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14633That is the best thing, yes.....Gotta go! Take care.....Neocon-6/10/2002
14632<<<A further expedient might be to parcel out land, so that each has a dave rose-6/10/2002
14631<i>Wouldn't have to worry about environmental impact stuff either, sinLazarus_Long-6/10/2002
14630<i>"2. The negative component is a function of the additional overgraaverage joe-6/10/2002
14629<i> Farm subsidies, I don't get a subsidy, but I get lower produce prTimF-6/10/2002
14628Whew! There's another one..... This place is getting to be a dungpile too..jlallen-6/10/2002
14627What so mysterious? People generally tend to like their particular elected leadejlallen-6/10/2002
14626Reminds me of when those 3 grey whales were trapped by ice in Alaska. Lots of peIsh-6/10/2002
14625Man, open a window. Who let that stinker in here....??? JLAjlallen-6/10/2002
14624Sure could.Ish-6/10/2002
14623Not to mention whales. Could they be called pelagic mammals?The Philosopher-6/10/2002
14622I see. Of course, that makes the most sense, then.....Neocon-6/10/2002
14621The Clinton years in the US is only one example, and there was more going on theTimF-6/10/2002
14620<<This is difficult in the situation of the sea, but since fishing tends tIsh-6/10/2002
14619That's better than I could have explained it to him.Ish-6/10/2002
14618Why, it's simple. It just proves that people on SI think politicians generaThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14617<i>What? You think a politician would LIE? Why, suh, that calls for pistojttmab-6/10/2002
14616Pretty impressive. It does look like there's an extraction problem, but thatjttmab-6/10/2002
14615Invading is cheaper than buying.The Philosopher-6/10/2002
14614<i>Who says we have to believe them?</i> What? You think a poThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14613<i>I doubt you will find a single member of Congress who would not say flajttmab-6/10/2002
14612You import more oil from Alberta right now than you do Saudi Arabia... Keep on average joe-6/10/2002
14611<i>People at the bottom are not likely to be able to accumulate wealth unljttmab-6/10/2002
14610I doubt you will find a single member of Congress who would not say flat out wheThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14609Over time, the effect of overgrazing is not fractional, because eventually thereNeocon-6/10/2002
14608<i>More oil on our northern border than in all of Iraq.</i> I had njttmab-6/10/2002
14607<i>Well, they're right about the Democratic Republic. It was set up thjttmab-6/10/2002
14606<i> "... it would create a greater possibility of more people accumulTimF-6/10/2002
14605Shhh. What do you think Bush's first strike talk is really about? Iraq? The Philosopher-6/10/2002
14604<i>Unfortunately, we have a lot of conservatives that keep on saying this The Philosopher-6/10/2002
14603<i>It was, as we have noted, built on slave labor -- which Fears says is tjttmab-6/10/2002
14602<i>If I had the power to pass two laws, they would be this. 1. Every membjttmab-6/10/2002
14601There was an excellent article written a number of years ago titled "The TrThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14600<i>Until the house, or stock, or land, or whatever is actually sold there jttmab-6/10/2002
14599E? This is Reality speaking. Now listen closely. ONCE YOU ARE IN A WAR, ANYTHLazarus_Long-6/10/2002
14598I'd be more likely to believe it if there was a second source besides just DTimF-6/10/2002
14597I guess that makes sense. But everyone has a stake in keeping the fisheries wellNeocon-6/10/2002
14596Mostly they aren't enforced. International waters are pretty much open seasoIsh-6/10/2002
14595Aren't their international protocols against over- fishing. I know their areNeocon-6/10/2002
14594taxworld.org ku.eduTimF-6/10/2002
14593<i>Either that's true or some people aren't willing to tell pollstThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14592<i>How much of the Roman operating expenses were supplemented throughThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14591<i>Second, I find it exceptionally hard to believe that members of CoThe Philosopher-6/10/2002
14590<i> What I was tryint to argue was that wealth acquired through tax deferrTimF-6/10/2002
14589<<In the past, the United States has viewed surprise or "sneak" Lane3-6/10/2002
14588It is a frightening idea with great potential for abuse.Constant Reader-6/10/2002
14587One wonders where in this doctrine the concept of oversight enters the picture. Dayuhan-6/10/2002
14586<i>Don't you think it's interesting more conservatives listen to NLane3-6/10/2002
14585Don't you think it's interesting more conservatives listen to NPR and waTom Clarke-6/10/2002
14584Interesting, indeed. I'm beginning to think I missed my calling. I should Lane3-6/10/2002
14583That Pew poll has some other interesting tidbits. people-press.org The WashingtTom Clarke-6/10/2002
