mr_genius

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 08:15 PM) I don't really have a beef with Social Security so much since it has its own tax unlike most of the other budget. I would say Gates more or less wants to do what you suggest on defense but the wars have to end before that happens. He would rather spend money on something that's going to be used in Iraq or Afghanistan 10 months from now than on something that could hypothetically be used in 15-20 years. And my Medicare fix?

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jan 25, 2010 -> 08:02 PM) Have you ever heard of a 68,000$ toilet? Gregory Pratt, I salute you for publicizing this.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 07:12 PM) There just isn't an easy way to "fix the budget." I don't listen to anyone's opinions on it unless they have big ideas that would actually reduce spending in a way that's actually possible to do other than just ranting about how politicians suck, which is what most of those opinions tend to amount to. Social Security - Keep the same. Kind of have to bite the bullet on this one. Unless you have a suggestion, lostfan. Medicare - cut by 40%. Increase the US market with millions of green card doctors and nurses, wages will come back to earth. The best and brightest from overseas will attend to patients at a fraction of the cost. Also consider sending medicare patients to India to live in Healther camps, they will get excellent treatment at a super low cost! (ok the healther camp in India would be controversial) Defense - Cut by 20%. No new aircraft carriers and s***. Use the ones we already have. done and done. want to donate to my political campaign?

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 09:49 AM) I think the H stands for Head Injury. OH, NO, I'M GONNA GET CALLED OUT NOW!!!! lol

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 08:02 AM) didn't JimH used to post over at espn? yea. back in like 2000 if i recall correctly

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 25, 2010 -> 07:00 PM) Since he raised spending by 25% in his first year for most departments, that "spending freeze" is a pimple on an elephant's ass. ah yes. i see what is going on now.

Obama calls for spending freeze? FOX news is reporting he is planning to unveil a 3 year budget freeze. I'll believe it when I see it.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 25, 2010 -> 05:03 PM) That's funny. I thought I was the only person who thinks St. Louis style pizza is the best. The cheese makes it. I wouldn't say the best, but I think St.Louis style pizza is really good.

TIM TEBOW SHOULD BE ARRESTED A JAILED FOR HIS SCANDALOUS TV AD

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jan 23, 2010 -> 11:13 AM) I once snapped and hit my breaking point with the stupid furniture on the street and went down the whole block launching everything. I didnt give a s*** if anybody seen me at that point,there was like a half inch of snow on the ground it was ridiculous. That is messed up. Check this one out: I shoveled out a spot, when back inside to put shovel away and sat down for like 3-5 minutes. Come out and some douche already has his chairs in the spot I JUST SHOVELED OUT A FEW MINUTES AGO. My Car was right next to the spot with the blinkers on. I f***ing tossed the chairs into the middle of the street of course, but still.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 24, 2010 -> 07:04 PM) I debated whether to put this in the catch all or it's own thread, but I was laughing hysterically at this, so I guess it's own thread. So a wife started to record the ramblings of her sleeping husband and make a blog about it. Here's some samples: "Jan 22 2010, afternoon Lucky us! Adam just fell asleep on the sofa.... "Pleased to meet you? Huh, gotta be a f***ing joke." "I like the balloons. I want one. If I don't get one, I'm gonna squeeze one out right here, right now.... I warned you!" "I want to dance in the rain but without the getting wet bit. Rain! Rain...."" Jan 21 2010 "You know, with you you you, it's all me me me. Well f*** f*** f*** f*** you you you." "Yeah I do. I have SO much to give. Choke on it!" "Deedoo. It's a deedoo. A deedoo...Oh, it's not a deedoo. I have no idea what it is." [chuckling throughout] "I'm trying not to laugh. But your face! Your face! Oh, please look away. Please?" http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com I am buying this mug, right now. http://www.cafepress.com/SleepTalkinMan.428883687

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 24, 2010 -> 06:14 PM) You have to wonder if it was the lead singer's mother telling the tebow story if abortions would suddenly rise well, if anything, it could be a great birth control campaign for overpopulated countries. JUST SAYING IT COULD BE USEFUL

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 24, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) I'm going to help out tex here so he doesn't appear to be arguing against something that doesn't exist: GOOOO ABORTIONS! remember the band 'The Goo Goo Dolls'? i wish they had been aborted. I AM NOT JOKING

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 23, 2010 -> 10:31 AM) Honestly it is much easier to manipulate peoples xenophobia's and racism than anything. If you start screaming about non-white, non-American's being behind something, there will be enough of the population who will be upset by it. Besides, it is not like foreign powers trying to manipulate our politics would even be new. as compared to countries that like it when other countries meddle in their affairs? By your definition the vast majority of the global population are xenophobes. But that is probably true. lol

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Jan 22, 2010 -> 11:10 PM) I hate ketchup, but I sometimes add ketchup anyway. I put mayo and bbq sauce on my hamburgers. haha

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 22, 2010 -> 04:04 PM) I don't acknowledge the whole chair/cone thing with parking spaces cleared of snow. Its a public street, I'm taking the spot if its there. agreed, the furniture on the street is stupid.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/201...earthquake.html haha

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 07:56 PM) lol there was a headline earlier, on Huffpo or something, saying "Conan O'Brien set to be unemployed" and I thought uhh he hardly qualifies as being "unemployed" when he just got $33 million or whatever his portion of that is. "you're fired. security will escort you out of the building. oh, and we are giving you 33 million dollars." "holy s*** thanks!"

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:57 PM) So we are claiming the dude in charge of the web site that predicted the general election with shocking accuracy is just a biased pollster? na, you are just being too sensitive

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:54 PM) The commentary there is obviously really biased, but it's otherwise pretty accurate. it's a good website. a lot of great info.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:49 PM) Yeah 538 posts trends and odds, he doesn't actually "call" anything except for during the general election where he predicted the electoral vote. applied statistics are use to predict political races. as i already stated. i didn't say he 'called' the race. totally different.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:47 PM) Huh? Silver predicted 3:1 odds for Brown the day before/day of the last thing I saw yesterday, as the polls closed, he had coakley with the slight edge. he deleted the post from what i can tell. poor guy.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) 538 did an analysis on his positions and ranked him in the Senate. He is the most liberal Republican out there, just slightly more liberal than Olympia Snowe. (and he should be, due to the state he represents) He's just right of Ben Nelson (D) of NE. http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=thG...GXyWA&gid=1 http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/sco...beral-than.html I was reading 538 yesterday, he was predicting a Coakley win haha but i agree, Brown is not going to be a lock step GOP conservative.

I have a sinking feeling that layoffs will really pickup in Feb and March