Max Fischer

Do you agree with the other poster that Pelosi and Reid have stopped Bush's plan to attack Iran and NK? If so, how did they do that?

You're saying that they are single-handedly blocking Bush's plan to attack Iran and NK? Wow, I hadn't heard that, please explain.

But why not attack Iran and NK who far exceeded the Bush Administration's Iraqi threshold?

But many credible sources have said you can't make a "dirty bomb" out of yellowcake alone. Scary, yes, but not a "dirty bomb." I mean, do you see a difference between a huge fertilizer bomb and a conventional bomb that contains yellowcake? Isn't Iran and NK infinitely "scarier?"

So, what you're saying is that isn't just one way of settling things? That sometimes it may be wise to use diplomacy; to negotiate or at least listen to the other countries before attacking? Could those talks be conducted "unconditionally?" If diplomacy is sometimes the wise strategy how should Obama respond to accusations of "appeasement?"

You don't want to or can't answer the question? Seriously, why not attack Iran and North Korea if they far exceed the Iraq threat?

QUOTE (Max Fischer @ Jul 9 2008, 12:25 PM) * What will it take to create a "dirty bomb" out of yellowcake? What about an actual bomb and the steps to put it on a long-range missle? How much further along was Iraq than North Korea and Iran? What other "bad" countries have yellowcake? From the above AP story: QUOTE While yellowcake alone is not considered potent enough for a so-called "dirty bomb" - a conventional explosive that disperses radioactive material - it could stir widespread panic if incorporated in a blast. Yellowcake also can be enriched for use in reactors and, at higher levels, nuclear weapons using sophisticated equipment. If this is true, was the Iraq War worth it? If so, why not attack Iran, North Korea and other countries that met or exceeded this "threshold?"

What will it take to create a "dirty bomb" out of yellowcake? What about an actual bomb and the steps to put it on a long-range missle? How much further along was Iraq than North Korea and Iran? What other "bad" countries have yellowcake?

Which part was scummy? Talking about the kids advice for what he should wear or explaining why husband and wife show affection by holding hands. Subversive stuff.

Seriously, which part didn't you agree with?

Which part don't you agree with?

Lee was no doubt a great general and Longstreet while brilliant could be taciturn -- but Lee should have listened to Longstreet at Gettysburg. Lee was flat-out wrong and should have taken Longstreet's advice to go around, threaten Washington and find a much better strategic advantage. There's a lesson in that.

Hmmm. The Daily Mail filtered through Fox News . . .

Why should politicians "risk losing their seats" over an issue their constituents don't seem to care about? Fact is the Right controls this debate and until they open a crack in the platform nothing will change. That's not a stab at Republicans it's just the reality. Accusations of "weakness" almost always win out over "try something new." (some would argue a fight between "change" and conservative thinking )

You may simply be equating "liberal" with "big government" instead of "civil liberties." (?) "Conservatives" should be more civil libertarian (abortion and censorship come to mind) but those lines are blurred by so-called "moral issues." On the other spectrum I don't know why more liberals are not sensitive to the right to own guns -- but then again, if the Scalia court was truly "conservative" and had strict interpretation of the Constitution they would not have ruled that gun ownership a "right." Instead they simply lost all credibility that they are 'strict constructionists' - as if that had any meaning to begin with.

Does anyone believe the Republicans would EVER allow certain drugs to be legal? Republicans are FAR more antagonistic toward decriminalization. It's a bread-and-butter "crime" issue that will never change unless a very prominent Republican has a "Nixon goes to China" moment. Sure you can call Democrats pussies for not standing up for what they believe but its not like decriminalization would ever pass without Republican support.

... I thought turkeys could fly.

This place is very cool. http://www.mam.org/info/details/quadracci.php Also, this famous musician gives a good Milwaukee history lesson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ3aRGfAJ14

My mom's family grew up in South Buffalo and everyone seem to know the Russerts. Not well, but in that way you feel you know people even without much interaction. My uncle rode the Canisus bus with Tim and my aunt was a fellow CYO. Today, very few still live in Buffalo but have it in there blood. My aunt said my uncle, a stereotypical unemotional rock-solid Republican high powered corporate exec, came home from work very upset and didn't want to talk or turn on the TV. She had never seen him so heartbroken, all he wanted to do was go out and get some pizza and beer. Mom can't talk about Russert without getting teared up. I regret I never met him.

Due to my career I'm around famous people all the time, therefore I'm jaded and rarely in awe of anyone. However, Russert was different. I regret I never met him in person and he was always at the top of my imaginary list of people you'd like to have dinner with. I can't imagine any other celebrity having this effect over me. I was numb for hours until Brokaw signed off at 10:59PM with "Go Bills" and the tears streamed. Now I get choked up every time I think of it. As Tom Shales said in his column today: It's just not fair.

Can you watch episodes on the net?

Many of the Coen brothers' movies.

Platoon Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Richard Edson Kevin Dillon Johnny Depp Goodfellas Robert De Niro Ray Liotta Joe Pesci Lorraine Bracco Paul Sorvino Frank Vincent Tony Sirrico Samuel L. Jackson Michael Imperroli Cop Land (IMO, very, very underrated) Sylvester Stallone ... Sheriff Freddy Heflin Harvey Keitel Ray Liotta Robert De Niro Peter Berg Janeane Garofalo Robert Patrick Michael Rapaport Annabella Sciorra Noah Emmerich Cathy Moriarty John Spencer Frank Vincent Apocolypse Now Marlon Brando Martin Sheen Robert Duvall Frederic Forrest Laurence Fishburne Harrison Ford Dennis Hopper Hamlet 1996 Richard Attenborough Brian Blessed Kenneth Branagh Julie Christie Billy Crystal Judi Dench Gérard Depardieu John Gielgud Charlton Heston Derek Jacobi Jack Lemmon Ian McElhinney Robin Williams Kate Winslet

Tiger says that no one watches hockey anymore and gets bashed for it? While "no one" is an exaggeration, unfortunately, when compared to other sports Tiger is more right that wrong.

I said it first in my mind.