - (jake123) - (11) - May 6, 2016, 08:26:39 AM EDT
                                             what is even more stupid is that medicare for all could have been passed with adding a 5% - (boxley) - (10) - May 6, 2016, 09:53:49 AM EDT
                                                 It would only work if you could get the law passed - (drook) - (8) - May 6, 2016, 10:23:51 AM EDT
                                                     Conyers gave it a shot in 2009. It died in committee (as it always does). -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 10:48:02 AM EDT
                                                         Liar - (drook) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 11:39:19 AM EDT
                                                             Ack! You have cut me to the bone!!11 -NT - (Another Scott) - May 6, 2016, 11:49:54 AM EDT
                                                     33 million still have no insurance. HTH. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 12:12:18 PM EDT
                                                         Re: 33 million still have no insurance. HTH. - (Another Scott) - May 6, 2016, 12:23:56 PM EDT
                                                     Um, Bernie Sanders? - (mmoffitt) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 12:13:34 PM EDT
                                                         Presidents don't pass laws -NT - (drook) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 02:46:12 PM EDT
                                                             Right. - (mmoffitt) - May 6, 2016, 03:27:16 PM EDT
                                                 Re: what is even more stupid is that medicare for all could have been passed with adding a 5% - (Another Scott) - May 6, 2016, 10:44:20 AM EDT
                                         Re: Wow. The ACA was a "social gain"? - (Another Scott) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 08:32:58 AM EDT
                                             Um, no. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 09:09:02 AM EDT
                                                 Re: Um, no. - (Another Scott) - May 6, 2016, 11:49:27 AM EDT
                                         odd way of putting it - (rcareaga) - (24) - May 6, 2016, 09:31:40 AM EDT
                                             I predicted on this very board that Obama would raise that false equivalence... - (mmoffitt) - (22) - May 6, 2016, 11:57:04 AM EDT
                                                 speaking of inanity - (rcareaga) - (6) - May 6, 2016, 10:02:25 AM EDT
                                                     Show me the equivalent Federal Penalty for not buying a car. - (mmoffitt) - (5) - May 6, 2016, 11:58:24 AM EDT
                                                         Roberts addressed this in 2012 - (Another Scott) - (4) - May 6, 2016, 12:16:27 PM EDT
                                                             but they swore it was not a tax on the american people? So the tax is on top of - (boxley) - May 6, 2016, 12:19:03 PM EDT
                                                             Man, you're agreeing with some interesting folks these days. Roberts? Really? -NT - (mmoffitt) - (2) - May 6, 2016, 12:25:48 PM EDT
                                                                 Recognizing reality is a helpful way to get through life. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 6, 2016, 12:33:04 PM EDT
                                                                     Heh. I think a "tax" you pay ONLY when you don't do something is a fine. ;0) - (mmoffitt) - May 6, 2016, 12:39:04 PM EDT
                                                 Nobody's "forced to purchase health insurance". - (Another Scott) - (14) - May 6, 2016, 10:47:08 AM EDT
                                                     Ah. I see. A federal fine is no injury at all. - (mmoffitt) - (13) - May 6, 2016, 12:09:31 PM EDT
                                                         It used to be a federal law... - (Another Scott) - (12) - May 6, 2016, 12:21:51 PM EDT
                                                             I'm not voting against her, I'm voting for someone committed to universal healthcare. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (11) - May 6, 2016, 12:27:37 PM EDT
                                                                 That's fine in the primary. Vote the party in the general... -NT - (Another Scott) - (10) - May 6, 2016, 12:31:06 PM EDT
                                                                     Here's your sign. :0) - (mmoffitt) - (9) - May 6, 2016, 12:36:19 PM EDT
                                                                         I don't have a problem with that. - (Another Scott) - (8) - May 6, 2016, 12:44:42 PM EDT
                                                                             No. But it's not as unpossible as you've suggested either. ;-) -NT - (mmoffitt) - (7) - May 6, 2016, 01:37:32 PM EDT
                                                                                 I think we've been through this before. - (Another Scott) - (6) - May 6, 2016, 01:46:43 PM EDT
                                                                                     I suspect this thread will wind down - (rcareaga) - (5) - May 7, 2016, 02:30:34 PM EDT
                                                                                         We do well here. - (Another Scott) - (4) - May 7, 2016, 02:58:33 PM EDT
                                                                                             Hats off to you both. - (mmoffitt) - (3) - May 7, 2016, 06:30:56 PM EDT
                                                                                                 obviously I haven't read *all* your posts - (rcareaga) - (2) - May 7, 2016, 06:42:03 PM EDT
                                                                                                     Thank you. Awfully kind of you. -NT - (mmoffitt) - May 7, 2016, 06:43:47 PM EDT
                                                                                                     Well said. -NT - (Another Scott) - May 7, 2016, 09:03:15 PM EDT
                                             nope, you can do what million s of poor americans and illegals do. Drive without it. - (boxley) - May 6, 2016, 09:57:45 AM EDT
                 you photoshopped a picture of him on the crapper? -NT - (boxley) - May 5, 2016, 04:10:39 PM EDT

I invited her up to my place for a little midnight bait. I said, "Come on, baby. It'll only take a few minnows." She threw me that same old line: "Not tonight, I've got a haddock."
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