...or on the outside. Then again, she might look less godawful if she didn't slouch so much. Posture is queen.

"ACA" is pretty much a sexed up politic-speak name for "insurance reform." It really doesn't do much directly for hospitals, other than reduce the number of uninsured people who walk through the doors. Uninsured people being far, far more likely to not (be able to) pay their bill.

"It is unacceptable when the campaign runner could fund the initiative on their own, or have connections to people who can. These people are both rich and connected. They should NOT be doing this."

For the record, I like Shaq. As for the rest of your post, you're either dumb or being deliberately obtuse. I laid out my argument in simple terms. If you still can't grasp it, that's on you.

How about you address his point? This is exploitative, then again, almost all of these kinds of schemes are. They're asking for investment money but are not giving equity in return. That's tolerable when the receivers of cash don't have enough to fund their endeavor on their own. It is unacceptable when the campaign…

Really? Nothing puts me out like hooch. Sure, the first couple hours aren't doing much for you, but as long as 10 hours have been set aside, it's awesome.

Pfft. I've read Bat-Snyder. Having Batman run completely through by that Talon in the horror-maze, yet still able to crawl miles back to the cave strained credulity. Well, not really, just a really bad example of batfanwankery.

Have you read a comic lately? They're goddamnawful. I mean, the Dark Knight Returns is still held up as a highpoint of the art.

The bill will fail. Like 90% of what the House has passed this term (and 100% of legislation which included the word "repeal"), it's a neoliberal wet dream that not only has zero chance of passing, it actively antagonizes the Democratic party.

On the other hand, given that this countrybadly needs reform, is the person best suited to lead that a septagenarian who has profited from the current system for the last 20 years?

You are correct, conventional nuclear reactors aren't energy-dense enough to power an iron man. Emphasis on conventional. There's a lot of materials more energetic than Uranium, and even plutonium. Of course, by "more energetic" I mean "vastly more radioactive."

LOVED Sleeping Dogs.

While it did drag in the middle, you missed the part about how Wifey was central in a bribery scandal that lead to Turin getting the 2006 Olympics.

You've established a decent understanding of the banking system. Now you need to explain why you're such a tool...of the banks. Unless you own a sizable share of one, or happen to be a c-level exec of one, you're arguing against your own interests.

Heh. If there was a bank giving even 1%, I'd move my money to it. Most retail banks (Chase, BoA, Citi) pay something like 0.1% on checking, double that on savings accounts. Online banks (Capital One 360, formerly ING Direct) pay 0.6-0.8% interest.

My thoughts were along similar lines. I sometimes avoid getting playful with the s/o in case we have to be somewhere in the next 45-90 minutes. I've missed SO many matinee movie times, and one train departure, that way.

It is very contemptuous. It's supposed to be. We hold people like you in contempt. You are contemptible.

So long as there's no more H'el and no more crossovers for-like-two years minimum, I'm good with this. Also, keep Pak on Action.

Better than the chicken feet.

I MUST HAVE IT!