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I was struck by the irony when I read the letter yesterday; the Republican senators want the same thing as the hard right, Iranian leadership: no deal. In reading other articles today, I was struck by the sheer amount of progress Iran has made in their nuclear development simply BECAUSE no previously offered deals were struck with the west. We delay at our own peril, I think. From an article in Politico:

Our ex-safeties have cleaned up the last two years. Duke Williams must be licking his chops. Good luck, Da'Norris. GO BILLS!!!

I'm not proposing anything; it's already been ratified in the Constitution; children of illegal immigrants born on US soil are automatically US citizens. That's a problem when it comes to the mass deportation of their parents. Again, it's impractical. And any president, regardless of party affiliation, would have the same dilemma. I get that it's easier to just pass it off as Obama wanting to create a voting bloc, though.

It may well have voting bloc implications. I just don't think that's the overriding factor in Obama's thinking as I said. Nor do I think that 11 million new voters are automatically gonna vote in lock-step unison with a particular party just because they were granted amnesty by a president who is a member of that party. Did all those granted amnesty by Reagan unanimously vote republican, all the time, in every election since then? I think THAT is naive to think. Although that kind of dovetails the line of thinking that some people are just too stupid or ignorant to know any better. It's a matter of pragmatism simply because of the sheer logistics involved in deporting 11m plus, not to mention the sticky issue of children born here. Those children have rights of citizenship afforded them by the Constitution. That factor can't be so easily dismissed, especially by the president.

Can't we all at times? The civil rights movement happened in my lifetime. Voting rights are a HUGE issue with me. And I hate to see them diminished and I admit it sticks in my craw to see them so easily dismissed by some. Bothers the everloving phuck of out me. I don't care if a man has to make his mark with an "X" because he's unable to spell his name in order to cast his vote, either. His illiteracy does NOT exclude him from being informed about what's important to HIM. And it pisses me off when people assume otherwise when they project THEIR value systems upon him. And I don't apologize for that.

Why were you so quick to get all defensive in my original response to your post on the subject of voter intelligence? Why did you automatically think I was using "code" words as you said? Why did that strike a chord? I submit your defensiveness is a result of their being a kernel of truth to the stereotype applied to "low intelligence" voters. The term itself is offensive. And no, I don't think the core motivation behind Obama's idea of immigration amnesty is simply to cultivate a new bloc of voters. Much like with Reagan's previous plan, it's a question of pragmatism, more than anything else.

It's not that I resent your ability to be well-informed. More power to you. It's that EVERY time I read posts like yours on the matter, it comes across as elitist thinking; as if some people don't have as much of a right to their vote as you do; that their thinking is flawed or somehow beneath yours. That they are stupid and ignorant therefore, they shouldn't be involved in the process. Which is ironic because the party line you seem to espouse the most, seems to spend a great deal of time appealing to our base emotions and trying to hard to frame elections along single-issue lines.

Let me guess: you are one of the well-informed, right? Tell us what you really mean by "single-issue" or "low-educated" voter.

Roger Ailes wrote the book. If all the other peddlers had former political party operatives in charge like FNC does, perhaps they would be seen as just as big a shill. But they don't. FNC is unique in that critical aspect. Goebbels would be proud. That's not what I'm suggesting at all. My point is that it's not a good thing to have such limited ownership of vast broadcasting networks, regardless of transmission mode. I think it's dangerous. And it never would have happened if the rules for ownership weren't re-written in the 80s. And it's no coincidence that Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes immediately sought to take advantage.

I find the idea of less monopolistic networks ironic given the state of network/affiliate ownership. It's never been controlled by fewer companies/voices.

I don't know why you would insult smug pricks like that.

From one of the adjacent articles about Soon: That about sums it up. Scott and other politicians can't argue the science because that's not the argument and hasn't been for quite some time. It's beyond ironic that Scott seeks to ban the term while Miami is spending all that money to combat the rising sea levels already being experienced and expected to continue.

It's time merely because the Bills have decided to go in a different direction. GO BILLS!!!

Shades of Thurman who, also at age 34, was let go by Butler. Man, it hurt to see him in that teal uni and Flipper helmet, too. But there comes a time when you have to move on and this is that time for Freddy. I wish him all the best and look forward to his Wall of Fame ceremony. Truly one of Buffalo sports' all time greats. The embodiment of class on and off the field. GO BILLS!!!

One heartbeat away.

I am still of the opinion that college hoops, especially at tourney time, is one of the greatest sporting spectacles to behold. Just a great overall game to watch. And NC is one of its cradles. A ton of hoop history down there.

I am SHOCKED that Greensboro, NC is the capitol of NASCAR racing.

Thank-you. That was the seminal moment for that group. It defined them forever moving forward. From that point on, nobody in that room could look each other in the eye. It was an afront to the game itself; an abomination. The teardown should have started that night. GO SABRES!!!

Our jaws dropped while watching this documentary. To think that the measles, common cold, and HIV viruses can be re-engineered to target and kill bone, brain, and blood cancer cells is beyond amazing. Talk about germ warfare! 2016 can't get here soon enough for the thousands of patients currently suffering from these cancers.

Anybody know the current exchange rate in the Independent Republic of Sandia? I gotta convert some dollars into Ricky bucks. I'm thinking of investing in some talking toilets.

First, it's not Ryan's call, ultimately. Second, it can be argued that Kiko was an expendable asset given how the defense improved without him and after having suffered a second torn ACL. Also, there was concern about how he wore down over the course of his rookie year. He has always been light in the ass and he had a real challenge just trying to keep weight on the entire year. There's certainly a ton to like about him as a player and I don't think they would have thought of moving him for just anybody. But McCoy isn't just anybody. Whaley's got a set of brass ones when it comes to thinking he has an opportunity to add impact players. Like him or not, McCoy is the definition of impact player. GO BILLS!!!

I assume this is about his comments from Bucky's column? Was he riffing or responding to pointed questions by Bucky? My guess is the latter and, as such, I don't think Neuvirth would have any problem coming back if the money is right and he has a shot at being a number one goalie. GO SABRES!!!

What makes you think TP is allowing Ryan to make personnel decisions? Did Rex Ryan run over your dog? Did LeSean McCoy run over the dog you got to replace the dog that Ryan ran over? GO BILLS!!!

Welcome David Harris. Good luck in Philly, Kiko! GO BILLS!!!

I hope we can re-sign Mitchell in the summer. I know it was mostly goaltending, but in both of our spurts of better play in December and February, he was a difference maker on the ice with Gionta, especially. I'd rather have him back than Stewart. GO SABRES!!!