But why should financial self-interest trump every other issue? And why are the things you mention any less intelligent than voting for a politician who is going to raise your taxes, and likely give you nothing in return?

oh, SAS.

On the other hand... no 3 pointers. Pretty much we all agree that rules, stats, training and equipment make it almost impossible to compare older players to current ones, so it’s more of a fun exercise than anything that will reach a definitive conclusion.

PER is useful (although not so much pre-70s) but favors offense & modern players.

He is a genius, on pace to have the single greatest basketball season in NBA history.

A dashcam might be a better deterrent if it isn’t disguised? I don’t know.

A town in upstate NY (Middletown) had a bunch of real cops pulling women over and sexually assaulting them a few years ago.

I don’t want him to be raped. I do want him to understand what it is to live with the fear of rape.

I’ve been arguing this as well - sure, it’s possible that women will not be as strong. But just as likely they will be able to add other things that will create better results overall.

Agreed that standards should be the same. However (and it’s a big however), they should also be adjusted to fit what is actually needed, and not just arbitrary shows of strength. I think the FDNY (or some other FD...?) had a test that involved carrying a refrigerator. Women couldn’t make the department because they…

Damn, almost.

Incidentally, the smallest constituency of any senator as well.

So I guess you’ve had second thoughts about basketbloggers?

1. nothing about this policy, in any form, would be legal

I have so many Uniqlo dresses. This past summer they did a sort of short belted fit & flare with a higher boat neck in extra light poplin. With pockets. I bought three, and deeply regret not buying more to stock up.

Lands End, LL Bean. WASPS on to something there.

congrats!

Although I tend toward believing women as well, the way the right wing machine swooped in and coddled Jones and Flowers (and even Lewinsky, through that Goldberg woman and oh lord Linda Tripp) made me more skeptical than usual.

The principle that we should believe rape victims in general does not mean that we must believe every single woman in every single case, no matter our knowledge of the people and circumstances.

Bill Clinton is a politician, not a friend. I admire (and also sometimes hate) the things he did as a politician and separate the things he may have done as a person.