The Frankish Reich

I watch what people do and say. And I stand corrected about Glen Greenwald. He's a self-hating foot fetishist. He could learn a thing or two from Sexy Rexy. By the way, Boots (the series) is getting more into the gay thing and unfortunately is getting less interesting and less plausible. Too bad. Remember, JD served honorably in the same manner as Al Gore - as a military news man and body man for the brass.

I blame mostly the Supreme Court for this state of affairs, as they are fundamentally changing the long-understood relationship between Congress and the White House.

I know almost nobody here seems to care about the political process. But I'm gonna put my faith in @sherpa and @Homelander in this particular discussion. Q. Why is this shutdown/continuing resolution different and more difficult to resolve? A. Because no matter what Senate Republicans and Democrats agree to, Trump has decided that he has the power to unilaterally ignore the parts of any spending agreement that he doesn't like. And these are, of course, the Democratic priorities. So let's say Thune and Schumer agree to a partial restoration of Obamacare subsidies that does include some partial reimbursement to hospitals providing ER services to aliens in exchange for reopening the government at otherwise current spending levels. Then Trump decides to to send those reimbursements to the hospitals ("impoundment" in government nomenclature). The Anti-Impoundment Act says he can't do that; White House lawyers say that may not be enforceable as an improper restraint on presidential powers, and the Supreme Court seems ready to agree. So you cut a deal where each side gives up something in exchange for something else, but you're left with a totally one-sided deal. How can you bargain like this? It's like making a bet where one guy reserves the right to not pay up if he loses. This was the Supreme Court's logic when they shot down the line item veto. A bill is the result of political compromise, and a president lining out the things his party doesn't like and keeping in the stuff they do totally destroys the bargaining process.

Well, if you think it's wonderful watching "student athletes" play AAA football for the highest bidder a year or two at a time, then I guess you're right.

This one may get interesting. Jets, Saints, Dolphins, dark horse Raiders ... anyone else I'm forgetting?

For me, the difference is games I want to watch on a random Sunday in early December. I think we forget how bad the bad old days were. After Thanksgiving I lost a lot of interest in the Bills and the NFL in general. We're spoiled now.

I don't think anything's "rigged." But there's too many Lebrons in this league getting every single foul go their way.

Love watching him throw a hissy fit after losing that one. 33 point 4th quarter. Frank Reich who?

Series of chokes. He who chokes last laughs the least.

Yep, could be. I'm guessing they wanted to update it, but the don't ask/don't tell thing set a hard stopping point of 1993. But whatever. I'm just saying it sure doesn't seem what the Pentagon seems to think it is. I think Netflix needs to make a Trans in the Military show now just to prove that point. Maybe that horrific trans admiral everyone keeps posting here. I specialize in self-hating gays. And that "guy who tries too hard to be manly is secretly gay" thing is so well established that it has become a cliche. But cliches start with a grain of truth.

How on earth did the Giants allow that to happen? How on earth did the Broncos allow the TD before that to happen?

And Mile High.

Giants-Broncos: boring game with an insane last 5 minutes. Both teams trying desperately not to win ...

Kristi Noem's love nest plane (where's her husband? this one is for Corey): disgusting. I've had to put up with these self-important visiting poohbahs on various occasions. As Buffalo guy Gregg Easterbrook always pointed out, this wasn't about "security" or "saving time for an extremely busy person." It was about showing off. And that's what this is, on a grand scale.

Broncos were just beaten by a 60 yard bomb. But the receiver only ran 58.

Or as Oscar Wilde put it: Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword!

Give Boots a chance. You might actually enjoy it. No, but it's kind of a well established truth. And this thread has a few examples of it.

Assuming it isn't a tribute to Trump, this one doesn't bother me. If done right, it would add some symmetry and grace to the national mall/Arlington entrance.

Inconvenient truths: - Jacoby Brissett is better than Kyler Murray - Dak Prescott may actually be worth his contract - Drake May is for real - I can't prove it but I know it's true: Jaxson Dart and Bo Nix are the same person, switching jerseys at each possession

I suspect you're right, but he just looks more talented than Darnold. We've learned that we really can't draw any conclusions from his Giants tenure.

Pats/Colts: let's wait till December to see how much is real, how much is smoke and mirrors. Chiefs: yeah, they're back. ugh. Broncos: not sold on them. The offense looks like a mess lately. Chargers: serious competitors if they don't go all Chargers again, which for some reason they always do. Jags: pretenders. Steelers: a big acquisition coming? It's now or never, and with (finally) a competent QB they do scare me

Agreed. Not the best right now. The best roster once everyone is healthy, but I think the Pats have arrived ahead of schedule. Diggs/Hollins today: 9 catches, 118 yards. The week to week production we've been totally lacking.

Definitely. Right now it's just waiting for Daniel Jones to turn into a pumpkin. And with each passing week that becomes less likely. EDIT: or for him to get hurt.

Yep. They got a good one, dammit. Who is scouting the Panthers for us? Fortunately I don't have access to that snoozefest.

Right. Every man hates what he has to deny.