14582From Howard Kurtz today: <<This Just In Everyone knows Fox News Channel Lane3-6/10/2002
14581Sorry. That's your spin. I don't see a lie there. He's doing what jlallen-6/10/2002
14580I saw a discussion of the legal basis/obstacles for this new policy last week onLane3-6/10/2002
14579<<How much of the Roman operating expenses were supplemented through pillaIsh-6/10/2002
14578<i>Well, you really can't. The whole issue of taxation is bound up witjttmab-6/10/2002
14577<i>I'm not a tax accountant and don't plan ever to be. Thank God fjttmab-6/10/2002
14576Small changes make a big difference. Much better and a "typical" Tim pjttmab-6/10/2002
14575He's got a pretty rocky field to farm, for sure. Achieving anything would bLazarus_Long-6/10/2002
14574ROFL! I would wish him great success, but it is Oakland after all.Constant Reader-6/9/2002
14573Great post by twfowler that I found: Message 16100203 Moonbean: Yeah. AmazingLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14572Moonbeam has, however, done a good job in Oakland and I wish him continued moderConstant Reader-6/9/2002
14571All right, Reagan made up for Nixon. Moonbeam never made the national level. SLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14570<i>That was a long time ago. We made up for it by giving the nation ReaganTom C-6/9/2002
14569That was a long time ago. We made up for it by giving the nation Reagan. MoonbLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14568Yah, yah. Excuses. Mr Moonbeam Governor state.The Philosopher-6/9/2002
14567HEY! This is a BIG STATE. Unlike puny cowtowns like Washington state. Up hereLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14566<i>NOT SO FAST! First we cut SoCal loose</i> Nope. You can't gThe Philosopher-6/9/2002
14565The text of the colonel's letter: signonsandiego.com This is the guy who gotLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14564Hardly impossible. Cholera is a water-borne disease. Anyone dependent on "Lazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14563That's a shame. Those reefs take centuries to heal, if ever. Destroying the Ish-6/9/2002
14562Well, let's see, that proves (a) vaccination works since only the unvaccinatLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14561Around here we have Taiwanese fishermen, not Japanese. The trawlers drag a hugeDayuhan-6/9/2002
14560We had a huge typhoid scare here a little while back. One whole family came dowDayuhan-6/9/2002
14559That's what she told me, cholera in Texas back in the 60s. Some of the kids,Ish-6/9/2002
14558In Texas? Now that's not a place where you'd expect someone to catch itLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14557Um. 54 electoral votes are 54 electoral votes.Lazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14556:-)Lazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14555<i>You're already stealing our water </i> Moi? Not Moi. You havLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14554You're already stealing our water and our power. And sending tankers throuThe Philosopher-6/9/2002
14553Ah, now that's the interesting question!! I bet he says yes. And I bet he The Philosopher-6/9/2002
14552NO! Actually, I went there for the archaeology- -Tikal. It's press is muchLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14551How about if if it's your few miles? And it tends to be more than a few milLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14550In no case (with the possible exception of something like the smallpox virus) doLazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14549Then you're in T-R-O-U-B-L-E.Lazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14548More important: Does HIS WIFE know what he just said? :-)Lazarus_Long-6/9/2002
14547Yep, sure do.Ish-6/8/2002
14546<i> Wife had cholera when she was a kid in Texas. I believe there is some The Philosopher-6/8/2002
14545Wife had cholera when she was a kid in Texas. I believe there is some brain damaIsh-6/8/2002
14544<<Excellent idea! And that'll give them something to eat after they kiIsh-6/8/2002
14543Not if you survive it. Otherwise, yes. :-) Actually, I'd have to look it Lazarus_Long-6/8/2002
14542<<I haven't been back to Guatemala since.>> Not even for the goIsh-6/8/2002
14541Does cholera have any lasting effects?Lane3-6/8/2002
14540<i>They could send a second ship for the meat and leave the whales the helLazarus_Long-6/8/2002
14539<i>90 degrees and I'm wearing a heavy jacket and shivering.</i>Lazarus_Long-6/8/2002
14538Yeah, but you've plenty of beach. More than you really need. Doesn'tThe Philosopher-6/8/2002
14537<i>In all fairness, I'm not sure the reputation of most politiciaThe Philosopher-6/8/2002
14536<<Then about two years ago I found out. About 5-7 years ago the Mexican goIsh-6/8/2002
14535<i>Edit: We need more "Perfect Storms". </i> Uh... Uh....Lazarus_Long-6/8/2002
14534I fibbed, I didn't get the diarrhea. Wife did though. Last thing through herIsh-6/8/2002
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