Rex Kickass

The Nuclear Option won't be so much an option here I wager. Because there was no big fight over Roberts and no fight at all over Miers, if the new nominee is filibustered, it will most likely be respected.

Last time I checked Israel has their big boy pants on. Maybe they can fight their own battles.

Ever get the feeling that she didn't really have her heart in it?

2005 Season Opener. White Sox 1 - Cleveland 0. 2005 World Series Victory. White Sox 1 - Houston 0.

That isn't the European approach. That's hyperbole. And with resources stretched, our approach can't be more aggressive than we already are. The truth is, Israel is a Nuclear Power too. Maybe they should go after them.

Holy f***ing s***. Holy f***ing s***. It finally happened. Thank God!

Bleeding Heart Liberals like me would say that this is a very unfortunate situation. It's far too bad that Iran has chosen to take the path that it has. However, striking what we perceive to be nuclear targets would not necessarily be productive either. First, we most likely don't know where most of them are. Most of them are hidden and we can't take the chance of just blowing some of them up. Secondly, rhetoric does not necessarily indicate action. For example, North Korea talks about engulfing Seoul in flames nearly monthly. Yet in the last fifty years, they've attempted to do that never.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 06:19 PM) Lincoln quotes: "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it." "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations." "In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. Other means may succeed; this could not fail. The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just - a way which, if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless." "In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book." "The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party - and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose." "Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease. Each looked for an easier triumph, and a result less fundamental and astounding. Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayers of both could not be answered; that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes." When Lincoln ran for President in 1860 he was an abolotionist above Mason-Dixon, and pro-slavery below it. All you and LCR proved is that he's a panderer.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) Gee, I hate to make a value judgement on something so trivial ....but that's pathetic. I only wanna drunk call him because he's a Cubs fan. But I'm sure I'll forget to do it. And he was the old student in PCU, Ellen's roommate in the sitcom Ellen and the Dean in Old School.

I have a friend who drunk calls Jeremy Piven - even though he doesn't know the actor. He gave me the phone number. Guess who drunk calls Jeremy Piven in two more wins?

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 03:30 PM) Being black, white, yellow, red, or any other variation of race does NOT make you immoral. Being male or female does NOT make you immoral. A person's actions determine whether they are moral or immoral. What determines whether an action is moral or immoral? This is pretty simple. If a person is a member of a faith, creed, or organization rooted in philosophy then morality & immorality is defined by that institution. In the case of Christianity most institutions view the act of sodomy as immoral. Regardless of whether it be same-sex or between a man & a woman. Sodomy is likewise considered immoral in many non-Christian faiths. So we can safely say as a general rule of faith-borne society that sodomy is looked upon as an immoral act. If a person is not a member of a faith, creed, or an organization rooted in any one philosophy then morality & immorality is defined by society. I doubt very much that state & local governments have done or said anything to encourage the act of sodomy. Furthermore given the medical risks & general consensus of practioners it can hardly be considered a healthy behavior. So whether you look upon it from a faith perspective, a medical perspective, or a general societal perspective sodomy is considered immoral or unfavorable behavior for one to partake in. Nobody said anything about sodomy here. Seriously, that's not what makes up a marriage. If you think it does, I really hope you never get married. And not just cause the sex would be really bad.

Bobby Jenks, you handsome man!

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Oct 21, 2005 -> 04:44 PM) That mixed race analogy is getting so old & so nonsensical that only a liberal takes it seriously any more. Especially given that fundamentalist Christian groups played a major role in ending slavery in America & forging civil rights. They got tired of other whites treating blacks as second class citizens. That's why the civil rights movement came about. Both were actions BY THE PEOPLE to bring about social change. RvW, Lemon Test, & the rest of the crap that came thereafter all represent actions by a liberal extremist court to bring about social change. So what your saying is that gay people's arguments using a mixed race analogy isn't acceptable because not enough straight people view gay people as their equal? I'm making a leap of faith here, not a big one, but I'm going to guess that one of these people is you. This is about equal rights. This is a country about equal rights. It's clear you don't support it, we get it. I just thank God every day that there aren't more people like you. Because when the second coming happens - something tells me that homosexuality won't even be in the top 1000 things that our maker would be concerned with. Something tells me that our tolerance for discrimination, disenfranchisement, and injustice ranks a lot higher on this list. And to not allow the same civil rights (and a civil union/civil marriage is a set of civil rights) to adults choosing to enter a committed partnership because of their gender IS tolerance for discrimination, disenfranchisement and injustice. For the last couple weeks, I've been pulling 18 hour days on a political campaign. Meeting people, listening to people, finding communities that need help but don't get it because nobody gives enough of a s*** to listen. It's affected me in ways I can't even describe. It's made me more tolerant of people, made me care more and made me decide that after November 8th, I'm going to devote a good part of my life to helping disaffected groups empower themselves. It's also made me more intolerant too. I just can't seem to stand people who'd rather see people without equal rights. I have a new name for them now. Assholes.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 10:07 PM) I remembered it. First off, it hasn't been put into effect, so this is speculation. Second, it says becomming a Priest, nothing about those that are already a Priest. If the 50% figure is accurate, barring gay Priests would cripple the Church. There is already a severe shortage of Priests. The days of a small Parish having two Priests is long gone, even large Churches have a difficult time keeping two Priests on staff. Once again, it won't be to take away the noncelibate gay priests that keep it on the downlow. Just the ones who admit to being gay or get caught.

I hope he enjoys his freedom - because he'll be kicked out of the priesthood within the year.

The cloud of indictment possibilities helps them more than an indictment itself - at least until the election is a week away or so. If the indictments happen early, people forget.

I'm sure its a perfectly reasoned argument or whatever. But its John Stossel and his mustache haunts me. I just needed to share that.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 19, 2005 -> 10:34 PM) I hate to shoot this down before it takes of the ground, but I was talking to my wife and she insists that if the VP stepped down you cant just name a replacement. The VP would be the Speaker of the House. It's the line of succession. Although, this is the Bush administration and they have "modified" the rules several times before. WOuldnt suprise me if they tried it again, Gerald Ford was not Speaker of the House. He was chosen following the resignation of Spiro Agnew in 1973.

I stopped caring about her in Texas.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Oct 19, 2005 -> 03:46 PM) isnt there someone around here who has his quote of "Freedom means Freedom for everybody" as their signature?? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2004Aug24.html That would have been me. He also backtracked on it months afterwords. He's supportive of his family. That's great. Too bad he isn't supportive of everyone else's family too.

He doesn't support equal rights for gays and lesbians. He supported the concept of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

I am SOOOO TIRED.

How many pieces of the airplane did you find in World Trade? None.

So many people in my party who say that aren't on the clue train either. If you want ideas, that's fine - but producing an alternative to a scenario that was never acceptable in the first place - is never a good idea.

Cheers to the sweatiest man in baseball!