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What about the drafting of Losman two months ago? TD will be ticked off that they didn't take that into account.

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For those not wanting to click through. Good, on point stuff.

DiBella's and Wegmans are one in the same. Nothing touches their subs. Oh, and Wegmans does some great (hot) chicken finger subs.

OK. So none of us agree with this list. So what Bills were unjustly left off? Because.... Let him hear it. I think Takeo should have been at least 15 spots higher. And I would have liked to see McGahee make it, but I understand why he didn't.

I like ketchup on my fried bologna.

I was aboard 2001-2002.

True. Cannot beat free burgers and dogs. But they only have near-beer.

I spent 8 days on the USS Peleliu steaming from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. Not much fun. Probably not the same thing though.

Thought it was pretty funny. It looks like a reality show that would actually be fun to be a contestant on. You get to act as crazy as you want. The last chick, the one in the hat shop, had a huge disadvatage. The person show could really fire her wasn't even on location.

Good.

I'd give upa third for Alexander in a second...if we didn't have Willis that is.

I heard Clayton say it several times, too. Under May 24th: "McGahee Long Term: John Clayton of ESPN reports that the Bills are reluctant to trade Travis Henry until they lock up Willis McGahee to a long term deal. McGahee has three years left on his contract that is heavily incentive laden. If he continues at his pace, he would hit many of them and then would want to be paid like a top back. Clayton confirms reports that the Titans are the main team interested in Henry's services."

Best dog story ever. I have a black lab. Bast damn dog period.

TD has already clearly indicated in the media that he is interested in reworking a nice long contract with McGahee. He's ours and will stay that way. No worries.

I really don't understand the comparison here. The Bills make money for the county. A lot of money. The county isn't paying that cash to Mr. Wilson because the board is full of fans. They are paying because it is an investment. The county is a business. If some day the county decided the Bills are no longer worth investing in, yes, the team will likely move. This base appantely isn't cost effective, so the Pentagon isn't going to invest in it anymore. Oh, I agree if you're saying that cutting jobs in WNY endangers the Bills staying in Buffalo. That alone could be reason enough for us to support the move to get the base off the BRAC list.

The stinkin' fish are DOOMED. And I'm happy.

The Bills could just do it. Just like Talley use to wear his Spiderman spandex shirt whenever he wanted to, knowing he'd pay a fine though.

Any crime against innocent children is the worst of the worst. I'm not saying anyone deserves to be murdered or anything of the sort, but there is nothing more heinous than violating a child.

Jacko the Wacko won't be able to ever be put into the prison system's general population. Watch for him to flee or kill himslef if the vedict comes back against him.

Actually, I remember my taxes going down about five years ago. But I realize that won't happen again for a long time regardless of what bases are closed. I also know that taxes would have to go up a great deal if BRAC didn't take place. I am not for doing anything that will hurt an already weak economy in Western New York. I moved away some seven years ago and still miss it. I wish nothing but the best for everyone in the region. I can say this much, those who want to stop this closing need to come up with more than just reasons to keep the base open. They need to come up with other ways to streamline the Air Guard in the Northeast and save funds at the same time. If DOD keeps that base open, which one should they close? Are there certain activities at the base that can be eliminated, rather than closing the entire base? That is the way other bases have survived being on the list before.

The military is not dwindling at all. In fact, both the Marine Corps and Army have both received Congressional authorization to grow their ranks. The Air Force and Navy are indeed lowering the overall number of airmen and sailors they currently have, but those decreases are less than the increases the Corps and Army are getting. The military is growing (assuming recruiting can keep up, of course). As for the civilianization of many positions, this is definitely happening in a big way. But the reasoning behind this is two-fold. First, it can be cost effective for DOD to have civilians do certain jobs. Second, and more importantly, the reason many soldiers and Marines are losing billets to a civilian is because in this time of war, the services recognize the need for more trigger-pullers in the field and less trained warriors in the office, or mowing the lawn or fixing tanks stateside. My input here has little to do with the Niagara Falls closing, which I'm fairly sure will happen regardless, but it is the same type of thinking that is closing many, many Guard and Reserve bases around the country. In all, I think the Pentagon has the right idea -- streamline the military and create a more expeditionary force in readiness. Incidentally, to avoid getting this thread moved to PPP, I am not saying I necessarily believe (or disbelieve) the BRAC list accomplishes what it meant to accomplish.

On the surface it seems fine to me. A bunch of A-list players working hard together. Hopefully they are sharing training and playing tips. I am strong believer that those who train with stars have a much better chance at becoming stars. Plus they’ve got a top of line strength and conditioning coach supervising. But now look at Sean Taylor. He’s in a good deal of trouble down there. I guess it could have happened whether he was in Miami or D.C. He did get a DWI in D.C. last year. But I don’t like the fact that McGahee is hanging with players like Taylor. TD tries to build a team of players who keep their noses clean. As much as anything else, that is to help the younger players stay out of trouble. Oh well, hopefully, McGahee stays as far from Taylor as possible after training sessions.

PM, and I'll e-mail it to you. I haven't seen a good link for it in a while.

Any updates in the Buffalo media today? Still praying.