Buftex

That says more about the sad state of politics than it does any one candidate. Are you going to tell me that Barrack Obama hasn't taken more than his fare share of grief for his religion, or alleged religion from the right leaning social media outlets, and bloggers? I am not saying it is right, but lets' be fair about this. Religion has played an absurd amount of importance in American presidential politics for the last 40 years or so... Incidentally, if you look at the link you posted, nearly every article referenced (at least on the first page) is about a Republican or evangelical questioning whether Romney's religion makes him a Christian, or how he is "going to have to address his Mormonism" Like I said, I haven't heard one negative word about Romney being a Mormon from any prominent Democrat. If this does become one of the fairytale "Obama devisive" issues, chances are, it will come from the Republicans...

So you voted for Johh Kerry? Chef, these arguments can be twisted around to make any point. I think, sometimes, that is why so many of you keep your posts short and sweet, so as not to reveal much about what you think, but only how wrong you think others are. I thought it was you (maybe it was LA, or somebody else) who hailed a **** storm of indignity on me for using the term, and accepting, that so much of what we argue about "playing politics". I get the difference, and I understand the subtlties. I get it, and I understand that Obama has not been a complete success (and I can't think of any who have been, except Ronald Reagan, who has now been deified by everyone), but I also don't see him as the complete, utter failure that you do. Yes, I want the economy to be strong, but I don't necessarily want it to come at the cost of the things that Romney and his ilk consider to be unimportant or trivial. I know, everyone here is a highly focused, type-A, boot-straps guy who never makes any mistake, or has a lapse in judgement that they can't fix themselves. But what the hell do you guys want to do with everyone who isn't so blessed as you with supreme confidence every step of the way? Could our education system be any more fugged up? The great Ryan plan, which seems to have become the new Republican bible can find endless social services to cut, but honeslty, can't find any bloat in our military? Really? Jump all over Obama for his "Buffet Plan", but turn their eyes to the fact that much of what Ryan proposes isn't really going to put much of a dent in the debt either...but it will make a few people happier, and make a lot of lifes all that much harder. There are lots of people in this country, many who don't likely fit the profile of the typical TBD dweller...what do you want to do with them? Kill them? Lock them up in jail? Let everyone die? I respect your conviction...I have no problem with you voting for Mitt Romney, or anyone else. That goes for anyone here. But why is it so difficult for some to see that not everyone has the same priorities as they do? What makes the needs or desires of some so much more important than the needs or desires of others? I don't identify myself as a "progressive", that seems to be something LA has bestowed upon me. I honestly don't even know what that term means, politically. As you define "progressive", I just don't think I (or anyone I know) really fits into that. What is the opposite of a "progressive"? A "regressive"? You know, the ones who insist that any cuts in military bloat will "weaken the empire", or leave us vulnerable, or paying any additional taxes will only discourage them from wanting to do business in America?

We shall see...maybe we are both living in a bubble? I can't really argue with anything you are saying, because it is all conjecture. Flip-flopping, and failing are not necessarily the same thing. And believe me, I know Obama has had plenty of failures...I am not blind to that. And I won't deny that he has had some flip-flops. But Romney has flip-flopped over the years on, basically, every core belief that a politician can espouse an opinon on...and that is not an exaggeration. The only thing he has been consitstant on is his love of money, and how to make it. Maybe that is enough? I don't know. One thing I do find curious though, from what you said, was the thing about Mormons. I have not heard one (serious) Democrat, or "progressive" mention Romney's Mormon faith as an issue...in fact, the only person I heard bring it up, was fellow Republican/Mormon Orrin Hatch, just a week or two ago....saying "Obama might try to use Romney's religion against him", because, he implies, Obama will stoop to anything. This from the same party that has over and over again condescendingly said "Well, I will take the presidents' word that he is a Christian, but with a name like Barrakc Hussain Obama, you have to wonder...and wasn't his father a Muslim, etc etc". Things like that are why people like me find it so incredulous when people on your side rail on about how Obama is so "divisive"...like Obama invented the notion of "wedge" politics.

