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Beat the AFC 6 seed. Then the AFC 5 seed. Then the NFC 5 or 6 seed. Anticlimatic are us.

He further went on to say "... and beyond department policies we were guided by principles of fairness; it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge. So that was justice department policy, those were the principles under which we operated, and from them we concluded that we, would, would not reach a determination one way or the other about whether the President committed a crime. That is the office's final position and we will not comment on any other conclusions or hypotheticals about the President. ..." This statement would appear to directly contradict the statement from the title of this thread. So, basically, the press conference resolved absolutely nothing except that the Trump campaign didn't conspire with Russians and Russians did try to interfere. If the SCO was not going to reach a conclusion on obstruction specifically by the President, not sure how much value a statement that they could not "clearly" disprove a negative holds. Also, curious why you chose to drop the word "clearly" from this thread's title. It does seem to change the meaning of what Mueller stated. Especially considering his very next sentence was "(w)e did not however make a determination as to whether the President did commit a crime." So again, they couldn't clearly prove a negative and didn't make a determination on a positive. And it would've been unfair to make a determination one way or another anyway. Guess there is 1 other thing we can be certain of - this press conference didn't change so much as a single person's opinion on "obstruction."

Furthering this, he specifically said that others around 45 could have had charges of obstruction brought against them had Mueller's office found evidence of it. They brought 0 obstruction of the investigation charges to those around the President. He also said that because his office couldn't bring charges against the President for obstruction that his office specifically didn't make a determination EITHER way. There is, if it's possible for 45 to have obstructed the investigation completely on his own, the possibility that he may have obstructed the investigation. But, really having a hard time figuring out how he could have done that with NOBODY around him having assisted him in the obstruction of the investigation. If somebody can explain HOW he'd've actually obstructed the investigation without any assistance and not merely thought about obstructing the investigation, it would be really interesting to hear/ read how that might have happened. And, back to the elephant in the room, nobody in Trump 's campaign conspired with Russians to corrupt the election. And to the smaller elephant in the room, Clinton's campaign (read Podesta) was hacked but there was no mention that the DNC was hacked.

Besides suicide?

Not sure where they'll find an old growth forest old enough to faithfully replace the timbers, but do appreciate the sentiment.

At least they protected the Dr. that was instrumental inidentifying bin Laden's compound.

Actually, we were both wrong. Show was at the Buff State Sports Complex in November '95.

That was the show I was referencing earlier. (Really thought it'd been at Niagara, but UB could've been the spot.) One of the Edge DJ's was watching the show from near where we were and he's the one that said the singer was pissy about the accoustics. Which is why he wouldn't face the crowd, which caused the crowd to turn on them. What else would one expect from a band signed to Madonna's Maverick label?

Didn't read it. Thanks for the heads up to avoid it.

Yes. What did he say? Not a God blessed thing that wasn't a song lyric. Just kept himself turned from the crowd the entire show. Pretty sure they never played 'Far Behind' either, but it might have been 'You.' (Show was a LONG time ago.)

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That is a very good song. As is 'You.' But the lead singer having a tantrum due to the accoustics at the arena they played up in Niagara Falls (probably the NU basketball arena, don't remember which venue they were at; show was 25 years ago, & that was the only show I saw there) and refusing to face the crowd the entire show knocks that & them down several pegs.

Totally get the point you're driving at regarding trading present (Nieuwendyk) for future (Iginla) & hope it works out that way, but Calgary fully expected to be getting a future star for trading a present one. Can't honestly say that Botterill likely expected that. Thompson wasn't even one of the Blues top 3 prospects. This trade looks far more like Hasek for Kozlov than Joe for Jerome.

The McAdoo trade was pretty awful too.

That's disappointing to read that the Bushnell's Pontillos went downhill. They were waaaaaay better than the typical Pontillos. J&L's always was better IMHO, but the Bushnell's Pontillos was a good change of pace. Neither can touch the wife's homemade pizza. The sauce is too good.

At least she wasn't flying to Singapore.

So, obstruction really was the greater sin. This info should help bring TDS sufferers towards an abatement. But it won't. CNN will spin this as "proof" obstruction was the REAL crime "they" were investigating (regardless of what was being obstructed - SHUT UP there was obstruction.) Going to get uglier before it gets better.

If THIS is an election year, what year ISN'T an election year?

Well, maybe AMC would let them use their Better Call Saul tag for his segments: Criminal Lawyer.

Win the last 4 exhibition games in September. Break Eichel & Hutton tripping over each other trying to avoid touching the Prince of Wales trophy. Reinhart & Dahlin both catch staph infection from exhibit of relics from the '06 run. Soooo Buffalo.

Just missed her. Joined up about the time Retatta was the rage. May she RIP. Good to see some folks from the past like CableLady coming back.

Not doubting that. But am doubting how Roberts would go.

Not sure that I'd count Roberts in the 'overturn Roe v Wade' column. He seems to have flipped his opinion on Obamacare before putting out that decision & I wouldn't put not wanting to overthrow a ~45 year old precedent past him. Now, if McCain were the one that had dirt on him & not somebody else, then maybe he would vote his Catholic conscience.

In theory it's a good idea. In practice it would give even more power to unelected staffers & lobbyists as they'd end up in DC significantly longer than any Congress critters.