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Thread Title Originator Replies Last Post Cradle of Liberty case pushed back to end of 09 Merlyn_LeRoy 9 2:55:04 PM Senate health care bill show on C-SPAN - Pages 1 2 gwd-scouter 24 11:41:54 AM Flags in Church - Pages 1 2 NWScouter 22 8:46:24 AM Union Not Happy About Eagle Project - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 OldGreyEagle 90 11/20/2009 2:33:03 PM Afghanistan: "Cut and Run" - Pages 1 2 3 John-in-KC 37 11/19/2009 9:10:11 PM Scouting Values Coming Back to the Forefront? Miki101 3 11/18/2009 4:53:30 PM On torture, or the claims about torture - Pages 1 2 3 eisely 42 11/18/2009 11:30:14 AM Illegal Immigrants - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 Beavah 67 11/18/2009 10:20:54 AM George W Bush and Don Rumsfeld: A Screwed Up National Command Authority - Pages 1 2 John-in-KC 18 11/17/2009 9:43:34 PM What does National mean? - Pages 1 2 3 4 Oak Tree 48 11/13/2009 12:38:18 PM Boy Scouts Honor Roger Ailes with Scout of the Year Award BrentAllen 2 11/13/2009 7:46:22 AM Save Camp Gustin Ray Frechette 0 11/10/2009 9:50:52 PM On My Honor I Will book Miki101 2 11/10/2009 2:32:45 PM LA Police and Fire depts. to end Explorer programs - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Merlyn_LeRoy 136 11/9/2009 9:04:57 PM Media Covereage of Ft Hood Shooting OldGreyEagle 7 11/7/2009 2:07:39 PM Fort Hood, Texas John-in-KC 6 11/6/2009 5:52:14 PM Legal filings; Who "actually" Initiated Most? skeptic 8 11/5/2009 11:55:11 AM Econmy Good, Jobs Bad Eagledad 9 11/3/2009 8:27:30 AM Obama Care a la Pelosi (the Oct 09 House Bill ) - Pages 1 2 John-in-KC 27 11/3/2009 5:40:02 AM Stupid is as stupid does eisely 2 10/30/2009 5:55:33 PM Roman Polanski - Pages 1 2 3 eisely 44 10/20/2009 6:19:18 PM New subject - moral hazard and pre existing conditions - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 eisely 62 10/20/2009 1:59:18 PM Maxine Water Spills Beans, Drops S Bomb BrentAllen 15 10/20/2009 1:51:05 PM Reform school? - Pages 1 2 oldsm 18 10/17/2009 8:29:07 AM Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize - Pages 1 2 3 4 packsaddle 56 10/15/2009 8:57:30 PM Shocking News! eisely 6 10/13/2009 12:38:51 PM Boys Scouts + Comedy PaulBunyan 0 10/12/2009 2:56:54 PM 101 Days Late Eamonn 5 10/12/2009 10:24:28 AM save yourself uz2bnowl 5 10/12/2009 8:29:54 AM Catholics Wrote the Bible? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 Gold Winger 62 10/10/2009 11:19:57 PM silver linings Lisabob 7 10/10/2009 1:44:51 PM Happy Blasphemy Day - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Merlyn_LeRoy 123 10/10/2009 8:29:36 AM Tragedy in New Hampshire packsaddle 4 10/9/2009 4:18:06 PM Let Us Go to Rio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Pages 1 2 3 4 John-in-KC 52 10/9/2009 1:12:24 PM Vanity Plates... SMT224 9 10/7/2009 6:43:49 AM Year Around School - Pages 1 2 Narraticong 24 10/2/2009 3:36:20 PM I agree with Barney Frank - Pages 1 2 3 eisely 42 10/2/2009 11:23:03 AM From SCOUTS-L: BSA allows gay youth members? - Pages 1 2 3 Merlyn_LeRoy 40 9/30/2009 12:53:02 PM All your children are belong to us - Pages 1 2 eisely 23 9/28/2009 3:56:30 PM War with Iraq - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 mk9750 131 9/28/2009 12:53:09 PM Afghanistan - Pages 1 2 Beavah 30 9/25/2009 11:43:28 PM Census worker hanged in Kentucky Hal_Crawford 3 9/25/2009 12:10:15 PM Respect for the