Big Ol' Smitty

Oh dear God, marvin, you're going from Glenn Beck to Jonah Goldberg, the guy who wrote this: That's right, an ENTIRE BOOK comparing liberals to the Nazis. Godwin's head just exploded. THE GUY WROTE A BOOK THAT HAS A SMILEY FACE WITH A HITLER MUSTACHE ON ITS COVER

I think I requested a name change once to Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo, but nobody ever changed it. So I've always been bigolsmitty.

There's a difference between sensible zoning and a complete ban from the entire state.

SuperJerk! Also, re: the discussion of the liberal epitaph earlier... Polling shows that "liberal" is the least liked political descriptor out there, but "progressive" is actually the MOST popular, it's ranked like this: 1. Progressive 2. Moderate 3. Conservative 4. Liberal If I can find the polling data on this that I read somewhere, I'll post it.

Did it again for today (the European History book was sitting in the next room, so I had another book closer.) Germinal, Emile Zola

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/washingt...amp;oref=slogin I don't know why McCain voted against this torture ban today, given his vocal opposition to torture thus far in this campaign and in debates with the other candidates.

There is a major difference between having a military base in a place like Germany and having one in Iraq.

I agree with Kawilimus broadly, that an Obama-McCain general will be very close. Not sure on your state by state analysis, but I think Obama stands a good change of swinging some states to the D side, namely Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, & Virginia. Mostly western states. More doubtful on Florida & Ohio. Kerry won PA in '04, and I would say that stays in the D column.

I was listening to Dennis Miller's show today (he's a McCain guy), and apparently some anti-McCain rightwing group had brought up questions about his time as a POW.

He couldn't have been more than 14 years old, could he?

Two things: 1. I like to think an Obama-McCain general would be a lot less sleazy than the '04 election, but there's no way to be sure. Even if the campaigns themselves keep things above the belt, independent groups like 527s (think Swiftboat Vets) could still pull the campaign down into the muck. I'm thinking attacking Obama's race and background will be a big thing on the right. I've also heard that McCain opponents (not sure if they were attacking him from the left or right) have already been questioning his time in the Hanoi Hilton (kind of like how SBVT questioned Kerry's silver star back in '04). 2. Even if McCain didn't mean a 100 year war, I still think keeping a Korea-like presence in Iraq for decades to come would be a mistake. I also think his "Bomb Iran" song was incredibly stupid. Imagine a foreign leader of a seemingly hostile nation joking about bombing or attacking the United States.

Yes, Alan Keyes can!

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Seriously. You would think there would be more than 5000 Republican voters in DC counting only political appointees of the current administration and stuff. Here's what Czech's talking about: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries...x.html#20080212

Did you srsly have the same book as marvin?

Definitely looking that way now. She has to stop some of Obama's momentum, and it looks like Wisconsin is going to have to be that state. With her deputy campaign manager resigning tonight, it just looks worse and worse. You can feel the wheels coming off. Who's ahead in Wisconsin? Take your pick: Pollster Public Policy Polling (D) 2/11/08 Obama 50 Clinton 39 American Research Group 2/6-7/08 Obama 41 Clinton 50 Finally, snuffbox, Invader, & Czech will have their say in this election! (you three knuckleheads are all in WI, right?)

I have this book! I got a B in the class. I'm currently teaching the class.

Marvin, I've got a class full of 15 year old European History students (both conservatives & liberals) who I would trust much more with suffrage than you.

hehe Ballston, still cracks me up every time

The government helped generate economic growth and industrial development by improving roads and implementing other policies that benefited wealthy manufacturers and merchants. Having achieved political power and doubled the electorate, the Orleanists defiantly slammed the drawbridge shut behind them. Benjamin Constant called Louis-Phillipe's constitutional monarchy "our last ark of safety" against revolution. A History of Modern Europe Volume Two: From the French Revolution to the Present, John Merriman

That is a pretty good idea. Fuck condoms.

One of my friends once suggested that, at a certain age, let's say 18, we offer everyone a nice, free car in return for them voluntarily accepting sterilization. So you could have a free care and be sterile, or not have the car and be free to reproduce indefinitely.

Way too much fun. Keep him for sure.

Tofu takes on the taste of whatever you cook it with. So if it was repulsive, you probably just ate it with something bad. Unless you just don't like the squishy texture. (oh dear god i'm pretty sure i'm now officially a yuppie/hippe, given those three sentences)

What should they do? I'm asking this honestly.