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Now all of the lefties are screaming TREASON.<br>Time will tell.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_17:51:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c1cbf369bd67054373c05b23fcb5eef", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5658475, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5650059": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Well here we go again. Let's really remember how things unfolded. We passed one of the biggest Tax Cuts in the first year of the Bush Presidency. It had all the goodies - lower corporate taxes, lower capital gains rates, lower dividend tax rates, and the good old trickle down cuts for the super rich so that they would invest in businesses and create more jobs. Let's not forget that only 2.5 million jobs were created in the first 7 years of the Bush presidency (which were all lost in 2008). Most of these, in hindsight came on the back of the housing boom. We all now know, that was a mirage. A house of cards - sort off. <br><br>What pulled us out of the recession was not the tax cuts but the spending fueled by the low interest rates and the artificial creation of equity in the housing bubble. The tax cuts alone would have never gotten us out of the first recession and neither will it out of this one, considering this is far worst then anything Bush inherited in 2000. 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The average person is barely able to form a coherent sentence, yet they are supposed to be able to figure out what will or will not help the economy?  Do you really think that said \"average\" person actually gives a d.a.m.n. about the economy in general when faced with an extra couple hundred for their own pocket?<br><br>Be honest with yourself - do you trust your local McDonald's manager to dictate economic policy?  Do you?<br><br>Be honest with yourself on this one too: which will do more economic good: you getting $500 extra on your taxes, or your neighbor getting a job?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:59:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "56907265bc1514188854cf1af96debd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651688, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5649428": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "**I literally cannot remember a time when the entire Republican conference in either house voted against tax cuts.**<br><br>David, you're not thinking like a campaigner.  They didn't vote *against* tax cuts.  They voted *in favor* of higher taxes.  Or at least, that's what the Republicans told me the Democrats did every time they voted against a bill that included tax cuts over the last eight years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_10:59:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "1dd0412f8357c3648c1611f41ae51e3f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, sguess what?  You better not be voting for the GOP.  Remember, they said one of the prime reasons they voted against the Obama stimulus package is because it gave tax rebates back to people who pay no income tax.  Well, what's wrong with that?  The GOPers don't object when huge tax incentives/rebates, etc. are paid to many corporationsin the Fortune 500 that paid no, zero, zip,zilch income taxes.  Besides, most all workers pay payroll taxes.  Why the hell is the GOP not willing to help very low earning people with a tax rebate?  It's because they are the party of the rich.  They care about nothing other than their wealth.  They don't care about the country, or anything else.  They view our country as nothing more than a protectorate for their wealth.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:44:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5661474": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I love the fact Republicans finally stood up to the dems. The dems are going to ruin this great country and Republicans simply and powerfully stated, on record, they wanted no part of it...BRILLIANT!!! Obama and his nut bags are fools and so are all the lemmings drinking his kool-aid. Time will tell who was right...by next election I'm sure...<br>I'm ashamed of this country right now...deeply saddened we have fallen so far so fast. I hope you socialists enjoy your ride while you can becuase , as always is the case with socialism, you will fall hard and if you do you will not recover. The only way you will survive is by intimidation and lies...damn, I even heard Rangell wants to re-institute the draft...why? Because the only way this great country will recover from the financial debacle  these democrats are thrusting upon us  is by starting/going to war...a real war...where all our sons and daughters will be forced to fight...not volunteers as is the case now...get ready Amerika...you know who you are...you voted him in...you will be responsible!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_17:55:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "daeeabafc8dd52618ce82374d994b10f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648928, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651996": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "This was a useful exercise.  Obama can completely ignore these clowns now.  He didn't just pretend to work with them, he did.  Changing the package to some extent (eliminating some popular Democratic ideas and putting in some tax cuts for individuals and businesses) and got NOTHING, not one vote.  Do they think they won the election?  Advice to Obama: do not waste even one minute of your precious time on these morons.  It's clear you will have to do it without them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:58:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "c9eb06132bf6770e190de4825dd3b632", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657247": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Frankly, I don't understand what the hell you are saying, but lest you forget, people hired for snowplowing are local, not matter who they work for.  What do you think, people can plw snow via email?  There are lots of federal employees who work locally.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:26:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651166, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5648928": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Wait . . . I found it!  Obama is going to give workers a whopping $500 tax credit.  WOW!  I think we've done that already.  The rest of the huge 800 billion dollar \"stimulus\" bill is going to state governments and special pork projects of the democrats.  What a waste!  Not only will this stimulus bill not revive the economy but we, the regular working people, are going to have to shell out more money than we receive.  People don't buy into the hype.  Reject this package until they put a better package together.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_10:39:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "b669a1bdbacf9cb22e4032b8cb3e1692", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5650722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You should spend some time reading the actual bill instead of listening to propaganda from the usual cast of misinformation dispensers.  They play too many Americans just like the rubes that they are and convince them to vote against their own best interests.  Wake up and smell the depression.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:04:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "db45b6fa2fee18abcb1abe1dde762023", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648779, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5661532": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Dan, Profit drives the economy because it gets invested back in the economy.  How many millionaires do you know that hide all there money in a mayo jar buried in there backyard?  They reinvest it in their company or invest in other companies, and the economy grows.  No on said the free market was perfect, and greed is a byproduct, but isn't better to have some corruption and having relative unemployment, then a stagnant european style economy with unemployment in the mid to high teens?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_18:00:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "935e2b7ae812b4233d7c327a1c6fc3f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5657139, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5650858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Lets jail all of the people that put us in this position...Bob Ruben and all of our legislators voted to repeal the \"Glass-Steagel act\" which is what is causing many say the NEW DEPRESSION.  Our legistors take big money from K street Lobbyist and AIPAC to vote in the things THEY should know will hurt the public in the long run....but do they care? The above will give back the thought that American Govt can still work...as of now it is corrupt and the PEOPLE KNOW IT.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:10:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "330b4827e48dcecb75be2d2202badd33", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651177": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A lot of states are not legally able to spend any money when they are in the red.<br>So I hope you hate unemployment benefits, schools, roads, and the prospect of getting a state job, because they are ALL out the window when the states stop making money.