-
Posts
18,391 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Profiles
Forums
Events
Everything posted by Doc Brown
-
The majority of his base who loves that kind of stuff. The people he needs to win over are swing voters who approve of Trump's job performance but don't like him as a person. They're weighing whether they can tolerate his vindictiveness and brashness or vote for a more digestible candidate who won't rock the boat too much.
-
How does dunking on Mitt Romney on Twitter in the middle of a national crises help him in any way with his reelection chances? As for Obama, there wasn't a public crises of this magnitude when he was president. I prefer to see as little of a president as possible because it generally means the country is in pretty good shape.
-
I pry wasn't clear in that I don't want to jump the gun and go about as life as usual when there's still an uptick in cases in order to overwhelm the hospitals leading to loss of lives that could've been saved. After the curve is flattened significantly only then should we talk about the pros and cons of getting back to work and a normal life. I'm hoping researchers can develop a blood test looking at antibodies to determine whether you've already had the virus and are more likely to be immune from it. That may be an eventual criteria by some companies to allow you to come back to work. Of course more studies have to be done about how strong these antibodies are in preventing reinfection. Just because my avatar is Doc Brown doesn't mean I'm a reckless driver who likes to go 88 mph. I agree with you but you made it sound from your post that we should just open everything up immediately.
-
We do but the major difference is we're taking those chances. I'd feel horrible if I carried the virus without any symptoms and then spread it to my father in law who died because he's above 80 with heart problems. We can't just rush back from this until the curve is flattened enough where the benefits of going back to life as usual outweighs the potential loss of life from this virus. We just need more data, research, and patience at this point. It's also important we do everything we can do help small business owners as they're the one's feeling the financial impact of this the most. Ordering take out from local traditional dine in restaurants is something I think we can all do. Stuff like that.
-
Trump has a muddled way of talking though and the media takes advantage of that. To me they're both realistic people who understand that we may have to make tough choices in balancing possible loss of life with the state of the economy. That's why we need more data on this thing as quickly as possible.
-
So was Brett Favre's but he won a Superbowl and two MVP's. I'm still unsure about Allen after two years but any serious person can't at this time say he doesn't have the potential to be a top 10 starter in this league. That being said, SIGN A DAMN QUALITY BACKUP!!! This team's too good.
-
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Doc Brown replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
We have the world's third largest population and you can at least double China's reported cases. The only true metric after all this is over to determine the US's response to the virus is coronavirus related deaths per capita compared to other democratic countries. Even then there's so any other variables to be able to draw firm conclusions. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Doc Brown replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
That's how I saw it and why that motion by Sasse was just grandstanding. If it was more than four months I would agree with that sentiment but a black swan even calls for an overly aggressive measures to keep this economy somewhat functional. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Doc Brown replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The bill apparently gives people who file for unemployment an extra 600 bucks a week (which is 15 bucks an hour if my math is correct) along with unemployment insurance for four months. Isn't the point of that to give people peace of mind to stay at home to help flatten the curve and pump money into the economy through consumer spending? I highly doubt most people wouldn't go back to work knowing that this will end in four months. -
The Next Pandemic: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19
Doc Brown replied to Hedge's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Trump should put a dome over NYC like they did in the Simpson's movie. -
The Thread To Vent On Nancy Pelosi & Her Hubris
Doc Brown replied to 3rdnlng's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
They had those exact provisions in the original Senate bill? -
The Thread To Vent On Nancy Pelosi & Her Hubris
Doc Brown replied to 3rdnlng's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Some info on the bill coming in.... -
Democratic 2020 Presidential Primary Thread
Doc Brown replied to snafu's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
If Biden continues to Biden I wonder if Cuomo's name is going to be floated out there as a possible replacement. -
The Thread To Vent On Nancy Pelosi & Her Hubris
Doc Brown replied to 3rdnlng's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
The BS in the bill is a negotiation tactic and some meat for her base as I'm sure 2008 is fresh in her mind given the criticism of the TARP bill by the far left. Tomorrow when they pass this thing we'll see how much of an improvement it was over the Senate bill. -
Here's the old vs. new. At least they're not the Rams.
-
If it aint broke and you want to make some money....minor tweaks.
-
I was wondering who was going to be our jet sweep gadget player when we didn't tender McKenzie. Looks like we found our answer.
-
That's why I said Dalton, Flacco, Cam, and Winston in that order. I'd be more worried about the culture if a desperate Newton or Winston came here but it would be worth the risk to upgrade from Barkley.
-
Obviously you'll ideally have them on a one year deal and pay them top backup money. The Saints paid Bridgewater 7.5 million last year and it worked out just fine for them when Brees got injured. The Steelers pry wish they had that much foresight. I wouldn't mind paying top money for a backup on a one year deal because Josh Allen is still a wildcard in my mind and may hold this talented team back if he regresses like Trubisky did..or...his style of play makes him more prone to injury and if that happens are season is basically over with only having Barkley and some practice squad QB on our roster. That may have been okay last year as our roster on the offensive side of the ball wasn't good enough to compete with the top teams in the AFC anyways. However, with the addition of Diggs and a likely upgrade at RB we should be able to compete with a borderline starting quality QB as our backup if we can find one.