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Sure it is, first off they are reporting some news. Secondly, it's important to be reminded that our first round selection was a bust.

I'm hoping Nagbe can be our link from Bradley to our forwards, guy seems to keep possession really well. Also hoping that Pulisic turns out to be the stud that people seem to believe he will be. If those two can emerge and become quality starters by the time world cup comes around we could be a team that reaches the quarter or even possibly semi finals.

Based on their skill set, our need for an emerging 3rd receiver, past production the number of potential quality players that could fit the bill and my gut feeling. This is my opinion. When I say a player of importance, yes someone like a Hogan. In my view Hogan was a player that positively impacted the team considering he was a low cost option. I think one of these guys through what will most likely be a very contested competition will emerge and become our third receiver.

We've had this discussion before, but I wish we had never dropped the bombs in Japan. I don't support indiscriminately killing innocent civilians. Yes, I know they started it. Yes, I know that the bomb saved a more protracted costly war that saved more potential American casualties. Still doesn't justify in my view the means to this end. Having said that, as president of the United States, I think it is a slight on many of our veterans specially those that served in WWII to go to Japan and indirectly once again apologize for his perceived misdeeds of our country. Yes, I understand Obama didn't really "apologize" for Hiroshima and Nagasaki but when a sitting president publicly acknowledges the deaths caused by the country he represents, that is an indirect apology and it certainly was perceived that way not just by the usual opponents of the president but by others as well.

Without the injuries (which really isn't all that many over the last 6 years), there really isn't much of a drop off.

Semantics

More like when he spoke with Ryan he said what Ryan wanted to hear, just like he does to every constituency he panders to.

I think the odds of one of those guys breaking out and becoming a player of importance is pretty decent. The vast majority of posters never insinuated that he was "irreplaceable", just that he was a good reliable, low-cost option that helped our team.

Well, he was a cancer last year.

I would venture to guess that those with the victim mentality who don't hit the "sperm lottery" are much less likely to achieve financial success than those who don't subscribe to this sort of dogma.

Solid post

Well, if they are using this as their perceived proof that raising the minimum wage would improve service and quality across the board, they would be wrong. If a company unilaterally raises their pay above the minimum wage then it's natural to see that company have improved services because it is above the bottom basement floor in wages, and that they would have more leverage in attracting better employees. However, if the minimum wage is raised via mandate that wouldn't improve quality because all that was done is that the basement floor was raised. The same folks for the most part that were working at the previous minimum wage didn't disappear off the map, they simply stayed where they were and are now receiving the new minimum wage adjustment. It's not as if they had some sort of epiphany and realized that they all of a sudden should begin to work with more diligence and effort. It's still the bottom basement floor of wages.

Yes, I am a believer in finding a "happy medium", that money isn't the entire basis of how I find my happiness. But this idea of "wealth concentrates at the top" being a reason for wages stagnating is complete and utter horseshit.

I partially agree with this, however I think a decent % of these folks aren't willing to either a) invest in the time to learn a new skill and/or b) willing to take the risk to leave their steady pay and sacrifice some of their mental escapes to save up the money in order to do that. Let's face it, it's not the way it used to be where in masses you could work a low to medium skilled job, work 9-5, own a home and save up some money for retirement. Generally speaking it takes more, you gotta learn new skills worker harder and/or more intelligently and be a little bit of a risk taker to advance yourself. This argument is more aimed at your high school education/GED and in some cases Bachelor degree individuals. Even though to be honest, if you have a Bachelors degree or more you really should have little excuse to be able to advance yourself economically.

We all know there are a bunch of lazy !@#$ers out there, but even if you discount them there is still a very sizable chunk of the population who are apathetically content leading a life of economic mediocrity. Living a life working 30-40 hours a week, enough to pay the bills and for the occasional escape from it all, whether it be vacations, boozing, smoking out, what have you. Nothing wrong with that if that's the life you choose, but make no mistake for these people there is a lack of internal drive, risk taking and burning desire to advance themselves economically. You either truly want it and do what it takes to get there or you don't.

I agree that Bernie Sanders will be an afterthought within the next five years. In regards to Trump, as much as I can't stand the guy, he won't be relegated to that same status, he's been in the public eye since forever and he'll continue to be there until the day he dies.

Excellent post

Yeah, this guy had nothing up his craw when he conducted his "study".

So what's the prognosis? Half the season?

This is a concocted "controversy" inspired by the safe-space types.

So what you're saying is that we are due.

Not quite, the media will begin covering Trump in a more serious and urgent light, whereas before it was more entertainment/circus sort of coverage.

So if someone smokes weed they must be a stoner? Well, if we are ignorantly labeling then I suppose if you have a drink of alcohol you are an alcoholic.

Of course it is, this is a play to the base culture issue.