Office - Pages 1 2 Narraticong 26 9/24/2009 5:22:13 PM Banned Books Celebration - Pages 1 2 3 packsaddle 33 9/21/2009 3:30:35 PM Civil Air Patrol & BSA dual charter - Pages 1 2 3 Merlyn_LeRoy 45 9/21/2009 10:33:54 AM Courtesy and Civility - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beavah 137 9/19/2009 1:54:56 PM And Now, The Rest of the Story BrentAllen 15 9/19/2009 1:47:06 PM Where is the righteous indignation? - Pages 1 2 3 4 vol_scouter 50 9/18/2009 3:55:19 PM Now, The Full Plan Is Clear BrentAllen 4 9/18/2009 11:30:17 AM where is the outrage? - Pages 1 2 gwd-scouter 18 9/15/2009 7:31:21 PM And the Alternative is ... ... ... Lacking? - Pages 1 2 3 4 OldGreyEagle 49 9/12/2009 9:26:30 PM Is the political party system detrimental to the country? - Pages 1 2 scoutldr 29 9/11/2009 3:38:08 PM Wear your uniform, fly your flag: Patriot Day, Sept 11 fgoodwin 0 9/10/2009 9:08:21 PM Inappropriate Adult Knots - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 ASM915 62 9/10/2009 8:36:23 PM So.... the Right says staying in school is bad? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 broken 76 9/10/2009 8:30:42 PM How far is too far? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 sherminator505 75 9/9/2009 6:18:17 AM Labor Day Hal_Crawford 6 9/8/2009 12:48:18 PM Ted Kennedy and the KGB - Pages 1 2 3 OldGreyEagle 32 9/5/2009 9:49:15 PM underlying causes of the financial crisis - Pages 1 2 eisely 20 9/5/2009 10:10:28 AM The American heartland - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Trevorum 339 9/5/2009 9:16:52 AM Religion and Facebook - Pages 1 2 SSScout 27 9/2/2009 4:52:55 PM Bad parents - Pages 1 2 3 4 Trevorum 51 8/28/2009 4:41:03 PM The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America New Rule for Pastors - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NWScouter 100 8/27/2009 11:35:23 AM Summer employment opportunities still open for Astroturf movement - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 eisely 62 8/22/2009 8:43:19 PM Fun and Games on Cable skeptic 10 8/22/2009 4:47:23 AM Death Panels in Texas - Pages 1 2 eisely 19 8/20/2009 12:01:16 PM A good corporate example eisely 0 8/19/2009 11:57:49 AM A trillion here...a trillion there - Pages 1 2 eisely 28 8/17/2009 4:23:21 PM Drug Crazed Rush Limbaugh Slams the Symbol of Medicine - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 mmhardy 87 8/13/2009 8:11:47 PM Religion/Sexuality - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jei64822 182 8/8/2009 7:28:45 PM Silly Associated Press content policy eisely 4 8/7/2009 7:36:37 PM Scout leader arrested - Pages 1 2 GernBlansten 18 8/6/2009 9:53:49 PM American Heritage Girls gain momentum - Pages 1 2 3 fgoodwin 45 8/3/2009 9:30:04 AM The Guy who Killed the Red Berets still at it - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 OldGreyEagle 82 7/30/2009 9:42:23 PM A Taxing Situation - Pages 1 2 3 Eamonn 38 7/16/2009 12:50:59 PM Gay Penguins? