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During the wee hours of the morning, a task force from the board administrative offices kidnapped CuppaJoe, brainwashed him/her, and turned Cuppa into a moderator. As you might imagine, we welcome the help during this robust election season, and CuppaJoe was unanimously endorsed by the broken down old admins and mods. Excellent poster, thoughtful, balanced, and with a great sense of humor....

Mr. Moore needs to get his spite under control. He actually seems gleeful that a Cat 4/5 hurricane is churning its way to the U.S. shore Quote: To liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, the bounds are seemingly endless. Moore has made a recent career out of attacking President George W. Bush, bashing conservatives and criticizing business. His latest ...

What do you think??

A question for those who have already ERd. How does the way you actually spend your time compare with what you anticipated it would be like? Conventional wisdom would say do not ER unless you have a plan for how you will fill up your days and stay busy. But in talking to people who have retired, it seems like they are actually just as busy as when they worked – only now it is the things they ...

I can't believe I wake up the next morning and no one has posted a McCain Speech thread. I thought he was pretty good. The most interesting part was when he acknowledged the Republican failure. I sensed a tension in the hall that may hint at internal tensions to come or may just be a reluctant acceptance of truth. I was at least a bit reassured that if this ticket wins some of the good ...

The only red flag I read in the post was money management company. Not sure what you meant by that... But if it means big fees and someone else controlling your money, I would be more worried about that than the market. The market goes up and the market goes down. IMO -Diversify across a portfolio of stocks and bonds using a low cost approach (mutual funds or ETFs). Rebalance to your ...

Presidential election could bring Big Three bailout - Sep. 4, 2008 "Cole argues the loan package could be a relatively cheap alternative to the economic harm that would take place if one of the automakers were to fall into bankruptcy." So are GM/Ford/Chrysler really too big to fail? I don't pretend to understand all the workings of the economy, but to me this seems like yet another case...

I turned it off immediately and my blood pressure shows it.

I wanted to see how this board compared to the polling we will see in the coming days. I tried to be inclusive, but I didn't list 3rd parties by name - you know who you are!

Wow, didn't see that coming. Now, the VP debates also become "must-see" TV......... I read her bio. She sounds like a real firecracker. An African-American Presidential candidiate on one side, a female VP candidate on the other? This election just got a LOT more interesting........

Wow, didn't see that coming. Now, the VP debates also become "must-see" TV......... I read her bio. She sounds like a real firecracker. An African-American Presidential candidiate on one side, a female VP candidate on the other? This election just got a LOT more interesting........

This is getting interesting, I wonder how social conservatives will view this Palin’s 17-Year-Old Daughter Is Pregnant - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Mr. Moore needs to get his spite under control. He actually seems gleeful that a Cat 4/5 hurricane is churning its way to the U.S. shore Quote: To liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, the bounds are seemingly endless. Moore has made a recent career out of attacking President George W. Bush, bashing conservatives and criticizing business. His latest ...

Quote: Originally Posted by samclem I won't cede the point-I think that this "racial diversity" is largely unimportant in it's own right. Are the Democrats worried that they are "under-represented" in whites? Are they trying to get more and reduce the number of racial minorities? Of course not. The racial composition of the parties is...

I can't believe I wake up the next morning and no one has posted a McCain Speech thread. I thought he was pretty good. The most interesting part was when he acknowledged the Republican failure. I sensed a tension in the hall that may hint at internal tensions to come or may just be a reluctant acceptance of truth. I was at least a bit reassured that if this ticket wins some of the good ...