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Rule #2, please. I’d like to see the polls (plural). Also, it’s interesting to me that there’s so much pearl clutching about capitalism at work. It’s bad law, and enough people dislike it that it makes financial sense for business to stand against it. Don’t like it? Move to Russia where you don’t have to worry about this kind of thing. Or, better yet, don’t fly Delta, drink Coke, or patronize any of the businesses that made the economic decision to disagree with this nonsense. Define “fairly.”

Not really. That’s what the third deck is for. The issue with MLB is that our market can’t support a franchise.

That response is ineloquent even for you.

It depends on the nature of the shooting. One shooter? Two shooters? More than that? Time involved? Casualties? If the hypothetical is such that we eliminate Sandy Hook/Vegas-type shootings from the equation (big casualty counts catalyzed by fast-firing, high velocity weaponry with large capacity cartridges), then no, I wouldn’t agree. I can’t speak to your last few questions. Probably a constellation of factors, one of which is the abundance of weaponry suitable for the perpetration of such crimes.

I don't disagree with this. Do this stuff (kind of like Iceland) and reimplement the federal assault weapons ban and I'm good.

Sure. Whatever you say. Never mind that having to the slaughter to change clips provides opportunity for intervention. But let’s keep on letting people run around with military grade weapons and blame the mass shooting on the shooters. Maybe we could even get some hollow point bullets out there (it’s not the bullets that kill people, right?) and some handheld nuclear devices to bring mutual assured destruction to suburbia. I bet that neighbor across the street will not let the dog out at 6a against my wishes if he knows that I can turn his lawn (and the dog) into a sheet of glass. Groovy.

We’ll have to look into the particulars of this particular mass shooting. The answer probably is that some people may have died, but the casualty count would have been lower b/c the shooter couldn’t fire as many shots as quickly as he did. But, in the meantime, let’s keep on circulating military-grade weapons among a society that believes in QAnon, hoaxes, “Stop the Steal,” etc. Seems like a really good plan that definitely won’t backfire on anyone. Enjoy your musket, sir.

No kidding. At first (and incomplete) glance shooter seems to have checked all of the "loser" boxes: hoaxes, porn, and clinging to his guns as a measure of self worth. EDIT: I may have conflated the "hoaxes" and "porn" things with the Atlanta shooting spree. Too many shooting sprees this week to keep them straight.

AR-15s don't kill mass quantities of people. People with AR-15s kill mass quantities of people. /end sarcasm. Interesting timing, too: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nra-bragged-blocking-boulder-ar-040000858.html

Heyyoooo!! Looks like it was a hoax all along!

Agree on all counts. An NFL receiver can't be getting hit in the face with the ball. When the ball went through his hands in the AFCCG and was intercepted, my immediate reaction was that Brown is gone. I'm not surprised they didn't offer him a chance to stick around. Return/gadget guy to come at WR5, Hodgins at WR6, and on we go.

Don’t forget we destroyed man last year too with deep crosses. Having 4 good receivers is a good thing.

It means that a multiple week injury to Allen is less likely to derail the season. Barkley seems like a great dude, and I hope they bring him back and tell Fromm to hit the road. But Trubisky is a piece we need if we’re going to take a run at the Super Bowl. Love the signing.

As far as I know Mack used to train here in the off-season. So ... maybe it’s home. Whatevs. Let’s get him and beat the chiefs.

Even considering the early hour, this is a particularly stupid comment.

The nature of the papers will tell us a little about this case. I'm curious if they're (the Texas equivalent) of verified, which essentially means that the attorney is swearing to the veracity of the contents. Also, FWIW, around here nobody who is credible would bring a case like this without subjecting their client to a polygraph. Not sure if it's the same practice down there.

The post you quoted referred to a criminal trial, which I don't think anyone wants. But it might be where it ends up if the unnamed accuser who alleged that Cuomo fondled her speaks to police. I think, without looking it up, that we're in E felony/A misdemeanor territory here. But say it's a felony, and it goes to a grand jury. It's going to get billed, which means that it almost certainly gets to trial (she could get cold feet/pass away/recant/etc., he could plea). But I'd be surprised if he would plea and, without knowing more about the alleged vic, I'd be surprised if the DA would offer a plea (nabbing a big fish like that is good for one's career). I'm with you. He's done. Too much smoke here. I thought Spitzer, who actually engaged in human trafficking, might have survived if he waited it out. I don't think Cuomo will make it if he tries to wait. Burned way too many bridges screaming at people over the years. That, and people are really going to enjoy Melissa DeRosa's fall from grace. So if he doesn't go he's going to get a visit from some people he trusts telling him it's time to pull the chute or face removal by conviction.