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:22:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "cd665b1bb1949651c0ee5633a4096996", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5653168": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Since this is a \"package deal\" already, it appears that you have chosen to spin the Republican vote as voting against tax cuts. How about voting against more government spending, or voting against something that just is not going to work? Have you even considered these scenarios?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_13:27:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "169ea45cf8c2c44c186def4535c160ed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 14, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657139": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think someone forgot to tell you that taxpayers are hired to do the work for taxpayers!  You are believing that any program that hires PEOPLE or purchases equipment takes a job away from a taxpaying contractor?  Well, I disagree with you on both accounts: 1.) Halliburton is a prime example of an absolutely monstrous contractor, and 2.) It did not pay one god-damn dime of taxes.  Instead it relocated to Dubai!  That's patriotic?  People are employed no matter who is uses.  For you, a contractor, to demand to make money off workers and the American taxpayer is BS.  Instead, grab a shovel and start snowplowing yourself.  Do something you are always demanding--earn it!  P.S. Profits doesn't stimulate the economy, but full employment does!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:21:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651069, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5661876": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are brainwashed by the MSM, about the whoel Republican's having very wealthy interests...what I mean is they all do ~~ dems and republicans.  Just look at the Inauguration, there were like 50 private jets flying in the Hollywood \"elite\" and such for the inauguration.  Just look within the Dem. party --- Robert Rubin was on his watch at Citigroup the biggest disaster bank we have right now, he made 100's of millions at Citibank, and what happens, instead of shriveling up into nothingness, and being beyond embarrassed, he is still heaving used for policy in the new administration.......Obama got more Wall Street money than McCain did..... why don't you know that ??? because the MSM doesn't want you to know that dirty little secret that Obama and the dems have just as much if not more \"wealthy\" interests at heart.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_18:13:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "3b4ff82f87d85e70616e52d82a6819a3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5657549, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5660766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"They didn't vote *against* tax cuts. They voted *in favor* of higher taxes.\"<br><br>THAT is simply brilliant. Fwd: to Democratic National Committee for '10 campaign ads. :)", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_17:34:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "73dc45e6096dcc3373870bdb7a6ca053", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5649428, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651894": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "They're probably figuring that, if there is enough of a recovery by fall 2010 to count as one in most people's personal lives, then the Democrats do well in the mid-terms, regarldess of how the GOP voted.  If the economy still s*cks by fall 2010, then the GOP will probably pick up a large number of seat.  And that the GOP benefits by making sure that the economy still s*cks by fall 2010.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:51:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3dd21534da201371b434ce09920ffe", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657146": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "There is no need to worry about the U.S. \"importing\" corrupt government from the Arabs or anyone else--pay-for-play, bribery, extortion-- have been alive and well in the U.S. FOR-EV-ER! Read your history and you will see that we have no grounds to blame any other country for our problems with corruption. Blame greedy capitalists and and rich imperialists who will enlist anyone to do their bidding, even our public officials--some of which have questionable ethics or personal ambition for power, riches or both and take the bait...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:21:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "7377fa2a5ac5f8da67ee005de394158b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5654647, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5656252": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Most world economies have gone from Manufacturing, Producing and Innovation to pushing money and paper around on Wallstreet and that in my opinion is why we are in the mess we are in today..<br><br>There are two exceptions to this rule in China and India who have continued to manufacture and produce product which they sell to the world which has forgotten about Manufacturing and Production of products..<br><br>The only production left in the USA is the manufacture of Military weapons..Could it be that the Government is afraid of what would happen if they lost this production and that is why they continue their wars in Iraq and Afganistan..<br><br>Wallstreet and other world markets did very well until greed and corruption showed them for what they are..Crooks..<br><br>It was then that it was noticed that Manufacturing and Production had moved to China and India where the big corporations in order to help their bottom line on wallsteet had shipped them..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_14:43:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "19795c115449d0e6cc7d531c0e39ad29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5649598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The bill is popular simply because Obama is popular and the MSM has not properly scrutinized it. The problem is Obama didn\u2019t write this bill, Nancy Pelosi and her fellow idiots did. If Obama had I am guessing it would be a better bill. <br><br>Now that the GOP has unanimously opposed it the MSM will cover it more thoroughly, how thoroughly is yet to be seen but I am pretty sure the more people know about this bill the less popular it will be.<br><br>This was a political move by the GOP but for once the politics and the peoples best interest are in line here.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_11:09:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a78ed67e44681511db495cae7243f42", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5663554": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Investment does not, in and of itself, create jobs.  Spending does.  Investment only creates equity, which, as we have seen recently, can be wiped out in days.<br><br>If you have any familiarity with balance sheets, then you should know that it is Expense items that pay for things like employee wages and benefits.  Equity -- which is what investment is -- does nothing of the sort.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_19:28:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "Porkchopicus_of_Borg", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5661532, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5648779": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Everyone says Obama's stimulus plan has tax cuts in it.  But to this date, I haven't seen anything that looks like a tax cut!  I've seen tons of spending on ridiculous things like 335 million dollars on condoms and millions on abortion, but tax cuts????  NADA!  Would someone please put in print what those tax cuts are? And are they on going or just a one time deal?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_10:31:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "b669a1bdbacf9cb22e4032b8cb3e1692", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 4, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657286": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right on!  Just another bigot looking to whine and blame others for our problems.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:28:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5657146, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5654647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "It looks to me that rather than us selling Democracy to the Arabs they have sold their corrupt method of government and doing business to us..<br><br>The Arab nations are built on corruption and bribery and have been for years..It is a normal way of doing business and running a government..Have you noticed that bribery and corruption have been creeping into our corporations and government lately.. <br><br>If big corporations find that they have to use bribery and corruption in the Arab countries in order to do business don\u2019t you think they will bring this method home and try to use it here in our socalled Democracy..<br><br>I think in  Neocon  no regulation Capitalism that we have at present is a great breeding ground  to use methods that they find to work in the <br>Arab Countries..<br><br>Therefore rather than us selling Democracy to the Arabs they have sold us their method of doing things which is bribery and corruption..Have you noticed it..I have..