NorthSideSox72

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 10:41 AM) Of course, but who? Jenks? I can't really think of what else they might need... The Rays do love prospects. The Sox don't have a ton of those, but, there are some.

Its possible that more than just JD could be coming from the Sox side, and that puts Crawford and anyone else in play as a possibility.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 03:55 AM) There is a really long list of Vedder wannabes. And if the list was "100 most influential rock artists", I'd contend that Vedder should be there. Top 100 singers? Heck no.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 08:29 PM) Its Po-Yu Lin but I didnt think he was Korean, i thought he was Taiwanese Po-Yu Lin.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 05:56 PM) Anything that uses Malkin as a source of wisdom is highly questionable, but I agree that, on the surface, this seems like a bad precedent. It was a settlement, not a court ruling, though. You are correct - my mistake.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 05:39 PM) I would like to hear the legal reasoning on this one. The courts have ruled that private organizations (like the Boy Scouts) can discriminate against gays and atheists in the past. I don't get the second half of that article launching into a rant about Muslims and Sharia law. The article is laced with laughable bias and hate. That said, I agree with the principle that this was a terrible civil court decision. EHarmony is private, and should be able to cater to whatever customers it chooses.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 04:12 PM) if the market goes back up, which it probably eventually will, you are actually buying at a good rate right now. could work out for you. for people who are retired and need their savings; yea they are getting rocked. but the market has risen by so much over the decades they are still coming out way ahead. Exactly. For the long term investor, this is a buying opportunity that will pay off later. Its really just the people who are about to retire that are in the biggest trouble, as far as stock prices go.

DJIA has lost 43.1% of its value... this year alone.

david cook carlos torres john lujan wes whisler Those guys have a better than even chance of being picked up. I really wish they would have protected Cook. The other three, I can live with taking the chance.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) I'm really more talking about passing along the costs of the buildout onto the consumer. "Fine, you want solar power, you're gonna pay more". Now once it is all installed and they are payed for, the cost may go now. In the long run, it'll be cheaper. I'm not saying this WILL happen, but it could. Yes, that's why I said consumer prices, not energy prices.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) When I read that what came to mind was the clusterf*** of uneven regulation that happened in California a few years back. You mean the electricity markets failure? That was pretty epic. That wasn't even a cost issue either, and it was both overregulated and underregulated in various aspects. Just a huge clusterf***, as you said.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) You could argue carbon caps would. Also, if there was some sort of an "renewable energy" mandate, it might force companies to invest money in solar or wind. And to afford that, they may have to raise prices. Carbon caps could certainly do so. The latter example you give would not. It could raise CONSUMER prices, but not energy costs. In fact, that would end up lowering energy costs.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 12:12 PM) Seriously, how did some of these people live long enough to be able to vote? It is NOT rocket science to fill in a f***ing oval for the candidate you want. The Lizard People have no need for rockets.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 11:58 AM) Unless energy policy changes so that energy costs are double what they are now, which can easily happen if they get too regulation-happy. What regulations do you feel could be implemented that would double energy costs?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) Trib article seems to indicate that Pritzker may have some skeletons in her closet on the financial side. Superior Bank, owned at one time by the family, failed in 2001 over accounting irregularities, and they were a major player in the securitization of debts. Trib now saying that Pritzker turned it down. Nevermind.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 11:09 AM) Ok, that sort of makes sense, so the odds of GM going down increasing have already pushed up the prices of those CDS instruments to the point that there's very little money left to be made if they actually go down. Anyway then...doesn't every negative comment or bad day that GM execs have on the hill serve to push up the value of those CDS's even more as GM's failure becomes more likely? Buy the rumor, sell the news. No one in their right mind will be willing to buy into the Receive side of these CDS's at this point.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 11:14 AM) I can't wait to see how this affects the economy. Should be a very good thing for the economy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) How is that any different from what I and the author there wrote? You indicated that GM failing would end up making a lot of money for some people I am saying, no, it won't. That money has already been made. It will end up COSTING the financial industry billions on a net basis, and nobody wins.

This is like trying to come off a drug addiction. Do you wean off, or walk away? I am OK with drilling on already-leased land for that purpose. And offshore drilling that is already allowed by statute. But these people who actually think that new drilling is an immediate fix are kidding themselves. New drilling OR new alternative sources will both take time. But the alternatives, in some cases, are actually already more ready than oil. So why bother drilling more?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:33 AM) It is also a message that we're going further and further left, and you better like it or get the hell out of the way. On energy policy, yeah, I think that's the plan. And, good. Better than Drill, Dumbasses, Drill.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) Exactly. His may have strayed a bit, but his work on PJ's first two albums is freaking unbelievable. Should be top 10 in my opinion. I like PJ, but let's be honest - Eddie is more of a mumbler than a singer.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) Via Politico This is a message. It says not only that change is coming, but also, that Detroit's symbol of energy policy is being supplanted by something more in the California mode. More environmentally friendly, and probably a much bigger emphasis on alternatives, which is a good thing. Its also nice to see the Dems take a step away from the purely seniority based system for these slots.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 20, 2008 -> 10:11 AM) Also, word is that billionaire Penny Pritzker is the top choice for Commerce Secretary. She has no record in public office, so, I'd like to know more about her too. Same article also mentions that Daschle will not just be HHS Secretary, but also the "health care czar", responsible for the new health care policies they want to enact. Trib article seems to indicate that Pritzker may have some skeletons in her closet on the financial side. Superior Bank, owned at one time by the family, failed in 2001 over accounting irregularities, and they were a major player in the securitization of debts.

Well, after a drop around the open, major indices now up a bit, or near unchanged.

Also, word is that billionaire Penny Pritzker is the top choice for Commerce Secretary. She has no record in public office, so, I'd like to know more about her too. Same article also mentions that Daschle will not just be HHS Secretary, but also the "health care czar", responsible for the new health care policies they want to enact.