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well, you can't just turn on hospital capacity like a faucet. No-one knew/knows how long or severe this is going to to run. Omicron might wash over the population causing little harm and leaving everyone resistant, or the 'RHO' version could show up tomorrow with double the mortality of delta. Facing that kind of uncertainty throwing billions into hospital construction as opposed to other public health efforts (vaccines etc) isn't so simple a question. Building out hospital space to modern code and practice requirements is phenomenally expensive - esp if done in a hurry, and if that capacity ended up empty in 24mo the people that spent the money would be fish in a barrel for the political 2nd guessers. It may come to it, I just don't think it's an easy or trivial decision to make.

C'mon - seriously Arch? When the was the last 'terrorist' attack committed by anyone that came across the Southern Border? The 911 guys didn't get here that way. IIRC all the events since then have been home grown. The Latin American poor are not interested in jihad, they are interested in paychecks. Tell me what am I missing here? Yes the border needs to be managed, but immigration is nowhere near the top of the problems we have in the US. (Well, top of the GOP imaginary problem list maybe) And drugs come across the border because Americans pay for them.

Nice basing your argument on what you Don't know and also admitting it.

The wall was a dog and pony show. People find ways around barriers as long as there is motivation. Until the US gets serious about punishing the employers that draw illegals they will continue to come. Don't hold your breath on that one.

There's very little truth in these statements. Why you would want to pooh pooh a pandemic that has killed over 825,000 Americans, and is still killing over 1,200 per day, has hospitalised millions and left them with long term health issues, all despite worldwide mitigation efforts and the miraculous arrival of the vaccines, is beyond me. I get it, you're sick of it, we're all sick of it, but calling it, " a common cold", and distorting statistics to minimize it's impact is just odious.

Yes, I am extremely sick and tired of hearing people treat COVID as some kind of death sentence. Recent Gallup polling indicated that the public waaayyy overestimates the severity and risk associated with COVID, thanks to the media hyping it to death. IF you are unvaccinated, and/or are over 65, and/or have an underlying comorbid condition, you have a small chance of being hospitalized (less than 2%), but otherwise.... IF you are vaccinated, below 65 years of age, and have no underlying co-morbidity, you should be more worried about your next car ride than getting COVID. Delta is a little more virulent, but Omicron is basically a common fucking cold for the healthy and/or otherwise vaccinated. I suspect that Omicron is a minor issue for otherwise healthy people with a prior COVID-19 infection even without the vaccine (I haven't seen data on this one way or another yet).

I thought this comment on the thread was even more true:

Regional manager (step below a VP) at a Fortune500 (my boss's boss) was a good guy and he had no illusions about the fact that even at his level (maybe even especially at his level) the company was most definitely not his friend. He wife's long term health was not good and he had been counting down to retirement for a number of years but couldn't go early because he needed to keep his health insurance (pre ACA days....). So he puts a screen saver on his company laptop that counted down the days, hours and minutes to "Bob's Retirement." Then he forgets to shut it off at a regional meeting when he had a presentation to make. Divisional Prez was not amused when it flashed on the screen, but Bob actually was too valuable to fire over it. ⏲️

Just heard from a good buddy that just got out of the hospital for a week w covid. Get your boosters!!!!

I don't claim him today. 😉

Taylor Decker has more TDs than Kenny Golladay.

I’m sorry, but I refuse to be a part of anything that includes Staten Island. Or Queens. 😂

Or have been elected to Congress.

I think the Seahawks have the same payroll as the Trojans did as well.

anti-drug mandates are tyranny. Their body, their choice.

These two links are the same person and he was arrested by border patrol so apparently the border security worked.

https://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/1477688016009375750?s=20

We already have the proud boys and other Jan 6 terrorists here.

Not to go all Pfife on you, but I’ll take your silence as an admission that you lied. That might work on your favorite right wing propaganda outlet, but that stuff doesn’t fly here. And of course I’m sure you and all your Trumpy friends will use this as more proof of how mean this board is to conservatives.

That day was like the “grab em by the pussy” thing. So many were horrified and said the right things initially. Then they saw the politics of it and realized enough of their people didn’t care so they fell in line.

it would probably have to be three - the three pacific coast states would end up separated from the rest of the blue states. There was a story in WaPo listing some of the logistical issues. One thing is certain, a nation composed of the MountainWest and old South would quickly fail economically - it's transfer $$ from the other states that keep all but FLA and Tex alive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/31/secession-civil-war-stephen-marche/

Actually, I read that he doesn’t believe in hamstrings or any of the commonly accepted skeletal structure that doctors want us to believe is our human anatomy.

referring people to go to the political forum is such an awful thing to do, lee. shame on you. lol.

