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Dbeasy

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  1. Yes, yes it is. thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will correct this error immediately.
  2. i was so cool in this jacket, along with my chevy camaro with the spoiler on the back.
  3. Potentially an incredible move, with perfect timing. Many were against this previously, for good reasons. I was advocating for it, but now realize I was too early. It was a very good idea to let them fail first, then offer an olive branch. It increases the leverage.
  4. I don't see anything useful accomplished in a big room with a hundred people. Deals are simply not done that way. They are all done in 1:1 backrooms and the only reason to assemble as a group is to reach a foregone conclusion. These republicans may be even dumber than I thought.
  5. The Obamacare system has been very frustrating for me personally. I can't use it, because the doctor networks offered are so poor, I can't count on it to cover critical doctors my wife and I need for some unusual health issues. But, since we both didn't work, we couldn't get any other insurance due to health issues. So the only alternative was to have one of us go back to work solely for health insurance. It's ridiculous. Twelve years ago, before Obamacare, we could get on a Texas health exchange that was relatively affordable as compared to corporate health plan premiums, covered a wide range of doctors, and required no medical questionnaires. Obamacare has been good for a sliver of the population that don't need good care, and don't have to go to the doctor. It's almost worthless for low income people because of the sky high deductibles. My friend offered partial Obamacare coverage to all of his employees and none of them took it, because the deductibles made it not make sense. In their minds, they were better off just rolling the dice and using the money saved from not paying premiums to use towards any costs. And if they had a major expense, just don't pay it. The whole system is so screwed up.
  6. Does anyone use a financial advisor that charges by the hour, rather than by percentage of assets? I’m doing some estate planning and am thinking about scenarios where I’m not around to manage the household finances and I want to explore that scenario. I already have a financial advisor identified that charges by percent of assets. I don’t use them much today because I’ve got pretty good financial planning knowledge, but my wife would struggle mightily.
  7. As a former resident of both cities and a fan of both teams, I’m terribly vexed about who to pull for. But the series will be awesome.
  8. I didn’t read the first post before answering the question. I thought it was with respect to jobs. In general I just say Texas.
  9. Now I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. You said: Then I made a fabulous joke: And now you say this in response to it? Am I being punked? Where's Ashton Kutcher?
  10. Maybe a sports message board full of people who don’t know shit about fuck is the best place for someone of your incredible brilliance and knowledge.
  11. Pretty interesting thread. We’ve got chainsaw advocating a “chill out Israeli dudes” because “I FEEL that Palestinians will be cool too.” And G650 demanding discussions cease immediately because of some sort of “we don’t talk about fight club” proclamation. OK
  12. That was indeed Rex. Porterhouse got pissed when he was heavy negged by folks in the Israel Cloak room. His take was described in a way that didn't sound good at all, basically advocating genocide. I don't think he was advocating for that, but got pissed at folks when they took it that way. The left-leaning Cloak room folks can be a pain to interact with, but these days they are almost always right on issues because the right has been acting like idiots for several years now so it's almost impossible to defend them, even when the left is wrong on a particular issue. As a result, it can be a painful place for right-leaning folks.
  13. Despite all of the hatred for Liz Chaney, I’d laugh my ass off if she somehow got it, just to see Trump’s tantrum. It will never happen, but it would be an awesome spectacle.
  14. Extremely good post. International pressure is the only way to strong-arm Isreal in concert with getting Hamas out of the way and giving the Palestinian population a voice.
  15. Very convenient answer. You addressed the word "difficulties" but completely ignored for at least the 3rd time requests to share what "actions" you think appropriate as an alternative to the views you criticize. It's becoming obvious that your schtick is to criticize but offer no alternative. Cool. Good to know.
  16. As I wake up this morning, I see that the debate in this thread raged late into the evening. The one observation I have is surprise over such poor viewpoints from two intelligent posters, chainsaw and hobbes2702. Chainsaw’s posts reflect incredible naïveté, and both posters have failed to offer any realistic views of how to deal with this situation. I recognize that is difficult. I don’t have any good ideas for Israel myself. But because it’s difficult, criticizing Israel’s actions rings hollow. You guys are smarter than this and I would have expected something more substantive from both of you, or at least an understanding of the difficulty Israel faces and the actions they have to take. Innocent Palestinian people are suffering for their inability to get control of their country from radicals, much like Afghanistan. It’s incredibly unfortunate, but the rest of the world has to protect itself, even if it means they suffer. It’s just reality.
  17. What atf letter? I can’t find anything on the google machine.
  18. Why is the recruiting thread being used to talk about Sark Haters, GBenda failures, player injuries, and other stuff. Is everyone still drunk?
  19. I was about to post the same thing. There was a suspicious wave of social media posts about atrocities. Maybe it's all true, but as we all learned during the first Gulf War, simple communications messages can move armies.
  20. When I hear Ford and GM truck owners talk about trouble free ownership, it surprises me given the poor quality ratings from various publications. My theory is that for the most part the designs are solid, but two things cause more quality issues than Japanese trucks: weaker manufacturing quality processes that allow more defects to reach the customer, and more rugged use out in the field by Ford and GM owners vs Toyota owners. For example, I see more GM’s and Fords out at farms than Toyotas, and farms are harsh environments.
  21. Props to the posters who’ve brought into the thread what appear to be pretty credible reports of the Israeli government departing privately in action from the public position of supporting a Palestinian state in exchange for recognition. That’s a pretty big deal. It may be that the fighting over the recent years has simply hardened the positions of both sides to the point where there is really no way back to the negotiating table. If true, it’s a chilling thought for what comes next.
  22. I didn’t ignore it. I said both sides failed to deliver what they proposed. The PLO did not have the support behind them for the Israel existence guarantee, just as Israel didn’t deliver a true second state. Both parties failed. You are incorrectly extrapolating from a failed agreement what each party has earnestly offered and would offer again. I do agree with another poster that it’s way worse now because there’s a hardline government in place for both sides.
  23. Sorry, I wasn’t able to pay much attention the first quarter. I was too busy marveling at a roster full of rookies, 2nd and third year players.
  24. I can’t stand some of your posts because they convey the thoughts of someone with a very limited view of the world, but I would hope that you wouldn’t throw in the towel because this place educates everyone. I’ve learned a lot here. I do believe indiscriminate negging of all posts should be dealt with.
  25. Brisket is summarizing superbly what I’ve been trying for pages to get the Palestinian sympathizers here to admit. But posters like Dennison won’t, which is no surprise. Accept Israel’s right to exist in exchange for a two state solution. That’s been on the table for a long time and the right to exist has never been delivered. The Oslo solution was flawed both ways. The sides couldn’t deliver on that. So what is Israel supposed to do? The pressure on both sides has continued to ratchet up and more is coming. Palestinians were conquered. They either accept a reasonable two state solution or it gets worse.
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