Yeah, but that is one of those "so bad it's good" songs..."I Wanna Kiss You All Over" is just bad, bad.

I remmeber that too...one opened up at Sheridan and Colvin (IIRC)...I went there a few times, cuz my sisters friend worked there...I thought she was so hot...she turned out to be a lesbian....and Taco Bell sucks! You are right, they didn't last long at all...can't recall, are there any Taco Bells in Buffalo now? Always happy when I go home and notice things that are not there.

Yeah...those are bad...

Sorry man!

I have never been the biggest Dead fan, but I saw Levon Helm do this song, "Tennessee Jed" a few years back on Letterman...it blew me away...I didn't even know the song, but it inspired me to buy my first Dead cd...I like Levon's version better...as a ****ty drummer, I can say, something about seeing somebody play drums and sing always makes me jealous! God-speed Levon.

No, I can't name all the "flip-flops", but if you are really curious about what a liberal considers a "flip-flop" turn on MSNBC pretty much any night...if you have time for Rush, you can spare a little for the other side from time to time, no? I don't know if this would technically be considered a "flip-flop", but talking about working mothers, just this past January, his position seems to be more in line with what Hillary Rosen "said" than anything his wife had to say. But since we are talking about Mitt Romney, I will leave his wife's phoney non-sense out of it. Mitt Romney's view seems to be, in reality, that only rich women should be free to stay at home and take care of their children, while less fortunate mothers (or welfare mothers if you must) don't have any dignity if they don't work outside the home. His, and his wife's pho-outrage over the "mommy-gate" issue was as insincere and transparent as they could manage. Telling voters that he cares about the the issues that are important to the cliche "hard working moms and dads", but turning around and telling a private group of his biggest investors that he intends to cut the HUD program, student loan programs, integrate the Department of Education with other departments, to this liberal anyway, while promising no new taxes to his constituents shows, to this liberal anyway, somebody who is lying to somebody. He seems to have a long political career of doing that. Of course, Romney's cuts weren't meant for general public consumption, but only for the ears of the money men who will most likely make or break his campaign. So I suppose that makes them off limits? And to those (and I think you are one of them, forgive if you are not) can't see the correlation between "Obamacare" and "Romneycare", to me, you are living in a bubble. Of course, there is a difference...Romney never had the power to make "Romneycare" a federal law, so he did what he could. And it was, overall, pretty good for his state...but he can never admit that, without some spin. But he does "love mandates". Or, at least he did, before he unwittingly found himself the defacto Tea Party pin-up. You know what, honestly, something tells me, my estimation of Romney, by the time the dust settles in Novmeber,is going to be a bit like my feelings for John McCain. I do have respect for both of them, on some level, but the more they talk, the harder they campaign, the brighter their insincerity shines through. Did he really get that much more interest, or did the others just make people lose interest in them? I give the GOP electorate for seeing through ass-clowns like Rick Perry pretty quickly, but running against the other party is a bit different than running for the candidacy of your own party.

I am not predicting who will win in November, but do you really think Romney raked Gingrich over the coals? I didn't get that impression at all. In fact, it almost seemed to me that in the GOP primaries, what Romney did that was smart, for the most part, was keep his mouth shut, as much as he could. Gingrich, Santorum, Cain, etc just looked worse every time they opened their mouths, and Romney just kind of sat back and said "hey, I'm still here!" Again, I am not predicting an Obama victory, but the heat is going to be pretty high on Romney in the general election...he hasn't always excelled under those conditions. I know they usuals here will deny it, but Romney has a pretty strong record of contradicting himself...on pretty major issues, to many. And you don't have to go back decades to find the inconsistencies. "Raking over the coals" doesn't really appear to be Romneys strongest suit. But, we shall see...the fact that it took him so long to finish off Santorum doesn't speak all that well for him...if Gingrich had dropped out (like he should have if he wasn't such an egotistical ass), Santorum still might be giving Romney fits.

