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QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 10:45 AM) I felt when Trump was elected that Congress even the Republicans would be a nice check and balance. The partisanism of government has now ended the system of checks and balances and we get what we had in the tax bill where there really is little governing any longer. It is just taking what you want. I know I guess i was naive and a hopeless romantic. I understand it has been like this for a while but I felt there were some republicans that had a spine, I guess not. Again not really true while the tax bill progressed really nothing else has. They are doing a good job of the checks and balance.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 10:25 AM) He was absolutely right when he said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave and get away with it. I don't have a whole lot of hope of Congress doing anything to protect the integrity of Mueller's investigation, either. They'll say they're doing their own "investigations" which have largely been fruitless shams to this point and that's good enough. We'll know we're in a full-blown authoritarian state at that point. This isn't really true. For all of his talk he really hasn't been able to do 25% of the stuff he's tried to accomplish. congress is really serving as the check and balance to him.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 10:16 AM) Oh man, Trump really thinks he is a god or something? Was this ever in question?

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Dec 5, 2017 -> 08:50 AM) Really? Schutzstaffel They weren't spies. That was the Abwehr.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) I know, that’s what I was saying Got it. Read it wrong the first time.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 11, 2017 -> 09:47 AM) Yeah, ill be in the theater watching it like I did the last two that I loved. I cant wait. No doubt!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 11, 2017 -> 08:32 AM) Could be, but I will still watch it lol. solo twins is a bit different in that they are opposing forces unlike Luke and Leia. In the books the Solo twins Jacen and Jaina are on opposite sides. Jaina winds up killing Jacen who became a dark side apprentice.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 02:40 PM) Correct, and I don't think that rose to the level of an impeachable offense. We do not want this to become a Starr investigation, where it's all about people's interpretations of testimony to a prosecutor clearly out to get the guy and no underlying crime. Wasn't the charge obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI? They are pretty much the same charge.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 10:04 AM) Any particular reason why? Holding the President accountable for distorting the justice system seems particularly worthy. Isn't this basically why Clinton was impeached.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) On a serious note, I do believe a lot of Berners either stayed home, voted 3rd party, or held their nose and voted for HRC. I can't really picture any of them crossing partisan lines and voting for Trump. Hell, a lot of people on the forum were trash talking HRC before the election. She's not that liked. Obviously, she lost to Trump. That was really hard to do.

QUOTE (Whitesoxin2019 @ Dec 3, 2017 -> 09:54 PM) As an independent. I don’t see trump as perfect. But my problem is that most people who complain about Trump were pro Hillary. Naturally. However she was a bad candidate whether you wear red glasses , blue glasses or independent glasses. Most Bernie bros I have spoken with were more anti Hillary than trump. I could only take a Hillary voters opinion on trump with a tiny grain of salt. I do enjoy conversations with Bernie fans though. I could also respect those who are in the “they both suck” group. Ooo, Ooo (said in my best Arnold Horschack impersonation)

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 02:13 PM) He’s the top left-hander in our system and will start the year in AAA, why didn’t we protect him again? Because he really doesn't project to do much at the MLB level with his slow and slower stuff?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 12:51 PM) This is now official, including comments from Chris Getz. https://twitter.com/JRFegan/status/937736780274642950 This can't be good. He is just another recycled ex-Sox person. Loyalty to a fault is one of the biggest problems for this organization. JR is screwing it up again!

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 10:35 AM) I agree with you. This is a huge off-season for Pace...from finding the next head coach / coaching staff to building an offense around Trubiksy (while also continuing to build out the defense). If the arrow isn't pointing up at the end of next year, we are in trouble. Hopefully we get a pick that we can trade down for tons of picks (because one of the QB's is on the board with our pick). I don't think this is the best way. The Bears should have a high pick. They need difference makers. Pace has done a pretty good job of drafting/signing decent guys. Guys like Amukamara, Trevathen etc. They Bears need difference makers. Another pass rusher or premium left tackle would fit the bill.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 09:23 AM) I think Pace is safe, that whole new facilities thing was spearheaded by him. But I think everyone should be very skeptical of him. I think he should at least get a new pro scouting director. He's entered into season each year with one position that was absolutely atrocious and then usually that position gets killed by injuries. The kicking situation is inexcusable. All in the name of keeping good salary cap, which has now been chipped away at with lower-tier signings that have turned out to be wastes and we eat the money anyway. The biggest issue was Glennon. Pace expected this year to be a fair year with Glennon throwing to Meredith and Smith. He wasn't expecting to really play Trubiskey much and was planning on him for 2018. This is his make it or break it off season.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 08:16 AM) I'm okay knowing that he didn't choose the White Sox because he wanted to be with a team that had something we couldn't have -- like being on the West Coast, or having a better Japanese-American population. But it would really hurt knowing he was willing to choose Chicago despite all that, and that the Cubs simply beat us at pitching him. Because if he's considering the Padres, you know the contention window thing doesn't matter. Not all of the teams meet all of the criteria. Maybe SD had checked all of the other boxes. Maybe SD met all of the other ones but not contention. Whereas the Cubs met the contention one but not some of the others. Each of the teams mentions meet some of them. Now he needs to decide which are the most important. This is an interesting process where money truly isn't the over riding factor, although doesn't Seattle have one of the higher money pools available, due to the Sox help?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 07:49 AM) I will admit I enjoy seeing NY all salty about this. The amount of entitlement that city has is beyond unbearable. In all aspects of life, not just sports.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 07:49 AM) I will admit I enjoy seeing NY all salty about this. The amount of entitlement that city has is beyond unbearable. In all aspects of life, not just sports.