<br><br>Necessary Socialism  but not necessarily Socialism.Since Socialism is a dirty word here maybe we could call it\u201d Regulated Capitalism\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_13:47:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "19795c115449d0e6cc7d531c0e39ad29", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5650858, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657549": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "If you think GOP politics and the \"people's best interest\" are in line, you must be on drugs or have had a lobotomy.  The GOP is for very wealthy interests, who care about protecting their wealth.  The country could rot as long as they have their money.  They only use the religious and gun zealots as votes to promote their real agenda of protecting weath.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:37:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 3, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5649598, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5649485": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I hate to interrupt your cascade for talking points, but state governments are the ones to money for school construction and infrastructure improvements. They also provide jobs directly. I'm boggled at what \"stimulus\" is supposed to mean to conservatives, as tax cuts clearly don't stimulate a damn thing, and creating jobs apparently doesn't qualify in your eyes either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_11:04:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "8211124dc102d5f6375f3b523c73924f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648988, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5662801": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "{Laughing} There is no such thing as a compassionate conservative!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_18:58:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "7e585e813687c1bd0e964730c0fec437", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5657438, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657300": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Right on!!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:25:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5650265, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5658581": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm saying that when you break down the voter sentiment, they support tax cuts over spending hikes - I'm not implying they are correct.  Certainly any reasonable US citizen is in favor of a true \"stimulus\" - the devil is in the details.  <br><br>Deficit spending  - and Keynesian economics as a whole,  is not favored by any economist I have ever read (I consider Paul Krugman a pundit).  I sat through several lectures in college where Keynesian economics were thoroughly debunked by a spate of economists.   The problem in a nutshell is that market forces price in the short term benefit against the risk of future taxation to pay for it.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_16:15:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "underdown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5658129, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5650265": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Bush's eight years of tax cuts to the wealthy and corporate loopholes are part of the reason we are in this financial mess.  As usual, the GOP still continues to play politics during the time hundreds of thousands are losing their jobs.  Very typical.  If the GOP continues to be obstructionists to any plan that can help our struggling economy, they will lose.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_11:43:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "52c3ff801d27dcb298bde4602300ddc9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5656847": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Rignt on A-Train!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:07:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5654648, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5648988": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "To Muffler,<br>You still don't get it.  The \"stimulus\" bill is suppose to revive the economy, not the state governments. I'm looking for something that will help me find a job, since my job went overseas.  I'm not sure what you're talking about when you say \"talking points.\"  I've been hoping that Obama really meant what he said when he said tax cuts for people like me.  I'm extremely disappointed with this package and think our representatives could do a whole lot better.  Giving my state more money isn't going to put food on my table or clothes on my children!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_10:40:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "b669a1bdbacf9cb22e4032b8cb3e1692", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657438": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Right on!  I totally agree.  These whining selfish complainers want to blame all on spending because they don't want to help anyone, of course unless they need help.  I have relatives that constantly complain about government spending their taxes.  Guess what--they're farmers!!  Farming is the per-capita greatest welfare beneficiaries in the country.  People need to look more to themselves before they jump all over others.  Besides, where are the \"compasiionate conservatives?\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:33:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5650059, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "You are 100% percent correct.  The problem is though when you expand on government any calls to cut spending are argued with \"well what about all the government layoffs?\"  <br><br>I am with you though; hire locally, and then you won't have people standing around until 4:30 so they can get overtime.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:19:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "642c239eac9f5654a3f119b0c15ad43d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651069, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5656930": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You're probably right Barry, but aren't the Republicans showing their real colors---politics ahead of country?  Hell, I don't think they have ever cared about the country.  They only want their, or their buddies pockets lined at government expense - the old Halliburton policy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:10:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5662691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Exactly what we want.  This stimulus bill is nothing but a front to fund the dems ridiculous liberal agenda and programs that have not been funded for the last 8 years.  Then when nothing positive happens you lose seats and a 1 and done presidential term as well.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_18:52:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "854794f81d1f41508ef900999888e91c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651996, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I think public opinion is against your analysis:<br><a href=\"http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/most_say_tax_cuts_always_better_than_increased_spending\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:43:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "underdown", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5661929": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Your last three sentences summed up perfectly the Rep party that I was exposed to this last year. I'm one of those types that never paid any attention to politics, didn't have a care about which party was in power or what they were about. But after this campaign cycle, Your three sentence explaination nailed it! Good job Dan!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_18:16:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "1988b4be15b1239dc547634fb108306b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5657549, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5658475": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The problem with that line of semi-delusional thinking is that the media has been very clear that the reason the Republicans are the voice of dissent on a stimulus package.  If they continue to block packages like this, and the economy continues to falter, it seems unlikely that they will retain their seats, as they will be viewed as big old babies who prefer to whine and complain instead of try to help.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_16:10:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "56907265bc1514188854cf1af96debd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651894, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5656941": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Republicans didn't see it as cost-saving. They complained vigorously about it. Mr. Obama is trying to get the Republicans to thinking more of the country instead of self-centered politics.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:13:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "e25973030e90ca93118ffece6720a276", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651561, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5657838": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with some of what you say, but Wall Street didn't send jobs overseas.  Fatcat corporate CEO's did.  They would slit your throat to add money to the executive bonus.  Corporations and Wall street are all corrupt.