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Whenever I refer Presidential precedent I don't like to do so before FDR. It really was a different office before him, then again before Lincoln. More administrative in nature. And like you say the media angle. Also the nature of how they were elected matters. I like to imagine a scenario in 1991 where you tell the dems at the time "Bush can be beat". Would that have changed anything? Clinton muscled through but some others may have not bothered thinking Bush's 90% approval rating wasn't worth the hassle at that point in time. Mondale was really the best example of a retread candidate in recent history. VP on a ticket that lost re-election? Really? You can't do better?

I know what that is... our friends daughter is Chinese.

You have PLAS, Pedophile Love Affair Syndrome.

I"ve only played that when I'm drunk and I'm not sure what we were doing. We probably just made up our game.

Wayne County is probably on par with Chicago in terms of corruption, perceived and real. Layers and layers of people. Wayne County probably has the airport as a big source of that corruption. There's been so many scandals over the years. I know someone who was involved but got out because he basically had two jobs and got paid for one. The first was his job itself. The second was having to support the right people at fundraisers and all of that. Going to events and rallies. You had to be seen. If not your job was in trouble or you'd not get any kind of advancement unless you helped the others get their jobs.

When the focus is on the person doing the crime instead of the object availability that makes doing the crime easier to carry out, then yes, I will reference that in my judgement. 'The availability of guns is a problem' vs 'Look at what these queers are doing'. This isn't difficult. But I know for the 2nd amendment whack jobs, price of freedom bro

He was very good in that. Good observation, I never thought about that. Any other year he probably wins the Oscar for that but DeNiro in Raging Bull. A few weeks ago I finally got around to watching The Conversation and didn't know he was in it. I think he was not billed for it, it was meant to be a surprise to the viewers. Speaking of the Bobs... Duvall never became a caricature like Al and the others. And his movie, he wrote and directed and financed, The Apostle, stands apart as they never did anything as good themselves.

ha ha... that's not what I meant, I was focusing on the 'That's it?' portion.

and our league that catcher was my 31 year old pregnant wife! We're just out on a Sunday afternoon having fun and moving around and waiting for the post game BBQ and beers. The league ended after a season where a team was put together run by someone affiliated with the local HS. He recruited some of the graduated softball players. So yeah.... the girls were better than most guys. We had a rule in place that if you walked a man, he goes to 2B and the woman coming to bat (the batting lineups alternated) could go to 1B immediately. My last year in softball overall ended because at that point in our lives it was hard to find players. Not worth the hassle. The bar that sponsored us burned down in 2014 (Howell's, @Motor City Sonics probably remembers that fine place).

I didn't like Clinton back then, I tolerate him now, but if he's in the files, he can go to. Dems aren't clinging to him the same way the the GOP are with Trump.

Jesse Jackson passed away. Let's not do politics here, but he was notable. I just got back from Chicago and was in Millenium Park thinking about the night Obama won and they showed Jackson with tears in his eyes. I was thinking of that literally yesterday morning. I'm not making it political, just talking about the coincidence of things like that.

Mostly except in shuffleboard you get counted based on the zone yours are in. In Curling it's just the # of rocks, regardless of where they are at. As long as they are closer than their best one it counts as 1.

I have 3 FB friends who are done with him and the GOP over it. For whatever metric that's worth. The two big names politically associated to this have been Trump and Clinton. The meme said "One said we have to move on, the other is willing to bring the fight to the public". Which one of those two do you think is innocent?

We get it. You are a bigot and extremely hateful person. You don't need to keep reminding us. Go back in the woods and play with a goat.

Leagues around here have put in one of those pitcher protector gates like you see in batting practice. I wish they had tha when I played. I would hit like drives up the middle and was always afraid I would kill someone. I would warn the other pitcher.

I was in a co ed league that had something similar. There was a point of no return line and like you said it was a force out situation. And there was one of those plastic home plates used for indoor practices we would place next to the real plate to widen it so there isn’t any tripping.

I was once in a suite at the palace where Duggans kid was the “host”. Fetched our drinks. His dad’s fetched a lot of drinks too. That’s why he got to his position. Wayne County politics is dirty and slimy.

Yep. It has long history so it makes sense to be basic. But there is strategy. There’s a coach. They call timeouts. I watched a lot growing up on CBC.

It’s really the height of ignorance and stupidity for Trump supporters to try to go after others for saying something dumb. I bet they are the folks who say “I seen”.

Is Marco still considered Cuban?

Essentially it’s how many stones you have that are closer to the center than the opposing team has. You work in “ends”. Which are like innings. Each team throws 8 stones per end(4 per person). You could score 4 per end or 1.

He was a Titan. That generation that came up in the late 70s to complement the directors who took over Hollywood. Will have to watch The Apostle later this week.

I fell for the “free pass” thing when I went with a friend. Signed up for 2 year payment plan. Maybe went once a month. This was 1994. Then after I was done paying I got hit with $72 a year for “dues”. WTF? it was a nice facility. But 15-20 minutes away. for those who struggle staying with it Isuggest group exercise. The social aspect is a great motivator. And frankly as an adult it’s a good way to make friends.

A couple of polyps that he took care of but he said he wasn’t worried about anything. I took it as good news. And yeah it’s funny… as I approached 40 in 2013 they moved it to 50. My doc even gave me a script and said “if insurance covers it, get it. It thy don’t, then wait”. My cynical take had to do with obamacare requiring coverage now so the recommended age magically moved up. I have no idea if that’s true.

look at DOGE boy over here all worried about workers now. Sorry lassie, that dog don't hunt.