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You don't say

Suddenly 49ers are good. What happened?

Not really. DD had him as a definite out. If that were the case, Gaines wouldn't have been on the field today for a final test to play.

And sitting Thomas out means they're telegraphing a run heavy scheme. Don't like that

One would think that the last 9 years was enough of a petrie dish to experiment on. Our arguments always ended in the same place. You think that the deficits themselves are expansionary, while my position is the expansions are correlated to the cause of the deficit. If that deficit is caused by blow out spending, then don't hold your breath for an economic expansion. If the deficit is caused by tax cuts, then the private sector is motivated to increase economic activity. I've been consistently saying since 2009 that Obama's "recovery" was a mirage and that's why growth didn't exceed 2%. For all his faults, Trump understands what motivates the private sector to invest and spend. That's why you're seeing faster economic growth now, despite coming on the heels of a 9-year "recovery." Will growth hit 5%-6% that he's talking about? Absolutely not. But anything over 3% is a home run.

Screwed again. If the refs gave Ravens a PI on a critical 3rd down, the 4th down call was worse

How was that not OPI?

I’m ok with it happening on regular plays. It’s inexusable not to spot the bal property after a 5 minute review

Colts just got screwed. TY stepped OB at the 46. The refs placed the ball on the 47. Vinatieri was short by 1/2 yard.

And here I'm thinking the thread is about Lynn benching Rivers and will start Jones. I can dream.

That stinks

Pretty easy question to understand, IMHO

Flip the question on its head and ask how flying three planes into buildings full of people, or running people down with a semi truck is supposed to ensure the freedom to prostrate on a rug 5 times a day?

Not just potato bowl, but Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

BTW, have you stumbled into the Czech interior decorator on one of your hikes?

We're talking materiality of that increased DoD spend relative to the deficit. DoD budget can fluctuate, but entitlements just keep growing.

They paid less to get a younger Smith

I hate The Police and that money grubbing whore, Sting

It’s crazy to trade both 1sts. Washington has no leverage and other teams can’t offer 2 firsts this year. If Cousins has no intention to return to DC, they have zero leverage other than getting teams into a bidding war. But no one will part with high picks and sign an open market qb deal.

They have very little leverage. Only Cleveland has the draft capital to match what Skins are asking, and Cleveland won’t give up those picks when they’re in the driver seat for the top pick. Cousins situation is similar to Brees in SD a decade back. skins don’t have the flexibility to franchise Cousins again, and it’s highly unlikely teams give up that much in a trade AND pay a huge contract.

No distortion on my end. The increased spending in DoD on weapons & systems is immaterial to the $1 trillion deficit. The main reason the deficit hawks are focusing on entitlement is because that's where the biggest budget bloat is. The best thing about eliminating SALT deductions is that maybe it will finally force the polite society in the blue states to recognize that they've been gouged for decades and reforms are needed to slow the runaway train. Again, it's not an accident that the states with the highest marginal income tax rates are also at the bottom of the rating agency scales among states (NY being the exception due to Wall Street).

Why is it an economic benefit when the government redistributes income to less productive members of society, but it's bad when it redistributes income to military personnel?

The above is an emotional rant that's devoid of facts.

What I'm finding humorous is the upper bracket NJ< NY & CT residents realizing that they pay a lot of state & local taxes. I guess that problem didn't exist in 2010, and they would get away with it if it wasn't for that pesky Trump and his kids.

That would be insane. If Cousins really wants to leave DC, they have little negotiating leverage. Franchising him will cost $35 million, and a transition means no draft picks in return. Their only choices are to start a bidding war and hopefully land a 2nd rounder (a la Alex Smith trade)