The Sicatoka

Lincoln

Butbutbut ... I sawer it on the interwebs so its gotzta be trues fur reals!

"Excess deaths". In the CDC link it's defined as: "... the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in specific time periods and expected numbers of deaths in the same time periods." So it's the "more than the expected" in that time period and expected would be based on history. But COVID-19 (a novel coronavirus; novel as in new) is a completely new player in the game, above and beyond everything from the expected. We'd expect what we had the year before. COVID-19 is by definition novel, an adder, to that expected. It's like fundraising*: We expect our usual annual donors to contribute X. Oh. Wait. What's this? A new donor contributing. "Excess" funds! Calling these "excess deaths" fails to admit COVID-19 is new (aka novel coronavirus) that will become part of baseline "expected numbers". COVID-19 is just part of a new baseline that we're now getting first year stats on. As they say, the new normal. Virus gonna virus. *Yes, using fundraising as a parallel is crass (and I humbly admit as much).

These two are false: ADAM SHIFF'S SISTER IS MARRIED TO GEORGE SOROS’ SON HILLARY'S DAUGHTER CHELSEA IS MARRIED TO GEORGE SOROS' NEPHEW. It took maybe 30 seconds each to find that out.

A couple of those are patently false.

We have a series.

No, AOC did it in-party first. She "primaried*" a person who as at the time the House Majority Whip**. That's a pretty good trick, and overtly signaled where the D party was headed politically. *defeated in the party primary, before the general election **at the time the #3 D in the House, behind the Speaker and Majority Leader

I'm going to sent Baretta after you.

If Omaha used the formerly known as CenturyLink they'd have an attached Hilton hotel.

Can I get the over on that?

That's like throwing snowballs at Santa Claus ... nevermind ...

Coming in to start an inning, with a four-run lead, Romo just had to bring the tying run to the plate last night. < shakes head >

Personal anecdote: I almost stayed home in 1992 (Clinton/Bush/Perot) as I was living in upstate NY and knew where NY was going. But then I realized the neighbor down the street (a real jerk) was on the town council. I went to vote.

Allow me to put this out there: How many conservatives in CA or NY don't go to the polls because they know they aren't majority in that state? If it became straight national popular vote, it would incentivize CA and NY conservatives to come out. I'm saying in 2016 Hillary would've still won CA, but by 8,753,788 vs 4,483,810? Just imagine 1 or 2 million more CA conservatives deciding it's worth going to the polls and that national impact. The folks winning popular vote but losing EC today want to go to popular vote. But would such a rules change keep the outcome the same? We don't know.

You've heard the story of democracy where two wolves and a lamb vote on what's for lunch, yes? That's why the Electoral College. Without the EC, well, a national candidate would only have to go here.

As the resident libertar-conservative at USCHO (haven't haunted there in months) I said that and was heckled that only Rs do that.

Scott Adams explains the "McConnell Rule" to his arch-nemesis.

Then why post something that's "obvious".

He is a master persuader. Scott Adams wrote a whole book about it.

An EO can not override the Constitution, and election of the President is Constitutionally mandated and proscribed.

In light of the Nevada ruling (where casinos can be full but churches are still restricted), I respectfully disagree. It should've been both or neither.

"The Wall" is a foreign relations matter (the wall would go up between Arizona and sovereign Mexico, not Arizona and California). Foreign relations is Constitutionally (Article II) the Federal domain.

But because there's no past precedence for something ('nothing on the books') doesn't mean something is legal either. What you're saying is we'd be in uncharted waters with no precedence.

"The highest-ranked, uncommitted, college-eligible player ..." He is 96th. Happy to have him? Heck-yah. But this ain't Jonathan Toews ... yet.

I'm always willing to give a whole lotta Mike.