And you think Republicans are Patriots?

[Adam Smith]

Does anybody know what the story is with Molly Irvins? Every article I have ever seen from her has a level of vitriol for Bush that I have rarely seen applied to any other politician by anybody anywhere. Since they are both from Texas, I presume it has its origin there, even though Bush is generally seen as doing a decent job as governor. I am not particularly happy with Bush, but Molly Irvins seems completely over the top.

[Faboba]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson
Busy trying to work out what exactly he believes in, probably.

Work out? Did you say work out? As in think?

[Ming]

Originally posted by Odin
Don't ask me, ask Ming. I think he said 2 weeks, not for sure. So he'll be back in a week I say.

Then don't respond if you don't have a clue You shouldn't lie like that or put words in my mouth. I didn't ban fez or talk about it.

If you care for the facts instead of made up crap...

MtG banned him for a week... He will be back on Friday...

And Odin... In the the future, don't speak for me... especially when you just make it up and lie.

[Dinner]

Ahh heck Odin. Ming didn't mean mean what he just said. Why don't you go and tell him what he said agian?




(Ming, it's a joke please don't ban me. )

[Ming]

Yes I did mean it...

Some people just prove how little they know with every post they make

[Dinner]

Jeez... It was a joke....

[chequita guevara]

Bush is just doing what his corporate masters desire of him. It's what one comes to expect of Republicans in political power. I expect no more- or less- from him.

btw, don't worry about Mingy. He's just cranky from having to moderate 3 sections now.

(nice pic btw, Ming)

[Theben]

That wasn't Chegitz, it was me...apparently he was the last to use this computer...

[Imran Siddiqui]

DL! DL!

Corporate masters... . Of course there was NO pork when the Democrats were in power .

[Ming]

Yeah... the Dems understand pork as well as Repubs... but only the Repubs are bad when they do it

[Theben]

Originally posted by Ming
Yeah... the Dems understand pork as well as Repubs... but only the Repubs are bad when they do it

AFAIK I never said the Dems were saints... that's why I vote Green...

But I must confess that this administration is far more frightening than any previous repub admin.

Imran, *tsk, tsk* trying to get me banned? Lol Go ahead...I'll take a two week holiday...since I likely won't be back for 2 months!

[Ned]

Sava, Before I jump to conclusions about Lilly, I would like to hear the other side of the story. If you have it, please post it.

As to the offshore tax breaks, the problem with the argument is that it is perfectly legal. It is not cheating at all.

It also illustrates fundamental problems with our corporate tax code. It might be better to simply put corporate income taxes at 0 and replace it with a VAT.

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Odin
The Commies and greens are the only people with brains, Ming. Quit supporting corrupt porkbellies.

Fezzie is spending some quality time in Mingapulco. It's boring on the threads without his fezzing.

A) You are wrong about the absence of Fez being boring.

B) You seem to filling his shoes quite nicely in his absence

[Sikander]

I agree that this crap is terrible. I wish we could stop it, and we probably can, but more rah-rahing for one party or the other is not going to get the job done. Both parties blatantly pay off their contributers in many ways. Clinton was big on "targeted tax cuts", which were targeted to appeal to desirable sections of the electorate before the election, and targeted to pay off loyal sections of the electorate after the election. This is the same paying off your friends at the cost of everyone else mentality, and it goes on every day in deals which range from highly illegal and immoral to deals that are immoral but would hardly be noticed as such due to the dirty environment around them (like littering in a concentration camp). Vote for third party candidates who have clean hands (possibly due only to a lack of opportunity), and punish those incumbents who let this sort of crap slide.

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I agree with those who think Molly Ivins is a big fat idiot btw. Whenever I see her or Jim Hightower I always wonder whether Texas produces any famous journalists who aren't clowns. I suppose there is Dan Rather or Bill Moyers, but they both tend to drive me crazy in short order, even though they don't have the clown reputation.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Ned
Sava, Before I jump to conclusions about Lilly, I would like to hear the other side of the story. If you have it, please post it.

As to the offshore tax breaks, the problem with the argument is that it is perfectly legal. It is not cheating at all.

It also illustrates fundamental problems with our corporate tax code. It might be better to simply put corporate income taxes at 0 and replace it with a VAT.

Whats a VAT?