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He also forgot his signature issue; 9/11. All he remembered were a noun and a verb. He didn't even screen his own buddy Bernie Kerik's background when he recommended him for head of Homeland Security, and now he wants to lecture others on screening. C'mon man.

Talk about revisionism... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/...ush/#more-84563 Echoing recent comments from former Bush administration officials, Rudy Giuliani defended former President George Bush's record on terrorism Friday, saying the country was not subjected to domestic terror attacks when he was in office. "We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we've had one under Obama," Giuliani said on ABC's Good Morning America. Democrats and other political observers were quick to question Giuliani's comments, wondering how the former New York City mayor would classify the attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as Richard Reid's attempted shoe-bombing in late 2001. "Giuliani seems to have forgotten about the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and shoe bomber Richard Reid," ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who conducted the Giuliani interview, wrote on his blog. Giuliani's comments are similar to those of former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino and former Dick Cheney aide Mary Matalin, both of whom have said in recent weeks no terrorism attacks occurred under Bush. "We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term," Perino told Fox News last November. In December, Mary Matalin - a former senior adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney - made comments that seemed to place the 9/11 attacks under President Clinton's watch. "We inherited a recession from President Clinton and we inherited the most tragic attack on our own soil in our nation's history," Matalin a CNN analyst, told John King on CNN's "State of the Union" last month.

I wish him well, but I hope he isn't brought back to the show. He didn't appreciate the great opportunity he was given. I don't have alot of sympathy for people who are given great jobs or opportunities, and then throw it away because of a lack of discipline. Time to move on. My preference would be to bring back Jackie the Jokeman, but they'll probably bring in someone new.

Ralph wants someone whose name he recognizes. He wrote down all the names of the coaches he saw on the Coors Light commericals and told Russ and Buddy to interview them.

Anything interesting happen at the end of either show? I DVR'd both, and it cut off just as Hogan came out at the end of TNA, and after Vince told Bret that Stu Hart would be inducted in the Hall of Fame.

He should have said he was trying to show them how to make snow angels, and accidently bumped his head on some ice.

How many good QBs did the Bills face? Not many. Other than Brady, Brees, Schaub, a quarter of Manning, and maybe Ryan, the majority of QBs were fair to poor. And they lost to all the good QBs (would have lost if Manning played the whole game). Tampa, Cleveland, Carolina, Tennessee, Jacksonville, KC, Miami twice, and Jets twice.

Yeah, too bad he was president for the whole 8 years, including that little footnote called 9/11, which you revisionists conveniently like to forget. And the shoe bomber. And the mysterious 11/12/01 crash in Queens. But who's counting? Oh, you are! Hard to tell since she quit before she had to make any hard decisions.

There's no all star game this year because the players are participating in the Olympics. The Winter Classic should replace the all star game, maybe have a double header with one game in Canada and one in the U.S.. The U.S. games would obviously have to be played in more northern cities. Some possibilities are: Dallas (wearing old North Stars uniforms) at Minnesota (baseball stadium). New Jersey (wearing old KC Scouts uniforms) at St Louis (baseball stadium). Edmonton vs Phoenix (wearing old Jets uniforms) at Winnipeg. Colorado (wearing old Nordiques) uniforms at Montreal. Nashville at Columbus (wearing Barons uniforms) (at Ohio State university). Atlanta (wearing old Flames uniforms) at Calgary. Islanders vs Rangers at Mets stadium. San Jose (wearing Golden Seals uniforms) at Vancouver. Carolina (wearing Whalers uniforms) at Washington. Anaheim (wearing Wild Wing uniforms) at Colorado (wearing Rockies uniforms).

I heard Peter King on the radio this week say that the Bills should hire Leslie Frazier as head coach and Mike Leach as offensive coordinator.

I'll be going to the outdoor AHL game on February 20, when the Syracuse Crunch host the Binghamton Senators at the NYS Fairgrounds Grandstand. They originally wanted to play at the baseball stadium, but couldn't get the funding.

They have to address the OL first. Bringing in a new QB behind the same OL will just be repeating the same mistakes.

Sullivan was spot on as usual, pointing out that the Bills more often than not go for the low hanging fruit. "Russ and I scanned a list of possible candidates," Wilson said. "We didn't know them. I didn't know them. I don't think Russ did. We narrowed it down to two candidates for the job of general manager of football, two in-house candidates." So now they'll settle for some coach that Wilson knows? That certainly narrows the list. A new decade, same as the old one.

I was going to reserve the anal cavity searches to those on the watch list, but your idea would reduce the weight on the plane, and reduce the need to get up and go to the restroom.

Well he said what you wanted to hear. If you don't think he's sincere, then there's no point debating the details. He signs it into law or vetoes it, therefore what he proposes carries weight and sets the benchmarks.

Odds are if someone is a hypochondriac, they already have health insurance or are making poor use of emergency rooms.

