buddha

why 5? chicago is currently at 11.

you dont remember the lockdown? i only mentioned a lockdown to make a joke following mb's joke. lockdowns are no longer necessary. there is no reason you shouldnt go to a sporting event if you wanted to. you'll be fine. being in a very crowded bar with a bunch of people breathing on you? that might make you nervous. other than that you'll be ok.

you sound just like donald trump.

my wife is a big fan of lockdowns and is really rooting for another one.

which ones?

maybe, but i hope the end game doesnt entail everyone being required to wear a mask indoors. especially kids. its overkill, imo.

larkin called in for supplementary disciplinary hearing.

its a good thing gambling didnt exist until this year!

would you continue all covid restrictions (mask wearing, restricted international travel, quarantining if you get sick or are in the same proximity as a sick person, 3 (or 6?) foot social distancing, etc) until there are no more covid cases in america?

what's the end game in all this? when do restrictions end? when there is zero covid? is there a number that would warrant mask removal in public spaces? or opening society back up? has the cdc said anything about that?

is there a big increase in cases from kids bringing covid home? the increase in cases in michigan seems to be following the pattern of covid, which is that michigan for some reason gets hit first. like i said, chicago schools are all open and there hasnt been a precipitous rise in cases. in fact, there hasnt been an increase at all (to the disappointment of our teacher's union). will that hold through the winter? i dont know. its a contagious virus, there is a pretty good likelihood that people in the northern part of the country will get sick come cold/flu season. a lot of people have been vaccinated which seems to cut the transmission and strength if symptoms down. that may work to decrease hospitalizations next time (if there is a next time).

and larkin will get suspended and joseph (and palat) wont. even though they both cross checked guys from behind when those guys were bent over facing the boards. its the same thing lemieux did to draper but their faces didnt go right into the bench like drapers did. but its no less dangerous and no less dirty. im only disappointed they didnt send smith out there to pummel joseph. if they werent winning the game, they probably would have. palat's hit on ras was just as dirty.

what should we do, mcs? close all the schools? covid has little effect on a vast, vast majority of school age children.

how is that any different from what happens and has happened under the democrats? the democratic party is as beholden to big tech, amazon, et al as republicans.

where clinton and his people were wrong is in the idea that trade would change china. so far, theyve been wrong and china has changed us. but its still early. its only been 30 years, history is a lot longer than that

one question: do you think american business would not have moved their production to lower cost countries if clinton had not done what he did? i think it was inevitable given the high labor costs here, the lowering of transportation costs worldwide, and america (and europe's) more stringent environmental regulations. i mean, most industrial good used to be produced in britain. what happened? somewhere bigger and cheaper came along... but your point(s) about the democratic party are well taken. it has abandoned its role as protector of the working class in exchange for its neoliberal vision of world trade and affairs that made college educated americans rich. only the bernie sanders wing of the party cares to change that, but they too have to tread lightly because their cultural sensibilities on immigration and race dont always jibe with that of their working class constituents.

one could argue that bill clinton's "gop lite" is what a majority of american voters actually wants. america is a majority center-right(ish) country.

how so?

prediction for democrats: pain.

chicago didnt spike or see any increase once schools opened.

they werent playing "prevent" defense. they rushed 4 for every play but the last one, and the vikings beat them on each play. the vikings decided to play into the lions' hands (paws?) by running the ball all the time. every time they threw to jefferson, he was open. but they decided to run the ball continually instead because that's how mike zimmer coaches. they just got beat. it wasnt because they rushed 3 or 4 or 2. its because the vikings had the ball last and made a play. it happens in the nfl continually, every week.

justice breyer would like a word with you, sir!

every time teams lose a game people have to say someone made a "mistake" or it was the losing team's fault somehow. sometimes the other team makes a good play and just beats you. its not because you messed up.

as soon as the lightning decided to play there wasnt much the wings could do. lightning got to every loose pack and then skated/passed circles around the wings.

tampa is light years ahead of detroit. especially detroit without larkin and vrana. nedjelkovic gave up 7 goals and actually played really well.