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QUOTE (NIUSox @ May 12, 2010 -> 10:34 PM) Anyone else looking forward to Robin Hood? Frankly...no.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ May 12, 2010 -> 10:25 PM) The funny thing is Kitzmiller v. Dover, which ruled intelligent design was not allowed, was ruled on by a republican, John E. Jones, who was a Bush appointee recommended by Rick Santorum. Bush is a socialist hippy. Kap told me so. Conservatism can never fail. It can only be failed. Bush failed. Therefore, he must have been a socialist.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 13, 2010 -> 08:22 AM) Cool. It seems the decision comes down to smaller but fragmented or huge and cumbersome. But it seems obvious to me that the regulations have not kept up with technology. Plus, with so much money at stake, staying ahead of the regulations is doable and really possible. If I wanted to give my answer in 2 sentence platitudes...the right way to do regulations is to make them idiot-proof. Set up the system at a basic level with rules so simple that at a basic level its impossible for there to be any systemic risk to the system. Some examples of these types of regulations would be; limits to the size of banks, some version of Glass-Steagal preventing you from gambling with FDIC insured funds, a CPFA stronger than the one in the current bill that actually takes the time to go through and make sure credit contracts are readable and not 95% scams, elimination of the regulator shopping with a strong, single regulator for financial firms, executive compensation limits, a financial transaction tax to slow things down, prevention of using off-balance sheet stuff to balance the books, etc. The big problem is...anything that is blunt, anything idiot-proof is something that is going to be opposed by the big 6, because anything idiot-proof means that they can't find a way to work their way around it or capture it. So, we wind up with bills like the current one, which makes things better but not enough...because they're spending $2-3 million a day on lobbying right now. If it's the best we're going to get...it's better than things were 2 years ago, and it's better than anything the Republicans would ever try.

Lost, wherever you are, this made me think of you.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ May 12, 2010 -> 07:03 PM) GOVERNMENT SAVES (repeat). Overwhelmed am I at the power of your argument. Failed I have. Into exile I must go.

If you're looking for a bar with some history, Barneys Beanery comes to mind. If you're looking for standard americanized shopping, the Glendale Galleria is quite a place.

Welcome to shore, oil rig workers. What's that, you'd like to leave this hotel? Oh here, please just sign this form beforehand. Oh it's nothing. I promise.

I guess I'll be the one to post it, just padding my post count. Someone was gonna post it eventually. It's a legitimate campaign ad from Alabama. Yes, we live in that country.

First dead mammals to wash up on the LA shores are dolphins.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 12, 2010 -> 05:54 PM) Assuming he was offered the same deal as Gavin Floyd -- as was reported -- he would have received about half that amount in guaranteed money. Gavin's only guaranteed $15.5M. I'll bet he'll still wind up >$5 million in arbitration this offseason.

QUOTE (whitem0nkey @ May 12, 2010 -> 05:41 PM) well I spent my whole work day reading about lebron from this thread to two others on other forums I browse, to twitter. while streaming sports talk. so when could we expect to know about lebron and the bulls, July 1st or a few days following it? I wouldn't be surprised if Lebron dragged it out 3 weeks after July 1, visited with like 8 teams/cities, etc. I just imagine he's that type of person. That's why I'm so insistent that you sign the first player willing to sign.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:52 PM) Ya, very good. Here's a link with some reviews. Santa Monica Promenade is a cool place to walk around. http://www.yelp.com/biz/lalas-argentine-grill-los-angeles Taking the wife for a walk down the 3rd street promenade and Rodeo drive is nice. There's also the LaBrea tar pits and a museum next door to it that interested me.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 12, 2010 -> 04:25 PM) I'd add Garcia in his first stint with us, Rowand, Pasqua, and Contreras. Schoenweis?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) Looking at the box score, and there are 4 players among the Sox starting 9 with sub-.200 batting averages. Further, only three players are above .226, 2 above .252. Yuck. That is awful for mid-May, but I suppose it means we're likely to see some nice comebacks from the offense soon. Pierre at .252? I didn't notice how much he'd improved that lately. He's hitting about .400 over the last week and .362 in May.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:19 PM) But does everyone really feel like we're hitting into bad luck? Only Rios, Konerko, and Quentin seem to hit line drives for outs. Beckham, Pierre, Teahen, and AJP haven't been robbed all season it seems like. We're 30 out of 30 clubs in the big leagues in strikeouts coming into today. 13 fewer than the Yankees. We're putting the ball in play.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:18 PM) Hense why I said "still in contention." Obviously that means A.J. is still here at catcher. If we were out of it (like many think we already are now) than Flowers should be here. If we firesale it and have a taker for AJ, I'm not going to object at all to seeing Flowers (after June 1 that is).

Bah, there goes that 12 game hitting streak.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) Please. If Flowers was promoted right now, I would love the move unless we were still in contention. Dude can also draw walks probably 4th best on this team right now. (hell he drew 3 last year in like 12 ABs) That'd be great, considering he'd be lucky to get 12 ab's every 2 weeks.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) I really enjoy Universal studios there because I am a big kid but I know you have that stuff down in Florida. Universal Studios Hollywood is absolute crap as a theme park. There's probably more "actually used in movies" stuff, but otherwise...it's craptackular.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) Jayson Nix, Jordan Danks, Tyler Flowers, C.J. Retherford, Josh Kroeger, and anyone else you want to throw in there. Freeing up Kotsay's roster spot will allow us to give at-bats to one of the younger kids. Bat's that should me made easier to come by, especially when we're no longer in contention. Really? Nix has a lower OPS against righties career than Kotsay has against them this season. You want D2 getting 8 at bats a week? That'll be a great way for him to cut down on the strikeouts. Ditto Flowers. Retherford, on top of the same objection, is also hitting like crap (.212 average). Kroeger is hitting .193 in Charlotte. Now THAT'S what I call an upgrade over Kotsay!!!!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) I don't think he'll hit over .225. He's an aging player with a bad back and decreased bat speed. He's also trying to hit a home run ever at bat instead of hitting line drives. And you'd complain about your backup 1b hitting the occasional HR and hitting .225?

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:07 PM) Sami Salo disapproves. Seriously though, nothing is going to prevent drunk or high idiots from running onto the field. It's going to happen. So really, deal with it as best you can. If you don't want to be tased, bro, then don't run onto the field. Otherwise...be prepared for the shock of your life. And when one of the first few victims turns out to have a heart condition and dies, be prepared for the lawsuit of your life too. (Note: Alcohol and tasers also...really dangerous combination).

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) So you're advocating keeping Kotsay on the roster? There's 20 players in AAA that bat lefty and could be had for nothing that could hit better than .136 in the majors. I'll give Kotsay credit, at least his home runs have been meaningful. Do you really think Kotsay will hit .135 all season if he continues getting at bats?