Plan B Forum

Neither Sansa nor Arya is dead. Sansa jumped into 8' of snow, Arya goes blind. The screenwriter(s) have deviated significantly from the books, and to the better in my opinion. Ramsey Bolton (nee Snow) is the vilest character in all of Westeros, so he may hang around a bit just to irritate the audien...

Econo, what, exactly, is your beef with the concept of an up-or-down vote? How can any President negotiate a beneficial deal knowing that Congress might eviscerate it? Why would any trade partner negotiate seriously with an Administration that cannot make commitments? I happen to think that this par...

It is not too big a stretch to conclude that this is a big win for the Republicans running for Congress and the White House next year. Had the decision gone the other way, they would be scrambling to restore the subsidies for people who would effectively have lost their coverage, and this would have...

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/247772 I will start with a description of a taxi ride I once took in Luxembourg, from the terminal of the Luxembourg airport to my hotel. My hotel was literally visible from the airport - about three miles away. The cab fare was 60 Euro. But no tip was required. A...

Interesting analog. I guess my point is that, short of demanding that we ALL become organic, Amish, subsistence farmers, there is nothing that anyone in the developed world can do that will have the slightest impact on the future climate. So we need to start planning to deal with its effects assumin...

Is there any significance to the reporting that he was only charged with an "assault" - no "battery"? I imagine that if he hit someone with a kettlebell, even a small one, it would leave a dent. Even so, assault is an intentional tort, and the victim may have hit the tort lottery. No need to prove a...

Yes, O&W, this is a curious thing. Even in these nasty old United States our schidt does not go directly into "storm basins," except in rare circumstances which we are now spending billions to mitigate or eliminate. I can't believe those Canadians are so behind-the-times that their brown water goes ...

Consider: At the end of the "Civil War," one might note that none of the political or military leaders of the Confederacy were tried for treason (or similar crimes). There was some rhetoric to the effect that this was just the U.S. being "gracious." Nonsense. Jeff Davis - also never charged with tre...

So you are saying that "homosexual" includes "lesbian." OK. I am unaware of any comparable word that is limited exclusively to male-male relationships, so I take the liberty of using homo in that way. I freely acknowledge that I am taking a semantic liberty. If you believe that male-male and female-...

4 pairs of worn out running shoes that I keep for doing dirty work around the house (I used to be a runner), 3 pairs of "dress" shoes (black & brown loafers, black oxfords), 2 pairs of "hiking" boots 2 pairs of "work" boots (steel toe and shank) 2 pairs of good walking sandals One pair of bicycle sh...

This reminds me of something my brother used to do when he was a young adult. He picked up a parking ticket from another car one day, and then he would then place that ticket on the windshield of his car, parking it wherever he damn-well pleased. Next to a fire hydrant, on a bridge...wherever. And t...

Econoline, write your own fucking post, asshole.

This measure prevents the UNIONS and their Democrat toadies from fucking with trade agreements that benefit the OTHER 95% of the population (not private-sector union members or their dependents).

I would have liked to see a few words from the justices who actually read the offending sections of the law and tried to apply them logically.

Roberts is the biggest disaster on the court since Earl Warren. May we rest in peace.

"Climate Change" is one of those topics that is mainly characterized by the two sides lying and misrepresenting the positions of the other side. In addition, there is such a plethora of organizations accumulating data on climate change that we have one side citing statistics proving that the world i...

No harm; no foul.

We should be using every tool we have to learn all we can about events that can affect our national interests. Although I am generally loathe to use this expression, "Everybody does it." We are just a bit better than some (but not all).

Is anybody here willing to admit that the GOP gave Barry what he wanted FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY? They put partisanship aside and supported a loathed President, simply because it was the right thing to do?

Didn't think so.

It's not clear why some of these guys are bothering to enter the race. There must be something beneficial other than the possibility of being elected President or VP. Few Republicans consider Trump to be a "Republican" candidate - it's only in his own mind. Jindal is no more preposterous than Bernie...

Says more about our tort system than it does about medical stuff - although the false statement about hemmoroids is disturbing. Sounds like they manipulated the meaning of "publication" to punish the medicos for being assholes. I have had three colonoscopies (due for another), and have been awake du...

There are many symbols (and people) that are honored by sectors of society that fail the test of logic, and those outside that group don't generally give a crap. But one cannot deny that the Confederate battle flag is an open, overt, insult to the descendants of African slaves, whether it is display...

LJ, I agree with you. Add "Women Priests" as something the Church needs to do, without delay. There is no doctrinal, logical, or biological reason why women can't make great priest(ess)es; it's merely inertia that keeps them out. Every time I hear a Priest talk about the "lack of vocations" I roll m...