The Sicatoka

And over the weekend the WHO says lockdowns do more harm than good. Sweden > WHO

To me, the perfect debate: X vs Y Coin toss before it starts decides who asks first question of opponent; say X wins the toss, they can ask or first question or start last round. Round? What round? A round: X asks question (open mic) for 45 seconds Y responds (open Y mic; X mic closed) to question for 135 seconds. X rebuts (X mic open; Y mic closed) for 90 seconds 10 seconds of both closed mics Next round starts with Y asking X. Oh, and each participant is in a sound-proof booth so when the mic is closed, it's closed: you can hear but not be heard. Each participant starts six rounds . By the way, the mics are opened and closed by preprogrammed software. The only two humans involved are X and Y.

Biden has called a lid until Thursday and the debate? https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/19/biden-campaign-goes-dark-until-thursday-without-answering-questions-on-hunter-biden-story/

And before Mitch, Sen Harry Reid (D-NV) and his "nuclear option" opened the door to partisan shenanigans on the Rules of the Senate. At the time I told anyone who'd listen that Reid's idea was bad because doing things like that come back around with sharp teeth.

Per the Constitution the President nominates; the Senate confirms (advice and consent). In 2016: President was D (and a lame duck for that matter); Senate was R controlled. The Senate wasn't going to confirm a D selection on the off chance they could run out the clock and have, well, R + R scenario. Mitch just gave the Senate a way out that didn't involve going on record voting against the D nominee. In 2020: President is R; Senate is R controlled (until the election is over and winners are sworn in). Trump could've nominated a ham sandwich with a broiled on "R" and elephant logo and it would be confirmed. Elections have consequences.

The bolded is a bit much for me. I'd have to see it to believe it. ... No. ... On second thought, I'll let someone else look and verify if such abomination is true.

Mitt and his carpetbag need to keep his Utah Senate seat. The Utah locals like ACB.

In January 2017 I said it was like they slid the scripts back and forth across the table, changed the names to the other side, and a few adjectives: "Orange was the new Black" He's going to take our guns abortion rights! He's going to find a way to not leave office! He's not really a Christian!

When all else fails, go to the British press: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8849687/Hunter-Biden-emails-identify-Joe-Biden-deal-Chinese-energy-firm-report-says.html Introductions? To ... whom ... or what? Seems what Hunter knows to introduce folks to are "the big guy", and hookers, and blow.

A glimpse of how business is done from a former Biden business associate. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/former-hunter-biden-business-partner-gives-26-000-emails-to-breitbart Kind of tough to fake 26000 emails from jail.

Like I said, ... I can't wait for those SCOTUS split 923 to 922 decisions in a few years.

Why would a Biden attorney send a letter to the shop asking for it to be returned to Biden if it wasn't his?

The NHL Network guys during the "draft talking heads fill time spaces" talked about how Cale Makar made the smart move and played an extra year of college and how Tyson Jost made a poor decision by not staying in college and developing one more year. I don't know what was more shocking: that NHL Network guys said you can develop in college or that they said staying in college another year is worth it as far as development.

Neither Mister Biden nor Misses Harris are on the trail today, just 17 days out. Misses Harris is quarantining because some of her staff has Covid 19 and she was in close contact.

These Hunter Biden emails were a ruse ... until they were verified by someone on the email thread. It’s not a good look for the Bidens. The fact that most media does not want to dig on the subject is a hard tell.

13 are 80+ 5 are under 80 All with underlying ... Average US life expectancy? 78.5 (and that's with and without underlying) The 13 "80+" folks who died had already beat the average. (I should be so lucky to beat the average.)

A man that size, that age, crying for mommy is embarrassing.

ProPublica (a center-left group) says Cuomo threw gas on a fire. https://www.propublica.org/article/fire-through-dry-grass-andrew-cuomo-saw-covid-19-threat-to-nursing-homes-then-he-risked-adding-to-it

Easy solution: To aim at a leg is a much more difficult shot. To make up for that you have to be able to get off a couple more shots. It would require everyone to have free access to ... automatic weapons*. *I would oppose that.

Worth repeating after last night.

Meet the husband of the NBC "moderator". Note his former employer. Note the ABC moderator's former employers.

The "Brad Marchand as a team mate" conundrum.

Banned in Philly. That's a heck of a high bar to set.

Feel free.

You have to wonder if the recent draft (and UND's defensemen going in it) was a deal-maker.