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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) Wrong. Not American views of labor in a nutshell. American views of labor from people who have had to deal with unions, however, absolutely. Like at a company I may work for now or have once worked for...if a power cord happens to not be plugged in, don't touch it...because it's a union electricians job. You're supposed to call them to come up to your office and plug it back in for you. If you do, they have the option to file a complaint which can lead to termination for breaking union labor agreements with the business. Like I said, s*** like this brings this opinion of them on themselves. You act like they made rules like that out of spite. It's always a response to an abuse. It's a vicious cycle.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 28, 2012 -> 09:42 AM) ESPN asked twenty writers where Hamilton would end uo. Two said the Sox. One said five years, 125 mil. Other, four years for 81 mil. Link or insider?

mint.com is cool.

Whether the union started off with too high of wages at some point is debatable. The reasoning for rejecting the deal is absolutely sound, though. They had already taken massive cuts to wages and knew their long worked-for benefits were to be lost as well.

Yeah, I don't see any indication beyond inference that this is race related. Same with Trayvon.

George Schultz threatened to quit his job as SoS several times when he disagreed with his POTUS's position. The 'Saturday Night Massacre' in the midst of Watergate is an example of TWO people quitting their job to avoid doing something shady. The third guy did the deed and immediately resigned afterwards.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 06:29 AM) My usual response to what I want for Christmas is "I don't know" or " A gift certificate", but this year I'm actually wanting a few specific things. I'd love to have a Keurig. I drink coffee everyday at work (I have a coffee pot in my office), but it's hard to justify making coffee at home on the weekends. So, having a Keurig would be nice as I could make one cup at a time. In addition, my wife and kids could use it for hot chocolate. I also have been eyeballing a tablet. As cool as an iPad is, I think I'd actually like the new 8.9" Kindle Fire. We had a very constructive thread recently about tablets. I ended up buying an ASUS TF300T 10.1" for $280. There have also been good deals on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10" for $300. If those deals stay live, I'd look at those first. I don't really suggest Kindle Fire under any circumstance unless there is something magical about that size for you. The hands down best thing out right now is the Google Nexus 7 + 10. The Nexus 7 is the best value and simply the best 7 inch tablet, the Nexus 10 isn't a super-duper value but is the best Android tablet out there and still provides great value compared to iPad.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 12:13 PM) Jamarcus Russell, obviously. I think that sounds fair. I think they should increase the penalty for offensive interference too, atleast to the 15 yards. I would make the yardage minor but do loss of down.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 11:30 AM) That is very subjective, even if most situations will be black and white. They would need something clear and concrete. If they challenged on that, for whatever reason, and the ref suddenly said no, because you challenged, you lose the touchdown, that would be a bigger travesty than the Forsett play. I misphrased it - they can't benefit from the REVIEW.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 11:17 AM) In his TMQ column, Gregg Easterbrook pointed out a loophole in the 'red flag on a scoring play' rule that some coach could take advantage of: 1) Team A scores a touchdown on a play that is almost certain to be reversed upon review. 2) Team A's coach throws the challenge flag with the specific intent of having the review nullified. Team A gets a 15 yard penalty, but the touchdown stands. Doesn't work like that. Throwing the flag only prevents you from benefiting from the play, not preventing review. At least, this is how it was explained on TV.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 27, 2012 -> 10:17 AM) She stated the case presented to him. She didn't know it was bulls***, she was doing what CIA should have been doing - quesitoning everything. But in the end, she had to go with what they told her. She just made sure they fully staked it, which is all she could really do. Look, now you're talking about Susan Rice! Except people want her head on a platter. Colin Powell followed his marching orders and all we got was countless deaths, a lot of wasted money, an increasingly antagonistic Middle East, etc....but everybody loves Colin Powell! The real question to be asked is whether the CIA is doing nearly a competent enough job given the amount of scandal it has produced versus useful information.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 26, 2012 -> 08:45 PM) That's totally not anything resembling the proposed filibuster reforms. Everything I've read says They'll keep 60 voted but remove the filibuster on the motion to proceed, and maybe require the minority to actually hold the floor rather than the current painless filibuster, if they can even pull those off. I hope they go nuclear.

I f***in love it.

Appreciate all the updates ss2k5

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 11:49 PM) Galaxy Tab 2 at 179 or Nexus 7 at 200? The latter IMO. The Nexus 7 is just a fabulous value.

Soxtalking from my new tablet

QUOTE (SnB @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) Holy god, you need to stop. I didn't realize who wrote that lol.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 12:30 PM) I apparently will have the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 under the xmas tree, now I have to wait. Let me know what you think of the ASUS. I played with a transformer over the weekend and the screen was so-so. I hope it's alright. I haven't played too much -- I didn't notice much of a tactile difference between the screens, but as expected the Samsung looks better. I bit on the Tegra processor and I liked Asus's reputation on putting out OS updates. If the s*** don't work, I'll be tearing it a new ass everywhere I can

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 12:00 PM) Yeah, but had that option been on the ballot and statehood had won, it would have been much more interesting. You can't suggest that the non-binding vote was indicating a desire to change the current relationship when the status quo wasn't a given choice. They voted for an anti-statehood governor, so the status quo is probably what they are interested in.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 11:41 AM) Puerto Rico didn't "Vote to become a state", FWIW: they were given 2 choices, statehood or a move away from the U.S. The Status Quo was not an option on the ballot. It was non-binding, anyway

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 10:08 AM) Not to mention that the Sox are neck-deep in cheap left-handed starting pitching. You have ensured that the events of next season will make the opposite of this true. Down years for everyone!

If you guys are wondering, I got the Asus. I'll be happy to explain my choice if anyone is still up in the air.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 10:49 AM) Do you just ignore all the politicians, news media, imams, school texts and so on that call for the destruction of Israel? The daily death threats from Iran? You have nothing like that towards any arab country from Israel. Jews treat Palestinians in their hospitals. What treatment do you think a wounded Jew would get in a Pali hospital? So the way to fix this is to continue antagonizing them?

I'd be thrilled with both of those choices.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 22, 2012 -> 09:49 PM) Why do you say that? In saying that, you imply it's kind of a dumb comment, showing little baseball knowledge. I think it shows a lot of baseball knowledge of our Sox. Remember when we got Wise and he was amazing for 2 weeks or so?? Then it was over. The hot streak was done and all he did was make outs and I think he made a few defensive gaffes or baserunning blunders as well. I love Wise but as a fan I'd rather see somebody else out there. Somebody new. People on here clamor for change, well I'd agree in this case. Give me another backup outfielder. We know what Dweezey can do and that is get hot for a two-week stretch or so, which is fine. His whole body of work is .230ish, however. Why is it dumb to say Robin should play him during that torrid stretch, then when he sees it's over, just bench him for good? Can you deny he gets hot, then is not? The point is that it is difficult to tell whether a player is in a legitimate slump or if he's just having one of the slower stretches that is bound to happen, statistically So saying to just bench him when his slump starts makes it sound far easier than it is to actually tell when a player needs to get benched.