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its not that he'll play better next year, its that his skills will play better now on a better team in a different role.

its valid because of the constraints on the us's ability (especially the us military's ability) to positively influence events in other countries. we try this time and time again and convince ourselves that every situation is the nazis and that we must act to protect or defend X or else its munich all over again. we'll just give them a democracy and vote and it will be all good! we should be using this ukraine crisis to do exactly what biden is doing: trying to shore up an atlantic alliance that was left in disarray aftee 4 years of trump. present a unified front in the face of russian aggression and use this time to build stronger ties with poland and our other eastern european allies. that's what he's doing, as far as i can see. but we aint fightin' russia and we probably aint arming ukraine either unless its done through some under the table proxy. and we shouldnt. sorry ukraine.

leddy may be having a bad season +/- wise, but you can still see the talent. he moves the puck forward and still has some wheels on offense. form is temporary, talent isnt. leddy still has talent and would probably get you a mid round pick. not a second, like we hoped, but maybe a third. maybe even two thirds? i dont think they move zadina unless its for a similarly situated struggling prospect. maybe a blue liner they liked in the draft who isnt panning out so far? but if that happens it will more likely happen in the offseason. get what you can for namestikov. i like the idea of calling up berggren, but it will likely be veleno who gets brought back up (until vrana is ready).

the chinese love this plan.

what would you do if youre detroit? who would you move and who is off limits? would you move zadina for another struggling prospect? what would you trade leddy for? what would you trade namestikov for? and what would you trade bertuzzi for? predictions? i think they move leddy for a couple of thirds, namestikov for a third. everyone else stays. thoughts?

who cares if i call it ukraine or the ukraine? you can be insulting AND pedantic. congrats on your daily double. anyway, biden is doing what he should do within the boundaries of what is possible.

on second thought, i'll stick with water.

...of money.

i hope he's right.

according to BR, roman colon earned over $1.8 million in his career. my heart bleeds for these poor, underpaid baseball players. just like it bleeds for the poor owners. i couldnt care less how they divide up their money. entertain me, that's all i care about. its all any of us really care about.

ukraine is not a part of our collective security alliance. we owe it nothing and we will provide it with nothing but moral support and maybe some cash money. we are not willing to go to war over the ukraine. you can insult me all you want, but you know its true.

i'll have what you're having...

i dont need to explain different theories of international relations to you, you already know. i mean, youre aware that there are different interpretations as to how the US should respond. its not donald trump to not want war with russia. i'll leave that for you big iraq war supporters. figured you would have learned your lesson.

sanctions will come and then go. russia is exerting their power over a former client state. russia was weak and the us and its alliea expanded their military into formerly russian controlled territory, right to the borders of russia. russia is now pushing back because they arent as weak anymore. tale as old as time.

which is exactly what will happen. the germans need energy and the russians will provide it. eventually a russian friendly leader will be back in charge of ukraine.

good receiver. fast. iirc, he'll be a slot receiver and the lions already have one of those in st brown.

dulcich at 175 is a major reach. that's pathetic. and no heyward? i'm not even sure what kind of reasearch you did going into this. total trash mock.

a lot of the "founding fathers" opposed slavery. however, if they wanted to form a unified country made up of all the states (which they would need to defeat the british) they would need to compromise. so they did. adams did. hamilton did. lafayette didnt because he was french and was more worried about not getting his head chopped off at that time. if you criticize them for that compromise, then you need to realize that the country does not form in the way it did. now, you may say "good, anything is better than a nation that sanctioned slavery", which is a perfectly acceptable opinion to hold. but its with 20/20 hindsight. at the time, the goal was to create a nation. and that nation doesnt get created without a compromise on slavery.

what did adams do to end slavery? nothing.

what did adams do to end slavery? how about the alien & sedition acts? you a big fan of those?

howard overreacted and there is a good case that he should be fired, but he's not bobby knight in terms of behavior. mgoblog writes up the "he's a black guy who was grabbed by a white guy" excuse, which i dont buy for a minute. but wiscy folks got in his face and he reacted like a juvenile and not like a leader of men. howard appears to be unable to control his emotions. i would understand if they fired him, and i understand why they didnt. but he embarassed the university. again. he gets another chance because he is a favorite son, successful, and well liked and respected in basketball circles. no more chances for howard after this.

lbj's failing is vietnam. that's why he is lowered on the scale. the civil rights stuff is why he is ranked as high as he is. he was a very successful president in passing meaningful legislation. but vietnam was a really big deal. and a really huge failing. without it, lbj is probably top 7, maybe higher.

if you make the major leagues, are you automatically in the union? or is there a time period you have to be in the league before the union lets you in?

kennedy in the top 10 is ridiculous. once the baby boomer historians die off, he'll fall.

i'd rather take a lb or safety who could be useful on special teams.