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 eisely 62 7/12/2009 3:02:14 PM Gold Winger SCOUTER-Terry 2 7/9/2009 10:59:43 AM I thought the ACLU - Pages 1 2 evmori 16 7/8/2009 3:53:02 PM Regard Media With Caution - Pages 1 2 xlpanel 21 7/8/2009 6:41:12 AM There’ll be no tent for God at Camp Dawkins (UK) - Pages 1 2 fgoodwin 20 7/1/2009 4:10:07 PM Election packsaddle 9 6/22/2009 3:31:35 PM Outlook for Citizenship MBs not good . . . - Pages 1 2 3 fgoodwin 34 6/10/2009 2:47:41 PM Something worth watching John-in-KC 0 6/7/2009 4:02:29 PM Reveille: Honoring our Military, Veterans and the Fallen fgoodwin 5 5/25/2009 10:31:07 PM From the L.A. Times; "Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining" - Pages 1 2 skeptic 21 5/22/2009 12:01:47 PM Wow! - Pages 1 2 3 4 CA_Scouter 57 5/22/2009 9:25:18 AM Closed Thread skeptic 5 5/19/2009 1:52:44 PM Merlyn; did you ever apologize to the SA? skeptic 9 5/19/2009 9:18:28 AM Religious people make better citizens, study says - Pages 1 2 3 fgoodwin 38 5/18/2009 11:40:14 AM Bigotry of the BSA - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pinkpooj 93 5/14/2009 8:24:59 AM If Texas secedes .....? - Pages 1 2 3 GernBlansten 38 5/8/2009 5:56:05 PM Question for Disparagers, etc. - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 skeptic 114 5/4/2009 11:41:25 AM New Information on the San Diego Suits skeptic 1 5/1/2009 1:14:26 PM NELSON INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA fgoodwin 3 4/24/2009 3:05:38 PM Gee I feel slighted by DHS - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 HICO_Eagle 70 4/21/2009 9:05:24 PM Show me the money - Pages 1 2 Eamonn 17 4/21/2009 1:30:47 AM Obama vs. General Motors - Pages 1 2 3 4 CalicoPenn 47 4/6/2009 12:35:56 PM A sad, sad, mad,mad day for our area. Eamonn 0 4/4/2009 2:34:00 PM CA SC Declines to Hear Suit Over Lease of City Land for Scout Camp Merlyn_LeRoy 2 4/4/2009 2:01:10 PM Is It Real? mn_scout 5 4/2/2009 10:01:32 AM Vets: Hand Salute Kahuna 10 3/30/2009 9:49:31 PM The Country is in the Very Best of hands OldGreyEagle 9 3/30/2009 7:56:40 PM Blue - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 keoki12 78 3/29/2009 9:08:32 PM Anyway to inform moderators of inappropriate content posts ? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DeanRx 112 3/28/2009 8:29:19 AM Some folks are still optimistic - Pages 1 2 gwd-scouter 22 3/27/2009 8:23:17 PM "Taking Chance" fgoodwin 14 3/24/2009 8:15:05 PM Logging on BSA owned land -- is this a problem? - Pages 1 2 eisely 26 3/22/2009 2:11:37 AM Cash? Who carries cash? Trevorum 14 3/18/2009 9:47:31 AM Losing Eagle for being gay - Pages 1 2 emb021 26 3/18/2009 2:12:34 AM Defending the Scout Oath - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 aquaticeagle 129 3/17/2009 7:46:39 AM What are you doing to "Obama-proof" your future? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 scoutldr 86 3/11/2009 8:08:27 PM Pro-choice quandary - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 funscout 223 3/11/2009 10:46:45 AM CPAC...Round them up and Send them to Camp Gitmo - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 mmhardy 90 3/9/2009 7:02:31 PM The Community Organizer in Chief and the BSA Report to the Nation - Pages 1 2 3 4 John-in-KC 59 3/7/2009 6:23:21 AM Didnt take him long... - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 BrentAllen 187 3/6/2009 12:52:16 PM We Need Larger Families - Pages 1 2 3 4 Mr. Boyce 60 2/26/2009 2:07:19 PM Pro Life requires personal responsibility - Pages 1 2 3 scoutldr 40 2/19/2009 10:50:04 AM Save the Sea Kittens!!!! - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 eisely 77 2/15/2009 11:38:50 PM Birthday Greetings Hal_Crawford 7 2/12/2009 4:12:31 PM A "truth commission" run by Sen. Leahy? - Pages 1 2 eisely 25 2/11/2009 2:42:23 PM Two Cows... SMT224 5 2/10/2009 8:21:10 AM Obama op ed in Washington Post