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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. 9:45 and Walz hasn’t come on yet? I will catch the highlights tomorrow
  2. Nancy can’t say that she’s younger than Trump.
  3. Bill needs to work on pronouncing her name as well.
  4. I’m unsure it’s a compliment but Clinton is the best, most natural politician that we’ve had in a very long time.
  5. Clinton looks pretty good for 78.
  6. I've always thought that true believers in a candidate will not blindly follow the endorsement from said candidate who's quitting. Some may jump to Trump but It's also conceivable that those supporters will feel betrayed. They didn't exactly expect RFK Jr. to win but rather they wanted the attention their candidate brought to a cause. Trump will attempt to walk a fine line of attracting RFK Jr's wacko supporters without alienating his (Trump's) own wacko supporters. I also suspect the timing of this was decided a couple of weeks ago. Just like how Biden-to-Harris shift occurred right out of the RNC, Trump looks to be attempting a similar misdirection with RFK Jr. immediately following the DNC. Today's announcement is also a tease to divert attention from the DNC.
  7. Republicans in Congress, like Ted Cruz, will do their best to delay or cancel out the election result when Harris wins. If they are successful, the current President (Biden or Harris if Biden retired) would cease to be President on Inauguration Day. If Congress and the Courts somehow tied up the proceedings, it would seem logical that the Speaker would temporarily become President while the mess was sorted out. If the Courts ultimately agreed that Harris won, I would think that Johnson steps down and Harris would get sworn in. And if the West Wing storyline was correct, the Speaker would have to resign their seat in Congress to become President. John Goodman has to do so to take over from Martin Sheen when the first daughter was kidnapped.
  8. This is what DeSantis wants as the amendment on the ballot: "The proposed amendment would result in significantly more abortions and fewer live births per year in Florida... There is also uncertainty about whether the amendment will require the state to subsidize abortions with public funds."
  9. If you're asking if there is a difference between the 2 "increases" being applied when delaying benefits, I don't think there is. Example: Someone's annual benefit at 62 is $30K/yr but they want to wait until 63 to draw benefits. Let's say at age 63 the COLA is 2% and the 1-year delay creates a 8% bump. Regardless of how to apply the percent increases, you end up with $33,048. It's basically 30K * 1.02 * 1.08 = 33,048. FYI, using these assumptions identically, this becomes $40K and $49K (rounded) at ages 65 and 67. This is my rough understanding of how it works. Happy to be corrected and I understand that there are other factors that come into play like marriage status, work status, and I imagine the exact month you apply for benefits. As far as comparing all of these numbers by investing the take-home benefits until you die or hit 100, I don't see the point. Life is meant to be more than numbers on a spreadsheet. Yep. I doubt that Medicare premium increases are used in calculating CPI and eventually COLA.
  10. I've heard that in plenty of locker rooms many players have nothing to do with others. They have their cliques and relationships with others may be non existent. I recall hearing Jeff Pearlman, sportswriter/author, talk about this on his Tiktok channel. He tells great stories from the sports world in the 1990s-2010s. He's worth a follow. He mentioned in one video that race, language and player position create barriers in MLB clubhouses. In some cases, you might have only have a handful of other players that you talk to on a regular basis especially about non-baseball matters.
  11. Yep. Believe he’s already on the ballot in NC and MI. Unsure if he made the other battleground states. I suppose his endorsement might net Trump a handful of votes but unlikely it moves the needle much. Not that it counts but perhaps Trump gets a few 100 thousand more popular votes.
  12. Sounds like he would be very fair if an election case came before him.
  13. I believe she refused to resign even when the rest of board, including the moms for liberty allies, asked her to step down. She has a couple of years remaining on her term.
  14. In a surprise to no one, the RFK Jr. campaign will soon fold. They had $3.5m in cash at the end of July and basically that amount in outstanding debt. He’s reasonating with no one. of course he will be dumb enough to believe Trump in terms of a cabinet position in exchange for an endorsement. And perhaps Trump would even go thru with that appointment.
  15. Guarantee that if you showed him evidence how Obama and Biden were always much more religious than Trump, he wouldn’t believe you.
  16. I'm fairly certain that I didn't include any math so uncertain where you call out my math. And I distinctly wrote that I wasn't worried about maximizing retirement income. Just because something works well for your situation, doesn't mean other people are wrong. If your plan works best for you, go for it. cool post.
  17. If you start to build a package, you can add the Sports package to Sling Orange. It contains SECN and SECN+. Once you get past any initial promo, its $51 + tax. I get that YTTV or Fubo offer more channels but that's falling into the trap to keep spending more and more because of perceived value. Give me 5 or 500 channels, and I still will watch less than 10 hours per week.
  18. Harley Davidson dropping all "DEI" projects because of an loud, activist investor. https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/business/harley-davidson-dei-john-deere-tractor-supply/index.html What are some of the "DEI initiatives" that they received attacks? sponsored a bootcamp for LGBTQ entrepreneurs donated to United Way and; wants to increase its workforce diversity as it tries to grow its base of motorcycle riders.
  19. What's the opinion on Sling plus their sports package? Looks like it includes all of the ESPN channels. Personally I want the cheapest and easiest option to get all of the ESPN content. And not sharing or looking for sketchy online sites.
  20. Whether 100% sincere or not, Kamala's frequent praising of Biden over the last month has been a great PR move. It feels sincere and it's not like voters hate Biden.
  21. I love me some baseball but baseball players are not known for their mensa membership status. The IQ and critical thinking skills of a NBA or NFL locker room is much higher than MLB.
  22. I’m hearing more than a few people in Houston running into this problem the past few weeks. I have to wonder if the power outages could have increased the problem with ACs not creating condensation plus hot houses equaling increased algae growth in the condensation pipes.
  23. Great question on when to take it. Personally I don’t think of it as maximizing the SS income, or calculating the break even number, or some hedge against dying relatively young. If I’m dead, I won’t give a fuck if I broke even. my plan at 62 most likely will depend if I need it or want it. My expectation is that I won’t so why not wait a few years to draw SS benefits. Take the guaranteed 8% plus cola. Could I beat that in market? Who knows. I will already have plenty of other exposure to the markets so the different could be minor.
  24. high probability that our tax dollars are supporting those kids and bought that rascal scooter.
  25. Hopefully the schedule is roughly in that order. I get that many in the Dem party love the Clintons, but there comes a time (now) that Hillary needs to fade into the background more. You don't need to remind undecided and perhaps decided voters about her and her frequent losing in national elections. While Bill is creepy, I do put him in a slightly different category. He's a better natural politician than Hillary. He and Obama are the only 2-0 Dems since Truman and FDR.
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