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Drafttek has both OT's going before #9 , Bills take a DE http://www.drafttek.com/

I prefer the Biden tape over , jmo

Try extension , cost of 5th year option would be too high for Shaq Have good incentives to make up the difference

Carry over enough cap to the 2020 FA if there are slim pickens in 2019 on offense.

If Biden is ok for his age I think he could be the nominee in 2020. Serve 4 or less years then his VP could continue, Amy Klobuchar or maybe Beto

With Kyle gone Star is needed for his good attitude for the transition. He is a nice guy imo

I'll be happy with an impressive loss ?

Common Sense Caucus, a large bipartisan group led by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), released its own outline. The plan had gained the endorsement of Democratic leadership and is technically being sponsored by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The “Common Sense” plan would: Provide a path to citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children Offer $25 billion for border security Prevent DACA recipients from sponsoring their parents for legal status It failed 54 to 45. Democrats almost unanimously backed the plan, along with eight Republicans. But the rest of the GOP conference and a handful of Democrats blocked the bill. What it means: The “Common Sense” plan seemed like it had the best chance of winning 60 votes, but the White House threatened to veto it, and Republicans who had previously been more moderate on immigration refused to support it. This is the most damning vote on Thursday: No other bill seemed viable, and yet even this plan, after the White House’s intervention and amid intransigence from conservatives, could not win the necessary support. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/12/17003552/senate-immigration-bill-floor-debate

Budget Control Act of 2011 The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112–25, S. 365, 125 Stat. 240, enacted August 2, 2011) is a federal statute enacted by the 112th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011. The Act brought conclusion to the 2011 US debt-ceiling crisis. The law involves the introduction of several complex mechanisms, such as creation of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (sometimes called the "super committee"),[1] options for a balanced budget amendment, and automatic budget sequestration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_Control_Act_of_2011 Budget sequestration Budget sequestration is a procedure in United States law that limits the size of the federal budget. Sequestration involves setting a hard cap on the amount of government spending within broadly defined categories; if Congress enacts annual appropriations legislation that exceeds these caps, an across-the-board spending cut is automatically imposed on these categories, affecting all departments and programs by an equal percentage. The amount exceeding the budget limit is held back by the Treasury and not transferred to the agencies specified in the appropriation bills https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_sequestration

Like I said long ago a small fraction of the tax cut could have paid the entire cost of a wall , full camera coverage , with copters to respond to any breach.

Trump is the only one who can offer a compromise to get 60 votes in the Senate and a (majority in the House?) Until he gets Schumer on the phone with a deal , optics don't matter imo

Why shouldn't Pelosi be on vacation if the House is not in session.

I thought Paul Ryan was the Speaker with a Republican majority till Jan 3. The Senate on the other hand still needs 60 votes

More sources for middle east news i24NEWS is an Israeli international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel located in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I24NEWS Al Jazeera , out of Qatar english website

between 1964 and 1973, the draft raised 2,215,000 men for military service (in the U.S., Southeast Asia, West Germany, and elsewhere). https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-were-in-the-Vietnam-war-draft Over 58,000 soldiers died in Vietnam; 350,000 were wounded. Maybe it matters to these Americans 25% (648,500) of total forces in country were draftees Draftees accounted for 30.4% (17,725) of combat deaths in Vietnam. http://history-world.org/vietnam_war_statistics.htm

New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as 'favor' to Fred Trump Dr. Larry Braunstein, a podiatrist who died in 2007, often told the story of providing Donald Trump with the diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels so he could be exempt from military service, his two daughters -- Dr. Elysa Braunstein and Sharon Kessel -- told the New York Times. "If there was anything wrong in the building, my dad would call and (Fred) Trump would take care of it immediately," she told The Times. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/trump-bone-spurs-vietnam-war/index.html

Trump sets completion date for border wall President Donald Trump says he wants the border wall between Mexico and the United States finished by election day 2020. https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/12/25/trump-border-wall-completion-date-sot-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/

He is for real bipartisan. Having a deadlocked Congress and rule by EO is not good at all. jmo

Trump just could not help himself ?

Dems accused of ‘religious bigotry’ for questioning Trump court pick’s Knights of Columbus ties Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, recently raised concerns about Buescher's membership as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee's review of his nomination by President Trump to sit on the U.S. District Court in Nebraska. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-accused-of-religious-bigotry-for-questioning-trump-court-picks-knights-of-columbus-ties Just when I thought I heard everything , that is going way too far. I'll have to scratch Harris off the D primary for pres ( I still support Kasich )

Trump asks 7-year-old, 'Are you still a believer in Santa?' https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/politics/trump-santa-phone-call/index.html

I was hoping a healthy Cordy Glenn LT , with Dawkins at RT . Richie was a key loss. Beane should not have messed with his salary. So much for a top running game. It will be hard to rebuild a OL especially with a lot of other teams bidding for the same free agents.

Report Patrick M. Shanahan will be new Acting Sec of Defense on Jan 1. Trump wants Mattis gone https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/23/politics/james-mattis-trump-shanahan/index.html

I hope so. Trump should have made a deal with Erdogan to leave Syria if Turkey will not slaughter the Kurds, same deal for Assad , Russia and Iran . jmo https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/12/chaos-washington-kurds-stranded/578941/