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Nixon went to hell after re-election. From what I remember he easily won re-election in 72, but the Watergate scandal was already picking up momentum...by the time the economy began to tank in earnest, he was neck deep in it. Bernanke and his unlimited QE have saved BO from even more...

His scowling glares remind me of Nixon. Someone called him "black Nixon" a few years ago.

lol, that was brilliant. It brings up that expression "it would be funny if it weren't so tragic". Absurd is about all I can say...

Yes, indeed.

Compared to some of the obscene contracts in the NBA and MLB, the NFL is reasonably fair. Aside from the guaranteed money, teams have some flexibility in so far as dumping dead weight. The NBA is by far the worst. I've never seen so many underperforming, mediocre players with mega deals. MLB...

Give me a break. The right lies, the left lies. Once you aren't a card carrying member of either dysfunctional party, you can handle that truth.

The two sides are completely polarized. In "normal times", there's a bit more give and take and a bit more "centrism". I think the whole debt standoff last summer is a good illustration of where we are at now. Both sides have completely different ideas of what would work and there is almost...

Exactly. Tsing is also ignoring the fact that the recent Chicago Teacher's Union strike was filled with communist references, not the least of which were the all red "dress code" for their organized union marches. Hey, it all happened in O's backyard in his dysfunctional state of Illinois.

FWIW, I saw some asshat running around in a "CCCP" red shirt a few weeks back to "honor" the "commie red" teacher's that decided to strike in various locales. There is no question that some of this falls on BO. We all know the teacher's unions funnel all those union "dues" to payoff the...

I can't disagree with anything that you said. BUT, at the same time, I think this is poetic justice for Goodell. The guy has been running the league like a dictator for years now. He is arrogant beyond words. The whole tone of the NFL has been changing since he took over. Alot of the crap...

Sounds just like any number of threads on ET's P&R forum.

You sound like a union spokesperson. They repeat the same talking points about "plenty of money" being available to justify their neverending salary increases. That "plenty of money" is the homeowner who sees his property tax increase while his property values languish or continue to decline.

Why doesn't he ask the same question of IQ47 who has been posting fluff articles about BO 24/7 for the past 3 years.

And the parents in the rich suburbs pay exorbitant property taxes for the priviledge. But in your delusional mindset, it's a great idea to ship in the freeloaders whose parents have literally no skin in the game.

You touch on the generational dynamic at work. The boomers want the higher stock prices at the cost of destroying whatever is left of the economy. If it boosts the value of their homes, they're good with that as well. The problem, as we continue to see in the data, is that goosing asset...

Took the words out of my mouth. The S&P 500 might be in the vicinity of where it was at the peak, but as we've seen in recent years every rally in stocks is outpaced by the rally in commodities (creating a stagflationary environment). Nevermind health care costs, tuition costs, food prices...

Not really. If the price of everything else has to rise to keep mortgage rates artificially low, it's a marginal win for a small subset of consumers.

Did the asshole you had lunch with climb into a truck with South Dakota plates?

Exactly!

I basically told him such last week, even though he continued with his "spirited defense", denying what was quite obvious to most of us. He obviously doesn't want to piss off some of the guys around here like Maverick et al. who hold opposing political views. I just find it pretty damn...