They don’t want to do the leg work to figure out which politician will govern effectively have the time to inform themselves about the candidates because theyre working two jobs in order to afford rent andother trivialities such as health insurance premiums that exceed 40% of their net monthly income

All true, and airlines are just one of the most extreme and awful examples. The truth is that this kind of concentration has happened in loads of other industries over the last few decades. It’s why your ISP sucks and your mobile provider sucks and your health insurance sucks and...I could go on.

Counterpoint: Cable companies and telecoms also have vast control over their marketplace, and they don’t do this.

Frankly I think the most fertile ground for growth right now is China and a game that kicks off at 2 pm in DC is starting at 2 am in Beijing. Not saying that’s a deal-breaker of any kind but if FIFA is being serious about growth of the game in lieu of growth of their personal bank accts that’ll come into play.

If there’s anybody known as kind and compassionate, it’s Philadelphia.

Been reading the coverage. You think that professional athletes should somehow be, not immune, but spared from debilitating diseases such as MS because they are athletes. They take care of their bodies. They train. They work their assess off to become pros in their chosen sport.

At a certain board, we Royals fans had a running joke after Guthrie was left in one of these game “And he is still pitching”. Seems it is still true.

[Tim Tebow hits a home run]

If you think spending taxpayer money to woo a sports team that will have no real loyalty to the city will bolster civic pride, you’re probably an idiot. And after having done that once and watching that team leave for California while multiple levels of government continue to pay off those costs, if you think it’s a…

You’re right, you should definitely be embarrassed.

As a St. Louisan, I have a lot of civic pride about not being associated with the Rams anymore.

As a St. Louisan, I am embarrassed that our city didn’t step up and vote yes. This is the world we live in. You can rail all you want against public funding for private purposes like stadiums, but where’s the outcry against things like TIF? Public funding exists for private purposes in other ways, and for our city to…

We’ll still make a strong push for top 4

Rumor has it the cheerleaders were also part of a pyramid scheme.

Seriously though, good for him.

The only winner in that whole fiasco was the tarp salesman...

Can you really put a price on a work of majestic splendor like Mt. Davis?

“And what is your purpose in visiting the United States?”

(NPB)