John Adams

The authors of the blog laugh about that all the time! (We're too narcissistic to care though.)

See the video in http://wespeakthetruth.com RE banking.

Dear Congress: Today you failed to pass the bail out plan, a terribly ill-spun layman's description of the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008." Maybe we should stop right there: Did you stop to clearly explain to the Americans who hate the thought of bailing out "fatcat Wall Street CEOs," to paraphrase our Marxist populist-fear-fanning-Democratic-presidential nominee, what it is this bill does? No. And why would you? I mean, it's only the most important piece of legislation in 30 years. How about breaking in to the prime time Survivor slot with an explanation that this bill isn't bailing out anyone except everyone? That it's not 700 billion America will never see again unless property values go to zero. That making sure money keeps flowing is crucial, not just to Obama's Wall Street fatcats, but also to the average consumer. !@#$all, they did a better job of explaining banking in Mary Poppins than you all did before proposing this bill. Is Dick Van Dyke available to run for Senate? President? [more at this awesome site]

I am sympathetic. Really I am. But as Tom points out: the problem of the stupid lenders and bad loans affects people like me and companies like mine without bad lenders and bad loans. For example, we have clients who pay us. When they do, we have money to pay our bills (mostly salaries). If those clients need to draw on credit because someone is slow paying them, they do--and that gets us paid and the wheel turns. When the wheel stops turning, because someone can't draw on credit because a bank won't lend anymore because it got !@#$ed on bad loans and has little cash--that !@#$s my client, who then !@#$s me, and then my company has to !@#$ its employees. That's why we need the cash injection, to get the markets (banks!) liquid until home prices stabilize. Then the government can spin off all these mortages back into the marketplace.

They were both in Washington for the same amount of time. Neither showed much leadership.

This is your blind squirrel moment.

Grilled cheese and tomato soup (Campbells) are comfort foods. What else is a comfort food? Beer!

Not as much as the Repubs. Congressional leadership puts up a bill that won't pass--nothing like a massive failure to pass a bill to boost confidence in the economy. The Pelosi speech is absurd though. What a !@#$. Time for Steve Forbes to announce an aggressive write-in campaign.

In the 2nd half there were several rollouts (at least 2 running left oddly), several play action passes, and some screens. I think they adjusted at halftime, but I agree with your point. They were coming hard. Part of the problem--maybe the biggest part--is that the guards have to help Fowler so much that there isn't a lot of help there to catch the blitzing LBs and DEs who beat the tackle. The Long sack is a perfect example of the later. Long fakes Peters out of his jock by making a step upfield then moving inside..Dockery was already so far over helping Fowler that there was a cavernous hole for Long to rush untouched to Edwards. Fowler is really, really, really bad.

Read The Blind Side about Ole Miss's Michael Oher's life growing up. A riveting read.

All credit to Schonert. Great adjustments with rollouts and quick-hitters after all the long balls in the first half. Also a few play-actions to slow the rush.

The Rams know how to lose. One more big TO and they will fold.

2 weeks in a row.

Missing Parrish a lot. He's the true #2 WR. Pass rush has him jumpy. They need to get back to short throws, a screen or 2.

Even on the Jackson run, Peters whiffed on all the LBs. Dove into the air.

Just a few.

If they weren't awake before, they better be now.

How does he not see he's standing 2 feet ahead of the down lineman?

Their offense is suspect; that defense is pretty damn good.

! Peters blocked air on an interior rush. The Pro Bowl lineman doesn't do that.

Only a hold and a whiff block on an interior rush for an easy sack. But it's early. I think Peters is good and now the Bills won't have to pay him.

Duh. You purposefully underthrow that ball so the big guy can step up and grab it. He's not trying to hit him in stride on those--he's giving his WR the advantage because the DBs back is to the ball. Hardy is soft.

They are playing OK but Hardy is soft (we now know why we haven't seen him) and Peters is fat and slow. Keep running Marshawn Shonert.

I think he touched Long on that play.

Why? Because Evans has a drop and Hardy refuses to fight for balls? Hardy=soft.