The problem is, too many people think of politics as a theoretical exercise, as a philosophical construct. It is not. It is a nakedly practical process that puts the gun that ensures order/the pen that writes the laws into the hands of *someone* - actual human beings with strengths and weaknesses, hopes and fears,…

In order for the deal to fit under the cap, Ainge needed to sign Target Free Agent (Primary Target - Gordon Hayward) THEN trade for George. That said, given George’s hots for LA, I was never all that thrilled with the prospect of dealing much of value (certainly NOT the Nets or Lakers picks) for 1 year of George.

No. They protested the MANNER of the protest because they didn’t want to think about what he was protesting about. Doing that might bring them face-to-face with some of the more shameful hypocrisies we always seem to avoid discussing. 

I disagree about abandoning the 50 state approach. You always lose a seat you don’t run for.

We heah in Bahstin didn’t take no truck with that nahnsense. We electorally kicked ‘em in the bawls and they shut th’ hell up.

When you come to... (flip open the map to show...) THE FORK IN THE ROAD!

You forgot:

...and after Pence is Ryan, then (IIRC) the President of the Senate Pro-Tem, then Exxon Tillerson, then... then... then...

Pretty much the entire line of succession is a nightmare. So we have to work up Pence’s responsibilities for the dogfart that was the Trump Transition team and their predilection for Russian friendships in shady places. But just because there is more mess to clean doesn’t mean we shouldn’t start on the first one.

No. Because Buchholtz finds himself on the disabled list for a couple of months if he sleeps wrong, while Tanaka will pitch a season with his arm dangling by a thread.

Up heah in New England, I’m hearing more of the “Dat damn dame couldn’t stop flappin’ her lips! You know how talky dem dames get!”

+1 more player in line...

Hey - we’re part-way there - batters already come up with their own music!

And may well be just as successful...

Frankly, us Pats fans should just lean into it, get the team to change its name to Half-Crazed Visigoths and just pillage every city we visit. We know we really want to do it...

“My spear and magic HELLL-met!”

It’s why we keep needing to important talent here.

+1 slow clap

As he was the one who extended Melo’s contract, apparently Mr. Show Them The Rings seems to have missed all of the shortcomings of Melo that you’ve picked up on. Maybe *you* should be the Knicks GM.

Hey - I didn’t know Van Morrison was in town!