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QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Feb 8, 2009 -> 10:50 AM) Oh I would. Boras wants to do his job and he is not going to unless Crede gets a contract fixed

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 10:43 PM) Jesus Christ That would be stretching the definition of faculty. While he certainly does teach, I do not believe he qualifies for this assignment.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Feb 5, 2009 -> 12:09 AM) Other than the Sox, I'm a bandwagon fan for every other team I root for. I enjoy the Bears having success, but if they suck I don't lose any sleep over it. If they win it all, I'll celebrate it. I loved the Bulls during the MJ era, but haven't watched a full Bulls game this year. I'm just now getting back to being a Blackhawks fan, but I have been deprived of hockey since ESPN stopped showing games. I now have DirectTV and the NHL Center Ice package. But, I wouldn't have paid much more than cursory attention to the Hawks for the last decade or so. So, you can slam me for my 'fandom' of the Bears, Bulls and Hawks ... then ask me if I care. I now can tell you more about the Spurs than the Bulls, but I still would cheer long and loud for the Bulls. I can now tell you more about the Hidalgo Killer Bees than the Blackhawks, but I'd break out my Hawks gear and hit the local sports bar if they were in the finals. I want every damn casual fan and bandwagon jumper to screw the Cubs and come on over to the Sox.

I like both of those ideas. I'm also thinking either Stewie Griffin or perhaps Dr. Cox

So many choices, so many ideas. I have to write a full length obituary of a fictional character, the Professor of the course, or any faculty member who would be willing to answer some background info and etc. I'm thinking the fictional character wouold be the most fun. But which one. Ribbie is too obscure here, so it needs to be someone reasonably well known.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 08:28 PM) If you buy something from a charity, is it tax deductible? I bought a couple of the legacy bricks from the Sox. Can I write that off? Generally speaking the organization has to be a 501©3 charity for your purchase to be tax deductible. Not all not for profits are charities. Your deduction is the net between what you paid minus any goods or services you received in return for your donation. The example is if you bought a mountain bike at a charity auction, the deduction would be what you paid less the retail value of the bike. Often times, strictly speaking, very little is actually tax deductible. Even the rubber chicken or BBQ from the dinner would be deducted from your contribution. Most charities will send you a letter detailing what portion of your gift is deductible. On large gifts you would be required to obtain the fed tax id number of the charity. Welcome to my world. Would you also like to make a donation to the Rio Grande Council, Boy Scouts of America? I kicked off my annual Friends of Scouting campaign a couple weeks ago and am way behind last years numbers.

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QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 03:18 PM) Black calf-length control socks are mandatory at your age, I assume. B) What else would I wear with my favorite shorts? bastard

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 04:14 PM) Obama is looking to bring in a "performance czar", and make government run more efficiently. Cut the fat. This is his initiative. Which is a good one. But see, if you are going to do that, you already are going to have some consternation among government employees. It is key, for that kind of effort, to not upset them any further. Do you really think they will be willing to help with the effort, when they see rules put against them that don't apply to higher ups? What they saw was years of lobbyists being employed with no checks or balances. Now there is at least a small check and some public record. On the dark side, they could be saying, damn. Obama's trying to take away my free lunch, hockey tickets, probably think he's Don Quixote tilting at windmills. At the best, they see it as a gesture in the right direction.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) He could've left himself more wiggle room than he did in the executive order, or at least laid out more specific guidelines for possible exceptions. Come to think of it, I haven't read the EO personally, maybe he did. People tend to deliberately miss things like that so it's entirely possible. he's writing waivers, maybe that is the "wiggle" room.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 02:59 PM) Oh good god, are you really searching for an arguement today or what? lol. We flat out got lied to. He said lobbyists, "won't find a job in my White House," Now they can as long as they are "qualified". It was a BS soundbyte for the campaign trail that he never had any intent of following through on. It would be different if this hadn't have happened multiple times before. nope conversation. I agree 100% that this is not what the sound byte (bite?) was. I'll even say it was lying. But I like this better. I think of this more like you don't get everything you want when you become President. In this case, like others, I'm glad this President is not getting what he campaigned for. I trust Mr. Gates and if he wants this guy, I think it would have been a shame if there was not a mechanism to at least make it possible. So let's call Obama a liar about this. But which policy do you prefer? No lobbyist under an conditions Lobbyists by exception No restrictions I'll take the second. Especially if they are all on the public record. I like flexibility.