The solution is to make anyone who is flying to take off all their clothes and put on paper gowns or jumpsuits and booties issued at the airport, and then go through the body scanner. You get your clothes back when you depart the plane. It will create a new market for the U.S. garment industry. Make the jumpsuits out of some biodegradable material so they can be thown away. If you don't like it, take a cab.

The proposed public option would not have been a bottomless pit, they would not have had an unlimited stream of money. Obama himself said it on many occasions. They would be non-profit, but would have to cover their own expenses through premium payments, thus avoiding the situation you spectulate. From Obama's speech to Congress: "Now, I have no interest in putting insurance companies out of business. They provide a legitimate service, and employ a lot of our friends and neighbors. I just want to hold them accountable. And the insurance reforms that I've already mentioned would do just that. But an additional step we can take to keep insurance companies honest is by making a not-for-profit public option available in the insurance exchange. Now, let me be clear. Let me be clear. It would only be an option for those who don't have insurance. No one would be forced to choose it, and it would not impact those of you who already have insurance. In fact, based on Congressional Budget Office estimates, we believe that less than 5 percent of Americans would sign up. Despite all this, the insurance companies and their allies don't like this idea. They argue that these private companies can't fairly compete with the government. And they'd be right if taxpayers were subsidizing this public insurance option. But they won't be. I've insisted that like any private insurance company, the public insurance option would have to be self-sufficient and rely on the premiums it collects. But by avoiding some of the overhead that gets eaten up at private companies by profits and excessive administrative costs and executive salaries, it could provide a good deal for consumers, and would also keep pressure on private insurers to keep their policies affordable and treat their customers better, the same way public colleges and universities provide additional choice and competition to students without in any way inhibiting a vibrant system of private colleges and universities." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/09/o...h_n_281265.html

At first I thought this was your personal testimonial. Always park facing out so you can see what's coming. And easy access for jumper cables if needed.

Based on my scientific evaluation of numerous sci-fi movies, I agree with the experts that the trick is not to blow up the asteroid, which just makes smaller pieces still moving towards Earth, but to leave it intact and nudge it to change it's trajectory, perhaps with the use of rockets placed on its surface. I also read a theory that solar powered lasers could bore holes into the asteroid at strategic points, and the escaping gases would be the propellent that changes its trajectory.

They're announcing that Bill Cowher is volunteering to be added to the no-fly list to Buffalo, following the lead of Mike Shanahan. Or at midnight tonight, Ralph's balls will drop to the floor to bring in the new year.

It's a joke, and unfortunately he believes it. Turn on 570am on the radio in Syracuse, and it's a continuous stream of conservative talking heads, starting with a local conservative in the morning, then going to Beck, Limbaugh, a local conservative who votes only based on who's against abortion, Hannity, and Savage. Then add Cunningham on the weekends. Turn to 1390am and it's more of the same, starting with Washington Times conservatives in the morning, then Laura Ingram, another local conservative, Dennis Miller, Fred Thompson, and Phil Hendrie. Thankfully there's at least a couple of sports talk stations. But you can't even find a moderate talk show. I guess conservatives really like to have their pre-conceived viewpoints validated by radio talking heads. Regarding Limbaugh, I don't wish ill-health on anyone. His mistreatment of prescription drugs has probably taken its toll on his body, similar to what happened to Elvis. But I won't be suprised if he somehow turns his condition into a diatribe against health insurance reform.

The thing I find most interesting is that the very people who cry and whine that a government-run public insurance option that wouldn't have access to a bottomless pit of taxpayer funds will kill private insurance companies can't understand why liberals cry and whine that a voucher plan will kill public schools. When it's public sector, it's basically "Well, those lazy bastards deserve it," but when it's the private health insurers it's like "You're gonna !@#$ health care....and lose all the good doctors!"

Great, let's trade for guys who can't win, can't start, or don't have any tread left, and put them behind one of the worst lines in the league. That's the kind of thinking that will keep the Bills drafting in the top 10 for years.

Interesting responses from conservatives here and in Congress about the plane incident. Hypocritical, but interesting. I don't recall a similar response when months after 9/11, on Dec. 22, the shoe bomber Richard Reid's attempt to blow up a plane was thwarted by a group of passengers, after he had passed through all screenings. And this was at the height of scrutiny after 9/11. It was six days before Bush, then on vacation, made any public remarks about it. He didn't address reporters about it until December 28, after he had traveled from Camp David to his ranch in Texas. But the revisionists like to say Bush kept us safe and we weren't attacked again after 9/11. I don't recall any calls for people to be fired like are happening now. In fact, if you did challenge the administration, you were quickly labeled as anti-American. Come to think of it, no members of the cabinet were fired even after 9/11, the biggest and most successful terrorist attack against us in U.S. history. Now if you support the current administration, you're labeled anti-American. Incredible.