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:48:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5656252, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5656944": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So true", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_15:11:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "88dfc13e6f96353d99e3e0608e02a189", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651215, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5663473": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And I guess *you* don't want us to know the dirty little secret about how former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson used to be the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_19:27:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "Porkchopicus_of_Borg", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5661876, "depth": 3, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5648885": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "CAPearl - Why do you just synch back the talking points.  Are you waiting for someone to digest and then read you the legislation.  I'm not a fan of 800 Billion dollar packages, but I do believe that we don't read our legislation and ask questions.  The 355 million dollars was NOT for condoms.  It was to help the states meet the cost of some family planning services in an attempt to reduce unwanted pregnancies and probably abortions.  These services are expected to be cut due to budget shortages.  So read and understand.  By the way, you see the culture war here.  Your so mad at 355 million dollars on \"condoms and abortions\" that you have absolutely no idea how the other 745 billion is being spent.  Magic!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_10:37:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "46433d8a33dc234a18eea19cb59363f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 2, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648779, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651561": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Not only that, but the family  planning budget will greatly reduce emergency medical cost when all these new births happen, unfortunately Obama had that portion removed from the bill, since removing it will actually cost more... then again if removing it keeps the hospitals busy I do suppose that will create jobs.....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:39:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "547792a5bcb8e582004fba6dcffa9aa0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5648885, "depth": 2, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5654648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "After eight years of deficit spending why are Republicans suddenly so concerned about going into the red. they got us into this mess in the first place with deregulation, an expensive and unnecessary war and huge tax cuts unsupported by reduced spending. Forgive me if I don't buy their fiscal conservation pleas in 2009.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_13:47:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "a56ea9611c89b064d9723486ec688e4a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 5, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5653168, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5654906": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I would argue that some things are better being run by a governmental agency. I don\u2019t believe that private for-profit companies always do things more efficiently or cheaper. <br><br>Let us take support services for the military in war theaters.  We are paying KBR billions to install faulty electricity that is killing soldiers in the shower and to supply polluted water for our troops to drink. It is not cheaper and there is no recourse. <br><br>Another place I am against contracting out is law enforcement such as Red Light Traffic Cameras. Now I have no problem with the cameras as such but if you cheat a red light in the middle of the night when no one is around just how big of a deal is it? But the problem I have is the companies that run these cameras set them up and maintain them, send the citation, collect the fine and finally send a portion of the money to the municipality. But these companies are taking most of the money out of the district and maybe even the state. And citizens are limited in their ability to object. <br><br>One last though, Child Support. I live in Illinois and my wife gets child support for her daughter. It is handled by a Private Company. There are always problems, little visibility and almost no response to questions. It is simply another layer of bureaucracy that also has a profit motive.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_13:57:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "9c047ccabd9bb3b5f5a2d964464b4b69", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 5651069, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "5651069": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The thing that bothers me about this is that it is more government spending for government.  If we want to stimulate the taxpayers economy, then hire the taxpayers to do the work for the taxpayers.  Every time we create a new program that hires people or purchases equipment for the government we take a job away from a taxpaying contractor.<br>An example would be:  snowplowing - instead of using taxpayers dollars to hire employees, purchase brand new payloaders and snowblowers and trucks, maintenance garages, tires, and fuel(all without tax) we should pay a contractor to do the job and he will hire employees, purchase payloaders and snowblowers and trucks (and pay taxes on all of it).  And if he makes a profit he will pay taxes on that. <br>This is how you stimulate our economy - not by throwing my hard earned and then extracted tax dollar around at other taxpayer sponsored programs.<br> <br><br>The list of similar circumstances that we could change is almost endless.  Small business drives our economy better than anything we have been able to dream up - we should support it every way we can.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-01-29_12:18:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "fa167b1f4b0aae4264959a79067d2981", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 6, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "10728912", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -1151126679384014402}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "1993_all_over_again", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 4, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 156, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 10728912, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = '4f0bfca82e06c976a1efdd7c783a5fd0';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/1993_all_over_again/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">156</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/1993_all_over_again/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/1993_all_over_again/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/1993_all_over_again/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on The Washington Independent" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:10728912" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'washingtonindependent',
			't'				: '1993_all_over_again',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/1993_all_over_again/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ '1993_all_over_again'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ '1993_all_over_again'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ '1993_all_over_again'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/10728912/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
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<ul id="dsq-comments">\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5648779" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5648779" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5648779">CAPearl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5648779" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5648779" class="dsq-comment-message">Everyone says Obama\'s stimulus plan has tax cuts in it.  But to this date, I haven\'t seen anything that looks like a tax cut!  I\'ve seen tons of spending on ridiculous things like 335 million dollars on condoms and millions on abortion, but tax cuts????  NADA!  Would someone please put in print what those tax cuts are? And are they on going or just a one time deal?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5648885">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5648885" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5648885" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5648885">Muffler</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5648885" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5648885" class="dsq-comment-message">CAPearl - Why do you just synch back the talking points.  Are you waiting for someone to digest and then read you the legislation.  I\'m not a fan of 800 Billion dollar packages, but I do believe that we don\'t read our legislation and ask questions.  The 355 million dollars was NOT for condoms.  It was to help the states meet the cost of some family planning services in an attempt to reduce unwanted pregnancies and probably abortions.  These services are expected to be cut due to budget shortages.  So read and understand.  By the way, you see the culture war here.  Your so mad at 355 million dollars on "condoms and abortions" that you have absolutely no idea how the other 745 billion is being spent.  Magic!