It seemed to me that the entire process happened way quicker than I ever imagined and with far less testimony or facts that what I would have expected. I get that Mark Fuhrman framed a guilty guy sort of feeling.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 02:49 PM) Obama is the one who suggested that lobbyists were evil, not me. Ask him. I didn't see Obama posting the article. Makes me wonder why you posted it if you don't want to discuss it. I think it is a good policy, and appreciate that waivers are possible. It's better than what we had.

So SS, are you suggesting that Obama's executive order barring lobbyists is bad, or the waivers are bad? It would seem to me that this process is pretty good. This way at least someone, perhaps the President, is keeping a look out for this, while still allowing exceptionally qualified candidates to serve. Seems like an improvement over what we had, which was no gate at all. Now I respect the hell out of Mr. Gates® and prefer that he gets his man. So perhaps I'm looking at this wrong. But I would hate to see a well meaning directive derail an otherwise strong candidate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 02:09 PM) Here is the fine print... This change is toothless. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=was...id=azVLk.22AkLI More at link. So qwas GS confused or will they still pay back the loan?

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 02:19 PM) What kind of selfish b**** just goes off and dies of cancer like this? She didn't believe "Yes We Can!"

Most of the time, correct and slow beats almost correct and fast.

That does lead to a serious question, and one I had some experience with. Someone dies with unsecured debt *and* some money in which to pay off the balance. It seems like the estate should cover the deceased debts before dividing up the property.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 07:47 AM) Apparently, there were too many snickers about it. Gee, people should grow up and be mature like us here at Soxtalk

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Feb 2, 2009 -> 04:21 PM) Oh wait, I am sorry, it is OBAMA that leaves renditions on the table, even the possability of expanding the program. So I guess Obama now supports torture! Come on now, all you peeps who b****ed and moaned when this was still available under Bush, let's hear your disappointment at Obama not removing this as an option as well. Or is it now suddenly ok? With the closing of Gitmo we now have 3 options when dealing with enemy captures in regards to terrorists. 1. Shoot them on the spot. 2. Put them through the American civilian judicial system. 3. Hand them off to somebody else. Or, we can ship them off to stay with John Murtha. http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-renditio...8176,full.story I CAN"T BELIEVE OBAMA IS DOING THAT!! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED!! I AM SICKENED AND OUTRAGED!! happy?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 07:36 AM) I got $900 billion that saids that isn't true. I have thirty years of GOP backed tax cuts while running deficits. They want to cut income, but never cut expenses. The Dems answer is always increase income (taxes). I'm waiting for someone that will cut taxes and spending. But that ain't going to happen.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Feb 5, 2009 -> 03:06 PM) This is not normal for appointments or people in general from what I can tell. Obama just didn't vet anyone, and think back to all the ramblings about how McCain didn't vet Palin (teehee). Wealthy Democrats love to raises everyone elses taxes, but they feel they are the 'enlightened elite' therefore the rules do not apply to them. Yep. Democrats want to actually pay for what services the government provides. Republicans want to borrow the money today in hopes that down the road we will pay back the deficit (and the interest).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 5, 2009 -> 08:24 AM) Interesingly enough, judging from my municipalities perspective, most of the projects I have seen proposed for stimulus spending, where things we were planning on doing anyway, but might not have been able to do because of cutbacks. Most of these things were going to happen anyway though. Has anyone else seen this happen on a local level? Exactly what I pointed. Shovels poised waiting on the money.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Feb 5, 2009 -> 02:56 PM) the moment you hold politicians, actors, athletes, etc to a higher standard than the normal person is the moment you get dissapointed. Phrased a different way. I hold the person being vetted to a higher standard than the investigator that has to prove what are lies and what are not. The nominee knows the truth. We should expect them to be truthful. That should be easier to expect than expect someone else to spot all the lies.