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Semantics.

Part of Pres. Bush's leadership style always felt like he wanted things to seem under control, show he wasn't frazzled. After Katrina part of that was standing on...was it the state's governor, or perhaps a Senator's? mansion patio and talking about things being OK. I think a lot of people...

This is the absolute truth and where a tricky-to-navigate line is drawn. There are those who are far too "PC" in their desire to not want to paint all Muslims with the same brush, which is a dangerous precedent to set. But how do you toe the line without crossing that other side and being...

Whistle blower. Freudian slip perhaps? Didn't see the previous post on it.

Interesting note, and do with it what you (the ambiguous "you") will, but the whistle bomber was a Muslim immigrant from Senegal.

So much thrown at the politicians, whether federal or state, and so little on the group responsible: BP. USA Today's op-ed on it today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-05-04-editorial04_ST_N.htm

There would have been no need for the Patriot Act had Facebook existed in late 2001. I'm only half-joking.

Thanks for the excerpt. Very interesting, failure to act on having the fire boom on hand as laid out in 1994 is a major culprit. Looks like three federal administrations helped screw that one up. Clicked the link and read the story. I see it daily, but news website comment sections make me...

The response was going to be questioned no matter what. Had Coast Guard and various other federal aid been sent instantaneously (which would have meant either BP being truthful from the onset or Pres. Obama somehow knowing immediately) the administration would have been chastised for using...

At what point do these sites become accountable? Is a lawsuit the endgame?

Cue the Big Lead's typical route of running with something after apparent minimal effort to corroborate, then shrugging it off as "well newspapers get things wrong." Once is a mistake, numerous times is a habit.

Well, seeing what this job is offering I now know why I never received a reply. My requested salary range was about double what they were offering. The MLS positions actually pay a good, livable wage, around $42,000. Apparently the NBA is like MLB in its meager wages for staff.

Nothing brings trolls out of the woodwork quite like Simmons. Yup, those are his readers.

...which was the style at the time. You could take the ferry to Shelbyville for a nickel. Course in those days a nickel had a picture of a BUMBLE BEE on it. 'Gimme five bees fer a quarter' that's what we'd say.

Terrible. "Veteran" means old is asinine, veteran means seasoned. It means you've got experience and know what you're doing. It helps the more of that experience you have, sure, but I've seen late 20-somethings who were damned fine vets. I doubt it means nothing "to the fans" because I'd be...