Nope. By that logic, the Republican Party stormed the Capitol b/c some Republicans were part of the group of traitors. The party itself didn’t act there, much as the party itself didn’t catalyze what has occurred here.

He will try to wait it out. He won’t make a hasty decision, as did Spitzer. It’s going to take a Goldwater/Rhodes type of visit to get him out.

Again, the party is pretty diverse. If you said "certain elements of the party," I might agree with you. But here's why your statement about "the party" misses the mark. The party, right now, by and large is Cuomo. He picked the state chair, and he has a decent amount of control over the state delegates (through dealings with county chairs, who decide who run for such things). The state party hasn't asked him out yet (at least publicly). The county chairs haven't dumped him, either (too many friends on the payroll somewhere). It's the electeds who have turned on him. They're members of the party, but they are not the party. Big difference.

I think there’s logs of who reached the second floor of the mansion. And, if it is tried, the People probably could get in testimony from Bennett. This is bad for the gov. I though he would survive before these allegations. Now, I don’t.

So here’s another layer. Garvey (Cuomo’s attorney) referred this thing to the Albany PD. Smart move, but kind of shady. Accuser #6 apparently doesn’t want to talk to the cops, so AC put her in a vice: either she’s got to talk and come forward and deal with the resultant nonsense, or she doesn’t talk and will be discredited for that reason. Bold move on his part. Big gamble. Let’s see how thing plays out.

Yeah no. Harris isn’t worried about AC. And she wasn’t before this whole thing started. Tell me how AC wins a primary south of the Mason Dixon line and we can talk. I agree that this is NYS issue. A little weakness was sensed after the nursing home issue came to light (that’s Tish James doing him dirty), and a bunch of people with an axe to grind nailed him. The latest, and most damaging one, was organic, and she only came to light at this point because AC doubled down on what appears to be a lie about not touching anyone inappropriately.

“Party” is too broad. Just like there are different types of Republicans (Bush Rs, pro-lifers, gun people, Trumpers, libertarians, etc.), the Democratic Party is pretty diverse. The best answer is that there are elements of the party that want him gone (e.g., progressives). Here’s the thing. This is sort of in the “be careful what you wish for” category. He has a handful of progressive tendencies, but only when he’s pulled in that direction. Otherwise he’s a pretty cagey moderate. There some who think he’ll dive left if he happens to survive the latest report, but it’s too late for that. There are supermajorities in both houses, and they don’t need him anymore. So they’ll cut him out of everything. Personally, I think he’s going to run to the middle. Beth Garvey, who he just made his chief counsel yesterday, is a creature of the Republicans. So maybe he’s going to take a shot at doing an IDC type of thing again and working with moderates on both sides to try to put together a coalition. But I don’t think it matters. It’s over for him. Whether you agree or disagree with his policies, it’s really too bad. It is HARD to govern in this state, and equally HARD to deal with NYC personalities. I happen to like the guy; he’s tough, smart, and genuinely cares about doing the right thing (at least in his public life). Ultimately I think the temperamental bully style just wore thin with too many people and the dam burst on him. And I’ll wrap up with the “be careful what you wish for” thing. You’re going to see a lot of people dip their toes in the gubernatorial waters. Tish is probably the clubhouse leader right now, and everyone’s going to try to knock her off. The book on her is that she’s dumber than a bag of hammers, but I don’t get that vibe. Gianaris (tough, brilliant, spiked Amazon in NYC) is probably going to work with her so he can run for AG and move up. DeBlas is going to sniff around it, as will DiNapoli (a genuinely good guy who I like). Kathleen Rice will be in the mix, as will Kathy (tougher than people give her credit for, but money will be an issue). And we might see others, too. Bottom line, though: whomever gets in next is going to be a lot more progressive than Cuomo.

He’s toast. Tonight’s story is the end. He’ll never concede anything, but it doesn’t matter. His career is over.