Tangent001

I'm a single father of two awesome boys (9 and 12) who I have every other week. I make about 88K per year on my regular job and supplement it with a side enterprise of freelance graphic design and making jewelry from antiques.

I try my best to keep a civil tongue, but VERY occasionally indulge my confrontational side.

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Dobbs: I'm Latinos' greatest friend »

• Who supplies the jobs for these people?

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Wingnuts: 'Rogue', Rouge or Irrelevant? »

• "AS I've said many times on here, CO2 follows the temperature variation, not Temperature following CO2 levels. So the CO2 argument is so much BS."
  

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• You seem to be asserting that the US, with our vast resources, cannot do better than other countries.

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• "how many windfarms in the US are built without subsidy?"
  
  Why should energy independence be necessarily private? This is a national goal, deserving of ...

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• Most of your questions are answered by the 'super grid' being proposed. In the ideal, such grid would be able to route areas of high-renewable ...

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The New War against Reason »

• "Crespi, other than a childish name calling rant, do you have any proof the E-mails hacked/leaked are false?"
  
  If I may, no, the emails ...

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• What 'proof' is there. At best you have a journal that was hostile to publishing contrary submissions.
  
  I'm still waiting for data that: A) ...

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• "The conspiracy exists on the political left, and it is global."
  
  What is the motive and intent?
  
  You make such scatter-shot accusations, it's ...

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• Not all Muslims agree with every single precept of their religion. To think so is to think that every Christian accepts every single teaching in ...

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Health care lobbyist's visits to the White House »

• Um, Obama never said he would never meet with lobbyist, he said there would be no active, or recently active (within 2 years) lobbyists in ...

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10 Facts about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize »

• Except the Nobel mission statement is specific about rewarding 'efforts' and 'potential'.

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• Wikipedia is a good launch point for research, especially since there are links to source material. I don't take it as absolute authority any more ...

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Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist - Iraq | War | Map - FOXNews.com »

• As I understand it, the President does not micro-manage the military, but leaves it to the chain of command.

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• Summary justice is forbidden under the Geneva Convention. We hold ourselves to a higher standard.

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• The SEALS that took out the pirates had command authority to do so. Allegedly fat-lipping a captive and then allegedly lying about it is against ...

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• I didn't get any implication that the acts were at all equivalent nor that they were 'OK'.
  
  What is frequently portrayed about the Blackwater ...

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Perino: No Terrorist Attacks In America Under Bush (VIDEO) »

• After 9/11 there were the anthrax mailing attacks and the Beltway sniper.

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• "Name one terrorist attack that happened under Bush after 9/11."
  
  There were the anthrax attacks and the Washington sniper.

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• As to whether or not to deem the attack at Fort Hood 'terrorism', I think it is too early to tell. There is no indication ...

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Bachmann: 'I Don't Understand Why The Democratic Party Would Be Opposed To Me' | TPMDC »

• 'I Don't Understand Why The Democratic Party Would Be Opposed To Me'
  
  Um, perhaps because you are intrinsically opposed to health care reform and ...

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• Bush 41 did agree to raise taxes. Reagan raised taxes on the middle class 11 times, though he slashed corporate taxes as part of his ...

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Obama Quietly Backs Patriot Act Provisions »

• The Patriot Act passed 45 days after 9/11. Only the most politically suicidal would have voted against it at the time. I remember the grave ...

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• Who watches Chris Matthews? How much play can be squeezed out of the 'leg tickle' remark?

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• As I said, I disagree with Obama on many issues, but not all by a long shot. I suppose that is a luxury we liberals ...

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• 'in Pakistan' is not 'against Pakistan'.
  
  Pakistan is a fragile ally who has allowed our troops into their borders to pursue the Taliban, no ...

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• "A claim that you should know can never be backed up."
  
  My apologies. Bush never explicitly connected 9/11 with Iraq, but the request for ...

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• "No. I'm saying that those who did call for his impeachment over the Patriot Act should now being calling for Obamas impeachment or be properly ...

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• I remember how the media ignored Monica's stained dress.

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• Where was the media when Bush was pushing for war with Iraq? Even the NYT was on his side.
  
  You want a good news ...

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• I disagree with Obama on many issues. I knew he was by-and-large a centrist. One doesn't sacrifice the good for the sake of the perfect.
  

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• "To believe that the US/world situations would be better if Obama had not been elected..."
  
  An excellent point. I'm not entirely pleased with the ...

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• I have a HUGE problem with the Patriot Act. While some of its provisions make a great deal of sense, I agree with many that ...

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• Correction, the Congress did not authorize war, they authorized the use of force when all other avenues had been exhausted.
  
  Yes, the Senate approved ...

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• Are you saying Bush should have been impeached for the Patriot Act?
  
  Just to be perfectly clear, I was not in support of a ...

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• "...rendition continues..."
  
  Obama has kept the option of rendition open as a manner of capturing and detaining enemies when other means are not available. ...

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The GOP's Blacklist »

• "What's the problem?"
  
  My problem is most of it is issue-specific rather than general principles.
  
  I know plenty of people who ...

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Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology »

• "Have you ever seen their parties and the guest list? Minorities make up a minority of the country but not on the 60-70% of the ...

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It Isn't Easy Being Pro-Palin »

• A good set of creeds for anyone, yet you have opposed the trial of KSM and his co-conspirators in New York, which seems to go ...

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Moral Cowards vs. The American Taliban »

• "Assassins don't come from the general population."
  
  Where do they come from? Do they materialize from a vacuum?

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• Okay, tell me, where was this psalm on a t-shirt during Bush? It's invoking the Bible to 'off' Obama. That is wrong on an unprecedented ...

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• To be fair, the clip was during the campaign. Not that it wasn't repugnant.

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• False hypothesis. Glenn Beck would never have said this.

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David Obey Calls for War Tax on Wealthy »

• "spreading the insurance costs from the elderly onto the young."
  
  All insurance spreads risk from those who are not potentially needy to those who ...

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• "according to the DNC, the wealthy aren't paying their 'fair share' even though they are already paying 90% of them all."
  
  Depends on what ...

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• "So the liberals want to tax the rich."
  
  For me it comes down to the manner if income. I think capital gains should be ...

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• If it is illegal then how come so many corporations get away with off-shore tax havens where all they need is an address? Disney paid ...

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• $70 billion of the bailout money has been paid back so far, with another $50 billion expected in Q1of 2010. When does all that Iraqi ...

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• I'd be happy with closing all the loopholes that allow the rich to shelter their income.

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• "the elderly have all the money."
  
  Really? My mother will be delighted to hear that!

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Studies: As Ice Sheets Flow and Melt, Oceans Continue to Rise »

• That's not exactly true. An ice cube will displace the same amount of water as if it were melted. If you place a cube of ...

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• It won't rise from sea ice melting, it will rise from continental ice melting or flowing into the sea.

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