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nice line drive shot

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Apr 30, 2007 -> 03:51 PM) You obviously haven't seen Fred Thompson's arm candy. wow, that old man did pretty good for himself. QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 30, 2007 -> 03:53 PM) EDIT: Just looked her up. I'd take Kucinich's wife over her. She's more my type. A natural beauty. Kucinich's wife is kinda creepy looking. Super tall, skinny, pale ,with orange hair. Finally, we are discussing the political matters that are important.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 30, 2007 -> 03:56 PM) I read the title of this thread and thought it was about Erstad's birthday party or something. haha, so did i

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2007 -> 04:23 PM) Couple of points...what exactly makes anyone out there think that fiscal conservatism is actually a popular political point of view? In some circles it gets brought up a lot, and there are a few people who get elected running genuinely on it, but just look at the performance of the supposedly fiscally conservative party. Massive expansion of government spending up and down the board, and still people keep supporting it. It took a lost war for people to genuinely start turning against that party. i hope you aren't considering GW Bush a fiscal conservative. it sounds like you are.

Great pick! haha, did you guys see who his agent is .....

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Apr 28, 2007 -> 01:56 PM) But I thought it was the message that mattered, not what the messenger actually did? burn

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Apr 28, 2007 -> 03:38 PM) It's looking like Greg Olson could possibly fall to the Bears, but I don't think it will happen. I still look for us to take Grubbs/Staley/Sears. if Olsen is still available when the bears pick, that would be exceptional.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 27, 2007 -> 03:39 PM) A bit of an exaggeration don't you think? Hillary? I could name the same type of 'slimey' activity. Obama? Could name the same type of 'slimey' activity, except for marital issues. His list of 'shady dealings' wouldn't be as long a Hillary's, but thats like saying "Konerko will never have more career homeruns than Barry Bonds." Edwards? Could name the same type of 'slimey' activity, except for marital issues. McCain? Ok, you might have me on this one.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 06:15 PM) Ask a firefighter. don't need to, i know why they don't like him. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 07:32 PM) OK, so I think he's a wee bit slimey because of his rampant affairs, the way he has treated spouses, the way he handled fire, EMS and police after (and even before) 9/11, and his business dealings. well, i'm not sure he handled the whole fire fighter thing correctly. as far as the other stuff, you could say the same thing for all the other major candidates. QUOTE(vandy125 @ Apr 27, 2007 -> 03:27 PM) Well, McCain sounded pretty good at the forum I was at today. He made some promises that I would like to see if he would actually deliver on. - He talked about shutting down Guantanomo Bay, Cuba to help with how we are viewed around the world. - To go with that, he stated that there will be absolutely no torture no matter what with prisoners (It is always the non-military people who want that, not the military). - Stated that Global warming is true, and needs to be dealt with, but we will not join Koyoto protocol without China and India. - Stated that the tax code needs to be written because it is too messy and complicated. Americans spend $140 million(billion?) each year on getting taxes prepared. - He will cut the pork out of bills that come through. In the 50s a heavily porked bill had 200 tags on it. Now there are bills coming through with 6,000. - Health Care needs to be looked at and fixed. He did not seem to favor a universal health care, but more of a competition between health care providers. - No Child Left Behind started out on a good track, but needs to be fixed now that we know what some of its flaws are. - The war in Iraq has been mismanaged. Those were the main points that I took away from it anyhow. McCain should have been the nominee in 2000. he's too old now IMO

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 07:58 PM) Well, I missed the debate. Anyone see it? Thoughts? Any good stuff? the guy from Alaska, Gravel, is insane. i liked that part of the debate.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) When does any kind of good news ever get enough press? The media focuses on the bad, because that's what sells. actually, the good economy got tons of press during the Clintion admin. QUOTE(pierard @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 08:39 PM) It could be that the economy is not as strong as it appears. If the dollar had the same value it had from 95-00 then yes this would be an economic milestone. However, the dollar has lost 50% of its value during Bush's Presidency so in reality the DOW closed at 6,500 in 99 dollars. Not impressive at all, don't buy the hype. a low dollar value does not necessarily indicate a weak economy. right now, the high value of the Euro actually hurts that economy. there is a reason China keeps it's currency at a low value. the EU is upset with the US and China because they feel both countries are purposely keeping it's currency at a low value, creating an unfair economic advantage.

The economy is really strong right now. It should be getting more press.

haha, Utah. http://kutv.com/local/local_story_116133225.html

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 11:00 AM) I think the biggest problem we're learning about with the latest data is that Europe did things the wrong way. The Europeans set up their system by going to the companies that were already using energy and saying "Here you go, here are all your carbon offsets" for the stuff they were already using. Thus, all of the power over the system was in the hands of the people who were already emmitting. Some of them did things the right way and actually invested in green technology to free up carbon offsets for sale...and it appears quite a few did not. It looks like this is giving us an important lesson in how to set up a better system if the rest of the world (aka the U.S. and China) ever get involved. Specifically, we can't put all of the power over the system in the hands of people who are looking to make a profit at any cost. It appears that it would be much better, rather than issuing carbon credits, to set up a carbon tax system, where an entity charges businesses that don't comply and rewards those that do comply rather than giving away carbon credits that businesses can sell. NOVA did a story on the solar energy program in Germany. It was very interesting.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 26, 2007 -> 02:10 PM) Romney still does, but, he's already flip-flopped more than his Massachusetts buddy John Kerry ever did. Plus Giuliani is a slime-ball. personal attack!!! i like Giuliani. why do you think he is a slime-ball?

QUOTE(Wanne @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 12:28 AM) Sure was. Woulda sucked ended up losing that goofy-ass thing. totally would have sucked Boone came through in a tough situation, which kinda surprised me.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 12:20 AM) Perfect inning...book it. BOOOM! sox win!

ok Jenks 1-2-3 inning

yessss insurance run

YESSS!!!!!!!!!

one swing

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 12:04 AM) id prefer he walks him, teahan will kill it. request denied!

WOOOOO!!! BOoone comes through

now, Boone begins to unravel