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To: Sam who wrote (192904)	6/30/2012 12:55:11 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542043

Heard an interesting contradiction about Scalia yesterday. He's for state's right to control immigration (Az), but against their right to control corporate money in politics (Montana). I'll bet he's against state's rights on marijuana legalization, too.

To: Sam who wrote (192904)	6/30/2012 1:00:16 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542043

Men lie six times a day and twice as often as women, study finds By DAILY MAIL REPORTER UPDATED: 02:15 EST, 14 September 2009 The study of 2,000 Britons also revealed that the most common lie told by both sexes was: ' Nothing's wrong, I'm fine.' Fibbing: A study has found men tell 42 lies a week - twice as many as women (Posed by models) While men are likely to fib about having their last pint and claiming their partner's behind doesn't look too big, women avoid telling the truth about their latest shopping purchases. Eighty-three per cent of adults of both sexes said they could easily tell if their partner was lying. But body language expert Richard Newman said: 'Most people can't read the signals. 'They assume that if someone is hiding the truth, they would hide their face and avoid eye contact. In fact, the opposite is true. 'Liars usually do everything they can to convince you of the truth, sitting still and looking at you to watch your reaction. 'People simply overestimate their skills in this area.' The findings emerged in a poll by 20th Century Fox to mark the DVD launch of TV series Lie To Me, starring Tim Roth as a deception expert who helps to solve crimes. Top ten lies men tell: 1. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine 2. This will be my last pint 3. No, your bum doesn't look big in that 4. I had no signal 5. My battery died 6. Sorry, I missed your call 7. I didn't have that much to drink 8. I'm on my way 9. It wasn't that expensive 10. I'm stuck in traffic Top ten lies women tell: 1. Nothing's wrong, I'm fine 2. Oh, this isn't new, I've had it ages 3. It wasn't that expensive 4. It was in the sale 5. I'm on my way 6. I don't know where it is, I haven't touched it 7. I didn't have that much to drink 8. I've got a headache 9. No, I didn't throw it away 10. Sorry, I missed your call Read more: dailymail.co.uk

To: Sam who wrote (192904)	6/30/2012 1:12:51 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542043

As I figured, the right wing has gone nuts over the fact that the individual mandate was allowed on the basis of the taxation authority. Now that it's called a tax, it's evil. It really matters to them what you call it. Doesn't matter that it doesn't work any differently now than it did, it only matters that it's now called a tax. Of course, the tax applies only to those who refuse to buy health insurance. If nobody refuses, there will be no tax. So that's one way conservatives can make sure there's no tax increase. Just buy the damned insurance. Problem solved.