Texsox

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2007 -> 02:22 PM) So, are those of us who were right about this war being a terrible idea around 6 months before it started still allowed to call it Bush's war? Sure, but let's not lose sight that plenty of elected officials on both sides of the aisle were on board. I just don't think it is totally accurate. And while we are calling it Bush's war, I don't see his friends and family hanging out in the desert.

We worry about foreign oil crippling us, image a lack of food.

rip

I do worry when we are dependent on foreign food to feed ourselves.

BTW, I don't think it is fair to call this Bush's war. If we go into the way back machine, we'll find that most of America was behind the war. Now we know some of the information wasn't accurate, so maybe we can pin a bit more but IIRC there was widespread support of the war.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:59 PM) I love the "new course" wording. Why can't these assholes just say we're running away because we can't deal with it? Stay the course, eventually this will work. It just takes time, money, lives . . .

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:06 AM) Instead of blaming rap music, I think we can look throughout pretty much all of modern history and learn that women have just about always been treated like second class citizens. I wouldn't blame any one factor, music, art, etc all reflect societal values. As the values go to hell, the art reflects it. But, yes, that is a great point.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:47 PM) Jealousy. I hate being short. When we were kids, my sister wanted to be short and I wanted to be tall. Well, she is 5'10 and I am 5'3 lol.. you received the better hair . . .

I find the Dems PR campaign distasteful. I feel badly for the servicemen. [/color]

Is the US still offering wheat subsidies to keep bread prices low? I wonder if this is a common issue around the world.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:08 AM) The exploding price of corn tortillas has become a major political issue in Mexico. They were state subsidized, have they stopped that?

QUOTE(Jimbo @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:40 AM) TWO WORDS: SLUMP BUSTERS Three words College of Coaches.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:04 AM) I guess this means we have a new leader in the race for "Most Shameful Self-Promotion" Rookies. Pros in self promotion know to use the witty response to an even more witty post that they themselves provided.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:02 AM) It was either Fidel Castro or Hugo Chavez that was quoted as saying something like this was a genocide against poor people. I don't remember where I read that anymore, but it was a month or two ago. With the ethanol plants in Iowa needing so much corn, Iowa, IOWA, is about to become a net corn importer. I think the quote above is hyperbole, but it loosly grounded in some facts.

http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070501faes...e-the-poor.html There are always consequences that don't appear at first glance and I am always fascinated by them.

She needs to go bye bye

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 16, 2007 -> 03:32 PM) +4

Should they nominate a politician or a celebrity/captain of industry/reality tv winner?

QUOTE(Jimbo @ May 2, 2007 -> 09:19 AM) Change is good, stop being so loyal to Walker. Hey looks like season tickets will be vastlly available next year, thats fine by me. We suck! Not loyal to Walker, I worry that wholesale changes would take weeks to learn and ultimately hurt more than help. It almost smacks of a white flag move way too early in the season. The change, as I posted earlier, should have been made before Spring training began.

Walk me through the change y'all are expecting. Wednesday, Walker gets released. Thursday a new hitting coach arrives. Friday he changes everyone's approach, notices mistakes that immediately are fixed, and the team is rolling by the weekend?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 2, 2007 -> 08:16 AM) I agree the bill is crap. But you are saying the line of defense is the President, and he was a big part of the mess in the first place, so... he vetoed himself?! In a sense, yes.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 2, 2007 -> 08:02 AM) You can't be serious. In case you didn't notice, he's the one who bought the pooch in the first place. Serious as can be. If drew a line in the sand and said he would veto the bill. As you mentioned, everyone screwed this up. The line of defense is a Presidential veto and he did. I love it when our system works. And if Congress can muster the over ride, then so be it. That is exciting also. But I applaud Bush for his back bone in the matter. And again, that bill is almost a poster child for what is wrong in American politics. Take all the b.s., pork, and stuff that has nothing to do with the main bill out and start from there.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ May 1, 2007 -> 10:53 PM) CHANGE IS GOOD......do it I generally agree, but if the next coach comes in and starts making wholesale changes, that may be far worst. The time to make the switch is before Spring training begins.

QUOTE(The Critic @ May 1, 2007 -> 07:36 PM) First I ask them how the weather is up there. (That's always an awesome ice-breaker) Then I challenge them to a slam-dunk contest. (I let them win) Then I ask them to clean my gutters for me. (Selfish pricks always say no) Then I think of original nicknames for them like Stretch or Phone Pole or or Stilts or Manute Bol. They usually get pissed at some point, but I just keep running through their legs and they get frustrated cuz they can't catch me all the way down here. Then, to be nice, I offer them a ride wherever they're going, and I let them know it's cool cuz my car has a sunroof for their head. So yeah, we get along.