PastaJoe

Or simply put, most people are as misinformed about healthcare reform as many of you on this board have been for months now.

You make it sound like these people are all currently paying for private insurance, and now they're all going to just drop it to go to a public option. The reality is that if they have private healthcare, they're going to keep it. For those that don't have it, we're already subsidizing their care through the most expensive process of not receiving primary preventative care, and waiting for them to use the emergency rooms for all their care. We subsidize in either scenario, so why not do it in the least expensive way, by offering preventative care that reduces and/or eliminates their need to use emergency rooms, and treats them in the early stages of a medical condition before it escalates into more expensive procedures and medicines.

Really? The economy was skyrocketing before Obama took office? Really? The banks were stable and secure? Really? Unemployment was going down? Really? The alternative was to do nothing and let the economy further deteriorate? Really?

Finally something worth watching in a soccer match.

Really? There were 2 House races and the Democrats won both, thus actually gaining an additional member in Congress, which by the way is where bills are voted on.

Well I'll take socialism over theocracy. Unless and until the GOP stops letting the right wing theocrats dictate whether a candidate passes their litmus tests, the GOP will continue to be marginalized in the northeast and west coast. It's a battle between the fiscal and social conservatives in the GOP.

And Republicans have no quams about cutting taxes for the wealthy but not cutting budgets. They had their opportunity to cut spending, reform health care, and fix Social Security and Medicaid when they had control of the White House and Congress. How'd that work out? And now we should believe the next bunch of Republicans will be different?

So only the socialist programs that they don't directly benefit from are bad. That's like being a little bit pregnant.

Ask your older friend and the majority of senior citizens who fear socialism if they're willing to give up the socialistic programs of Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security.

I'd take the one who plays behind the worst offensive line. That way they'll be ready for what awaits them with the Bills.

Just to clarify, I don't know if the district numbers changed over the years, but... "The outcome made history in the rural House district covering Northern and Central New York, one of the geographically largest east of the Mississippi. It is the first time someone other than a Republican has represented the heart of the region – Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Franklin counties – since the GOP was established in 1856 and the first Republicans were seated in the House in 1857. The last Democrat elected to a House seat from the region was Frances E. Spinner, who represented St. Lawrence County in Congress from 1855 to 1857." http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/200...wins_hard-.html "A battle for a vacant Republican U.S. House seat worked against the GOP in upstate New York. The contest to fill the seat sparked a vicious internal fight between GOP conservatives and moderates. The struggle was viewed as a proxy for a national struggle between activists arguing the GOP slipped by betraying conservative values and officials warning a rightward move would further alienate an increasingly independent-minded electorate. The split resulted in the election of Bill Owens -- the first Democratic congressman from that region since the late 1800s." http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/ele...aces/index.html Like I said, I don't think the races yesterday were a referendum on Obama for either side, but dealt more with state/local issues. The moderate Republicans in the 23rd probably looked at Hoffman's social views, and considered what impact he would have on Fort Drum and revitalizing the former Griffiss air base area, and decided to go with a moderate like they had represent them before. If anything, this win will enbolden Democrats in Congress that they can still win in a Republican district while advocating Democratic policies. But I expect it will also energize the far right, as they set their sights next on Charlie Christ in Florida, who is in a Republican Senate primary with conservative Marko Rubio.

A couple of facts about the elections: In Virginia, in every governor's election since 1977, they have voted in the candidate of the opposite party of the sitting president every time. In New York, a Democrat has not won in the 23rd district since the Civil War.

Being in the tv market that covers the 23rd, I'll be glad when it's over so I don't have to see all the political commercials all the time. If the Democrats do well tomorrow, they'll claim it's a referendum on Obama. If the Republicans do well, they'll claim it's a referendum on Obama. The truth is neither is true. The two governor races are about the persons and campaigns in the races. I predict a Republican win in Virginia and a Democrat win in New Jersey. The 23rd is a funny race. It's a traditional Republican district, with the last election going to the Republican by a 2-1 margin. But Obama won the district for himself last year. Then a cabal of 11 Republicans chose a candidate (Dede) instead of running a primary, who according to the commercials is the only one in the race who is for card check, Obama's economic policies, and gay marriage. So the real moderate ends up being the Democrat, and the Conservatives put forth a candidate who's for a flat tax, privatizing Social Security, and is anti-abortion rights. So it will be interesting if the majority Republican district will stay moderate and give enough support to the Democrat to win, or will they take a hard turn to the right and support a Conservative. Right now it's too close to call, and will probably be decided on which side can get their voters out. If the Conservative wins, it could be a case of winning the battle but losing the war, if it encourages a group that would consider Reagan policies as R.I.N.O., to run a hard line Conservative for senator, governor, or the presidency.

Meanwhile Junior Seau will be rejoining the Pats...

Face it, we're hostages to our own loyalty. They've already made their money off the ticket sales for this year, so whether you show or not doesn't change the finances except for concessions and parking. And if there's a drop off in future years, they'll threaten to move the team. So we either continue to support a mediocre organization, or they'll leave for greener pastures. So we're screwed either way.

The Greater Niagara Frontier Erie County Southern Ontario Metropolitan Buffalo at Orchard Park ClusterF@#ks. Let's go, GNFECSOMBOPCFs!

The problem with this team is much bigger than the QB.

United Nations inspectors will visit Iran's recently disclosed nuclear power plant on October 25, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency announced Sunday from Tehran. "It is important for us to send out inspectors to do comprehensive verification ... to assure ourselves that it is ... fit for peaceful purposes," Mohamed ElBaradei said. And ElBaradei said progress was being made on Iran's request for enriched uranium to help treat cancer patients. Iran will sit down with the United States, Russia and France on October 19 at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, to discuss that request, he said. A deal on that front could be important because it could reduce the amount of nuclear fuel Iran has to make a bomb. Under the agreement, Iranian low-enriched uranium -- not weapons-grade material -- would be sent abroad and enriched further before being sent back for use in Iranian medical research, ElBaradei said. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/04/...lear/index.html

Could be Cleveland, but when I think of the owner and front office I think of Cincinnati. Another team that had a good run in the 90s, then went back to their inept organization ways, showing occasional sparks of hope, but then falling back into mediocrity through poor coaching, lack of talent, and injuries.

Yeah, he should resign because being 4th out of 4 on such a significant issue is inexcusable. Getting the world to pressure Iran to agree to inspections pales to the Olympics. I was hired last week after being unemployed since April. The march of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

There's a sliver of farmland in the westernmost part of the Syracuse television market that is within the Buffalo-NFL blackout zone, so because of that everyone in the Syracuse market loses out. When the NFL expanded the blackout zone years ago, they were happy to find that fact out to justify the expanded blackout. In Syracuse, the Beginning II restaurant is know as the local Bills spot. It's in East Syracuse about 10 miles south of the closest Thruway exit 34A. I just checked the Time Warner Sunday listings, and the Syracuse day games are Giants-Bucs, Titans-Jets, and Dolphins-Chargers.

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Too bad London Fletcher lost his skills to play. Oh wait, he's still starting for the Redskins.

Brooks wouldn't have the speed to stay with Watson either. The mistake was the coaches not adjusting and putting a faster player on Watson after the first TD, or moving a safety on Watson. Getting burned on the same play call twice in 5 minutes is the coaches fault.

If they can't win when they play as well as they did for the first 55 minutes, then what can we expect when they don't play their best and the injuries start piling up.