Andrewwhyte

You have to remember that the bonds China has purchased do not have their name on them. The US cannot default on some bonds without defaulting on all of them. Otherwise the Ohio Teachers' pension fund would find that some of their bonds are the ones that the treasury has decided not to honour. This is simply not a credible threat.

The problem with being pissed off at your best friend is that he looks at you with his big brown eyes, pleading with you to not be mad any more, then he wags his tail. It's hard I tell ya.

It is unlikely that the Chinese will fight the US over Iran. Trading oil for weapons on the other hand...

PFFT! He's obviously gay!

But of course, why should faulty research have any impact? It's just a little boo boo. Not like it happens all the time. YEAAAH. Stoopid science. It's all bullshit!

There are rules for that already. If the case is deemed "frivolous," or baseless, the defendants can to a petition for fees/sanctions. The owner of a dz in Nevada once told me that he was spending about $10.00/tandem defending legal action. Although he had (has) never been successfully been sued this demonstrates that no, in fact there are not effective rules for that. The bar for frivolous lawsuits in most states is set far to high.

Here's what you do. Make a recording of five ads off commercial radio, one for a furniture warehouse with a big sale on this week, 2 fast food chains, a car dealership who has an unbelievable deal if you hurry, and a security company that lets you sleep soundly knowing you are safe. Every time those whiny beggars come on just play those same five ads at a volume about 15% louder than the program you were listening to, that way you won't have to listen to those annoying folks asking for money.

That's how it goes down here in Liberal Alberta.

I sincerely believe that the seeds of the whole thing lay in the tax break for mortgage interest. It created a disincentive for the middle class to hold equity in their homes. Fannie and Freddie may (did) contribute to debt holding by those who should not have been given credit, and excessive credit to many more, but the tax code led to the massive move in home equity from the middle class to the banking sector.

There is no solution. Catholicism is either: a. a sect of Christianity or b. the same thing as Christianity (all others being heretical violations). Sharia is to Islam as cannon is to Catholicism. Yes Cannon law does still exist and holds hearings right there in your home Diocese.

It definitely looks slutty. But the question is does it look hot? Hot chicks looks slutty and hot, bowsers look slutty and not.

Well, not triple, but paying down your credit card might be a good idea, cash is also good.

Well, according to a rule (the name of which I have forgotten) this thread has come to an end. JFYI: I'm not someone to tell any remarks about Nazi Germany. Polish and Jewish ancestry. Lost family during the 3rd Reich. DO YOU NEVER EVER CONSIDER NOT ALL GERMANS ARE THE SAME? I'M SO SICK OF THESE REMARKS! And just for "lost interest" - I'm glad they and the other allies who LIBERATED Germany didn't lose interest but brought the Nazi leaders to the Nuermberg Trials. I wish they had been more thorough in what was called "Entnazifizierung" (Denazification) though. You missed the point. I was actually taking a shot at Americans; to wit- God gives us wars to teach Americans Geography. Not at war with Germany, not interested in Germany.

Wow! Did this one degenerate into drivel or what?

I see from your profile you are an attorney. Do you understand the difference between negligence and gross negligence? Do you get the part about the jumper needing to open the parachute? Do you get the part about FAA regs not applying in this situation? If you ever see my name on the manifest please come see me immediately so I can ensure I am not on the same plane as you.

I don't care who wins this game one way or another, but I gotta ask, who the fuck names their team after a food poisoning?

Andrew, you just have to recognize the duality of this statement, yes? John Ohhhh ya.

Your average American lost interest in Germany on May 8 1945.

I think the sanctions are really starting to bite. The Mullahs behavior is starting to remind me of the Generals in Argentina in the 80's. They are losing their grip on the population. The only thing to keep the people in line is an external enemy. If the US takes the bait and tosses a couple of bombs in it may just galvanize public opinion against the US instead of against the Mullahs. As far as this guy goes, who knows whether he is a CIA asset or just some dumb ex-marine who thought it would be OK to visit Iran. Note to self, DO NOT visit countries my government is approaching open war with, even if my granny lives there. Send her a plane ticket to somewhere, visit her there. Bali is nice this time of year.

Does the president of Germany have any power? You never hear about this guy; I kind of thought he basically is a ceremonial ribbon cutter.

Amazing how you know what he's thinking...did kallend finally get all the kinks worked out of his telepathy machine, then, or are you really Professor Xavier in disguise? You chopped the part of the paragraph quoted where I admit that I could be mistaken, that he could just be pretending to be a bigot to pander to the knuckle dragger vote.

Actually it's the other way around; he said black because he is a bigot. There are black Americans in every strata of society, there are members of every ethnic and racial group on welfare, but when Rick thinks about welfare he only thinks it concerns blacks. At least when he is stumping for the nomination he talks that way. It is possible that he is only saying that for the votes, but I have faith in his sincerity. He is who he presents as. I would support Perry or Cain over him.

Here is the substance. Santorum said "black." He meant to say black. He is a bigot and was pandering to bigots in his speech. Furthermore he has no compunction about staring into the camera and telling bald face lies about what he said. That is the substance of the matter.

Dude WTF? I'm pretty sure you know the difference.