http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:43:42 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:43:42 How did he DO it?

How did this man have time for the sailing and the parties and the history trips and the drinking and the painting and the sledding and the calls to friends and the letters to supporters and the funerals and the dogs and the trips overseas AND HAVE A REPUTATION FOR BEING THE HAR... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/42 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:41:31 Who of these Republican senators is viable on a national level?

I tried to pick senators with at least a few years in office and who weren't obvious failures on a national scale. They're listed in order of seniority.

(And on edit: Yes, some of these folks are ancient.)

Thad Cochran of Missi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/41 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:09:28 and DAMN... Tom Felton was so perfect as Draco. In the previous films, he's been a good Draco, but in this one, he's a GREAT Draco. He really captured the mixture of arrogance and despair. Draco is such an awful person, but you can't help feeling bad for him.

Some of the scenes were really well d... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/39 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:17:05 Who of these Republican governors is viable on a national level?

I tried to pick governors with at least a few years in office and who weren't obvious failures on a national scale.

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Bob Riley of Alabama. Took office in 2003, and he'll be o... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/40 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:01:47 Recently on DU there has been a lot of confusion about the scope and purpose of the Endangered Species Act.

The Act was signed into law by President Nixon in 1973.

According to the USFWS website:

[div class="excerpt"]Through federal action and by encouraging the establishment of state prog... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/38 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:21:43 http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/current.365.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/37 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:34:57 I blame the goddamn California democratic party, and all the goddamn democrats in California who could not organize a goddamn trip to the bathroom.

I feel like I should be happy about the election of Obama, but I'm actually really pissed.

I'm pissed about goddamn Prop 8, and I'm pissed about t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/36 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:01:29 District of Columbia: 92.9

Prince George's, MD: 88.9

Shannon, SD: 88.7

Petersburg, VA: 88.6

Bronx, NY: 88.2

Baltimore: 87.5

Jefferson, MS: 87.0

Menominee, WI: 86.9

Macon, AL: 86.9

Manhattan, NY: 85.1

San Francisco, CA: 84.7

Claiborne, MS: 84.5

Starr, TX: 84.5

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/35 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:50:27 "Mr. President, this economic bailout is going to cost American taxpayers three Brazilian dollars."

"That doesn't sound so bad... What's that in American dollars, like, 50 cents?"

:P... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/34 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:26:47 Hundreds of species of birds, including many once-common songbirds such as the meadowlark and American bobwhite, are in severe decline in the United States, falling in population by as much as 90 percent since the 1960s, scientists, government officials and conservation groups told Congress today.
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/33 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:49:06 A pretty blonde with a bouffant shoots an unseen someone twice. After shooting the person, she breaks down, screaming and crying. She falls in a heap on the floor, cradling the gun. The whole scene is shot in a bright white light, and the only sound is that sort of underwater sound you get in a swim... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/32 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:46:20 Arizona
*Gov. Janet Napolitano-- I've heard her name floated before. It would be unlikely to have two people for Arizona running.

Arkansas
*Gov. Mike Beebe-- He only got in last year. He's an unlikely choice.

Colorado
*Gov. Bill Ritter-- He only got in last year. He's an unlikely choice.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/31 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:50:38 What's your prediction for Pennsylvania? :shrug:

I think Hillary's going to win it by 8 points (54 to 46), spin it as a hugh comeback, and stay in the race, despite the fact that she'll only net about 22 delegates and she'll still be about 114 delegates behind.

(This would increase her "must ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/30 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:26 This man is the scum of the earth, and his company is one of the most evil companies out there.

Burson-Marsteller is a PR firm. But it's not just a PR firm. These people defend EVIL. Clients include the Nigerian junta, the Indonesian government following genocide in East Timor, the Argentinian ju... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/29 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:15:28 Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/28 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:04:17 I got my Bachelor's in Soil Science with a minor in Watershed Management back in 2003. I was originally intending to qualify for federal hydrology jobs, but alas, that extra semester of calculus just didn't quite happen my last semester in school. I've got some additional fun classes like climatolog... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/27 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:04:16 In pictures, the desert looks really desolate. I know there's lush vegetation around the rivers, but most of the place it just looks like there's nothing. No bushes, no trees, no interesting rocks, just flat desert.

Is this the case over much of the country, or is this a misleading impression? :s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/26 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:46:42 Especially, how do you tell if he likes you as a friend or as something more?

Thanks.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/24 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:37:22 Candidate A: Parents are both foreign born. Father was a bank executive in another country, and the candidate was raised abroad until age 13, when he/she was sent to the US to attend prep school.

Candidate B: Dad was a US Senator. He/she is the 5th of 6 children and went to a Catholic prep school... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/25 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:42:41 Which candidate will come in far below where the polls indicate they should?

:shrug:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/23 Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:19:07 Was it a pain or was it a joy? :shrug:

http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/1eb8bf/... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/22 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:36:21 Best thread ever.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/21 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:28:34 Three ideas come to mind: Knockturn Alley, Percy, and both the part where Dumbledore says help will be given and the part where Dumbledore is talking about Fawkes.

The frustration of the second film is how closely it follows the book but misses some of the je ne sais quoi. :shrug:

What are you... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/20 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:00:58 what kind of arms and armor did they have?

What kind of arms and armor did the Mongols have? :shrug:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/19 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:47:56 :shrug:

ps Ace of Base is right out. x(... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/XemaSab/18 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:33:25