LTS

No. You know I wasn't really thinking about that aspect of it when I responded which was foolish of me. Executive orders are abused already and they need not be expanded further.

It had more substance than your response does. The questions being raised are precisely the factors that need to be addressed. There's no magic wand to wave to solve the problem. Look at the history of a person and see how they learned to hate because hate is not a genetic trait. A few weeks ago I came across a statement that made me think. We're always hearing about the golden rule. But the truth is, the golden rule is massively flawed. It only works if everyone is the same as me which of course they are not. It's more valid to treat others the way they want to be treated. Perhaps it starts there.

It eliminates any potential counter of "You didn't hear my side of the story.". Hank - let's dial back the snark and make contributions to the discussion. It'll be helpful.

In what way? If I have to pay the government taxes they have my money... if they are losing to the market they shouldn't need more of it right?

I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it. I've not given it a lot of thought. My "feeling" is that those born in the United States who are not children of US citizens should not automatically become a US citizen. They should retain citizenship of their parents. Whereas those born in the US of parents who are US citizens should be US citizens. I'm certainly open to discussion and my opinion could easily be swayed.

Yes, but it's more important to understand why it costs that. There are middle grounds between government incompetence and corporate profits. I'm also not referring to private companies that take on government contracts in the "privatization" sense either. No system is perfect, but the government doesn't have competition whereas the market does.

I understand what you are saying. However, it's a single side of a story. It certainly comes across as genuine and I'm not necessarily inclined to disbelieve him. That said, I believe it would be in the best interest of gauging the reality of the situation by hearing what he has to say. Even if it comes across as completely polished and unbelievable BS.

The concept of paying more in tax comes along with the assumption that the Government is efficient in using that money. The problem is that they are not and I don't think anyone would debate otherwise. It's like giving to a charity where 75% or more of your money goes to the overhead of operating the charity. The concept of cutting taxes is to reduce government spending, but the problem there is that it doesn't result in more efficiency, it results in programs being cut. Basically, the government sucks at being a business and the more we let it try to be something it cannot be, the worse off we will be. This is why I don't want more government or more money going to the government, especially at the federal level.

Kid's practice is 8-9pm tonight. UGH! I mean, I can watch the game at the rink, but.. ugh! Go Sabres... all that good stuff. Keep on showing.

That's an interesting video to watch... thanks for sharing. It's definitely not painting a pretty picture of Terry Pegula. I'd love to hear what he has to say about those comments.

Let me answer your first question as written: The answer is "no". However I don't think it will play out quite as vanilla as that unfortunately. I'm not positive that some crazy bastards might actually shoot people because "they were ordered" but I would suspect the VAST majority of military would have serious thoughts. Of course I would have never joined the military because I don't agree with putting soldier's lives on the line to further the business interests of corporations.

A few quick things. I highlighted ability because I think it's an inappropriate word to use here. There may be a division in what members of the military are willing to do but I do firmly believe they have the ability to do so. I would like to think that upholding the spirit and existence of the Constitution would be something that military would want to preserve but I wonder how many different opinions exist within the military on what that means. I certainly do not know, but I have to imagine it's much like the general population in which there are a wide range of opinions. So while some may feel the same, there are probably some who feel differently than you and the people you know. Would that be accurate? However, I don't think the United States needs to use its military for this purpose. We're doing an admirable job of attacking each other and tearing ourselves apart from within with little pushes along the way.

Let me know what you think. He has a long stride and my son noted he skates somewhat like Eichel in that regard, more upright and longer strides. I think the problem is that he doesn't have the same leg and core strength that Eichel has to get his body moving. I do know this. When he had a few of those one-timers on the PP I was thinking, that's a pretty good role for him right now. He was blasting.

Good to know about his story. I had no idea what happened to him until someone had mentioned his issues a few days ago.

