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The allgemeine zeitung is an incredible paper by the way. An inspiring model for what I hope can happen here. The papers are much more national over there. BUt they are run by a foundation that keeps all business and advertising separate from the editors and paper. They never here a word. It generates revenue obviously but gets funding from many places and donors.

for instance, FISA passed! YAY AMERICA!/green

Especially since I'd love to know how many people polled could even name a single piece of legislation that's passed in the last 4 years. Since the modernization of the President, Congress isn't covered, the President is.

and, you still will have your U.S. representatives and equal representation in the Senate.

you know what's also fun? Ask them what they think of THEIR representative. Generally pretty high! Oh, everyone else is self-serving and shallow, but our guy/gal? Totally rep'in our interests!

QUOTE (vandy125 @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 05:25 PM) As a citizen in a small state, I really dislike the idea of getting rid of the Electoral College. If that happens nobody will care about what is needed on our farms and away from the cities. Those all become fly over areas that the candidates will not care about. I disagree.

nytimes finally starts saying "hey, McCain's plans are kind of whacky" http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/us/polit...9health.html?hp yesterday had a classic look at his "balance the budget by 2013!" talk. You know how he plans on doing it? Why, of course, because we're going to win the war, so that'll give us a bunch of money, because we can scale back operations. Since we aren't spending money that we thought we would be, it is therefore revenue! It's kind of thinking like this! I want to buy a 93 million dollar house. Instead I buy rent for 300 a month. Therefore, I have 93 million to spend!!?! right?!?!

So much was thought about protecting the small states rights. Perhaps because they were safeguarded, but in history I just haven't seen much of an issue b/w big vs. states. Theres been north vs. south, east v. west, most of the problems have been regional, not due to population.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 01:45 PM) There is no substitute for the national anthem - so please, stop shoving God Bless America down my throat. FWIW, at school, we used to sing the national anthem and THEN sing the black national anthem immediately afterwards (my school was 99% black). Not together, nobody would've ever thought of doing that. REE MIX

masset gets those DPs man.

I wonder if the AL is weakening as all our best pitchers head to the NL.

what the devil was that

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 07:21 PM) In terms of comparisons, Jose Contreras was as dominant as any pitcher can be down the stretch. Garland and Buehrle were strong and aside from Duque all pitchers were consistent 200 inning guys that you weren't concerned would be worn down come playoff time. Contreras, Duque, and Garcia all had playoff experience as well. Garcia also still had his nasty stuff. Long term, I'd take the current rotation over that rotation (plus we have 5 starters and Duque was not really much of a starter) but post-season wise, I consider the front end of that rotation far more dominant, plus the experience is key in the post-season. Heck, even as great as this pen has been, its hard to knock Cotts/Politte/Hermy/Jenks who were downright un-hittable. I would say this offense is superior though, although that offense was better at certain things. I would take that pitching staff though, just because it had at least one true "ace" (Contreras). Contreras was throwing video game stuff for the stretch run of that season. Contreras didn't establish himself until post all-star game as the ace, so I have hope. He was still good in the first half, but had the same poor run support that poor Danks is having now.

I thought you were just joking on whether he'd 'flip flop' after the media played up a non-existent flip flop by Obama.

bye pablo. I'll never forget your stolen base after pinch running for AJ in the ALCS. Crede knocked you in and we didn't lose after that.

QUOTE (maggliopipe @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) This is exactly the kind of move that Kenny has shown a propensity to swing in the past. He targets a guy with an injury-checkered past and/or great yet unharnessed potential signed to a deal with cost certainty. I'm thinking Javy, Thornton, Dye, Thome, etc here. He figures he puts him in Herm's hands to help deal with the injuries (Sox having a fantastic history of keeping pitchers healthy) and Coop's hands to deal with harnessing the potential, and if he can get a taker for Contreras in the offseason, he's not adding any salary to the rotation. The biggest wrench thrown into the equation is if Burnett indeed has an opt out clause in his contract. I'm not saying I'd love Burnett but I also wouldn't be too upset if they got him in a salary dump type of move from Toronto. while this is true, he does these trades during the off-season.

I'd take our first half record in 05

yeah, i'm faster now. Tha's fosho

Sorry to de-rail, but man, we have 3 hospitals in town. My friend had heartburn and couldn't keep food down and pain all in her abdomin. She went to the county general. When they treated her, they said it was just acid reflux and to not come back for 7 days unless it's still hurting. So she went to the Mizzou hospital, and it turned out she had appendicitis and obviously needed emergency surgery. Can you imagine had she heeded first advice? Don't you initially feel better when your appendix bursts? Awful. So...I'd suggest getting second opinions.

... ... did he have this hot poker handy?

i hate when I forget to uncheck the boxes.

He was doing what to their arms? Like branding them?

I agree Rex, there are a few things that excite me about Obama and why I do think he is a change candidate: 1. The amount of money he's made off of small money donations - I don't believe public financing for campaigns will ever work. But, what gives me hope with the internet is now with it so easy to give money to your candidate, these 100 dollar donations creating a substantial amount of revenue to the candidates campaign fund, the large $4500 donations are less important and the money is spread out over enough people that the lobbyists have less weight. (But I'm not one of those people that feels all lobbyists are bad) 2. His grassroots organization - He's gotten a very apathetic generation to be very excited in the political process. Whereas in 04 they were just on listserves, Obama has utilized web 2.0 with myBO to create an interactive site where supporters can set up meetings with other supporters and help with volunteering 3. He's not afraid to ask the country to do things - Not everything can be done by the government, clearly. He seems willing to just ask the American people to have dialogue and sacrifice. Will it everyone participate? No, but it brings awareness and any individual who would participate in things such as taking a cloth bag to the grocery store instead of plastic is one more person whose helping. Not everyone pays attention to the politics game, and really this surrogate fighting in such prominence is a created distraction by the ADD 24-hour media. As a candidate, both have been courteous and have avoided the public fighting from close officials we've seen in the past. So I do think there is change coming. A new 21st century election campaign is being run, so yes, that is exciting for a young person. It does seem like this election will see a heavier involved democracy and I do think that should be heavily attributed to Obama and his campaign.

I was embarrassed by Morrissey's attempt at humor. The email about how his kids were rappers were so stupid.

I don't care if there is criticism of obama, obviously I came in here for discussion, but the responses to athomeboy posts are getting old and petty and not interesting at all. Kap, you don't like Obama because he's a democrat, alright. We know.