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ Dec 4, 2017 -> 05:26 AM) Cashman has done a great job of leveraging talent and fiscal power. I can’t think of a recent example better than Chapman for any team. Acquired for relative peanuts, traded for a mint, re-acquired months later for only money and no draft picks surrendered. Quite the trick. I believe Hahn has done an excellent job, and is as competent as any GM in the game. We were lucky to have not had him poached before his promotion. I think we have the clearest path to success in a couple years within our division, but the Yankees will be a force as well. The key is to make the playoffs and hope that you come in hot. For all the crap people give JR, this was a good move by him. Telling Hahn that he was the next in line to KW so he wouldn't leave, he had many opportunities. Then kicking KW upstairs and giving Hahn the position. They both still have a say in all activities but the importance of each opinion changed.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 12:00 PM) I also don’t agree with making it cheaper for larger corporations to do business. Your cuts should be to make small business more competitive with the low cost low margin corporations. Agreed. Jobs are jobs but I think locally is better.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) Cutting 400 million from Medicare and adding over 1 trillion to the debt concerns me more. I agree the debt rising is a big concern. That is what I stated earlier. That is the primary issue for tax plans. Not spending more than you generate.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 10:25 AM) What’s wrong with the economy? Also athletes are not even on the same planet with the wealthy controlling this bill. The whole rising debt recently would seem to be a long term problem for the economy. However, the charts and comments from the previous post is a little reassuring. The Illinois situation of debt increasing is worrisome. People and businesses are leaving in droves. Its not happening for the country at that scale but it does concern me. That was my point about the athletes and owners. Even that world is totally beyond my comprehension.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 10:19 AM) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...tes_public_debt Chart at the top is helpful. Debt will shoot up in recessions/depressions and wars. You can see the 80s debt ride up due to decreased revenue and military spending, dip as a surplus from rising revenues occurs in 90s then increase from new wars and decreased revenue. Then shoots up in 09 due to a huge drop in revenue. But the rising debt in 80s/90s was rising less due to circumstances (war/recessions) and more due to policy. Thanks. That is a good simple way to look at it. The comments about the debt not being high relative to other developed countries is a good sign.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) It is the philosophy that making the rich richer will benefit everyone. That they will just pass this new found money along. It would be like a drug dealer giving Charlie Sheen cocaine and telling him to hold it for someone else. It never has happened, isn't happening, and will never happen. Cutting corporate taxes will give everyone a raise? 5% of the S&P 500 companies paid no taxes. Trump hasn't paid taxes for 15 years, boasts of being worth $10 billion. Is he passing down his money to the little guy? This is all about keeping their donors happy. But, like anything else, it's the sum of your parts is what counts. Making your poor, poorer, your sick, sicker, doesn't make America great again. The nerve they had actually going on twitter asking what you would do with your $4,000 raise, was incomprehensible. What ever happened to republicans and the deficit? To be honest I really dont care about making the rich richer. Ive been around enough athletes and owners to know tnat is a different world. My concern is the health of the economy of the country. Countries such as Greece and others are really struggling. Having more people employed would be a bigger concern than tax cuts in general. I don't know enough about the economics to know if this will work or not but the goal seems to be a good one. As I've said before the politics of this type makes me sick as well but something needs to be done to improve the overall economy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2017 -> 09:57 AM) Well it’s not the largest ever. And it’s very similar to Reagan and Bush. So I guess the question is was the economy better during those times as opposed to the other times. I read that the debt increased more during the obama administration than any of the others. Is it not true of the Reeagan era.