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MannyGoldstein

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5. How do we knock some sense into these people?

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 11:22 PM

Mar 2014

World War II was horrible, but it did produce a generation of confident Americans who understood that Science beats Happy Thoughts every time.

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America used to do big things. [View all] MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 OP

The GOP are blocking big things. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #1

/\ This X1000 deathrind Mar 2014 #3

Perhaps our fall will be epic 1000words Mar 2014 #2

Unfortunately it will not happen in our lifetimes. I'm an engineer madinmaryland Mar 2014 #4

How do we knock some sense into these people? MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #5

Are you suggesting a return of.. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #9

I am in no way suggesting that World War II was a net positive, MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #13

No. I don't believe that you suggested any of those things.... madinmaryland Mar 2014 #18

MIC IT? MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #20

Well, there are various options when you order MIC cable... madinmaryland Mar 2014 #23

That's a lotta bandwidth you're packin' there, mister. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #26

Yeap. Too bad my ISP doesn't see it that way. They seem more interested in providing me with this. madinmaryland Mar 2014 #29

The RW wants corporations to do the big things and reap the big profits. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #6

I remember that extremely well, I was part of the technology build up, the early days of RKP5637 Mar 2014 #7

We can't even put a man in orbit today. Pathetic. Jgarrick Mar 2014 #8

We have to pay the Russians to do that for us! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #10

China can do it. Russia can do it. We can't. Jgarrick Mar 2014 #11

Krugman's right, as always. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #21

My father once owned a small-town radio station. Jenoch Mar 2014 #12

Obama's signature on Mars! ProSense Mar 2014 #14

Pr0n in space! MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #17

Back then we had adults in Congress. oldandhappy Mar 2014 #15

steely-eyed missile men pokerfan Mar 2014 #16

Now we have billionaires. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #19

Indeed: we have The Donald and the Hair From Beyond Time hatrack Mar 2014 #31

top leadership with no vision except for finding the corporate give away holy grail nt msongs Mar 2014 #22

Silly, we don't need to anymore. The Right group got rich enough for there to be no need! Rex Mar 2014 #24

Because we have a military that sucks up 70% of the budget. alarimer Mar 2014 #25

The technological trajectory is too fast for you to notice it. joshcryer Mar 2014 #27

That's a very cool chart, thanks. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #28

You can fly in the metaverse as your car drives you to work. joshcryer Mar 2014 #30

JFK didn't give a damn about the moon, you know. Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #32

You're blind, Manny ConservativeDemocrat Mar 2014 #33

Still does, just different things mathematic Mar 2014 #34

I'm oddly certain this is the Shuttle's fault MisterP Mar 2014 #35