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Quote: Originally Posted by Lynus302 I don't fear the government. I don't trust them though. Go right ahead and laugh at that, I suppose, but as it comes to business I can at least feel that I have some power as a consumer by hitting them in their pocket book and/or choosing another means. Eh, now we're just at the level of useless sloganeering, I'm not even going to bother. Quote: I never took economics. I was simply...

Quote: Originally Posted by Azadre What is AGW? Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) Anthropogenic means "man caused" or "man made".

Quote: Originally Posted by basso it's only being debated because Obama made an issue of it. rather than demagogue-ing the issue, had he kept his mouth shut until he actually knew what the situation in Guantanamo was, there would be no controversy. . you're right, no one cared about guantanamo till obama made an issue out of it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Commodore Society shouldn't have a say in how your money is spent at all. Do you seriously think we would be where we are today if this were the practiced philosophy? You might as well be living in the woods and pooping in a coffee can if you really believe in this no-government, anti-society stuff.

Quote: Originally Posted by rocketsjudoka Well first off the Declaration of Independence is superceded by the Constitution so while it is of historical import it no longer has legal import. Secondly as I stated earlier I agree that health care isn't a right at the sametime it doesn't mean that addressing it isn't a bad idea such as roads aren't a right but they were a good idea. Speaking of the Constitution... DeMint And...

Quote: Originally Posted by rocketsjudoka As sad as that is it makes him in Rand terms worse than a looter as he is a member of a defeated people confined to a limited territory by the US government and given a set of privelages out of mercy by the US Government. At least he wouldn't be looting or trespassing.

Quote: Originally Posted by KePoW There must be some reason they don't target those. "We like 'Wicks & Sticks'! If the almighty is willing, I will receive a gift certificate for an after-the-Jesus-birthday sale."

Quote: Originally Posted by dmc89 It's a shame that Laredo is in the situation that it's in. Call me old school, but having access to many books without resorting to Amazon/Walmart says a lot about the society or even a family: namely that they are educated. Cities like Berlin, Paris, Portland, NYC, and San Francisco are some examples that come to mind which have a considerable number of book stores (independent too). People here...

Quote: Originally Posted by meh I'm surprised al-qeada hasn't tried to blow up a stadium or a mall or something that basically has zero defenses. This is what surprises me more than anything else. It seems like a lot of difficulty and work to blow up a plane when there are, frankly, easier alternatives out there. And targetting a mall or the like really has more "scare" potential because it's so random and...