</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5651561">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651561" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651561" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651561">Nicholasjh</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651561" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651561" class="dsq-comment-message">Not only that, but the family  planning budget will greatly reduce emergency medical cost when all these new births happen, unfortunately Obama had that portion removed from the bill, since removing it will actually cost more... then again if removing it keeps the hospitals busy I do suppose that will create jobs.....</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5656941">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5656941" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5656941" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5656941">EddieG3</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5656941" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5656941" class="dsq-comment-message">The Republicans didn\'t see it as cost-saving. They complained vigorously about it. Mr. Obama is trying to get the Republicans to thinking more of the country instead of self-centered politics.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5650722">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5650722" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5650722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5650722">SillyGIt</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5650722" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5650722" class="dsq-comment-message">You should spend some time reading the actual bill instead of listening to propaganda from the usual cast of misinformation dispensers.  They play too many Americans just like the rubes that they are and convince them to vote against their own best interests.  Wake up and smell the depression.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5648928">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5648928" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5648928" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5648928">CAPearl</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5648928" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5648928" class="dsq-comment-message">Wait . . . I found it!  Obama is going to give workers a whopping $500 tax credit.  WOW!  I think we\'ve done that already.  The rest of the huge 800 billion dollar "stimulus" bill is going to state governments and special pork projects of the democrats.  What a waste!  Not only will this stimulus bill not revive the economy but we, the regular working people, are going to have to shell out more money than we receive.  People don\'t buy into the hype.  Reject this package until they put a better package together.</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5661474">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5661474" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5661474" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5661474">Daddeyo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5661474" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5661474" class="dsq-comment-message">I love the fact Republicans finally stood up to the dems. The dems are going to ruin this great country and Republicans simply and powerfully stated, on record, they wanted no part of it...BRILLIANT!!! Obama and his nut bags are fools and so are all the lemmings drinking his kool-aid. Time will tell who was right...by next election I\'m sure...<br>I\'m ashamed of this country right now...deeply saddened we have fallen so far so fast. I hope you socialists enjoy your ride while you can becuase , as always is the case with socialism, you will fall hard and if you do you will not recover. The only way you will survive is by intimidation and lies...damn, I even heard Rangell wants to re-institute the draft...why? Because the only way this great country will recover from the financial debacle  these democrats are thrusting upon us  is by starting/going to war...a real war...where all our sons and daughters will be forced to fight...not volunteers as is the case now...get ready Amerika...you know who you are...you voted him in...you will be responsible!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5648988">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5648988" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5648988" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5648988">CAPearl</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5648988" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5648988" class="dsq-comment-message">To Muffler,<br>You still don\'t get it.  The "stimulus" bill is suppose to revive the economy, not the state governments. I\'m looking for something that will help me find a job, since my job went overseas.  I\'m not sure what you\'re talking about when you say "talking points."  I\'ve been hoping that Obama really meant what he said when he said tax cuts for people like me.  I\'m extremely disappointed with this package and think our representatives could do a whole lot better.  Giving my state more money isn\'t going to put food on my table or clothes on my children!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5649485">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5649485" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5649485" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5649485">Persia</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5649485" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5649485" class="dsq-comment-message">I hate to interrupt your cascade for talking points, but state governments are the ones to money for school construction and infrastructure improvements. They also provide jobs directly. I\'m boggled at what "stimulus" is supposed to mean to conservatives, as tax cuts clearly don\'t stimulate a damn thing, and creating jobs apparently doesn\'t qualify in your eyes either.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5651177">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651177" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651177" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651177">ana</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651177" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651177" class="dsq-comment-message">A lot of states are not legally able to spend any money when they are in the red.<br>So I hope you hate unemployment benefits, schools, roads, and the prospect of getting a state job, because they are ALL out the window when the states stop making money.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5656252">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5656252" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5656252" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5656252">doober</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5656252" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5656252" class="dsq-comment-message">Most world economies have gone from Manufacturing, Producing and Innovation to pushing money and paper around on Wallstreet and that in my opinion is why we are in the mess we are in today..<br><br>There are two exceptions to this rule in China and India who have continued to manufacture and produce product which they sell to the world which has forgotten about Manufacturing and Production of products..<br><br>The only production left in the USA is the manufacture of Military weapons..Could it be that the Government is afraid of what would happen if they lost this production and that is why they continue their wars in Iraq and Afganistan..<br><br>Wallstreet and other world markets did very well until greed and corruption showed them for what they are..Crooks..<br><br>It was then that it was noticed that Manufacturing and Production had moved to China and India where the big corporations in order to help their bottom line on wallsteet had shipped them..</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5657838">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657838" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657838" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657838">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657838" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657838" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with some of what you say, but Wall Street didn\'t send jobs overseas.  Fatcat corporate CEO\'s did.  They would slit your throat to add money to the executive bonus.  Corporations and Wall street are all corrupt.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657750" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657750">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657750" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657750" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, sguess what?  You better not be voting for the GOP.  Remember, they said one of the prime reasons they voted against the Obama stimulus package is because it gave tax rebates back to people who pay no income tax.  Well, what\'s wrong with that?  The GOPers don\'t object when huge tax incentives/rebates, etc. are paid to many corporationsin the Fortune 500 that paid no, zero, zip,zilch income taxes.  Besides, most all workers pay payroll taxes.  Why the hell is the GOP not willing to help very low earning people with a tax rebate?  It\'s because they are the party of the rich.  They care about nothing other than their wealth.  They don\'t care about the country, or anything else.  They view our country as nothing more than a protectorate for their wealth.