southsider2k5

Vice puts this into a little bit different perspective. The IB publication left out this line. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/apparent...e=vicetwitterus

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:28 PM) The second half of this post is a really important point. A lot of the people that participated in the women's march or protested at airports, or those who are just straight up jamming the phone lines of representatives are people who have never previously been politically active. If that portion of the Democrats stays politically active, the midterms could actually be kind of interesting. This is exactly what I have seen. Let me put it this way. In my entire life I have never voted for Democrat as President. I have voted for a couple for Governor/Senator/Rep over the years. I have actually worked on the campaigns of a few for local office. But if the alternative is another four years of Donald Trump, I will seriously consider voting for the Democratic candidate for President in 2020. It won't really help in the mid terms as we have one of the most safe Democrats in the House in Pete Visclosky, plus anther Dem in the Senate in Joe Donnelly (who I have voted for in the past).

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:22 PM) You don't know the far left then. They didn't vote for Clinton, and they won't vote for people like Kaine if they think he's not being "tough enough". Have fun with eight years of Trump then.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:12 PM) Way to ignore all the times they passed on that idea. Are there any intellectually honest liberals? Any? Way to ignore all of the times they didn't. You are literally posting in a thread that is here because the GOP engaged in the longest single obstruction of a Supreme Court candidate in the entire 241 year history of the United States of America. You can't be anymore dishonest to say otherwise.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:09 PM) I have no idea what middle you speak of. The middle of the country, thrilled. The middle class. Happy. At least in my circles. Which is why Donald Trump was inaugurated with the lowest approval ratings in HISTORY. http://www.gallup.com/poll/203198/presiden...nald-trump.aspx Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings Approval rating Dates % Most recent weekly average 45 Jan 20-29, 2017 Term average to date 45 Jan 20, 2017-present High point, weekly average 45 Jan 20-29, 2017 Low point, weekly average 45 Jan 20-29, 2017 High point, three-day average 46 twice; last on Jan 23-25, 2017 Low point, three-day average 42 twice; last on Jan 26-28, 2017 Gallup Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings -- Historical Comparisons Average for U.S. presidents 53 1938-2017 Average for elected presidents' first quarter 63 various Other presidents in February of first year Barack Obama 64 Feb 2009 George W. Bush 59 Feb 2001 Bill Clinton 55 Feb 1993 George H.W. Bush 63 Feb 1989 Ronald Reagan 53 Feb 1981 Jimmy Carter 69 Feb 1977 Richard Nixon 60 Feb 1969 John Kennedy 72 Feb 1961 Dwight Eisenhower 68 Feb 1953

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:06 PM) They literally did not. They bent over backwards and refused to use the power of the purse. The color of the sky in my world is blue, and yours? Thankfully they have this wonderful tool called google in the 21st century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States...hutdown_of_2013

