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Some nice parallels to Reagan, especially spending spending spending. He is following a less than inspired leader and has charisma and charm. He is winning me over, but he is facing bigger challenges than any President in recent memory. If he was playing center, instead of centralist, we would have had him judged 98 days ago. Where the hell is the Soxtalk rush to judgment? I am appalled.

Terrible news.

Wow, everyone assumed I meant Junior? Do you mean that is the only future hall of famer on the list??

I'm going with the future hall of famer

QUOTE (kapkomet @ May 2, 2009 -> 02:40 PM) Why? I can get you one from one of my old co-workers, but why? After the TV did the channel scan, it found all the channels, but they are not the same as the guide or the station listing. If I want to watch, for example, TLC-HD the guide will list it as channel 251, as will the channel lineup from Time Warner. However, it is 84-4 on my Vizio TV. Disney HD, which is 126 in the guide is 84-3. Al of the digital channels have different designations. Unless there is an easier way . . .

I am looking for a channel listing of my local cable company, Time Warner, based on the digital frequency, not the channel number. The guides are of no help because without a external box, the channel line up is completely different.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 27, 2009 -> 01:10 PM) Would I ever do that? Wood eye?

We *import* a majority of our food, from grain to beef. Something I have been rallying about for years. The American farmer is now a multinational corporation. The only saving grace is much of our land is still intact for farming, if we become that desperate. Of course the land is still agriculture because of the subsidies farmers receive for keeping it that way. Once we close the borders, the tourism trade is destroyed. We also have a net import of tourist dollars, so we lose that. The whole idea is just crazy.

Actually, I think they were looking for Michael Phelps

I am wondering if it played out where they started the investigation expecting more, after a year they decided to wrap it up with what they had. If the cops knew exactly what they would find, it would not be called an investigation.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2009 -> 05:25 PM) So lives are now worth a cost benefit analysis? Interesting change of liberal philosophy. I am not understanding who you are directing this at? Balta? CDC? Obama?

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ May 1, 2009 -> 03:33 PM) Grylls is nothing more than eye candy for the Discovery Channel, the person with a strange name and rugged good looks that will draw in viewers. If someone wants to learn more, and watch a more realistic view of isolation in the wilderness, they'll watch Survivorman. But if they truly want to learn how to survive in the wilderness, they will not look at either. While they often times have good advice, other times they seem to be playing for ratings.

I'll take my own chances, thank you. I'd rather not be relying on anyone else. As far as the shows, I cringe at both at times, and other times, applaud.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ May 1, 2009 -> 02:08 PM) Wusses. /immune to peer pressure

Not just no thank you, no f***ing way. As crazy as the one over the Grand Canyon

One thought I just had, it seems we call every guy without a top fastball a pitcher and every guy with a 96+ fast ball a thrower. Seems too easy and over simplified.

It seems as long as we are debating where Ryan fits among the truly outstanding pitchers of all time. I'll accept that.

Well crap, they closed the largest school district in my area. I had several projects with them next week, which are now canceled.

Shutting down the border would also harm the thousands and thousands of Americans who work in Mexico. The tourism industry along the border would collapse. Basically it would destroy this economy and most along the border.

Contrast the dangers of over reacting to under reacting. I believe people are overlooking the costs of over reacting in terms of lost productivity, etc. But in terms of public health versus economics, it is easy to fall in the public health camp.

Sobering thought of the day for me. I am attending a university where it is very common to commute daily from Mexico to attend classes.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 29, 2009 -> 04:27 PM) What makes you think that its more serious? Its the damn flu, people die from seasonal flu every year, there would have to literally be 10's of thousands more deaths this year for it to even come close to seasonal flu. I dont see anyone freaking out about the flu, in fact some people even go to work with the flu. *gasp* What makes me think this is more serious is the death rate and that the current vaccinations seem to not be effective against it.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 08:46 PM) I hate Beckett, but I hate stupid umpires a lot more. So what if it was a long set by Beckett. You still don't call time when he was in the process of throwing. That can injury the pitcher. It should be a new rule where umpires can only call time when they are 100% sure the pitcher isn't in the process of throwing. Also, have you ever been in the process of throwing ball, and right before you do, someone screams stop? If so, you'll realize that in that situation, you'll be distracted and the ball will likely go no where where you intended it to. Oh, and I wouldn't like it either if Abreu was yelling at me for that s*** as well. I could very well see how someone could get pissed at Abreu about that. Agreed, but I would also agree When the ump called time, the pitcher gets pissed, and figures wtf, I'll toss one at him, it is a free ball.

If the substance is in the supplement, I bet he wins his case against the manufacturer. This is very similar to McDonalds losing its case when they were advertising their french fries were fried in 100% veggie oil, and did not list beef extract in their ingredients.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 29, 2009 -> 09:20 AM) Well I have my opinions based on my MD friends here in the ER but that is a good point. Perhaps the difference here is location.