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5649428" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5649428" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5649428">Seitz</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5649428" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5649428" class="dsq-comment-message">**I literally cannot remember a time when the entire Republican conference in either house voted against tax cuts.**<br><br>David, you\'re not thinking like a campaigner.  They didn\'t vote *against* tax cuts.  They voted *in favor* of higher taxes.  Or at least, that\'s what the Republicans told me the Democrats did every time they voted against a bill that included tax cuts over the last eight years.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5660766">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5660766" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5660766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5660766">The Seattle Cynic</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5660766" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5660766" class="dsq-comment-message">"They didn\'t vote *against* tax cuts. They voted *in favor* of higher taxes."<br><br>THAT is simply brilliant. Fwd: to Democratic National Committee for \'10 campaign ads. :)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5649598">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5649598" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5649598" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5649598">Rick Calvert</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5649598" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5649598" class="dsq-comment-message">The bill is popular simply because Obama is popular and the MSM has not properly scrutinized it. The problem is Obama didn’t write this bill, Nancy Pelosi and her fellow idiots did. If Obama had I am guessing it would be a better bill. <br><br>Now that the GOP has unanimously opposed it the MSM will cover it more thoroughly, how thoroughly is yet to be seen but I am pretty sure the more people know about this bill the less popular it will be.<br><br>This was a political move by the GOP but for once the politics and the peoples best interest are in line here.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5657549">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657549" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657549" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657549">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657549" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657549" class="dsq-comment-message">If you think GOP politics and the "people\'s best interest" are in line, you must be on drugs or have had a lobotomy.  The GOP is for very wealthy interests, who care about protecting their wealth.  The country could rot as long as they have their money.  They only use the religious and gun zealots as votes to promote their real agenda of protecting weath.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5661876">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5661876" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5661876" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5661876">Joe</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5661876" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5661876" class="dsq-comment-message">You are brainwashed by the MSM, about the whoel Republican\'s having very wealthy interests...what I mean is they all do ~~ dems and republicans.  Just look at the Inauguration, there were like 50 private jets flying in the Hollywood "elite" and such for the inauguration.  Just look within the Dem. party --- Robert Rubin was on his watch at Citigroup the biggest disaster bank we have right now, he made 100\'s of millions at Citibank, and what happens, instead of shriveling up into nothingness, and being beyond embarrassed, he is still heaving used for policy in the new administration.......Obama got more Wall Street money than McCain did..... why don\'t you know that ??? because the MSM doesn\'t want you to know that dirty little secret that Obama and the dems have just as much if not more "wealthy" interests at heart.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5663473">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5663473" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5663473" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5663473">Porkchopicus_of_Borg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5663473" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5663473" class="dsq-comment-message">And I guess *you* don\'t want us to know the dirty little secret about how former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson used to be the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5661929" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5661929">Newbee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5661929" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5661929" class="dsq-comment-message">Your last three sentences summed up perfectly the Rep party that I was exposed to this last year. I\'m one of those types that never paid any attention to politics, didn\'t have a care about which party was in power or what they were about. But after this campaign cycle, Your three sentence explaination nailed it! Good job Dan!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5650059" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5650059" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5650059">iBrains</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5650059" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5650059" class="dsq-comment-message">Well here we go again. Let\'s really remember how things unfolded. We passed one of the biggest Tax Cuts in the first year of the Bush Presidency. It had all the goodies - lower corporate taxes, lower capital gains rates, lower dividend tax rates, and the good old trickle down cuts for the super rich so that they would invest in businesses and create more jobs. Let\'s not forget that only 2.5 million jobs were created in the first 7 years of the Bush presidency (which were all lost in 2008). Most of these, in hindsight came on the back of the housing boom. We all now know, that was a mirage. A house of cards - sort off. <br><br>What pulled us out of the recession was not the tax cuts but the spending fueled by the low interest rates and the artificial creation of equity in the housing bubble. The tax cuts alone would have never gotten us out of the first recession and neither will it out of this one, considering this is far worst then anything Bush inherited in 2000. We tried the "other" approach for 8 years and as Bush would say - fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice; well if you fool me I will not believe you (or something just as incoherent).</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657438" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657438" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657438">Dan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657438" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657438" class="dsq-comment-message">Right on!  I totally agree.  These whining selfish complainers want to blame all on spending because they don\'t want to help anyone, of course unless they need help.  I have relatives that constantly complain about government spending their taxes.  Guess what--they\'re farmers!!  Farming is the per-capita greatest welfare beneficiaries in the country.  People need to look more to themselves before they jump all over others.  Besides, where are the "compasiionate conservatives?"</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5662801">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5662801" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5662801" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5662801">n hoag</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5662801" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5662801" class="dsq-comment-message">{Laughing} There is no such thing as a compassionate conservative!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5650265" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5650265" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5650265">Joe </span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5650265" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5650265" class="dsq-comment-message">Bush\'s eight years of tax cuts to the wealthy and corporate loopholes are part of the reason we are in this financial mess.  As usual, the GOP still continues to play politics during the time hundreds of thousands are losing their jobs.  Very typical.  If the GOP continues to be obstructionists to any plan that can help our struggling economy, they will lose.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657300" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657300" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657300">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657300" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657300" class="dsq-comment-message">Right on!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5650858" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5650858" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5650858">muck-raker</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5650858" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5650858" class="dsq-comment-message">Lets jail all of the people that put us in this position...Bob Ruben and all of our legislators voted to repeal the "Glass-Steagel act" which is what is causing many say the NEW DEPRESSION.  