PastaJoe

3 million related jobs and some degree of domestic manufacturing capability.

Franken would be an interesting addition to the Senate, bringing the traditional progressive viewpoint that Paul Wellstone had, but I still think Coleman will edge him out. I read that Gov. Pawlenty was looking into the legality of appointing a Senator if the election isn't resolved soon. There should be provisions in state elections to have runoffs if the vote is close and there's a 3rd party candidate that gets more than a certain percentage of votes, as was the case in Minnesota. Also, isn't it time that states did away with paper ballots that allow for this type of uncertainty?

He'll end up in somebody's camp as a low round pick or FA. He appears to be an intelligent player who could manage a game and be a good 2nd or 3rd stringer.

It just doesn't have to be, but the scientific fact that man has contributed to its acceleration is accepted by all but the Flat Earth society members and those that are afraid that it will cut into their profits if we take action to reduce our impact on it.

You have free tv now, nobody forces you to buy cable. If you can't afford a high def converter, the gov't will provide it for you. I missed where Obama promised free gas.

Time for the people who protested The Last Temptation of Christ and The Da Vinci Code to dust off their signs and bullhorns.

Imagine the revenue that the Bills could get if they moved to Africa, with the history of winning 4 consecutive Super Bowls.

So you're saying that Republicans can't win with better ideas, their only hope is to attack Obama to reduce his favorablity down below theirs? That's not much of a gameplan.

A quick drive through Syracuse down South Salina (main street), then past Carrier, New Venture Gear, and Syracuse China will tell anyone what the biggest problems are. No different than the problems in Rochester and Buffalo. I'm thinking Fran Drescher may not be a bad alternative for Senator. She's got the personality and experience in public to mix it up with other politicians. Other actors or beauty queens have made the jump to politics; Fred Thompson, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Gopher from Love Boat, Sonny Bono. On second thought, maybe it wouldn't be such a good idea.

I wish people would try to understand the science of global warming, that it doesn't mean it just gets hotter everywhere, but that it creates changes in the weather patterns and climate. But it's easier to go for the simplistic view that if it's not hotter, there's no global warming.

Now the people in Africa who get these unused shirts will never know who lost the Stanley Cup finals.

There's no way the Bills would or could outspend more attractive locations for Haynesworth. The best we can hope for is that they pick up a decent C, G, and TE. The defense was good enough to win this year if they had help from the offense (and the coaches).

Think about the recruiting advantage Auburn would have had if they had hired a qualified black coach like Gill. For a black coach to go around the southeast and offer black athletes a chance to play for him at a major college could have made the difference between them going to Auburn and another school.

They should hire Buddy Ryan just to stand on the sidelines and punch the other coaches whenever they make a stupid call.

Hardy is this years version of John McCargo.

Because having more people collecting unemployment, not paying payroll taxes, and reducing consumer spending is really going to help turn the economy around.

Matt Ryan (no TDs), Steve Slaton, Reggie Wayne, Lance Moore.

I heard the Lions made inquiries to the NFL about the end of season flex scheduling for Sunday nights, and asked if they could be flexed into playing the Bills in a home-and-home.

I don't understand why an extension couldn't have waited until after the season. It's not like there's other teams just waiting for Dick to be available so they can hire him to be their savior.

I predict the next innovation in pro sports stadium revenue will be to build condos on one side of the stadium, with windows or balconies overlooking the fields. They'll sell them for a couple million each with annual PLLs (Personal Living Licenses).

I heard Ralph bathes in virgin blood to stay alive. The press box was moved...to Toronto.

So if he had been honest about it from the beginning, nobody on the right would have complained? Employers frown upon it because they don't want to be liable in lawsuits. There was no lawsuit forthcoming from this relationship.

Perhaps they have more experience, or the cost of living in the north and larger cities is more than the rural south. The unions negotiated for those wages, if the companies didn't think they could be profitable with those wage levels then they shouldn't have agreed to them. Don't sign contracts and then complain about how they're unfair. One could ask what skills do the non-UAW workers lack that would justify paying them $5 less than union workers? Or are they just being taken advantage of in economically depressed areas that are desperate for jobs even if they underpay?

That was a loan, and it was payed back to the gov't with interest. We actually made a profit on the deal while keeping them in business.

I think that's the key. If it said "worked great", the guy could claim he figured someone could buy it and repair it. Past tense is past tense.