I understand where you are coming from in this post. But the problem is that this is no longer a government "OF" "BY" or "FOR" the people. The American population has decided it's more interested in celebrity news than politics. The American population is what allows for this to continue to happen. The 2nd amendment is irrelevant. It's a dying dream of those who believe that somehow a bunch of armed citizens can stand a chance against what the military and its defense contractors could bring in to battle against them. Your AR-15 is every bit as insignificant as the AK-47 held by someone in ISIS. That said, there's no need for guns when citizens have shown the propensity to act against each other. The intelligent person would let the people destroy themselves by manipulating them, not attacking them. As for the use of federal agencies to monitor and target US Citizens, this has been going on for far longer than the names you've mentioned. This is what our government has become because the citizens have turned a blind eye to it. I'm not sure why you believe that Trump is not using them either. Trump is a figurehead, just as past Presidents were.

The problem with the concept of deterrence is that you can't ask people about it. No one raises their hand and says, "I would have shot up that place but because there's a guard there I chose not to." There is a perception that it stops violence. I don't know that it's proven. Certainly the concept is based on military demonstrations of force that lead to opposition not attacking as they could. Perhaps it's similar when applying it to a single lunatic, perhaps not. The illogical are impossible to predict. In any event, the statement encourages an escalation of violence to prevent more violence which is not the right solution. Having an armed guard just means that person will be the first to get shot. Then the answer is two armed guards? If you put enough armed guards there then it's easier to just blow it up. Maniacs will attempt to create violence. The answer is trying to stop it before they ever get there. The answer lies in the events and way we treat people for all the days prior to the day they decide they want to destroy. Even then, violence will never be stopped entirely. At least not unless we develop some kind of brain insert that can monitor when a person is about to commit an act of violence and neutralizes the threat.... but I don't see people signing up for that.

My quick hits: It was good to see the Sabres come back again. This kind of battle demonstrates the mentality we've been looking for as fans. Scandella needs a few maintenance days. Ristolainen perhaps should play forward. He was more impressive in the offensive zone carrying the puck than he was on the back end. Ullmark proved why he should NOT be the starting goaltender yet. When CBJ jumped up a few goals he began pushing too hard and quite a few times was overcommitting to the play. Nick Foligno almost beat him on one. I like Ullmark and he's showing signs of what he will be, but he's not there yet. Thompson is slow. Very slow. Jack appears to be picking his spots and not trying to overdo it. I think he'll grow back into his game but he continues to be out there playing hard, using his body, and making the timely play when needed. In the past I would have walked away when they were down 2... not anymore. We were rewarded with the effort to come back. OT sucked, but that's the way it goes.

Once used a word someone didn't understand. They didn't like it. Got the anticipated "Where'd you learn that word? <insert stupid comment here>" When I responded "Thesaurus" they thought I was referring to a dinosaur and mocking them. I died, more than a little, that day.

Well, the answer to stopping violence is violence right? Also, encouraging armed guards supports his private defense and gun lobby friends. Oh,, and yeah, better if he never opens his mouth... ever. Although, to be honest, he's just proving his an everyday joe.. just because he's President doesn't mean he shouldn't be able to act like your average Internet forum commenter right?

Well, socialism and some real nutjob leadership...

You know, I keep trying to put LTS on ignore too and the damn software won't let me do it. I sent a message to SDS but he just laughed at me. I'm not sure why. This place is toxic.

You certainly made it past that when you quoted the post. ?

He's pretty happy when his team scores. You know what I learned from this video? 1. There are people in this world named Chuffy (his mother). 2. Dude had flow.

Does he mean soft suede? I bet he does. Everyone loves soft suede.

After freezing my arse off tailgating for a Bills game I was standing in the corral waiting to be herded through the gates to the impending Bills slaughter when some fool decides that he wants to do his best hail mary attempt on the dumpster that is full of glass bottles. From somewhere waaaaay downtown a bottle comes screaming in and crashes perfectly into the dumpster full of beer bottles. Well, quite predictably, a dumpster full of glass being impacted at high speed by more glass will probably end up causing some damage. Lucky for me that it hit the side of my head only 1/4 inch behind my right eye... I mean, I got to pull a piece of glass out of my head and get it "fixed" at the stadium medical center so I had that going for me. It was pretty much at that point in life I stopped paying attention to the team or its "die-hard" mafia. I don't remember what year it was.. perhaps around 12-15 years ago. I've turned down free tickets to attend games since then. No thank you. I went to one game since then and it was "required" as a "business" trip. I hated every moment of it and soon thereafter found myself a new job for that and many other reasons.