Our legistors take big money from K street Lobbyist and AIPAC to vote in the things THEY should know will hurt the public in the long run....but do they care? The above will give back the thought that American Govt can still work...as of now it is corrupt and the PEOPLE KNOW IT.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5654647" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5654647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5654647">doober</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5654647" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5654647" class="dsq-comment-message">It looks to me that rather than us selling Democracy to the Arabs they have sold their corrupt method of government and doing business to us..<br><br>The Arab nations are built on corruption and bribery and have been for years..It is a normal way of doing business and running a government..Have you noticed that bribery and corruption have been creeping into our corporations and government lately.. <br><br>If big corporations find that they have to use bribery and corruption in the Arab countries in order to do business don’t you think they will bring this method home and try to use it here in our socalled Democracy..<br><br>I think in  Neocon  no regulation Capitalism that we have at present is a great breeding ground  to use methods that they find to work in the <br>Arab Countries..<br><br>Therefore rather than us selling Democracy to the Arabs they have sold us their method of doing things which is bribery and corruption..Have you noticed it..I have..<br><br>Necessary Socialism  but not necessarily Socialism.Since Socialism is a dirty word here maybe we could call it” Regulated Capitalism”</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657146" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657146" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657146">marguerite cross</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657146" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657146" class="dsq-comment-message">There is no need to worry about the U.S. "importing" corrupt government from the Arabs or anyone else--pay-for-play, bribery, extortion-- have been alive and well in the U.S. FOR-EV-ER! Read your history and you will see that we have no grounds to blame any other country for our problems with corruption. Blame greedy capitalists and and rich imperialists who will enlist anyone to do their bidding, even our public officials--some of which have questionable ethics or personal ambition for power, riches or both and take the bait...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657286" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657286" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657286">Dan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657286" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657286" class="dsq-comment-message">Right on!  Just another bigot looking to whine and blame others for our problems.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651069" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651069" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651069">mikesmilestoday</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651069" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651069" class="dsq-comment-message">The thing that bothers me about this is that it is more government spending for government.  If we want to stimulate the taxpayers economy, then hire the taxpayers to do the work for the taxpayers.  Every time we create a new program that hires people or purchases equipment for the government we take a job away from a taxpaying contractor.<br>An example would be:  snowplowing - instead of using taxpayers dollars to hire employees, purchase brand new payloaders and snowblowers and trucks, maintenance garages, tires, and fuel(all without tax) we should pay a contractor to do the job and he will hire employees, purchase payloaders and snowblowers and trucks (and pay taxes on all of it).  And if he makes a profit he will pay taxes on that. <br>This is how you stimulate our economy - not by throwing my hard earned and then extracted tax dollar around at other taxpayer sponsored programs.<br> <br><br>The list of similar circumstances that we could change is almost endless.  Small business drives our economy better than anything we have been able to dream up - we should support it every way we can.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651166" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651166" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651166">Stephanie</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651166" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651166" class="dsq-comment-message">You are 100% percent correct.  The problem is though when you expand on government any calls to cut spending are argued with "well what about all the government layoffs?"  <br><br>I am with you though; hire locally, and then you won\'t have people standing around until 4:30 so they can get overtime.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657247" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657247" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657247">Dan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657247" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657247" class="dsq-comment-message">Frankly, I don\'t understand what the hell you are saying, but lest you forget, people hired for snowplowing are local, not matter who they work for.  What do you think, people can plw snow via email?  There are lots of federal employees who work locally.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5654906" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5654906" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5654906">RB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5654906" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5654906" class="dsq-comment-message">I would argue that some things are better being run by a governmental agency. I don’t believe that private for-profit companies always do things more efficiently or cheaper. <br><br>Let us take support services for the military in war theaters.  We are paying KBR billions to install faulty electricity that is killing soldiers in the shower and to supply polluted water for our troops to drink. It is not cheaper and there is no recourse. <br><br>Another place I am against contracting out is law enforcement such as Red Light Traffic Cameras. Now I have no problem with the cameras as such but if you cheat a red light in the middle of the night when no one is around just how big of a deal is it? But the problem I have is the companies that run these cameras set them up and maintain them, send the citation, collect the fine and finally send a portion of the money to the municipality. But these companies are taking most of the money out of the district and maybe even the state. And citizens are limited in their ability to object. <br><br>One last though, Child Support. I live in Illinois and my wife gets child support for her daughter. It is handled by a Private Company. There are always problems, little visibility and almost no response to questions. It is simply another layer of bureaucracy that also has a profit motive.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5657139">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5657139" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5657139" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5657139">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5657139" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5657139" class="dsq-comment-message">I think someone forgot to tell you that taxpayers are hired to do the work for taxpayers!  You are believing that any program that hires PEOPLE or purchases equipment takes a job away from a taxpaying contractor?  Well, I disagree with you on both accounts: 1.) Halliburton is a prime example of an absolutely monstrous contractor, and 2.) It did not pay one god-damn dime of taxes.  Instead it relocated to Dubai!  That\'s patriotic?  People are employed no matter who is uses.  For you, a contractor, to demand to make money off workers and the American taxpayer is BS.  Instead, grab a shovel and start snowplowing yourself.  Do something you are always demanding--earn it!  P.S. Profits doesn\'t stimulate the economy, but full employment does!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5661532" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5661532" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5661532">Lashire</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5661532" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5661532" class="dsq-comment-message">Dan, Profit drives the economy because it gets invested back in the economy.  How many millionaires do you know that hide all there money in a mayo jar buried in there backyard?  They reinvest it in their company or invest in other companies, and the economy grows.  No on said the free market was perfect, and greed is a byproduct, but isn\'t better to have some corruption and having relative unemployment, then a stagnant european style economy with unemployment in the mid to high teens?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5663554" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5663554" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5663554">Porkchopicus_of_Borg</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5663554" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5663554" class="dsq-comment-message">Investment does not, in and of itself, create jobs.  Spending does.  