JimBob2232

I particularly like how all democrats have avoided this thread...

And here I was thinking that lowering taxes has to reduce revenue and Increase the deficit. Silly Me. Bush is not as stupid as some of you think he is. (though admitedly he is not as smart as some of you think he is either) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050616/ap_on_...t_pe/tax_record

Yeah...But they are all first round draft picks...so I guess it works...

This is the problem with MLBs revenue sharing program. This money is going directly into the pockets of the owners and they are not using it on their teams. we need a salary cap. The problem is there is no fair way to implement it. I say make it 150-200 mil with no annual increase. This will immediatly stop the yankees spending, and allow other teams to slowly be able to compete.

Remember, a Trane may be a very good product, but you will pay alot more due to their (extensive) advertizing costs. Amana makes a pretty good product for the price. Also, Lennox will cost you a bit more, but its a pretty good product. You will find Trane is even more expensive than Lennox, and im not sure Lennox doesnt make the superior product. I would stay away from Carrier. I havent heard much good about them in recent years. I have a 7 YO carrier unit, and it already needs replacement. Many people I know are having similar problems with carrier units. Bottom Line...If you are planning on moving in the next 3-5 years, a Carrier or Amana will suffice. If you are planning on staying Long-Term, go with Lennox or Trane. If you need/want to save some cash, but plan on staying Long-Term go with amana. I think the warranty is shorter, but its not a bad product. There are many other brands out there. Your best bet is to find a good dealer who carries all brands. Ask around at work, someone has replaced a unit. A Good dealer/contractor makes all the difference.

How about the E-Gun...named after EM or Evans....

The J-Gun would be awsome! However, realistically, i think it will be a year before that is really an option. As much as he is progressing, it seems hard to believe he can run a hurry up offense this year. Still though, its great news!

Per Pastabelly. (Sorry if this is a repost) Jun. 10 - ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli still expects Henry to be dealt before the start of the regular season. The Bills asking price is believed to be a third-round draft choice and multiple teams remain interested. A league source told Pasquarelli Tennessee and Jacksonville are still in the mix for the disgruntled running back, who lost his starting job in Buffalo to Willis McGahee last season. The Titans are looking for a tailback to play behind the talented, but often-injured Chris Brown, while the Jaguars remain concerned about Fred Taylor's knee. Houston has also talked to the Bills about Henry but the Texans don't appear as interested as the Jags and Titans. The Seahawks are also a dark-horse landing spot, should they ever find someone to take unhappy Shaun Alexander off their hands.

If you need no ductwork, and no asbestos removal, probably somewhere in the 5-6k range. If you need to install ductwork, push that number up to 9-10k. Asbestos removal...dont know about that...

It just MIGHT be that the guys at SNL did his song...but yeah...the show is a trainwreck, but its fun.

Yeah. I remember seeing her on letterman or something pitching to barry bonds or some other baseball star. Needless to say, she kicked their butts too...

Do you guys read this stuff? Or do you just rely on a soundbite you pick up somewhere. In case you cant find it...it is here http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getc...0&invol=03-1454 What they said is that marijuana is illegal on a federal level. States cannot override federal law. Therefore a state law legalizing medical marijuana is illegal. Now, congress can ammend federal law if they so choose, and then states can legalize medical marijuana as they see fit. The court is okay with that. This is NOT a states right issue. You could argue that illigalization (is that a word?) of marijuana at the federal level is a violation of states rights, but that is not what is at stake in this case. Facts are facts. Marijuana is illegal on the federal level. States can do nothing to legalize it if the federal government has already said it is illegal.

True...but it is still an unnatural help. I am sure players go home and watch this on TV. Doing it in the middle of a tournament should not happen.

The problem with showing it live, is that players can go back to their hotels and get reads on players. it needs to be delayed until after the tournament ends...but not the 6 months or whatever ESPN does.

are you kidding me? He offers 18k to settle this? He was holding out for the extra 2k. Come on! Forget the money, at that point it is principle. I would take him to court anyway.

Huh? Help. Tell me he is not coming here. I am scouring BB.com now to try to comfort myself and not learn we are bRingin him in...

I dont understand why the dems are SO against individual social security accounts. There is no explaination other than "Bush proposed it so we are against it". Here is a quote from president clinton while he was in office Of course he did nothing about it...but he acknowleged it was a problem. He ran on it being a problem. It was a problem for 8 years while he was there. Now Bush is in office, and suddenly its NOT a problem? Exactly what happened that made the problem go away? Nothing. Except the democrats cant give bush credit for solving the problem because then he wins. And everything democrats (and republicans..) do is predicated upon winning and not on what is best for the country. Sad. Individual Social Security accounts are the PERFECT solution. The ONLY downside is the short term cost of implementing them, so those recieving benefits continue to recieve them. They should be arguing on how best to implement private accounts and not whether to have them at all. There are 3 options. Privatize and solve the problem permanently. Raise the retirement age. Raise Taxes. Perhaps a combination of all 3 would work to alleviate the problem. Raise the age to 67.5, raise taxes a percent or so, and create private accounts. I dont know. People smarter than me should be working on this. But the bottom line is that private accounts are the ONLY solution with a lasting impact.

Well, what else would you expect from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)

I cant believe there isnt a poker channel or a PPV event covering this...

Newsweek said it was flushed down the toilet...this is NOT what the government is saying.

And my point is that for the democrats to make progress in the senate they need to take 8 of 11 available seats. House races are too hard to predict at this juncture.

Aint going to happen. Democrats need to gain 16 seats in the house to take control. That is ALOT of seats. There will probably be only 25-30 seats that are even up for grabs. They would need to take nearly all of those to take over the house. In the senate, there are 33 seats up for election. 17 Democrat seats, 15 Republican seats and one democratic leaning independant. There will be 4 open seats (2 dem, 1 rep and 1 ind) due to retirement. (TN, VT, MD & MN) Of the 14 republican seats with incumbants running, 11 appear safe. Santorum(PA), Chafee(RI) and Conrad Burns (MT) are the only ones in play at the moment. Of the 15 democrat seats with incumbants running 11 appear safe (assume corzine is safe in NJ). Nelson (FL), Nelson (Neb), Stabenow (MI), Cantwell(WA) are in play. So, the bottom line is that there are 11 senate seats that are in play. The republicans currently control 4 of them. The democrats currently control 7 of them (including the one independent seat) The current senate makeup is 55-44-1. Removing these 11 seats in play, the makeup is 51-38-0. Even if democrats win ALL ELEVEN of those races, the senate makeup will be 51-49. Key assumptions made in this post: This is assuming that Corzine will not run for governor in NJ, Byrd and Kennedy will not retire. Hillary will win NY. On the republican side, Lott will not retire, Hutchinson will not run for Gov, Snowe will win the maine primary. Bottom line, the house and senate will remain in republican hands in 2006. Even scarier for the democrats is the strong possiblity the republicans pick up a seat or two in the senate.

Might be....but its new to me... Sorry if this is a repost...

Just thought this was interesting.... http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050602/1053879.asp

Not true. This is a good case for reading the source documents and not relying on what the media or politicans or anyone else says. They agreed not to make a commitment to vote for or against cloture for Myers and Saad. This does not mean they cannot put them up for a cloture vote. The interesting thing will be to see what these 14 do. They are within the bounds of the agreement to filibuster these judges. Though doing so may not be considered an "extraordinary circumstance". I expect these 2 to be filibustered. Though I wouldnt be suprised if 2 or 3 of the democratic signees vote for cloture due to the agreement. They probably wouldnt be confirmed even if they went up for a vote. Here is the full text of the agreement.