today eisely 13 2/7/2009 6:09:45 PM More Change You Can Believe In - Pages 1 2 3 eisely 40 2/7/2009 10:46:40 AM BSA councils attempt to defraud public for funds - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Merlyn_LeRoy 130 2/7/2009 1:08:36 AM How is the economy impacting you? - Pages 1 2 gwd-scouter 21 2/6/2009 1:51:08 PM Obscure topic possibly impinging on BSA - Pages 1 2 eisely 24 2/6/2009 12:16:39 PM potential Supreme Court appointees Lisabob 6 2/6/2009 8:40:42 AM Contacting your Senator/Congressman OldGreyEagle 11 2/5/2009 8:56:36 PM A Math "Word" Problem - Pages 1 2 frankj 29 2/5/2009 1:11:45 AM Health Care Policy - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 Beavah 76 2/3/2009 11:15:07 AM Respectful disagreement - Pages 1 2 funscout 21 1/30/2009 4:59:20 PM "I Hope Obama Fails" - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GernBlansten 119 1/28/2009 7:32:26 PM If you liked Geithner you are going to love Holder eisely 3 1/27/2009 8:35:19 PM Should the motto "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency? - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CNYScouter 93 1/26/2009 6:05:42 AM Say goodbye to the balance of Alan Colmes - Pages 1 2 3 gwd-scouter 42 1/25/2009 7:20:11 PM Presidential Oath Of Office - Pages 1 2 GernBlansten 26 1/25/2009 4:08:11 PM The Price and the Promise of Citizenship - Obama - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 SR540Beaver 81 1/25/2009 11:21:22 AM Changing "Avowed" ruling to broader context? - Pages 1 2 3 skeptic 32 1/21/2009 6:34:55 PM health manoj87 5 1/21/2009 12:10:37 PM We aint what we wanna be gwd-scouter 1 1/20/2009 5:21:43 PM Why you should be happy George W. Bush is our President - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rooster7 207 1/20/2009 12:20:38 PM 19 atheist/agnostic ask Obama to turn down BSA as honorary head Merlyn_LeRoy 14 1/19/2009 3:10:45 PM What Makes a Hero... SSScout 1 1/19/2009 2:56:27 PM Happy Birthday scoutldr 1 1/19/2009 8:12:01 AM Anyone know if Sully was a Scout? Beavah 6 1/18/2009 9:29:49 PM Scouter Using Position in CA Voter Guide - Pages 1 2 3 Horizon 36 1/15/2009 12:38:51 PM Economic Doom And Gloom For Scouts Eamonn 9 1/13/2009 1:22:17 PM William Hornaday - Pages 1 2 Trevorum 16 1/13/2009 7:57:35 AM San Diego and 9th Circuit - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 skeptic 87 1/8/2009 10:02:42 PM The end of Good Samaritans - Pages 1 2 vol_scouter 27 12/30/2008 9:38:13 PM Happy solstice! Trevorum 11 12/22/2008 3:47:17 PM Big Three Bailout? - Pages 1 2 3 4 skeptic 50 12/19/2008 7:19:45 PM Boy Scouts vs. Philadelphia - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 bkale 110 12/12/2008 3:26:11 PM Illegal Logging - Shocking eisely 7 12/12/2008 3:06:56 PM Why are we still there? wingnut 10 12/4/2008 1:01:36 PM More Than Just Cookies: Rethinking the Girl Scouts fgoodwin 9 12/3/2008 10:19:13 PM A Modest Proposal - Pages 1 2 OldGreyEagle 30 11/28/2008 9:01:44 AM retirement planning gwd-scouter 6 11/26/2008 6:08:37 PM 45 years ago. Hal_Crawford 9 11/25/2008 2:49:08 PM Hezbollah Marshals Scout Troops - Pages 1 2 packsaddle 16 11/25/2008 12:17:25 PM In other news... gwd-scouter 11 11/24/2008 10:43:54 AM Dont Blame Me I Voted For McCain - Pages 1 2 3 4 5 BrentAllen 61 11/23/2008 8:33:18 AM If we bail them out what should the terms be? Beavah 13 11/22/2008 5:58:39 PM

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