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I think we're good now.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 01:52 AM) Please, let them embarrass themselves just like you did with all your negativity and choke avatars at the end of the regular season. Professional Sports Killjoys are soooooo out right now. Daaaayum. PWNED.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 12:36 AM) Okay, I need you to use your crystal ball. When will the bigoted, bitter, narrow-minded little people on my ignore list stop posting nonsense here which others then insist on quoting in their replies so that I end up having to read the crap I was trying to avoid to begin with? Or should I just come back when spring training begins? Thanks for your help. Gee, thanks, I'm glad to know I'm narrowminded.

$2.12

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 11:01 PM) Of course.. Jim and I were reviewing the sex schedule just yesterday.. Kap is safe... YES!!! The check's on the way.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 09:01 PM) That is something I have stumbled around trying to say in similar threads before. Thanks for being more eloquent than I. The judicial branch is exists as a Constitutional check against abuses of power by the exutive and legislative branches (and vice versa). But when a judicial entity excercises such power in the manner they see fit they are labeled "activist judges" etc. And I think that stems from the fact that they are appointed for life. Go back into history and see why they indeed appoint these folks for life, and generally, you get your answer as to why both "liberals" and "conservatives" feel so strongly about who they get onto the bench.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 08:32 PM) -as reported on the AP wires Why, thank you, Mrs. Obvious. (not you, Mercy!)

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) That was a very shrewd business move by Pauly, by the way. I bet his agent told him to do it. :headshake

Jerry showed that he has a big heart, whether some of you want to admit that or not.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 06:47 PM) It would "cost" everytime it's played. Brooks specifically has told several people, on this very site, that it will not be done. I'm not arguing that point, but if they wanted to get it done, they could pay a blanket royalty. I wouldn't, if I were them, though. It's insanely expensive, and they're not a radio station.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 06:28 PM) And it dramatically reduces the number of times "Rove, Libby and Fitzgerald" will have their names in the news. No, it won't. Not by a long shot. The "mainstream" media will be sure it stays up there.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 06:26 PM) It will be very unfortunate. And the truth is that the ultra conservatives spoiling for the fight are going to win even if their guy goes down. It galvanizes and energizes the conservative base, puts their cause into the spotlight, and will be a vehicle by which they raise 10s of millions of dollars. There will be political fallout come election time, but the social conservatives are looking to be paid for their loyalty to the GOP the last few election cycles. That's true. That's very true. If the Democrats had half a clue, they would win back support. But, they don't. They don't know how to fight a "minority" battle. That's a lot of the problem.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 06:22 PM) The spousal notification dissenting opinion came up on NPR this morning right after the nomination was announced and it immediately had me concerned. If Alito doesn't think that cases where a wife is choosing to have an abortion rather than bringing another victim into the home of an abusive/possible rapist husband is worthy of consideration, then he will see parental notification as an absolutely black and white issue as well. It's so hard to figure this issue out. I think that there should be parental notification for a young woman (under 18) to get an abortion. But I also think that the abusive issue you say above is an interesting slant on a law, that to me, is not so black and white. I think that "conservatives" are damned if they do and damned if they don't on the whole issue of abortion.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 06:17 PM) You can find his opinion in the search case here and the federal opinion in the "notify your husband" case at that link. I'll look into the guy more later. Good deal. I think that's the prudent thing to do is look at what he's supported that you can back, and then make a better decision. The smear campaign has already began on this, as we all knew it would. It's so unfortunate.

I agree with you on the "gay marriage" amendment. That stinks to high heaven. And I don't think it would pass anyway, which is why the amendment process is so complex. Thank goodness it is.

Look around. You can find it. That's all I'll say.

Ok, Balta. Find some positions you support that the guy has done. It's too easy to cherry pick cases about what you're against. I also think it's too easy for the media to cherry pick all these quotes without really reading the backgrounds of these cases.

I had a noob flashback.

I think there's a difference between an amendment process, which indeed does reflect upon societal changes, and striking down laws or upholding them on some basis of societal norms. Therein lies the difference to me.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) Are you going to mow it using one of those gosh-darned internal combustion engine driven devices? How about a nice old fashioned reel mower or machete. Or plant your yard in native grasses and watch your neighbors' reactions. Or there's always this: Conserve gasoline! I've used 2 gallons of gas in a year of mowing. And wow, that grass looks remarkably what my grass looks like now. Brown and dead.

The unemployment rate for MANY reasons is skewed, no matter what you want to use it for.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 04:58 PM) ???????????? I got later that this is an "urban myth". A little slow on the uptake is all.

Keep us posted, Tony.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Oct 31, 2005 -> 04:56 PM) This story has been around for many, many years. I can't even remember if it started out as a true story... Ahh. Got it. Well, it made for some stupid conversation.

Yea, not one of my better threads. But who cares? It's in SLaP.