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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 12, 2008 -> 04:19 PM) You guys are crazy. For one, money should NEVER be a consideration in why someone wants to run for office. Most of these guys are rich already, the money is a secondary concern. It should be all about working for the public. More importantly, why on earth should we reward morons for moronic work? As far as I'm concerned Blago should get approximately $20 per year, $15 of which should go to his hair stylist. Where is this money going to come from? When a moron drives the states budget into the ground (all while continually SPENDING MORE F'N MONEY) the LAST thing that needs to happen is a pay raise. And I understand that we're talking abotu pennies here (in the grand scheme of things) but still. It's the principle of the thing. So we want to encourage only the wealthy to run for office?

President= $10,000,000/yr Senator= $5,000,000/yr House Rep= $2,500,000/yr Govenor= $5,000,000/yr State Lawmaker (House or Senate)= $1,000,000

personally, I feel that all lawmakers are underpaid. I think that this is one of the reasons why so many of them are corrupt and have "other revenue streams". I also feel that this underpaid portion is a reason why many highly qualified and smart individuals don't run for office in the first place. They couldn't take the pay cut. Wouldn't Bill Gates or Warren Buffett be a good lawmaker?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 12, 2008 -> 02:18 PM) That's what the rest of us deal with every day (year, month, whatever you want to say). so in your mind, the President, Govenor, Lawmakers, etc are the same as a Dental Hygenist in Burbank, IL? They should be treated the same way, and compensated the same? Couldn't one argue, that being the Govenor of Illinois is a bit more important than your average joe?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) I have an idea here. I suggest a law that gives lawmakers an automatic pay raise that exactly matches the increase in pay, on average, for the average middle income Illinoisan. In other words, if the average annual wage increase in Illinois is 1%, then lawmakers get 1%. Not that complicated, doesn't have to be revisited, and puts them on par with their constituents. gotta factor in inflation. So if inflation rises at 3% per year (which is a bs amount anyway as it historically does not include housing or fuel increases), then the lawmakers get a 1% raisie, so they lose 2% each year. sounds fair.

***Just to put this in perspective, our esteemed govenor will get more than $192,000 by July 2009, up from about $171,000. BFD-- you mean to tell me that the Govenor in Illinois whomever he or she is, doesn't deserve to make $192k per year??? Jose Contreras makes $192k each and every week.

here's what bothers me. I understand the cheating part.. that is between him and his wife and no one else. How can he honestly think that none of this would have come out during the primary or general. Imagine if he was the nominee as many had hoped he would have been. Race over. All of that money, donations, opportunities, etc are wasted. especially after the Bill Clinton affair.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 08:30 PM) One team will win the East, and that has nothing to do with us. Two teams are going after one Central spot, and three teams will be competing for one WC. and your comment is exactly what makes Boston and New York schedules relevant.. correct?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 11, 2008 -> 05:52 PM) Are you suggesting that Tampa Bay has the AL East locked up? has the 2nd biggest lead in all of baseball at 4 1/2 games.

4 Teams in the Hunt for 2 Playoff Spots. (1 Central Division Winner and 1 Wild Card) - Minnesota's remaining opponents have a weighted winning percentage of 49.49% per game - Chicago's remaining opponents have a weighted winning percentage of 50.42% per game - Boston's remaining opponents have a weighted winning percentage of 51.90% per game - New York's remaining opponents have a weighted winning percentage of 52.79% per game

i'll throw out the first joke... guess John Edwards really knows what its like to have "Two America's". One where you have a wife battling cancer, and one where you have a little somethin-somethin on the side.

i'm very, very dissapointed.

Alexei is easily becoming one of my favorite players on this team. CLUTCH.

check out the latest McCain ad... pretty sad. Didn't know that Obama was just like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. In fact I wonder if Spears or Hilton can sue to remove their likeness from an ad? How would that be any different than Coke using a picture of Hilton? (or Hilton doing coke... )

check out the latest McCain ad... pretty sad. Didn't know that Obama was just like Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. In fact I wonder if Spears or Hilton can sue to remove their likeness from an ad? How would that be any different than Coke using a picture of Hilton? (or Hilton doing coke... )

Giordano's is by far #3 on my list behind Ginos and Lous. Ginos is the best IMO.

does anyone know about stacked insurance policies for auto insurance? I've been told that it may be quite the savings. Any insight?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 08:48 PM) Ozzie should take him out right now like he did in the Cub game. /sarcasm 88 through 5... can't see him going past 6. He'd probably be at 105-106 then.

Danks throwing a lot of pitches. 86 thru 4 2/3.

boy this has gone from a fun game to try, into a b**** session.

create the 2008 AL Allstar Team. Assuming that the current vote leaders stay as is... and 1 player per team minimum. 32 total members per team. Starters (9) 1B. Kevin Youkalis (BOS) 2B. Dustin Pedroia (BOS) SS. Derek Jeter (NYY) 3B. Alex Rodriguez (NYY) C. Joe Mauer (MIN) DH. David Ortiz (BOS) OF. Manny Ramirez (BOS) OF. Josh Hamilton (TEX) OF. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA) Pitchers (12) SP. Joe Saunders (LAA) SP. Vicente Padilla (TEX) SP. Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS) SP. Cliff Lee (CLE) SP. Justin Duchscherer (OAK) SP. Shaun Marcum (TOR) SP. Scott Kazmir (TB) CP. Joakim Soria (KC) CP. Jonathan Papelbon (BOS) CP. Mariano Rivera (NYY) CP. George Sherrill (BALT) CP. Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) Reserves (11) C. Dioner Navarro (TB) 1B. Justin Morneau (MIN) 2B. Placido Polanco (DET) SS. Michael Young (TEX) 3B. Miguel Cabrera (DET) Joe Crede (CHI) OF. Milton Bradley (TEX) JD Drew (BOS) OF. Carlos Quentin (CHI) Jermaine Dye (CHI) OF. Johnny Damon (NYY)

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 02:17 PM) This is why all the talk over renegotiating NAFTA, and the focus on NAFTA's negatives in general was BS. 2,4,5 and 6 all scare me.

what's dissapointing here is the opportunity. detroit will be what... 8 games back now. the sox could have swept the tigers and buried them 14 games behind.

PR doesn't get a vote in November, so why should we care what they do today. Anyone care what the Obama/Clinton results are from Italy or France... they are as important as the ones in PR. the problem with Clinton's argument about popular vote, you need to subtract PR and Guam and US VI as they don't count in November. If her argument is that she wins the states that matter in November, you need to remove those that aren't actually states.

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 28, 2008 -> 06:54 PM) It is very hard for me to believe in linebrink.(to get back to pre-06 form) I guess he is finally making a believer in me. a 1.12 ERA will do that.