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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Are the Astros on the hook for JV's entire 2024 and potential 2025 salary? Or will the Mets owe some of that?
  2. The natural gas generator owners are saying that they actually don't want to build any new power generators due to the uncertainty of future electrical prices not the upfront capital costs. My guess is that the next move from the Legislature is to somehow ensure tax dollars will prop up any operational profits.
  3. NC went 7-7 GOP/Dem for their 14 House seats in 2022. Can't have that. The new map was drawn so the expected outcome is 10-3 with 1 competitive district. Not to mention that NC was 50%-48.6% for Trump over Biden. This state is purple but the GOP isn't going to let that happen again.
  4. SJL has been my congresswoman for 18 years now. She ignores my neighborhood and the surrounding ones, as far as I can tell. She also has always been high on the list of congress members who abuse their staff. I usually vote Democrat but I've long voted against her in every race. That will continue. And since Whitmire is her main competition, I will be voting for him.
  5. While too long, but I found this to be an interesting discussion about retirement planning and traditional vs. Roth options. I've found it easy to fall into a trap that this way or that way is the best method to save. As your balances grow and time to retire become shorter, it's worth thinking about where you're going. I also need to think more about what is said in this video. You can find some really bad advice in youtube videos as well as hidden gems.
  6. I'm looking forward to the future TV series that will detail out the Trump rise and hopefully fall in national politics. The right people behind this in Hollywood, and it could be the most popular show for a decade or two.
  7. Trump bragging to a close source that he took down Emmer. Politico link How much you want to bet that Trump wanted that info to be released? A source doesn't drop a direct quote like that unless the the person behind it, wants it released. Hell, the source could easily be Trump himself. Trump is the political equivalent of a mafia criminal. He destroys people who do not pay him, either through actual money or absolute fealty. And now he's at the point that even allowing someone in the GOP to win, means that they should bend the knee to Trump because he didn't oppose them. I have no doubt that we have political bigwigs that have controlled offices and roles in the past but they don't brag about it for the national news.
  8. Are they going to keep picking a “moderate” and then a hard liner. Then repeat over and over? Yes. Jeffries, or a proxy, should approach 5 to see what they want to become democrats. Give them committee chairs or perhaps a few bills that Schumer and Biden will agree to deliver. Within reason of course.
  9. The GOP is a joke. Among themselves, their only important opinion is whether or not the support the 2020 election lie.
  10. The RNC isn't happy with Trump but there is really nothing they do can about him. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/23/politics/trump-rnc-relationship/index.html
  11. The lawyers will argue that their community service is best served by providing free legal advice to others. Preferably answering questions submitted in writing so they can hand the work off to someone else.
  12. If Trump wins next year he will ensure that any of the few 2017-21 guardrails will be gone. Cabinet officials won't be vetted or approved by the Senate. They will all be Acting cabinet officials. I fear how the DOJ would act with one of his crazy attorneys as AG.
  13. Must be a bit worrisome if you one of many indicted in a criminal case and you start to see all of your co-defendants, who happen to be lawyers, plead guilty. oh well
  14. If this was on a betting site, I see that Rudy would be that top of the list to spend time in prison. After all, he testified for 7 hours to a GA state senate hearing and all of these guilty pleas are indicating that they knew they were lying. I would love to see Clark and Eastman spend time behind bars as well. Clark was a DOJ lawyer who was simultaneously trying to overthrow the govt. In the first half of the US, he would be facing a rope. I still don't think Trump will see jail time for GA. The case that will put him in jail is the classified documents where he willfully kept them and lied to the govt. The clock is ticking on that the case needs to take place before the election. And most likely we need time for a second trial after Trump creates a mistrial with his tweets and speeches.
  15. He’s claiming that he alerted HK customs that he had the gun. He discovered it in his briefcase during the flight. Good question for Seattles airport how was he able to get the gun thru their security. if I found myself in a foreign airport with that gun, I’m tossing it in the closest bathroom trash can when I land. And probably flying back home immediately. I wouldn’t want to mess with other countries’ gun laws. Of course I don’t walk around with guns in a briefcase or a bag because I’m not afraid of the world.
  16. I went to the game and while Im disappointed that we lost, it’s not the same feeling when we used to lose in the playoffs like in the 2000s. When you get to the ALCS or WS, you’re playing good teams. You can’t and won’t win all of these series. Our recent history is 4-3 in the ALCS and 2-2 in the WS. onto the ‘24 season and let’s chase the Braves’ record of 8 consecutive CS appearances.
  17. I had a similar thought but slightly different: the Baron and the lead singer from Oingo Boingo.
  18. The chronicle surprised me that they were in favor of raising the judicial retirement age. They pointed out that some older judges add value to the courts and bringing issues to the Legislature. They added that if any judge was found to be incompetent due to illness there are mechanisms in place to remove them at any age. Local papers aren’t perfect and maybe citizens disagree with them, but all communities need a solid local news source. And while they may have individual writers that you disagree with, they often present a balanced view to some extent.
  19. I was wondering the same. Impossible to know but I imagine that someone schooled in PR would advise a client to not mentioning COVID when requesting assistance. COVID is a touchy subject for some people and could distract from the goal. Once again, I have no insight into the cause of her illness.
  20. for grins, I googled Denver's weather. High of 82 today. Interesting. Next Sunday has a high of 34 and a low of 22. That is quite a shift
  21. I'm not a fan of the cold but Colorado looks to be a place that I wouldn't mind spending the majority of my time. And I can deal with cold and snow to some extent. Maybe have a condo in Houston for some time in the winter.
  22. In the spirit of recognizing this is unsolicited advice, I would caution a younger guy from going all out in building too nice of a first house. I've known more than one guy in his 20s that has bought or built a new house, only to find the girl of his dreams soon after. That wasn't her house or wasn't her dream house, so they were quick to sell and move elsewhere. There's something to said about having a six figures in a liquid account. In my 20s, I had periods where I may have had low 3 figures in my bank account before payday. Weird how that didn't bother me. I guess the lack of debt made me realize it wasn't too big of a deal.
  23. I thought about property taxes with this amendment. I'm confident that Texas voters will overwhelmingly vote yes on the amendment to ban wealth taxes. I would assume that some crusader will take this amendment and file a lawsuit that residential property taxes should be level for every homeowner. Charging someone more due to property value is a wealth tax.
  24. This weekend I ran across a social media video where a former Texas-now Colorado resident, was discussing differences. Like Texas, Colorado has amendment issues on their Nov 2023 ballot. In Texas, our political leaders want to do as little as possible to get their amendments passed. They can apply confusing ballot language and as a voter you have to go out of your way to discover what some of the amendments really mean. In Colorado, it was pointed out that each voter has a booklet mailed to them with more information about each proposed amendment. Link For the more complex amendments, they give the arguments for and against each one. For items related to tax revenue and budget, you see the actual impacts. Some states want an informed electorate. Then there's Texas.
  25. @FirstTimeCaller Hard no for me. 100% No one in Texas is calling for a wealth tax. Definitely no one that has any power. And voting No doesn't mean that you support a wealth tax. Voting No just means that you don't want all of the foolishness of adding more unnecessary amendments to the Texas constitution. Our politicians need to deal with real problems not giving us solutions for problems that don't exist. It's also safe to assume that a wealthy donor(s) is behind this amendment.
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