ExiledInIllinois
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It is apples and oranges like Aussie said. The military powers were more balanced then. We weren't the premier superpower by a mile back then. What was the US? Number 3 or 4 in military power???
Can our ememies actually succeed in conquering our counrty now?. Or, just wrecking sporadic havoc.
I am not down playing the lives lost, security. Just don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
The "fly paper approach" that is Iraq can only last so long before the thing falls on you.
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You got the loser part right. If he's got a girlfriend, she's probably got a gay boss. He's also a loutish drunken oaf who rules over people with the threat of violence.
Guys like "Doyle" usually succomb to the 'slingblade.'
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Even know I get most of my taxes back, I like the idea.
Also, put insurance on the price of a gallon of gas.
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It would be quite gullible of anyone to believe that Most if not all NFL teams treat this like a business and cut players whom they feel arent living up to their contracts.
Regarding the Pats ownership, IIRC, didnt Kraft finance that stadium with 100% of his own money and then elected not to charge PSL's? The guy has won 3 of the last 4 Super Bowls and demand is VERY high there. It would be stupid not to raise prices. Simple economics. The transfer thing is a bit dopey but again, no PSLs come with a price I guess.
Ya... I was just whining.
The demand will be in many ways... They gotta do everyhting to win or they die. The stakes are high.
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If it is any consolation, they don't treat their fans good also (outside of winning). In the recent SI (3-7), "Who's Hot/Who's Not" page... It appears that "Patriots Faithful" is not doing so well and are "Who's Not"...
Patriots Faithful
Fan favorite Ty Law is out (released), and gouging is in. Ticket prices were hiked 20%, and while Pats announced they'll relax no-transfer policy on season tickets--team got bad press last year after a ticket holder died and Pats demanded the tickets back from his cancer-stricken son--it comes at a price. Transferring to family members costs $2,500-$5,000 a seat.
I have always said that the Pats were all about money because Kraft is up to his neck with the "Razor"... Watch out for the nicks Bob!
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By no means am I on a crusade... Just innvolved in a nice discussion.
See that is the problem with you guys... You can never paint me on a crusade, my view mix... Sometimes mixed-up... Yet, mixed!
You know me... I can't let anyone have the last word!
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Thank you Ken for being resaonable. I understand your point.
It is not about being isolationist... It is about playing with the people who want to respect your values for human life. The US and western Europe take the lead, the others will follow.
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See... You have to resort to the name calling... Just because I can't agree with.
Again... It doesn't bother me...
You know Darin, you are a classic example why children bite other kids... The can't continue to communicate at a higher level.
Resort to the attacks and then play the victim if you get attacked back.
Again... Maybe I should be the first to say... We just don't agree... Agree to disagree...
There is no place laying the low-blows.
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But we are going too far the other way. As Darin mentioned, the staggering amount of regulation in this country is killing off businesses and increasing the costs of our products. How the hell can U.S. companies stay in business when they are forced to spend countless dollars on lawyers writing such phrases as:
"Product will be hot after heating" on food products
"Do not spray in eyes" on cleaning products
All because people refuse to take responsibility for their own stupidity.
Again, I agree... If we will be competing with other counties that show no regard for human life...
The answer is don't compete and play with the ones that "race towards the bottom."
Believe me, if we do... There will always be business opportunities.
We need to escape that dilemna.
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I genuinely don't believe they are rewarded. To you it might seem that way. I just don't see it that way... Money just makes them a happy idiot. In the back of their mind, they still now they are an idiot... Rich yes, idiot the same.
We are a better society.
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You know me. Those are nice talking points. I just don't believe that. I would agree that humans lose a certain cognitive ability because they adapt to the changing enviroment or technologies.
What we lose, we gain other abilities.
Again, nice populist talking points.
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Again, I agree. Just like insurance where you pay for an uninsured motorist.
Because you are REASONABLE, SENSIBLE. There will always be idiots out there. It is not about you protecting them. It is about keeping the whole of society balanced.
You are better than those that "just don't get it."
Nothing is perfect. Yet, we live the greatest humans ever lived. We live the safest and the longest. All the time those numbers are getting better for the REASONABLE ones. The unreasonable ones will always find a way to finish themselves off.
It isn't about making it a perfect world but, a better world. That we are doing.
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I cut the pertinent parts out:
There are no safety fences in place on the parking garage.
"There was a very, very short length of fence that was completely ineffective in preventing this from happening," D'Assaro said.
Well, we will see what the courts think? I don't know the make up or the design, it is for the courts to decide if things were on the up and up.
Don't get wrong, I am not taking sides here.
The thing is to LEARN form this a progress... Therefore putting even more onus on the idiots unreasonable acts.
Again, you don't have to break the bank to learn from your OVERSIGHT.
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I am sorry, let me go back and re-read that. If that was the case, then they made a reasonable attempt and knew about the dangerous situation.
Sorry for missing that.
The new item all Libitards should have.
in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
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I fundementally do not agree with the thing... Yet, it seems to have value only on the point that advertisers would get a count on who blocks the channel.
Anything that can empower somebody and sends a message to a controlling third party can't be all that bad?
Also, isn't it unlike the "ignore filter" here that people so valiantly taut?
Again, this dosen't mean I like the thing. From what I read, it does seem to do more than filter out the channel? For this reason it can't be taken lightly?
Any opinions?