Investment only creates equity, which, as we have seen recently, can be wiped out in days.<br><br>If you have any familiarity with balance sheets, then you should know that it is Expense items that pay for things like employee wages and benefits.  Equity -- which is what investment is -- does nothing of the sort.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651215" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651215" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651215">Bob A Ganoush</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651215" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651215" class="dsq-comment-message">Sure didn\'t take any debate or difficulty to bail out the billionaire bankers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5656944" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5656944" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5656944">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5656944" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5656944" class="dsq-comment-message">So true</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651688" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651688" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5651688" href="http://ryanunderdown.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">underdown</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651688" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651688" class="dsq-comment-message">I think public opinion is against your analysis:<br><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/most_say_tax_cuts_always_better_than_increased_spending" rel="nofollow">http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5658129" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5658129" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5658129">Laura</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5658129" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5658129" class="dsq-comment-message">I fail to see where the opinions of the average person are important to something as complex as the economy.  The average person is barely able to form a coherent sentence, yet they are supposed to be able to figure out what will or will not help the economy?  Do you really think that said "average" person actually gives a d.a.m.n. about the economy in general when faced with an extra couple hundred for their own pocket?<br><br>Be honest with yourself - do you trust your local McDonald\'s manager to dictate economic policy?  Do you?<br><br>Be honest with yourself on this one too: which will do more economic good: you getting $500 extra on your taxes, or your neighbor getting a job?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5658581">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5658581" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5658581" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-5658581" href="http://ryanunderdown.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">underdown</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5658581" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5658581" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m saying that when you break down the voter sentiment, they support tax cuts over spending hikes - I\'m not implying they are correct.  Certainly any reasonable US citizen is in favor of a true "stimulus" - the devil is in the details.  <br><br>Deficit spending  - and Keynesian economics as a whole,  is not favored by any economist I have ever read (I consider Paul Krugman a pundit).  I sat through several lectures in college where Keynesian economics were thoroughly debunked by a spate of economists.   The problem in a nutshell is that market forces price in the short term benefit against the risk of future taxation to pay for it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651894" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651894" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651894">Barry</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651894" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651894" class="dsq-comment-message">They\'re probably figuring that, if there is enough of a recovery by fall 2010 to count as one in most people\'s personal lives, then the Democrats do well in the mid-terms, regarldess of how the GOP voted.  If the economy still s*cks by fall 2010, then the GOP will probably pick up a large number of seat.  And that the GOP benefits by making sure that the economy still s*cks by fall 2010.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5656930" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5656930" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5656930">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5656930" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5656930" class="dsq-comment-message">You\'re probably right Barry, but aren\'t the Republicans showing their real colors---politics ahead of country?  Hell, I don\'t think they have ever cared about the country.  They only want their, or their buddies pockets lined at government expense - the old Halliburton policy.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5658475" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5658475" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5658475">Laura</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5658475" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5658475" class="dsq-comment-message">The problem with that line of semi-delusional thinking is that the media has been very clear that the reason the Republicans are the voice of dissent on a stimulus package.  If they continue to block packages like this, and the economy continues to falter, it seems unlikely that they will retain their seats, as they will be viewed as big old babies who prefer to whine and complain instead of try to help.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5661314" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5661314" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5661314">Fred</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5661314" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5661314" class="dsq-comment-message">The Republican Congress is doing exactly what the Dems have done for years. Now all of the lefties are screaming TREASON.<br>Time will tell.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5651996" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5651996" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5651996">SteveK9</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5651996" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5651996" class="dsq-comment-message">This was a useful exercise.  Obama can completely ignore these clowns now.  He didn\'t just pretend to work with them, he did.  Changing the package to some extent (eliminating some popular Democratic ideas and putting in some tax cuts for individuals and businesses) and got NOTHING, not one vote.  Do they think they won the election?  Advice to Obama: do not waste even one minute of your precious time on these morons.  It\'s clear you will have to do it without them.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5662691">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5662691" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5662691" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5662691">jindall</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5662691" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5662691" class="dsq-comment-message">Exactly what we want.  This stimulus bill is nothing but a front to fund the dems ridiculous liberal agenda and programs that have not been funded for the last 8 years.  Then when nothing positive happens you lose seats and a 1 and done presidential term as well.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5653168" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5653168" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5653168">Bruce</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5653168" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5653168" class="dsq-comment-message">Since this is a "package deal" already, it appears that you have chosen to spin the Republican vote as voting against tax cuts. How about voting against more government spending, or voting against something that just is not going to work? Have you even considered these scenarios?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-5654648">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5654648" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5654648" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5654648">A-Train</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5654648" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5654648" class="dsq-comment-message">After eight years of deficit spending why are Republicans suddenly so concerned about going into the red. they got us into this mess in the first place with deregulation, an expensive and unnecessary war and huge tax cuts unsupported by reduced spending. Forgive me if I don\'t buy their fiscal conservation pleas in 2009.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-5656847">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-5656847" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-5656847" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-5656847">Dan</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-5656847" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-5656847" class="dsq-comment-message">Rignt on A-Train!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
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