Best shape of his life and he's working on a new change up.

I had 2 and I was just watching the game.

Yeah, I do think many people have been overly cautious about Covid, but lack of caution has been a much bigger problem throughout.

There is a thread on the Politics Forum specifically about this topic and it is just waiting for you guys to show up and contribute. 😉 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

If we assume that the playoffs had expanded to 14 teams in 2021 as is likely for 2022, Seattle would have made the playoffs while scoring 697 runs, the same that the Tigers scored in 2021. The Seattle situation is an outlier,however, the details should be examined by someone. I did some basic spreadsheet work that suggests a 74 run reduction in runs allowed and twenty additional runs in runs scored will probably be enough to make the playoffs. The additions of Barnhart and Baez I figure being worth 70 defensive runs saved over Niko Goodrum and company. I am assuming that Baez will be worth 4 additional offensive WAR over Goodrum and company. That gets us potentially 11 additional wins, or roughly 88 wins in 2022. There will also be chances to improve this team at the trade deadline. In addition to some of the positives listed earlier Faedo will be coming off of Tommy John. I see us being 2 solid relievers and maybe one more bat, which either Tork or Greene may provide,short. I also have to think that Hill might be a surprise, given that he seems to have found himself before his knee injuries, assuming he recovers well. That doesn't mean I am opposed to adding a bat. I don't think it is a make or break, as there will be a need to add something at the trade deadline.

And the whole thing about getting other people sick who are vulnerable is hooey. Omicron is highly contagious....if you are that scared of it you have the option to isolate yourself....but expecting significant shut-downs to protect people who are already vaccinated is just stupid, massive, unnecessary overkill, especially for a strain like Omicron that basically has killed fewer people than trees falling or lightning strikes. And when I say "shut down" I also mean requiring vaccination cards to participate in society (education, restaurants, events, etc). The vaccines overwhelmingly work, so there should be little to no risk posed by the unvaccinated, especially if they already have had COVID-19. And also regarding hospitals being overburdened -- they have had two years to figure out how to deal with a surge....I don't want to see hospitals get in trouble or patients being hurt, but at some point if we are concerned about hospital capacity we should invest some of these ginormous Covid $$ from the Federal Government to hire enough vaccinated people to care for COVID patients during a surge. To shut down society at any level due to foreseeable events and a lack of contingency planning when COVID $$ are slopping over everywhere is just ridiculous, and we should not stand for it. I am sick almost to death of the COVID hype, especially from athletes. These guys have almost nothing to be afraid of, and neither does anyone else, if they take the vaccine/boosters, and/or are generally healthy, and/or have antibodies from a prior COVID-19 infection.

That's exactly what I was told mine were. One on my chin and one on the back of my shoulder. About 30 years apart.

https://www.wnd.com/2021/12/top-health-official-misled-parents-scare-vaccinating-kids/ They admit they lied. You may now continue ignoring facts and truth.

https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/vancouver-canucks-equipment-manager-red-hamilton-searches-for-seattle-kraken-fan/c-329375328 On the topic of malignant melanoma... Incredible story.

Nobody did that. I simply mentioned they don't do continual, heavy, strenuous physical labor for 8-10 hours. So a mask doesn't inhibit their breathing as much. The same is true about cops and teachers, but that doesn't mean I'm bashing them to point that out. Your accusation is simply dishonest and slanderous. But I'm convinced you knew that when you said it.

One of my bestest buddies I will ever have passed away from skin cancer a little over a year ago. It's a very aggressive cancer. I work in medical research field so asked a clinician colleague about it. What he told me was that because it's skin cancer, it has similar regenerative processes to skin itself.... so it spreads quickly. It spread all through my friends body. I'm sure there's no possibility you would take medical advice from Dr. WorldNetDaily here and I commend you for keeping up on it because it can getcha out of nowhere. I saw it happen. I hope all is well man.

walton had bad feet. zion has a bad diet.

If we all ignore, we will reach herd immunity. Do your part!

If EVERYBODY stops quoting him, then all of us who have him on ignore will be able to ignore. I had a breakthrough case earlier, but all you anti-axxers are exposing the rest of us. Do your part and axe the troll.

Frankly, I don’t understand understand engaging with the clown, but I guess we’re all entertained in different ways.

Hopefully we will have less quarterback science in 2022.

Imagine thinking that you have a job that is more physically demanding and dangerous than that of a nurse.

Problem is its out west. Last time we won out there I think Ike was president

I love how the self appointed gun expert here is telling us that a loaded gun pointed in the direction of two people not ten feet away is “not pointed at anyone”. Sorry. You have zero credibility now when it comes to gun issues.