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05-18-2013, 04:33 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread question for the gun folks in The Bilge

As a practical matter going forward, there is more "bang for the safety buck" in requiring vetting and licensing for purchase and carry of firearms...

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05-18-2013, 04:19 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Obama Expresses Anger in The Bilge

Actually Obama is probably getting more involved this week than he has in the last few years. The OP is not as satirical as it sounds..

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05-18-2013, 11:20 AM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread question for the gun folks in The Bilge

What should be registered is the owner, not the gun.

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05-18-2013, 10:57 AM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread question for the gun folks in The Bilge

Perhaps it would be best if one of the (former) California gun owners answered your question.

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05-17-2013, 04:50 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Defit is shrinking in The Bilge

But the real question is: Is the deficit shrinking enough to reverse or even slow down the growth of the National Debt?

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05-17-2013, 04:32 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

Well I have to agree that in some states it is just too easy to buy a handgun. That's why we need better vetting for purchasers, with federal minimum...

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05-16-2013, 10:30 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread IRS Scandal in The Bilge

Didn't have to read the whole blog; the excerpt was entertaining enough. Good grasp of the literary tools!:D

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05-16-2013, 10:22 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Forget legislating: Congress exists for the sake of symbolism in The Bilge

Right now both Obamacare and the repeal thereof are political footballs. What's needed is the end of employer based insurance and a national system...

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05-16-2013, 08:10 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? in The Bilge

Exodus 20: 13 & 15

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05-16-2013, 08:03 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread It's been a bad week for Obama in The Bilge

Yes, and President Obama deserves credit for restraint. Actually, apart from the Benghazi thing I am pleased with his job performance. He was handed...

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05-16-2013, 07:44 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? in The Bilge

...but in the big financial trouble with major banks a few years back Iceland sent their Banksters to jail.

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05-16-2013, 07:25 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread It's been a bad week for Obama in The Bilge

I don't know where any of these.... is it now four?....scandals are going but one good thing is bound to come out of all the hoopla: the potential...

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05-16-2013, 07:15 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread The Big Money Civil War in The Bilge

It smarts a little to agree with foreigners but on this subject they are right. We have to find a way to limit campaign expenditures. It wouldn't be...

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05-16-2013, 07:05 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

Nick, you are the poster child for the old saw, "mad dogs and Englishmen".:)

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05-16-2013, 06:45 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Just Coincidence or Incipient Trouble? in The Bilge

Looks like the FBI has signed off on this so we'll put it aside for now and hope we don't have to look at it again...(shades of the Great...

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05-16-2013, 03:45 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread It's been a bad week for Obama in The Bilge

bobby, what you lack in logic and persuasion you recoup in oration; have you considered a career in politricks?

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05-16-2013, 03:37 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread The Big Money Civil War in The Bilge

This is an issue where agreement is possible, even here in the Bilge; but it will probably get torpedoed by a red gun thread.

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05-16-2013, 03:28 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread Other than for protection and hunting, what is the appeal of gun ownership? in The Bilge

C'mon, lefties; isn't this what you really want to talk about?;)

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05-16-2013, 02:06 PM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

Another fine job by the lefties blaming the gun instead of the poor impoverished shooter. We're starting to know the script by heart.

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05-16-2013, 07:46 AM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

The money comes from somewhere. You lefties are doing a good job avoiding the point of this thread: a shooting has taken place by a known thug with...

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05-16-2013, 06:49 AM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread I predict... in The Bilge

Of course this does not apply to me (since Glen and I have a bilateral non name calling treaty), but I am interested in which threads might be...

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05-16-2013, 06:34 AM

hanleyclifford replied to a thread New Orleans shooting in The Bilge

Well now, lookee here; after 50 posts, some facts. Turns out the boy has a record of firearms offenses. This is what we righties mean when we say...

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