1984Echoes

That actually helps out this country immensely. Republicans would rather F this country over than do the right thing. Except those few Republican/ bipartisan votes that decided to actually do the right thing. I'm fed up with the F'ing obstructionism. Quit playing horseshit partisan politics and get this country MOVING in the right direction! (That would be called setting us up for success, now and in the future, and enough of the freaking culture war BS!!!)

I would be perfectly fine with that.

Trump raised our debt from $19 Trillion to $27 Trillion. But Republicans most CERTAINLY don't want to talk about THAT...! Amirite?

Plus this. We've already increased cooperation with India, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc... Keep pushing the collective economic and security options in the area...

On a more serious note... Permanently place an American carrier or battleship group at Port (Kaohsiung? Or at a lesser, less commercial port?) in Taiwan. Rotating one group out only as a new group enters Port at essentially the same time. Also, station 5,000 rotating, semi-permanent American training cadre on the island. Anti-aircraft/ Air Force, etc... China likes to preemptively lash out... Let's give them a target and say "go ahead". I'll call their bluff (-ing language and behavior towards Taiwan over the past 6 months or so...).

Nuke 'em.

Ditto.

That one I would agree with you. That was unwarranted.

The Cade Good: 3-7 from 3. Leads the Pistons in scoring. And looks a little more confidant... The Cade Bad: 3-13 from 2. Oh, and he still looks like a rookie... still some tentative play and all that. The Cade Ugly: 6 TO's. Bottom Line: Pistons lose by 6.

My guess is Story ends up in between those numbers... not near that high point and more than the 100... My guess would be more in the $125-$160mm range..

What were you saying about the trolliest troll? (I'm thinking that is more like botton 10 versus top 10 in trolliest trolls as I've seen some real doozies... including):

See above... lots of Cade talk...

I prefer the 10 years in prison option.

I'd rather see him take charge though. That means if the shot is open, he has to take it. Aside from that... I see him including all his teammates in his passing so... I think that should provide cover for him taking open shots, especially since he is most likely the best shooter on the team. Once he gets past his rookiness and gets his "sea legs" back that is...

Yeah... I HIGHLY doubt that this rebuild will be "ruined" by any one Free Agent signing. Bust or not. Hyberbolic.

Cade looks good. Still some misses. But I don't see an issue with his shooting aside from being a rookie coming off very little time played over the past several weeks... But I was more annoyed when he got past everyone twice with a clear shot at the basket from within 5 feet or so... and kicked it out 20 feet to the perimeter. He's got to take those shots...

But is that enough to wager 5 years and $100-120 Mill? I've got him on my want list... but quite a bit lower than others on my list because I don't want to go that long on an SP contract nor does he have a lengthy trustworthy history and as you pointed out... a suspect go-forward arsenal that indicates longevity/ effectiveness (potential) issues... I'd rather avoid the lengthy contract to be honest. 1st choice Verlander or Syndergaard, fallback Wood or McHugh.

There was no disagreement with that. By anyone. Ever. (Wait.. except for the Chinese Administration which did everything they could to deflect... but they don't count.)

This please.

Sure, take a shot... We've got absolutely nothing to lose at this point...

That's called setting the record straight.

You SPECIFICALLY stated that Trump calling it the China Virus was mocked because everyone wanted him to be wrong. Look at you post just up above. BS. Let's set the record straight... (I GAVE you the EXACT reasons why your statement is BS) It was criticized specifically because it was xenophobic (leading to multiple Asian-Americans getting beaten) and he did that to try to HIDE his idiotic response to the pandemic (no such thing, it will just go away, pretty soon, like a miracle, there will be zero cases, just use bleach, or shine a light up your ass, or use some BS home remedy, but DON'T WEAR A MASK)...

We all know exactly where this started. China is going to stonewall and there's nothing we can do about it. So if China needs to be criticized, don't criticize them for having started the virus... Criticize them for not being open and honest and for stonewalling (I should have included that earlier... if this is your point, I agree with it. Just not the "China is to BLAME" criticism... we've started a few of our own pandemics so I don't like this part of the blame game...) But I am on-board for criticizing their lack of openness/ honesty/ ethics, etc... Although that also... only goes so far in effectiveness. I'd rather move on to more substantial measures...

Of course this is reasonable. It's what any responsible nation would want to do.. and there are a lot of responsible nations on this planet. But what I am saying is that China is not a responsible/ ethical nation and therefore we've been stonewalled by them in ascertaining cause and possible preventive methods (unable to do so unless the root cause can be studied) so... What exactly can we do about it? Nothing. Or... go to war? Obsess over it? I mean seriously... How about we do what we CAN do... Ostracize China (can only go so far). Criticize them (this should be harsh and, not unending, but never let the world forget...). Create a NATO-like grouping of like-Democracy/ Responsible/ Ethical nations/ countries that side with the U.S. economically, politically, and militarily. You know... like the TPP that Trump trashed and then a year later BEGGED to get back into...

Trump was saying it because he's a bigoted MF'ing scumbag and he wanted to LAY BLAME on someone else, hiding his completely IDIOTIC RESPONSE to the pandemic. THAT's why he kept saying "China Virus". Everyone KNEW it came from Wuhan China... just had the DECENCY to not be so XENOPHOBIC about it. And NOONE was trying to prove otherwise (that it didn't come from Wuhan) just as a spite to Trump. That's complete and total BS. And oh yeah, his constant referral to it as the "China virus" caused MULTIPLE Asian-Americans to be BEATEN because of his assholery. Just setting the record straight here...