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:02 PM) *24% of the public and more people voted for Dem Senators than Rep Senators. Yeah, that's the undemocratic system we have, but if you're going to make appeals to "the public" they aren't as strong when you routinely receive fewer actual votes but win through an archaic system. But of course you know that the Senate system isn't supposed to create equal representation.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 02:00 PM) I think the public spoke and if the Democrats keep up politics as usual, they are going to be voted out in record numbers. Eh. 46% of the public didn't speak. It takes very little of a move of people off of the sidelines and into the D's camp to remake things in the opposite direction. The one thing I have been blown away with since election day isn't how upset the left wing is, because they are always in meltdown over any Republican. This is the same group that labeled so many candidates as right wingers, they had to come up with a new term for actual right wingers because no one really cared about the term anymore. No, what has amazed me since election day is how pissed off and insulted the middle of the country is right now. In all of the elections I have ever been through, I have never seen anything like this. That is even including Bush/Gore in 2000 where the left squealed about a stolen election ad naseum. Even then the middle just wanted to get past it and move on. That is the opposite case with this election. I have never seen so many pissed off people. If this sentiment lasts in even a fraction of its current form, even Walter Mondale is going to laugh about the electoral slaughter.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 01:40 PM) Sure, but if you live in my world right now, the far left is LIVID at the Senate Dems for confirming ANY cabinet picks, and for even considering Gorsuch. It's ugly over there. The left's choices are to vote D or let Trump keep his clean road to do whatever he wants. I am pretty sure this won't be an issue that stops them from voting.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 01:22 PM) brett05: ss2k5 is definitely left wing extremist loon Of course you know, this means war.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 01:28 PM) uh... I don't necessarily believe that. the potential tea-party lite style attacks from the left may just keep the GOP in power. I think Trump is doing exactly what Hillary Clinton couldn't do in the last election. Motivate the middle of the political spectrum to vote for a Democrat.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) Anyone else think Gonzalez is going to implode this year? I hope he doesn't but I can't help but have this feeling. I said at one point that I would traded him for almost anything this winter. Last year was literally at good as he could get. The odds of a fall off are more than decent. He had career bests in HR/9, FIP, and BB/9. I wouldn't bet on him doing it again.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 12:26 PM) That's the point of this entire conversation. The only deal I've signed off on would be the Celtics deal because the Brooklyn picks could very well amount to two superstars. We're not at a point where Jimmy will get us anything, and I'd rather not continue to be stuck in NBA hell. Honestly I don't want to see a deal done at all until a change is made in the front office is made. I have zero faith in Gar Forman to make a deal for Jimmy Butler that pays off. He hasn't earned any trust of being able to do the right thing here. I'd rather hold on to our one big asset until someone new get the keys.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 12:13 PM) At least once a day haha eventually someone will be correct. And with that, Q will be a White Sox until he retires.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 12:14 PM) Let's keep this going... I'm expecting a breakout year from him. 12-9, 3.07 ERA, 224 K's, 1.07 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, and 5.2 WAR With those kind of peripherals, he'd probably have an ERA of about half that.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 12:07 PM) If I was the GM, the first things I'd do is tell Wade to GTFO, sign Gordon Hayward, and then have Butler recruit CP3. I'd also bring in some quality bench players and let Valentine/Zipser/McDermott have bigger roles on the team to see what they can do. CP3/Butler/Hayward wouldn't be the Warriors or Cavs, but those 3 plus a decent bench would make the Bulls a contender IMO. The easy question here is why would either Hayward or Chris Paul settle for less money and a worse chance of winning a title than other options they have?

Groundhogs day is quite literally the story of the Q trade threads.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 10:57 AM) Bruh, you know ss2k5 is one of the more right leaning posters here. Though no where near right leaning today.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 11:08 AM) What you're failing to address in this gigantic wall of text is the fact that the Bulls haven't drafted a productive player in quite some time. Why does that change now? They could trade Butler, draft busts with those lottery picks, and then they'll be in a worse position than they were with Butler. I have no confidence in the Bulls to make the right personnel decisions. There is the obvious that it is much easier to draft a star in the top 5 then it is at #20.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 10:56 AM) MLBRosterMoves ‏@MLBRosterMoves 5m5 minutes ago .@Cardinals sign RHP Carlos Martinez to 5-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023. 5 years, $51 million Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 2h2 hours ago C-Mart can earn up to $85.5M on record deal. another big plus: even distribution from '18 to '21 at 11.5M (not backloaded)

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 2h2 hours ago mark reynolds had a $3M offer from korea but wanted to return to rockies

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 2h2 hours ago chris carter has big interest from japan, but he he's been reluctant to leave mlb. rays/others in mix. @Ken_Rosenthal on it

MLBRosterMoves ‏@MLBRosterMoves 5m5 minutes ago .@Cardinals sign RHP Carlos Martinez to 5-year contract with club options for 2022 and 2023. 5 years, $51 million

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 10:25 AM) I do, but clearly you don't. They do not have to bring a candidate up. And former VP Biden agrees. Great. We agree that the Democrats can sit on the Trump nominee as long as they want then.

QUOTE (brett05 @ Feb 2, 2017 -> 06:26 AM) You do know how the election process works, right? I am always amazed that you all reach new levels of low each and every day. Actually we all know that never in the history of the United States of America has a Supreme Court nominee been ignored out of the opportunity to even get a vote. Garland's nomination process was also the longest in the history of the United States of America. I think a better question is you know how the Congressional approval process for the Supreme Court works, right?