Texsox

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 11:57 PM) Tex, think about his line there. He won't wear it beacuse it has come to stand for patriotism. WHY IS THAT BAD? Does he hate his country? Is he not a patriot? Is he ashamed of the flag, or looking to score points with the commie-fringe of the Dem party? I think it is more a comment against those that wrap themselves up in the right clothes, ribbons, and pins, but it is all window dressing. Something that we've complained about here. Giving speeches and not money. Being pro War and making certain you or a loved one didn't have to serve, etc. That's the "kind of" patriotism I believe he was talking about. My guy was a POW, he is waaaay more Patriotic than anyone in the field, so vote for McCain.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 05:07 PM) Mind you, that is 100% real. No way?? Nice wide stance on that elephant

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 11:51 PM) It seems that Obama won't wear a Flag pin, because he "doesn't like how the pin has come to represent patriotism in America". Seriously, WTF is up with that? Oh wait, we shouldn't question his patriotism. Well, how about his common sense? http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/10232921.html Everybody is wearing the pin, how come you aren't wearing the pin? Stupid Obama, put on the damn pin and party. Support the choldren in China that make them with lead paint

I'm thinking this could be the end of the BFD, No Jeb in '12

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 05:37 PM) that's the opposite of sexiest. Boobies are amazing. Not on you they aint (should that be in green?)

Can I correct the thread title to I want Bonds in a cell?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 02:50 PM) Giggle.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) With their prior commercials, it is no surprise they would sink that low. Next they were going to ask Dusty Baker and Shammy Sosa

^^^ If Larry Craig posted here, I wonder what his screen name would be ^^^ You know, just asking

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) Nothing like using a homeless crackhead as the face of your business. With the money he's pulling in he'll be able to afford health insurance

Anyone else insulted that the media puts every spending bill immediately put into Iraq War Dollars? If the health care bill, for example, is good, it doesn't matter if it is 5 days or 5 years in Iraq and same thing if it is bad. let's put away the Iraq analogies, please. Oh, and all the members of congress that keep saying Bush is spendign $X in Iraq, WRONG! We all are. It's congresses budget also.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 02:41 PM) That is not good. People can't get their net worth above their annual income? Even with the big housing value run-up we've had? Yikes. This nation has gotten really, really bad and saving and investing. Debt is our worst enemy, more serious than terrorists. But I'll shut up, I've talked about this to death.

That's Mr. Woo Woo to you I hope he has an agent and a spot on Letterman.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 01:08 PM) Like high school...I chose to focus on Cs, rather than As You must have had a 4.0 QUOTE(Soxy @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 01:49 PM) Okay, that was funny. Thank you for giving me permission to laugh Nice one PA.

But the world must work just like the US!

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 12:45 PM) Although I think Carter misspoke on Venezuela, I think he kept us from an unnecessary war in North Korea in 1994. As much as he pisses off conservatives about how he speaks of the Bush administration, does anyone remember what he said about Clinton? I believe he called the man a disgrace because of the Marc Rich pardon. I think presidential administrations dislike the man because he's honest about his motives - at least post 1981, and honest about his thoughts - despite whether you agree with them or not. We really do not like integrity and honesty.

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He should be starting on his golf game, perhaps that wide stance will help him . . .

QUOTE(Soxy @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 09:53 AM) I met him. And then I had to sit down. Because I swooned. Seriously. I met him at Cominsky. He was in town to build a house and came to a game. His Secret Service detail was small and you couldn't guess who they were. Very cool. Pratt, I was going to respond but instead I'll just

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 09:13 AM) Well good. But if there isn't an inflationary adjustment, then we are just looking at another example of Congress being stupid, because it would have to be revisited again in a few years anyway. I'm not certain about that component. IIRC there was a piece about someone complaining that them folks over there, making more, would get some and she wouldn't.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 09:14 AM) According to what we have been told during this campaign cycle, they are all "rich" according to their incomes. They certainly are not worrying about the high cost of medical insurance.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 09:10 AM) Reagan also had alzheimers disease, which made it pretty much impossible to talk about what he did after his 8 years in office. And there are conflicting opinions as to when the Alzheimer's began. It certainly is unfair to compare Reagan with the other Presidents. I am certain that Bush and Clinton appreciated the heat Reagan took for the Japan speaker fees, it set the stage for them to make millions.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 08:27 AM) Which part? Regional adjustments, or inflationary adjustments? regional

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 08:24 AM) You mean Poppy Bush who didn't care enough to head up a group with the man who took his job to try to save lives after the Indian Ocean tsunami? I have a hard time saying that any of our recent ex-Presidents don't give a damn. The last few at least have gone out of their way to try to do a lot of good in the world. I don't really remember anything about Ford or Nixon's lives after the White House, but I know Carter, Bush41, and Clinton have all thrown themselves into benevolent projects. I think your analysis is spot on. Nixon pretty much went into exile. Ford was public, did some lower key charity work and IIRC advised the GOP. Of course he also played a lot of golf in Pro-Ams, hitting spectators along the way. Reagan quickly went to Japan, pocket a few million in speaking fees, then retired. But I think that was also a function of age. I place Carter well ahead of Clinton and Bush in their post Presidency actions. From building homes to supervising election, he has certainly walked the walk when it comes to human rights. I also realize that for many posters here, they are repeating what they were taught in history class about Carter. The Presidency had bottomed out in many ways after Nixon/Ford and Carter did righten the ship and set the stage for Reagan, a bigger than life cowboy. I think anyone in that position, including his opponent, Ford, would have had a similar unspectacular Presidency. Ford's economic plan was wearing a Whip Inflation Now button.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 08:06 AM) Part of the problem with setting a single, national salary floor is that 80k is very different from place to place. 80k for a family in, say, Ames, Iowa, is most definitely a middle class lifestyle or maybe even better. 80k living in Boston or New York on the other hand, is scraping by. I'd rather see either the states having some say here, or at least some sort of cost of living adjustor on there. Also, like minimum wage, the salary levels should have an automatic annual increase based on some market basket measure, so that this does not need to be revisited. I thought that was already done. Maybe that was taken out of the final bill??