Worst President ever?

2005-12-04 Thread Gary Denton
The History News Network at George Mason University has just polled historians informally on the Bush record. Four hundred and fifteen, about a third of those contacted, answered -- maybe they were all crazed liberals -- making the project as unofficial as it was interesting. These were the

Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Andrew Paul
I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute the centrist viewpoints we all seem to espouse (Dan excepted). There is no right answer, we surely all know that, but the debate

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:57:22 +1100, Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute the centrist viewpoints we all seem to espouse (Dan

Re: Brin: left-right inanities

2005-12-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
Robert wrote: Seconded! I follow blogs almost exclusively via RSS/XML/ATOM. Doc, if you have not tried an RSS reader, you owe yourself the pleasure of the experience. RSS readers aggregate all your news into one handy dandy program that updates your news/blogs automatically. Info:

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Robert Seeberger
Andrew Paul wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute the centrist viewpoints we all seem to espouse (Dan excepted). There is no right answer, we surely all

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Julia Thompson
Doug Pensinger wrote: On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:57:22 +1100, Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute the centrist viewpoints we all

RE: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Andrew Paul
On Behalf Of Doug Pensinger On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:57:22 +1100, Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute the centrist

Re: Brin: left-right inanities

2005-12-04 Thread Robert Seeberger
Doug Pensinger wrote: Robert wrote: Seconded! I follow blogs almost exclusively via RSS/XML/ATOM. Doc, if you have not tried an RSS reader, you owe yourself the pleasure of the experience. RSS readers aggregate all your news into one handy dandy program that updates your news/blogs

Re: Brin: left-right inanities

2005-12-04 Thread Richard Baker
Rob said: Yes.I knew Doc is a MacDude so I figured he could decide what was good for himself. I know jack bout Mac.G I would highly recommend NetNewsWire for OS X: http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/ Rich ___

Re: Brin: left-right inanities

2005-12-04 Thread David Brin
RSS readers aggregate all your news into one handy dandy program that updates your news/blogs automatically. There is a page in EARTH (written in 1988) that predicts this), the book's 18th hit ANy of you interested in nature or teachig? drop by: http://www.cabscience.com/index.html

My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...

2005-12-04 Thread Gary Nunn
Mr. House Of Pain Maru wrote... Wishes may never become fishes, and unfortunate as it may be, people most often are not polite unless there is some overriding reason to be polite. Rob's wisdom is a great segue into my Annual Christmas Rant. For the first time in my work career, I had to

My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...

2005-12-04 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gary Nunn wrote: Is it because manufactures create an artificial shortage of popular products to sell other products when the Limited Editions sell out? In my opinion, it's because far too many parents feel that they have to purchase their children's love. My understanding is that a full 10%

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:53 AM Sunday 12/4/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote: On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:57:22 +1100, Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one to staunchly dispute

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:10 AM Sunday 12/4/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Doug Pensinger wrote: On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:57:22 +1100, Andrew Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate how terrorism and the war in Iraq have come to dominate debate so. I notice that Gautam and JDG rarely post these days, and there is no-one

Re: My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...

2005-12-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:16 PM Sunday 12/4/2005, Gary Nunn wrote: Mr. House Of Pain Maru wrote... Wishes may never become fishes, and unfortunate as it may be, people most often are not polite unless there is some overriding reason to be polite. Rob's wisdom is a great segue into my Annual Christmas Rant. For

Re: Brin: left-right inanities

2005-12-04 Thread Max Battcher
Doug Pensinger wrote: Did you mean to send a Google search? Can you (or anyone else) suggest a particular site? There are as many ways to read RSS as there are people. My email client (Thunderbird) supports it out of the box and makes RSS reading like email reading, that's my preferred

Re: Defeat in Victory

2005-12-04 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:10 AM Sunday 12/4/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: I'm not going to jump into the Iraq debate except to ask for clarifications. I have too many other things Would that number be 3? Well, after Dan's outpatient procedure on Tuesday, it was more like 4 for a few

Re: My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...

2005-12-04 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:16 PM Sunday 12/4/2005, Gary Nunn wrote: What are these people thinking when they bring young children to shop for others and then are mean and nasty to the kids because they naturally want toys that they see? Maybe they could not find a baby sitter

Re: My annual Xmas tirade... Was RE: An armed society ...

2005-12-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:54 PM Sunday 12/4/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:16 PM Sunday 12/4/2005, Gary Nunn wrote: What are these people thinking when they bring young children to shop for others and then are mean and nasty to the kids because they naturally want toys that they see?

RepubliKlan Amerika:Valtrex

2005-12-04 Thread The Fool
http://www.livejournal.com/users/triggur/104525.html I know a young woman who has the misfortune to have contracted genital herpes. She is on a daily regimen of Valtrex to prevent symptoms from manifesting themselves. Recently she took her prescription to a pharmacist who was apparently a

Re: RepubliKlan Amerika:Valtrex

2005-12-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:36 AM Monday 12/5/2005, The Fool wrote: http://www.livejournal.com/users/triggur/104525.html I know a young woman who has the misfortune to have contracted genital herpes. She is on a daily regimen of Valtrex to prevent symptoms from manifesting themselves. Recently she took her