[IMG] A certain amount of pork is necessary to getting bills passed, and always has been. Some earmarks pay for useful things; some don't....
That would be Dred Scott v. Sandford. Just in case you're ever on Jeopardy or Cash Cab. :) How about... Plessy v. Ferguson (segregation)...
Martell or Nate
Denny, this is all good material. Part of my dissertation had to do with the role of the CPUSA in American life in the 1930s-50s, so all of Harvey...
You really think "The Way We Were" was Soviet propaganda? Wow. Of course, there have been plenty of Hollywood films sympathetic to various...
Wait a second. Definitely, this was true during the war, with films like "Song of Russia" overtly propagandizing in favor of our temporary alliance...
wow, that's just nakedly juvenile, and -- yet again -- dishonest. mccain's campaign has really become a joke over the last few months. it's sad,...
Have to admit I did NOT see that one coming. Good job, Beavs. Screw USC!
Zogby has a pretty poor reputation among pollsters, mainly because he went way out on a limb to call it for Kerry in '04 and ended up looking like an...
Nah, wasn't me. I've only ever seen you on YouTube. Dancing.
I did not. I did take French from a crazy lady named Madame Hiser, though.
'96 for me, old man :)
I'm trying so hard not to make a joke about this.
It will be postponed to November 5 :)
Doesn't that describe pretty much all elections? Despite the very real stupidity of much of the campaign, I still think most people have a decent...
Really? I think that's exactly what's happening.
Yeah, I'm sort of arguing on two planes here. 1. Palin has little meaningful experience. To the extent that someone wants to claim that she does...
Yeah, again, for the 18th time, I don't think "experience" is a good measure of who will make a good president or VP. It's clearly not one of...
If by "many" you mean two, New York and LA. Maybe three; I'm not sure if Chicago is slightly bigger than Arkansas or vice versa. But yeah, I...
Not worthless, I just don't think it's comparable in any way to being president or vice president. In fairness, I'm not sure there's anything...
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