Quote from Spike Trader:
and risk breaking a heel ? ?
how are you going to look walking into the restaurant with one high heel and one flat ?
Quote from RCG Trader:
If Mav decides to be an ass, I cannot go to jail. Not yet.
Not saying that Mav might be a redneck with a chip, but if he is, I have a lot more to lose than he does.
No different than when they tell military, if someone challenges you, walk away. If they beat your ass, you lose. If you beat their ass, you lose.
Most of you would never have the balls to say to me what you say here.
I think that is probably true of most, if not all of us.Quote from gwb-trading:
Crikey people... this thread at some points is hilarious ... at other points it brings out the lack of civility that pollutes all of the political discussions in our modern era.
For the record, when I go to the bar I enjoy meeting people... even those who have different opinions to me. If they want to have a civil discussion I will both listen and make some points. I don't go out because I want to 'kick someone's butt' or cause some type of conflict - that's the last thing I want. I ain't a 'internet tuff guy' - nor am I one in the corner pub.
If I ever have the opportunity to meet anyone on the ET threads I hope they would enjoy having a couple of beers with me while discussing our favorite P&R posts.

Quote from gwb-trading:
Crikey people... this thread at some points is hilarious ... at other points it brings out the lack of civility that pollutes all of the political discussions in our modern era.
For the record, when I go to the bar I enjoy meeting people... even those who have different opinions to me. If they want to have a civil discussion I will both listen and make some points. I don't go out because I want to 'kick someone's butt' or cause some type of conflict - that's the last thing I want. I ain't a 'internet tuff guy' - nor am I one in the corner pub.
If I ever have the opportunity to meet anyone on the ET threads I hope they would enjoy having a couple of beers with me while discussing our favorite P&R posts.
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Glad you mentioned that, we all know the "justice" system has some flaws.
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1/3 of Congressional Black Caucus Members Were Named in Ethics Probes
February 21, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield Comments (30)
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If you are a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, the chances that you will eventually face an ethics probe are better than the odds of you becoming president, senator or a Nobel Prize winner.
The question is why.
According to a 2012 National Journal study, five of the six lawmakers under review by the House Ethics Committee were Black Caucus members. Yet just one in 10 House members belong to the group.
In 2009, all eight lawmakers under ethics investigation were African-American. Besides Jackson, they included Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who was later convicted of accepting gifts from donors with business before his tax-writing panel and 11 other ethics violations.
All told, the Journal says, an astonishing one-third of sitting black lawmakers have been named in an ethics probe at some point in their Hill careers.
Some of this level of criminality can be explained by putting the Congressional Black Caucus members in context within the Democratic Party and the urban political machine. But that doesnât quite cover it either.
What is notable about the Congressional Black Caucus members is how sloppy and unqualified they often seem to be. We often poke fun at Sheila Jackson Lee, but sheâs not exactly an exception. Thereâs a basic gap between them and many high ranking African-American Democrats.
The corruption of the CBC isnât an accident. If you look back at the careers of Jackson-Lee or Hastings, it becomes clear that their willingness to put their ethics and votes up for sale was a crucial factor in their political history.