The issue with that is if California, New York, and Texas get together and decide to turn South Dakota into the official US landfill, there’s fuck all South Dakota can do about it. Those three states alone would be able to carry the majority of just about any action.  That’s the point of the bicameral body, to prevent…

That’s only for a slice of the patients. Think about laser eye surgery. This happens thousands of times a day. Because its not a direct part of health care and isn’t generally covered by insurance, it’s a very market driven system. You can compare and contrast results, cleanliness, and price between providers. The bad…

Try teaching.  You have to pay the university to teach a semester at the grade level you are specializing in.  Then, pay to take a test.  Once the test is passed, you pay to get a license. 

I’ve said something similar on other posts.  They need a few cycles in the woods to get some time to think and maybe come back to principals rather than just clinging to power.  Classic conservatism can appeal to marginalized groups as it calls for order, valuing diversity over oneness, and prosperity through…

There have been a number of post-mortems for GOP losses, many of them cited here, that point to Trump specifically.  The leadership is choosing to be ignorant of his impact.  Their sticking their head in the sand hoping Trump can rally the base plus moderates again in 2020 to keep them in power.  Unless something…

What’s been the corresponding CPI increase during this time? With some crude math, we’ve seen ~11% increase in consumer goods. The past three year have all been <2% increases. Has these increased actually benefited workers, or are they paying more because they are paid more? Have the low wage workers increased their…

Don’t forget Hinkley (Erin Brockovitch). I lived out there for a few years and man were those people messed up.  But, PG&E spread some money around and the issue went away.  These guys have been scum for years.

If Bank Of America erroneously deposits $1M into my account, I withdraw it all, and spend like a drunken sailor, it’s no big deal. BoA can afford it, they made $22.8 Billion last quarter. No harm done, right?

It sounds like he’s pouting. It’s like a 14 year old who’d really getting his sulk on.

I recently started doing chicken strips on Eggos as a poor man’s chicken & waffles. A little siracha-maple-mayo with a slice of cheddar and it’ll get you by in a pinch.

You’d think someone with even an iota of self-awareness would take the info that if a known hate site sees you an ally/champion, you might want to re-evaluate yourself.  Either he’s too up his own ass to do this or he accepts it for what it is and is happy about it.  If he’s not willing to make that change, he’s…

I’m constantly seeing shows about making knives or racing street rods on the gym TV that I don’t think exist in the real universe.

I live in western PA and have been introducing The Office to my kids.  We didn’t live here during the Office’s first run, so its fun seeing all the Wegmans brand stuff they had to drag into California just for background.

Ghostbuster, Caddyshack, Red Dawn, Terminator, Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future.

You’re still embracing evil. Even if it’s tilting windmills, I’d rather do that than pick someone I know I can’t support.

Completely agree.  While in practice it’s a duopoly, it doesn’t mean we can’t clamor for change.  For how many years was the only way to vote to be born a white male?  Lots of work went into changing that.  I recognize it may be tilting at windmills, but I refuse to vote lessor of two evils when I can enthusiastically…

This is also from the same guy who went on screed after screed about how those who voted third-party or couldn’t countenance Hillary’s corruption and entitlement were wrong.  If it’s vote for who you can most support, then say that.  Based on HamNo’s past written work, he seems more to mean “vote Dem, or it’s your…

I wonder how many stories are on the flip side of this. My father in-law was a 35 year union man. He voted straight party ticket Democrat faithfully every year, every election because that’s what the union wanted of him. But once Trump threw his hat in the ring, my father in-law was all in for Donnie. He couldn’t say…

Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences. I’ve not hired people because their social media was covered with posts about drugs or other questionable stuff. My kids have had friends not get admitted to schools because of social media. Unless your willing to have something be splashed on the front page of…

And it will be PV2 Snuffy, fresh from basic. The guys who have a couple deployments under their belt will be able to differentiate between a guy with a rock and real danger. Snuffy will be jumpy as hell being the first time away from home. He’ll get separated from the squad, either on patrol or someone steps away for…