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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 4, 2009 -> 10:26 AM) Some commentary on the issue. LINK It's not ideal, but that kind of dealmaking and quid pro quo is standard political practice. Plus the difference here is that when it comes down to it, Gregg really has no authority whatsoever to pick his successor because he's not the governor.

Is that review for real?

QUOTE (Nixon @ Feb 4, 2009 -> 10:07 AM) The fire was in the what? ^^

QUOTE (BearSox @ Feb 4, 2009 -> 09:35 AM) It'll be funny if the rumor we all dismiss right away as BS is the rumor that comes true. I agree that this is garbage though. If by "funny" you mean "tragic and horrible" then yes, I agree it would be funny.

QUOTE (Nixon @ Jan 31, 2009 -> 08:50 AM) You were totally ignored, XBOT. Haha yeah. All these PS3 owners, wtf.

lol, wow. Hey I have an idea, let's trade Dewayne Wise for Hanley Ramirez!

I've read different things about how Russia feels about us using their old satellite countries to do things in Afghanistan. Sometimes I hear they're cool with it, sometimes I hear they get their panties in a bunch.

Personally I think there's some smart people within the party getting heard right now. Steele for instance. Joe the Plumber always has been and will remain a joke, in the end nobody will take him seriously (although it'd be hilarious if they did).

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/04/oba...chle/index.html Nice to see the president acknowledge his own f***ups quickly for a change.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 10:16 PM) yes, terrorist attacks would've helped democrats, eh? You all remember this past decade so well. I'm pretty sure what he's saying is that as of right now and the immediate future, the poor state of the economy still hurts Republicans and they don't gain from it.

QUOTE (mreye @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 10:01 PM) Then she will know you are looking out for her health as well, since White Castle also serves as a natural laxative.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) I think Valentine's Day dinner is all about romance and getting you both in a romantic mood. That being the case, the perfect Valentine's day night out is Hooters and then a strip club. A cheap strip club preferentially, because: a ) you want to demonstrate you are responsible financially b ) you don't want the strippers to be significantly hotter than your date or she will be self-conscious c ) your date is likely not supermodel material, so you want to be able to demonstrate your ability to become aroused by women even when they are not real lookers Make sure you let us know how it goes. brb. doing this with wife

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 06:02 PM) And do what? Get rid of single member districts? It's the nature of the system, it has nothing to do with the individuals we elect. There is no real alternative either, proportional representation might work great for Sweden but America is 3000 miles across and the logistics alone make it impossible. Sure money gets wasted, but pork accounts for considerably less than 1% of the budget. Removing the aspect of the system that creates pork would render the system itself toothless. If we're talking about getting money for schools and such, the states should be doing that. But I agree that the evils of pork and earmarks are way overblown. Last summer there were times when McCain made it sound like all Congress had to do was "stop putting pork in their bills" and the federal budget would be magically fixed.

QUOTE (mreye @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 05:48 PM) But it doesn't have to be. I disagree with pork coming to my state / town. My Congressman just arranged for money to come to my town to fox a minor intersection with street lamps, benches, pretty faux brick crosswalks. Why? This money should come from the state. It should come from local tax dollars. Why should someone in California or Washington or Hawaii pay for an intersection in Cedar Lake, IN, population 9000?? Federal taxes are too high! Most of our tax dollars should go to the state. It's bass ackwards. The state knows better what we need than a bunch of guys in DC. That's the way it was supposed to be. We sent people to Washington to protect our interests, not get us money. Edit: I realize I'm probably in the minority with this view, unfortunately. I agree in principle, but in reality we are never going to change that unless we're going to blow up the entire federal system and do a fresh reboot.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 05:14 PM) Isn't that considered making a deal for a Senate seat? In the Blagojevich sense? Not even remotely close IMO.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 3, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) Maybe he hasn't paid his taxes either. lol At this point I wouldn't even be surprised, everybody's shady and being put on blast.

It's actually a moot point anyway. Russia isn't a superpower, it's highly advanced obviously, but it's still stumbling along. So there is the United States/Canada, Western Europe, Russia, and a bunch of other emerging economies (probably the top 3 are China, India, and Brazil).

Many of these things, there is a place for and a use for, but it doesn't belong in this package.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 2, 2009 -> 10:12 PM) Went to the dentist after work. Why must they continue with their small talk as they're cleaning/working on your teeth? Uh hello, I cannot answer without grunting. This morning, I was gargling, and my wife said "what?" I tried to say "wtf, nothing!" and I ended up drooling on my tie. Awesome. I'm trying to figure out how she thought she heard words from "glrgerglrgrlg" though.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 2, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) Im not sure you understand what rendition is. Rendition means that the US goes into another country like Italy, kidnaps an Italian citizen and takes them to a third country for interrogation (such as Afghanistan.) Do you think it would be okay for Italy to come to the United States, kidnap an US citizen, and take them to Cuba for questioning? We are not getting the foreign countries approval, in fact we are usually doing it against the foreign countries wishes. There is no problem with Italy, arresting an Italian or giving the US permission to arrest a terrorist. This is the US going into Italy either: A) Without Italy knowing or B) With express instructions from Italy not to. I know what it means, I gave bad examples. It's not as cut and dry as my comparisons made it sound. It really depends on the circumstances.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 2, 2009 -> 08:59 PM) He has abandoning those who helped make sure that he won, and people like me will not forget that. The only legitimate argument I could see being made is that its the equivalent of being taken down to the Police Station for questioning and that they must be returned within X hours. Even then it sets a very dangerous precedent. If the US can kidnap foreign citizens, can foreign countries kidnap US citizens? If they're terrorists and we're taking them to trial, why the f*** not? I'd certainly hope we could. Do Americans get arrested and tried in foreign courts? I'd think they do.

I thought it was a torn MCL

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 2, 2009 -> 04:11 PM) Obama to order much needed review/overhaul of the "Sure you food is (blah) safe" FDA. And there is talk of genuine criminal conspiracy charges against the people who kept shipping food they knew was contaminated. 2 weeks ago...these guys would have gotten off with a slap on the wrist. The company would have closed, sold off its assets to a different company doing exactly the same thing, everyone would have been rehired under a new name, and business would go on as usual. My liver appreciates that you didn't choose to phrase that "for most of the past 8 years..."

Did China ever, really? I know that was a flaw in our strategy, seeing Communism as a monolith and seeing all Communist actions via Moscow.

There's rules about that at my job.