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I love the way the anti-American doom and gloom soothsayers have predicted that this political wrangling around the debt ceiling shows how the American economic hegemony is at an end and the world needs to start looking at other markets to lead us financially The latest GDP figures shows that the American GDP is almost same as the total of the next 3 countries for the last year. Those other countries are China, Japan and Germany. This is just one point that shows the recovery and strength of the USA economy. http://allzinfo.com/top-10-countries-with-highest-gdp-in-2013/ American will continue to be the most influential and powerful economic power in the world for a long time and this is something as Westerners that we should celebrate

I have to say that chubby guy is a very good sport and that clip is very humorous

Stupid question but what is the objection to XP, I have never played any Thief games before so I don't know what the fuss was about It's in the article. Basically that it rewards players for particular methods over the actual accomplishment of stealing. Like the XP system gave rewards for headshots. Which means the game basically incentivizes shooting everyone in the head on your way to steal. Okay so fans want to advance the character only through the core principle of the game, thieving. I suppose it makes sense

Stupid question but what is the objection to XP, I have never played any Thief games before so I don't know what the fuss was about

Varosha, San Zhi, Wonderland, and Cinncinatti's subway system seem ripe for filmic exploitation. Varosha, San Zhi, Wonderland, and Cinncinatti's subway system seem ripe for filmic exploitation. Varosha, Oradour-sur-Glane and the Cinci subway would be great for zombie flicks. I agree, perfect setting actually

What a moron

Hasn't this generally been how you've spend the last week or so? ... I approve.. You 2 are very similar in that regard, " two peas in a pod" I'm sure you would get on very well if you ever met in RL

Its obvious your wife is away. I am so use to these interesting and delicious dishes that you normally prepare Yeah, my wife thinks that it's fascinating that I like fancy crap and just plain crap I'm just a fan of delicious flavour I was watching an interview with a 3 star Michelin chef and he was saying that when he cooks for himself or eats at a friends house he prefers simple meals and nothing complex So what you saying makes sense about not wanting fancy food all the time

Yeah that sounds familiar as your typical meal Kaine, glad there is some consistency on this thread

GD I think you are leaving out an important bit of information around what decision you need to make.. "what do Steph and Tommie think"

Its obvious your wife is away. I am so use to these interesting and delicious dishes that you normally prepare

Okay I'm having my famous Steak and Potato wedges smothered with my absolutely decadent and delicious homemade cheese sauce I'm using a 6 month Irish Cheddar to make the sauce

Guys for those interested the News Room on CNN is discussing this right now. Its always interesting as its got highly intelligent and articulate people hosting it like Wolf Blitzer and Newt Gingrich

Okay a deal has been reached I am watching several Republicans making there various concession speeches around accepting Obamacare. Good news, well USA !!!!

There were stories from back in the American Civil War of women showing up at a pending battle to hold a picnic and watch the fighting. Yeah I remember reading about that, it happened at the Battle of Bull Run. The first major battle of the American Civil War and once the civilians had experienced the horrors of a real battle it never happened again

This talking point is so unbearably stupid. Here's the history: When PPACA (that's the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as 'Obamacare') was under consideration, Sen. Vitter introduced an amendment that would force members of Congress, their staff, and political appointees in the executive branch to participate in the state-run exchanges that the bill would set up. This was an act of pure trolling, designed simply to force Democrats into an uncomfortable vote. (Or, well, a vote that would be easy to misconstrue in political ads as "exempting themselves from Obamacare.") Unexpectedly, though, the amendment was adopted. This created a bit of a paradox. The exchanges were designed so that people who couldn't buy health insurance through their employers would have an option outside of the (hideously expensive) individual marketplace. The exchanges don't have anything to do with folks who already buy insurance through their employer. Congresscritters, Hill staffers, and executive appointees, of course, have an employer who provides health insurance coverage. The Vitter amendment, metaphorically speaking, mandated that fish buy bicycles. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers federal employee benefits and was charged with figuring out a way to make this work. That solution was to observe the new legal requirement that the affected employees buy their policies from the appropriate state-run exchange, but to extend to these employees a premium subsidy in the amount that other federal employees enjoy. The "Full Vitter" demands by some in the GOP right now would undo this OPM decision and strip all employer subsidies for health insurance premiums for affected employees. Again: pure trolling. No legitimate policy goal is furthered by it. Indeed, it is pointlessly cruel to Hill staffers, who are essentially being told that they don't deserve to be treated like professional employees are elsewhere in the public and private sector. But, none of that really matters, politically, because it doesn't make nearly as good a bumper sticker as "They exempted themselves from Obamacare," the total intellectual dishonesty of that statement notwithstanding. (Also, in case you were wondering, no, I would not be personally affected.) Enoch what you saying makes sense but if you could say it in plain English it would make even more sense

Yeah that is a good question and it applies to the Door to Hell in Turkmenistan

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jeremybender/creepiest-places-on-earth Guys take a look at this list, these are some of the scariest and weirdest places on earth to visit , I like the forest in Romania and Leap Castle in Ireland

GD wouldn't another solution be to arrest every politician for sedition that is associated with the Tea Party? Then there would be less political conflict? Problem solved...

I know some people are going to be critical of it, but I think it looks absolutely charming. I'm excited, this is the only kickstarter other than PE that I pledged a good chunk of change to. I've very excited about this game and I only funded it because of your enthusiasm Hurlshot But no regrets

That's also interesting, I like it

Sounds good, easy to cook and tasty

Either of them would get my vote. The GOP picked the wrong cause for the right fight. If this was over the reckless spending levels of the last thirteen years I'm all for it. The US cannot outspend it's revenue in perpetuity. Sooner or later the total collapse will come. Why do you guys think real assets are so overpriced right now? But they staked out this fight over defunding Obamacare. And while I wish that could happen this was not the way to go about it. Obamacare is and will be an unmitigated disaster that everyone will hate before it is all done. But it was legally passed and lawfully upheld. Just get out of it's way and let if be the disaster it can't help but be. The only thing I think they should have insisted on is a provision that forces Congress and it's staff to participate in it without subsidy. After all if it's so ****ing great why did they exempt themselves from it. Where's my exemption? The way the government has been operating for the five years Obama has been in office is nothing short of disgraceful. There has not been a budget in his entire presidency. Instead they have funded the government through continuing resolutions that hold no one to account for where money is spent or how much. and when they run out they just raise the debt ceiling and pass another CR. This will only end one way. I'd prefer to get on with it so it will be over quicker. But that won't happen. The GOP will cave in, give the left everything it wants in return for a few unenforceable promises of future cuts, or more accurately reductions in the rate of growth. none of that will happen either and we will speed on along towards the inevitable. Holy Smoke !!! When GB and Wrath of Dragon criticize what the Republicans are doing then you REALLY know this time the GOP have made a political miscalculation

" zombie-like horde of old people would descend on Washington and eat Congress alive" funny