Recent content by KillerTofu

If I never come back here again, I'm happy I joined to discover LP. Thank you.

Man, I miss "Happy Days," and "Wonder Years!" Point taken, though...you'd remember more about society in the past than I would. Thank you very much for the welcome. I was trying to be somewhat comical in my list. I know the world seems grim. I find myself wanting to punch people in the teeth...

Excellent question! For all intents and purposes, the question points to the obvious conclusion that the correct antidote is beyond the American president, because the problem does not originate here. Waltky's quotes nicely lay out some of the issues.

Thinking about this a little longer, I recall being particularly struck by the movie "Midnight in Paris," because all the characters are nostalgic for an older time when things were better. The time and place they were born in was never good enough or exciting enough compared to the way things...

The list of good things I've seen: California overturned Prop 8 Bono starts his [RED] campaign We didn't die on Y2K Steve Jobs revolutionize the music industry We got a slight reprieve from Martha Stewart The internet took off Arab Spring How I Met Your Mother Saddam was "got" We "got" Osama...

I agree that there is not much that can be done about the money lost on the loans made. Since the economies of these nations are so intimately tied together and bonds still need to be paid, though, it could lead to greater melt-down of OTHER nations in the EU while they're facing a financial...

Your question was not if Greece should have been admitted to the EU, but rather should they be let go right now. I think the answer for both is no. They should not have been admitted in the first place, but since they are in, the EU has to grapple with the very real dilemma of having to bail it...

In what world do you think I would give a serious response in an introduction thread to a laundry-list of topics like that?

Politically, I think it would be a mistake to let Greece flounder. If that happens, it gives the impression that the EU is not strong enough to support itself (which it may not be)--it's very much a damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don't scenario. Obviously, Greece has proven time and again...

Ford - I had a Bronco once. It was a beast. (Also, athletic ******* president! Poor guy was stuck between a rock and a hard place. You can't NOT pardon a former president, but it really ruined the rest of his presidency. I loved that he supported and continued detente, though.) Carter - Bad...

Thanks kindly! I hope I do, too...additionally, hopefully this can be a two-sided relationship wherein I contribute something of value as well. That remains to be seen. Right now I kind of feel like Greece in NATO. I have a lot of shit going on in my own world, which may prevent me from...

There is an ad telling me I can save $22 on a USS Reagan hat. Now, if my boss didn't work in the Reagan White House way back in the day, I would say that's a deal (running in the sun turns my face red). However, I highly doubt whatever profit is made at the top will eventually trickle down to...