Texsox

I've read the Constitution, I've read quite a bit of the history that surrounded the writing of the Constitution. IMHO the writers were mostly protecting religion from the government *not* protecting the government from religion. Many of the soon to be states were founded by religious groups leaving oppressive countries for then freedom of the new world. Others were started to earn a profit for the investors who for the most part had little interest in religion. I believe the protections were placed in the Constitution like many things our government does, as part of a compromise.

You will never have a job where everything is 100% perfect, especially when there are limits on where you can work.

Kind of what I first thought. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 10:23 AM) Can't really argue with it. I really wonder if the only reason he is in there now is to try to facilitate a waiver deal where we pick up a bad contract in return?

Both, in bunches.

Hey Mark, welcome to soxtalk, I like your first post :-) QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 05:42 PM) She doesn't look bad at all.

He has been in worse spots before and has never, *never* lost an election.

Thank you for posting the link. Great read. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 1, 2011 -> 11:26 AM) Pretty awesome read on how the whole operation went down. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/08...a_fact_schmidle

I sometime confuse his tweets with friends of mine. They don't seem manufactured by some publicity agent.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 05:49 PM) Ironically every other coffee place serves it in the same temperature range. Wrong

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 09:45 AM) AH jeez, I bet it was McDonald's fault when that dumbass lady burned herself with hot coffee. Sometimes stupidity is at fault. FYI McDonalds served their coffee much hotter than industry recommendations and hotter than competitors, McDonalds had had over 700 complaints about the temperature of their coffee and had settled many cases resulting from injuries to their too hot coffee. The lady involved asked for her current and future medical bills covered ($18,000) McDonalds refused. She THEN hired an attorney, who asked for $90,000, which McD refused. McD ultimately paid somewhere around $500,000. If you go to a faucet and turn on the hot water and it is set to scald you in 3 seconds are you a dumbass because the faucet said hot, or is the company at fault for setting a temperature way higher than accepted or usual? How would you feel after learning 700 people were injured from that faucet, and they settled those cases? I am certain the railing will be raised, if nothing else, because attendance may suffer. When I sat in the front row of the Cell's UD, it took me three or four innings to be comfortable, there is no way I would have even stood to catch a ball.

I want one. Not certain which one, the 14 Wave is a blast but a little small, the larger 16 or 17 are better for three people and carrying some picnic stuff.

People should have the right to offend as many people as they like, but they have to take the criticism that follows. If by now you don't know that a sizable group of people find using gay for stupid offensive, then you live under a rock or something. Be offensive, but don't whine when people call you out on it.

Is it patriotic to believe the government is incapable of solving and running complex programs like health care

He has played on the team with the most distractions. And I was very surprised that he is the first to accomplish it while wearing a Yankee uniform.

I don't see anyone in my lifetime.

I'm with SS on this. What is appropriate? I'm not certain, but they are linked. It will help both of them. Hell, have his foundation set up a trust fund and college fund.

I just learned I am coaching boys this year. I am not certain it is a promotion or not. In fact I am a but intimidated.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 08:48 AM) I've asked before but have yet to hear an answer. What's the end game here? Spend another 5-10 years with this guy retrying him? Re-sentencing him? Going through all the appeals, etc.? Over a missed phone call that wouldn't have made any difference? Only if you believe our process is important.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 04:05 PM) LOL. He was my boss. He would throw Cinnabons at me and I'd try to catch them with my mouth. Definitely had a late break as they would mostly hit my ear.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 06:39 PM) I really want someone to call Rick Perry's secession bluff. I can't believe people took him seriously.

It's always sad when people are convicted in the media and later we find out they are innocent.

I was responding to the comment: He was convicted so what's the point in delaying the inevitable? The point would be, in my mind, to be certain that before we kill him, everything was done exactly as required. That's probably why we don't just shoot the offender as soon as the jury says guilty. Now I want the guy killed as much as every other Texan. We execute more people than all the other states combined. That makes Texas the safest state to live, and I like it that way. It does seem as if Todd Willingham was executed for a crime he didn't commit, but hell he's one out of a thousand. By making an example out of these guys, people think twice before committing violent crimes in Texas. Plus, you never know who is carrying a concealed weapon.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) Tex, what injustice was done by him not contacting the consulate? It was already ruled that Texas didn't have to adhere to that, so whether people think it is right or wrong doesn't matter. From what i read this case is actually one of the more air-tight ones with no doubt as to his guilt, as opposed to the ones that relied on a 65 year old granny from 4 blocks away to identify a mole on an accusers face. So unless you think he got inadaquate representation, which should have already come out in the numerous appeals, what is the legal reason for delaying any more? WHat could a consul visit have done that would/could have changed the outcome? The example that was used was not getting a phone call. Sorry I thought the thread had digressed and I was moving with it. Why stop the inevitable if a technicality was not followed like not getting a phone call was, to paraphrase the comment, what I was referencing.

Tip #1 green = sarcasm Tip #2 to fit in, short, obnoxious posts that you repeat over and over again will mark you as a regular. Tip #3 You are clearly a southern gentleman, well bless their hearts, there are a ton of yankee blowhards here. Tip #4 Don't fight it, use you're your and their there interchangeably.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 09:05 PM) Go for it. While you're at it, keep handing out money that the Chinese have. I'm the one that always argues for a balanced budget. Y'all want to cut taxes to the rich so they will personally create jobs. Then let's run the country on what the middle class can afford. That will pretty much shut down all entitlements. We're going to deficit ourselves into oblivion, but at least the rich will keep their money. And I'd rather spend money locking people up, then maybe they won't have as many kids that the next generation will support. Starve or work.