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Yeah... he had no chance... he has no chance... he will have no chance.... yet there he is, President Trump. Every anti-Trump critic clings to something different, be it Russia, or Comey, or even the Dems rigging the primaries so Hillary would win. But the fact is he did win, and he still has a ton of supporters who would vote for him again. His approval rating is hovering around 42% which is pretty poor, but still enough to possibly win re-election... it has happened before. It would really depend on the strength of his opponent. The personal stuff doesn't faze me. Porn stars, rude comments, etc... means nothing to me. I'm about policy, not TMZ level nonsense. And I see a strong economy, I see unemployment falling. I see America finally calling out their allies for failing to carry their weight in agreements like NATO. I see a tax plan that reduces taxes. I see Trump putting pressure on North Korea in ways that no former president ever did. And I like it.

I wouldn't agree. If the clocks were turned back and the vote was Trump vs Hillary again, with everything we know now... Trump still wins. I know he'd still have my vote.

No different than Obama's legacy of mis-steps. But any time his name comes up, Dems scream "that's whataboutism!! Let's focus on Trump!" I'm just saying be prepared for the same response. Can't close pandora's box once it's open.

There's no shortage of good options for that on the left! And we're going to remember this when the Democrats get back in office, start causing problems, and every second sentence from their defenders starts with "Yeah but Trump...."

I'm sure Blumenthal would love that. He has his eyes on the presidency and he's not beating Trump!

Well said! No one remembers losers!

Like when Hillary collapsed on the campaign trail? Keep dreaming!

We can't stop here! This is bat country!

Yes it was 100% his fault. He was the GM, HC, OC, and QB coach. There is no one else who bears any part of the blame.

@Rich Do you get a free subscription in exchange for that slick sales pitch?

I avoided it due to their "advanced stats or bust" approach to hockey reporting. Maybe I'm wrong on that but I know their founder is a big stats guy and I find it makes for dry stories and lots of misleading and inaccurate conclusions.

OK now I might actually have to subscribe to The Athletic. Would I rather pay to read articles by Friesen, Wiecek, or Penton? HMMMM TOUGH CALL!

Randall never really got a good shot here... sewered by Mike Kelly's atrocious offense. He had some hype as the third string in 2008, and came in and made the team in 2009 as Stefan LeFors' backup. He made his first appearance in game 3 after LeFors got injured and went 2/5 with a pick. The next week was at home against Toronto, and maybe one of the worst offensive performances I've ever seen. LeFors was pulled after going 7/11 for 30 yards and a pick... Randall came in and went 1/5 with a pick, followed by Richie Williams going 3/10. Michael Bishop was airlifted in the next week and actually got us the victory. Randall stuck around until September but never saw the field again... he was released after the Bombers traded for Ricky Santos.

To expand on the above, Cato was playing on the Richmond Roughriders but was replaced as starter by former Bombers QB Bryan Randall. Noted domestic abuser Greg Hardy also plays for the Roughriders.

I wouldn't mind seeing Mathews here. I'm not a huge fan of his but he is a smart QB at least and could be trusted to run the offence for a short period in Nichols' absence. I think he would be good competition for Alex Ross.

Minnesota's child care program is being defrauded to the tune of $100 million that is possibly ending up in the hands of terrorists in Somalia and the Middle East: https://www.twincities.com/2018/05/15/child-daycare-fraud-cash-going-to-terrorists-lets-unpack-this/

I think Chevy will find a way to make it work. He seems to be doing a pretty good job. But we will inevitably start to lose good players.

Absolute insanity! https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/mobile/opp-probe-threatening-letter-that-claims-destruction-of-muskoka-beaches-1.3926223 Tl;dr: Islamic group threatens to destroy beaches in Northern Ontario to protest women wearing bikinis.

My original post was in reference to political activism being a career limiting move, not whether it is morally right or not. And that point still stands.

I don't see how any of those people's careers were helped by those decisions.

Lots of misinformation in this post, especially the fact that Medicare doesn't negotiate drug prices. Read this for a more balanced take: https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/05/14/the-trump-plan-to-reduce-prescription-drug-prices-will-have-a-major-impact/#4759b462691f

I'm curious if the Durant shitstorm has left us with any additional cap room. I know we're out 70k... and we still have to pay a backup QB but the total salary is likely much less than Durant's. Say the new backup salary is 120k less than Durant's, then that gives us 50k to play with. Some funny math no doubt, but the general idea being we may have a few bucks to throw at a stud like Bighill.

Could be difficult given their salary, production and contract details. Little is also under a No-Move clause until after 2020, which then becomes a modified no-trade. Perreault is under a modified no-trade as well.

OK I'll get back to you in 20 years.

At this point I'm confident Demski, Wolitarsky, and Simonise will be on the opening day roster. Thera-Plamondon and Tyrone Pierre are pretty much exclusively special teams guys (but could make the roster as the fourth NI receiver based on that). LaFrance may factor into the receiver picture at times, meaning we only dress one backup NI receiver. Petermann and Henry could both use some practice roster time, IMO.