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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 10:00 AM) I relied entirely on the Illinois Bar Association's guidance. Elected judges are dumb. As do I, which is why I think we can just end the song and dance and accept that this is essentially an administrative position with it's own ethics structure already in place. Let them sort it out amongst themselves.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 09:59 AM) On twitter, @pattymo has put together a list of people - Trump media surrogates, alt-righters, Bill Mitchell - who are likely to throw pretty good tantrums in the event of a Hillary victory. It excludes a couple people like James Woods and Dilbert guy because Patty is blocked by them. Worth checking out tomorrow morning. https://twitter.com/pattymo/lists/election-night This post makes me very uncomfortable because it is so confident of winning.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 09:55 AM) Why am I voting for 100 judges whose names I have never heard? It's bizarre. I had a printout from my wife from a law group about who was qualified but even that was 95% Yes to 5% No. I also enjoyed voting for an unopposed Official Record Keeper, and then later having to answer whether I want to eliminate the Official Record Keeper position. I can't stand that we vote for judges. It is impossible to have any assessment of them.

I think it will be late. NC/FL would be decisive, but both will be close and Florida doesn't call early usually. That said, we have had a large amount of early voting which perhaps means we get through counts earlier? I think we don't know before midnight.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) Honestly, if they are going into this as a full rebuild, they just need to get the best players they can. They can sort out the moving pieces in a few years, when we are ready to build our core again. They can always use a redundant piece to trade for something they need later. Totally agree. Not every prospect will make it, but even having more prospects allows us more room to acquire than we currently have.

Interesting Tweet from Ruffini which makes sense. Takes a long time for voters to go through: https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/796008708815917062

Steve you don't know what type of economic anxiety the man was experiencing.

Brian - that was a good post but it made me want to vomit.

Interested to know how long it took California voters to vote here.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 09:05 AM) My polling spot opened at 6 AM, I got there at about 6:15, and I was out just after 7. Not too bad. I voted NO on the roads amendment because I read that it was lobbied onto the ballot and promoted by construction companies, and that it would hamstring the Illinois budget even further. Don't think that's what we need right now. Not a discussion for the Presidential Election thread though, so I digress. Well you can blame me for that

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 08:54 AM) It's a non issue. Hillary is getting rid of the second amendment. Trump said so. He doesn't lie. Straight shooter. This is true. I wish I hadn't spent time on it now.

Oh damn I won. Did not think Tyrod Taylor would have a good game and he overcame my 23 pt deficit.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 8, 2016 -> 08:48 AM) I forgot to vote for that amendment and realized it the instant I sealed the envelop. I don't know how I would have voted (was leaving that to the end to finish looking into it) but was leaning towards being in favor of it. If it loses by one vote, blame me. I voted against it. I understand reasoning behind it, but to me the strict rules on things like that always come back and bite you. Imagine a huge flood where lawmakers couldn't move funds out of the road funds to relief funds.

Curious to know how illinois voters here voted on the road fund amendments and consolidation proposal for cook county.

I had looked at my sample ballot maybe 3-4 times, but today I voted and out of nowhere there was a ballot measure from Oak Park proposing updating the language of the 2nd amendment (the federal constitution's 2nd amendment) to allow congress to regulate the use of firearms. It was very bizarre. One, I have NO idea what power that even holds, like...what does that do next? But obviously I voted for it since I am soxtalk's only poster in favor of changing the 2nd amendment (and perhaps I hallucinated the question?).

JK rowling is nice.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 7, 2016 -> 04:48 PM) Aren't there several posters that have become sick of his antics? That's not as sexy of a scoop for Crasnick, unfortunately.

Sure wish you guys were around to talk ghostbusters when I wrote my incredible critique.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 7, 2016 -> 04:35 PM) Vogelbach was traded to the Mariners in the Montgomery trade. LaRoche debacle was pre Montgomery trade, per his story.

"Let's try to drive down price of Sale"

Eichenwald is fine in his reporting, sometimes, a bit too flamboyant for me, but his twitter is too Olbermanny.

Man last year was really weak outside of ML development (Saladino/Anderson) and 2016 draft class.

Is that the guy who said computers can't store 650k emails yesterday?

Marquis Wilson is back at practice, I legit forgot he was on team.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 7, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) what happened to Bayh in Indiana? He had been looking pretty comfortable for awhile there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix...-to-much-worse/ Not shocking. Came out he didn't stay at his Indiana condo once in 2010 (last year in senate). Too busy saying he was above politics and raking in money from his consultant gig. Above it All Baye.