Yeah, actually a Rodgers & Hart tune, but I am not sure who recorded it first. I've heard so many versions, Elvis, Patsy Cline, Mel Torme, and even Bill Monroe...interesting that it was actually written by some of the old show tune guys...... As for contemporaries, always liked the Cowboy Junkies version of it...they changed the words some, but Margo Timmons has such a great voice...

You bring up an interesting point...think that with 16 NFL games, the NFLN will be added to more cable carriers? I have a feeling it will...even the most mundane of NFL matchups on ESPN are still amongst the very highest rated cable programs on any given Monday.

Been making moves like that for years! I haven't worked the Sunday after the Super Bowl in about 15 years...used to do the same thing back when the Bills were on night games a bit more often...gotta have priorities! Of course I will watch, and hopefully, enjoy...but I am not a big fan of Thursday Night football, no matter who is playing.

That is a great song...Marcels are the best, but there have been quite a few great covers as well...Elvis coming most immediately to mind.

I work at the University Of Texas...Charles Whitman is a big part of the culture here...my old boss, on a bad day, would say things like (jokingly- of course!) ... "these bitches are asking for a Whitman sampler today"! I miss that big queen sometimes! FWIW- after the episode the week before, where they referenced the Richard Speck murders, I found out one of my very best friends was (is?) a cousin to one of the ladies killed...I don't know how that never came up before...I have known him for almost 20 years.

Not sure about 9, but if Chan remembers that he has two running backs that are actually running the ball effectively on two different Sundays, before, inexplicably abandoning the running game, I think the Bills would have won at least 8 games!

The simplest way to think of it, if the Bills don't suck, their schedule is a lot easier!

Amazing what technology can do...but still disturbing to me...I remember my dad being appalled, a few years back,when there was some Coke commercial (I think it was Coke) featuring Michael Jackson and a youthful Fred Astaire dancing to sell Coke products...but, yeah, I agree, that clip is pretty impressive.

No... no comparison.

Jeez...now you guys got me talking to myself. Just watching O'Donnell, he claims, straight faced, that he has never tasted beer in his life, and certainly never taken any illegal drugs. Got no problem with the drug thing, but seriously, never tasted beer? Now I know why I don't like him too much...

I think he has been working on this for some time...at some point, he felt more empathy for Betty, despite her increasing bitterness to him. The dream sequence last week seemed to reveal that he wants to be a "good husband, good father" but is still struggling with it. The scene of he and Pete in the back seat of the taxi was just so well done, it said it all, so easily.

I plan on going to that Bills @Houston game, no matter when it is (unless it is Christmas or Thanksgiving weekend)...so for selfish reasons, I hope it is not a night game...but I am excited to see the schedule tomorrow. I must admit though, rolling it out as a 3 hour tv special is really annoying...but that is the NFL, where no occurrence is too insignificant...no matter though, I suppose, it seems like the schedule leaks out in drips and drabs during the course of the day.

Fug any politcian who is afraid to stand behind something they think is right, because it is "political suicide". It wasn't all that long ago that universal healthcare coverage was a Republican priority. And you may be right, Obama wanted to do the things that he, Pelosi and Reid wanted to do, because that is what he was elected to do. From my view, he backed off too easily, too many times, on important issues. And how can you forget Mitch McConnels "Our only goal is to make Barrack Obama a one term president"? You can't say **** like that, and then be surprised when people give you some blame for it. To me, that was as loathsome and unpatriotic as anything I have ever heard any politician, particularly one of McConnel's stature, say. I know you are all about lefty fairytales, Kool-Aid drinkers, and "narratives"...but you spin (or believe) quite a few of your own.

Probably not meant as a joke, I know, but it made me laugh, with sadness...my dad and I had a really ****ty relationship most of my life...but I love the old bastard now!