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Guy was a Bomber employee. And, he's right. Ambrosie danced around the question and would not provide a definitive answer. I'll gladly take Arash over Farhan and Dave, who told us the CFL would be merging with the XFL and couldn't survive on its own. And, they're still pushing 4 downs. Not because it's good for the CFL but because it's good for their careers.

He ran a 4.47-4-53 on his pro day. Pro days are notoriously 'faster' than combine times. Not disparaging him but he's no Lucky.

Trump's presidency was a disaster. Absolutely, batsh*t crazy, disaster. And, yet, polling suggests he would win the next election. I'm pretty darn sure anyone who would leave the party for Democrats is already gone.

Anyone who isn't a in the Republican party is a socialist, communist, pinko. No way they vote Democratic, even if all the pinkos leave.

Since we're solving all the US' problems, their primary system for President is a complete scam. Fix that too.

Unless they can get corporate money out of politics, nothing will change. And, the people that make the rules want to get rich at the expense of the country, so it won't happen.

I agree with you, @Wideleft, that the progressives have a difficult time selling their ideas. "It just seems so obvious, why don't people vote for it?" However, the media and corporations spend a lot of time and resources communicating the status quo and always fight progress. Look here in Canada. How much air time does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation get? Wayyy too much. They don't represent "tax payers", they are a shill for big money. But, whenever CBC, CTV, Global, "need" some sort of soundbite, they give them free-rein to babble unsupported nonsense. It's ten times worse in the US media. Mulvaney got hired by CBS!!!

There are elements of progression in the Democratic party, just are as are elements of conservatism in the GOP but those that rule the party love their gravy train and will not allow progressiveness to interfere with the money and power they get working on behalf of corporations and the rich.

Can't, that team has something to play for!

GOP: Rules for thee, not for me. These are cowards.

This team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They don't seem to want to be in the playoffs either.

The better models, IMO, are ones that do away with left/right spectrum and allow a lot more nuance, recognizing that some on the extreme left and extreme right (old model) have quite a lot in common.

There's an entire academic discipline that studies politics. Since they defined the political spectrum, I would say, they define who's left, right, centre, or however they measure it. It's just become convenient to say left and right, especially in the US where they can only handle two parties. So, the Dems are the left and the GOP is right. But, when you measure their policies against the global political spectrum, the Democrats policies align more closely to the right of centre.

ANTIFA!!!

All the same. Both sides the same. No surprise the GOP wants to marry children.

Which is the shadow docket, so it has effectively been overturned. Hence all the legislation out there.

They overturned Roe V Wade via shadow docket too, I believe. Nothing nefarious going on at all.

Christy Clark has been a nice addition to this podcast. Byrne was good before but Clark has some different and interesting perspectives.

Supreme court has been bought and paid for. You can't even make up how evil they are. Amazing how this court can say "State Rights" in one breath and then deny them in the next. The whole country is so messed up.

Empty words from the empty suits. What, the US is going to sign onto the International Criminal Court now?

Oh, look what Koch money is doing now.

Et tu, Calgary?

That really drives home how pathetic voters in the US are. Trump stood up and told everyone he was corrupt and they lapped it up. Misogyny and racism are the core values in the US.