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For whom? GO SABRES!!!

Well put. Kind of reminds me of something I heard years ago. "It doesn't matter if you believe in God or not. Just act like you do." Good deeds, regardless of motivation, make the world a better place. GO SABRES!!!

You speak of a custodial responsibility. One of the reasons Teddy Roosevelt was ahead of his time. I don't think any president, especially in today's era of entrenchment, can bring much sway in the direction of protecting our air, water, and soil. Unfortunately, the reverse isn't true. A president can do a lot to f*ck it up. And then you have the wingnuts who believe it just doesn't matter. That the earth and her resources should be used up because the end is coming anyway.

While that was your intention, it certainly wasn't Conn Carroll's. And while the book review in the link was found in a newspaper you'd just as soon use to line a birdcage (assuming you think it's even fit for that purpose), it does a far better job of drawing attention to the book and it's cited quotes and content. You dated a girl who knew Deep Throat? Lucky you.

Thanks for the links. It serves to underscore the difference between a book reviewer focusing on the author and discussing the merits of his work vs. that of an editorial writer looking no further than making political hay out of the subject matter.

I was being a smartass again. While we certainly import 2/3 of our crude oil, nearly all of our gasoline is refined and produced domestically. I have many questions regarding refineries and their production but that's a discussion for another time.

Like Dom Perignon, Guinness, and Filippo Berio Olive Oil? Oh, and we produce nearly ALL of the gasoline we use in this country.

I find this chart interesting on many levels. Particularly from around 1980 to the present. And especially from 2000 to the present. http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/images/charts/Oil/Gasoline_inflation_chart.htm

If one company can sit on that much cash, it really makes me wonder how much money is sitting on the sidelines in total.

Nobody can be that cynical. I'm suggesting that perhaps you don't know or can't appreciate the difference between public relations and marketing. GO SABRES!!!

It makes perfect sense now. Pegula and Co. need to frack more gas, contaminate more water supplies with carcinogens, and drive up child cancer rates to keep those hospital wards full of sick and dying kids. This will guarantee a never ending stream of cheap marketing opportunities to increase ticket sales and sell more third jerseys. All to deflect fan criticism of their gutless and gritless team. But they ain't fooling me for a second. GO SABRES!!!

It's most fun when we have to call one of our own a liar. Like, "Is Newt Gingrich a liar when he said he attended that meeting on Inaugaration Night, 2009 and that he was proud to do so?"

^This. For all the time and money the Republican machine threw at trying to find something, anything to hang him with, in the end the best they could do was corner him into lying about an extra-marital affair. As ashamed as Clinton should have been, the Republicans in Congress should be that much more embarrassed by their behaviour. Impeached for lying about a b.lowjob. Well done.

I can't argue with any of that. I would just say that what's perceived to be stupid by us may not be stupid to someone else. Especially where family matters are concerned. But that Sept. 15 date sure does loom large in all this. GO SABRES!!!

But you agree with the notion of someone else deciding that he doesn't have enough money? The point is that even though 99% of us may feel the same way as you do about it, we aren't in his skin, we don't know what motivates him, and it's murky when we project our own values on what may. We also don't know what kind of investments he's made over the years that may mitigate not accepting our offer. But after reading Drane's post about the financing required and the question of the local sales tax issue, I agree with your premise that this may not be over indeed. GO SABRES!!!

I'd think that's been rather obvious the entire summer, no? Choosing to stay home doesn't make him any less of a "kick-ass" player or the type to shy away from a new challenge. I don't know how anyone can make that leap in a logical fashion. GO SABRES!!!

Why not just throw up on your TV?

I think that's too easy for anyone not in his shoes to say. It's probably no more complicated than he's a family man who's very well settled and chooses to not UN-settle it. Can't fault him one bit for that. There's the challenges of hockey and then there's life in the real world. I don't blame him one bit for choosing to stay where he feels most comfortable. But as noted above, this may not be over yet. GO SABRES!!!

Interesting intrepretation of "of the people, by the people, for the people."

I'd say it made a rather uneventful summer even more uneventful. GO SABRES!!!

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Can't agree more. Those days, in the absence of a national tragedy to rally around, are gone I'm afraid. It ain't about politicians bridging gaps, it's about competing special interests at odds over the policies and influence their money buys.

My previous reference to Romo's playoff gaffes aside, if playoffs enter into the discussion at all, then Fergy isn't in the conversation, either. While I think it's fair to say Fergie didn't always have great talent around him, I'm not sure the Cowboys have had anything much more THAN Romo, other than Witten. But it's ALWAYS an unfair exercize to compare QBs across eras. GO BILLS!!!

You aren't suggesting that the Republicans in Congress have been waiting with baited breath to bridge those partisan chasms, are you?

By what measure is he consistently mediocre vs. consistently above average? GO BILLS!!!