TexLonghorn

Are we sure it's not just that it's lightly raining outside?

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What? Google!? I will use courier like the good-stock people of the Andrew Johnson administration did, thank you. To the devil with your careless modern shortcuts and lack of American perspective.

You definitely do sound like you're in need of some sleep.

Um, what? What does my knowledge of the Indian Removal Act have to do with, like, anything we've been talking about? You're the one making inferences that a Senate vote from over a century ago somehow indicates that the American society at that time as a whole was some mythical particular way. That somehow that portrayed a "national" or "American" perspective that you argue we no longer have. Are you saying that that "national" or "American" perspective was tied just to the Indian Removal Act?

Despite your lazy grammar police nonsense and lack of recognizing my mocking you, I have a question for you: You seem energized by a once 70% unity in the Senate. You contrast that to today's "pretty sizable" fracture "at around 40% on each side". Now, obviously, "around 40% on each side" implies only two sides exist - a third 40% side would be too much - so that leaves an unaccounted for 'around 20%'. Now, if that 20% were evenly divided between the two already established sides, then you probably would have typed "at around 50% on each side" or some other number, but you didn't. This assumes, then, that the 20% might flip between agreeing with either 40% side. That, of course, leads to a very possible 60%/40% split. So the question, then, is how dramatically different is a 70/30 split from a 60/40 split to you? The first you paint as the glory days and the second you portray as how bad the country has become. This isn't even getting into the fallacy that just because the Senate was 70/30 on this issue in the past means that they worked together 70/30 all of their time, or that just because the Senate of today is 40/40/20 means they are incapable of achieving 70/30 or greater on any issue.

I, too, miss those halcyon days of yore that I was not alive during (and indeed my parents or grandparents weren't alive during), but to which I attribute unassailable ideals and infallible altruistic actions based on my understanding and assumptions of how things and people were then, particularly in contrast to this modern hell of a society where I insist on focusing only on the worst parts of it and then expand that to characterize the entire society.

Haha! What the holy hell is THAT?! Worst Muppet ever!

And the betting line shifts back toward "conscious troll"...

And boy, are these guys being treated well while they're waiting, or what? Troops deployed to U.S.-Mexico border lack hot food, electricity A U.S. soldier at a border crossing in Donna, Texas, on Nov. 6. Photo: Andrew Cullen/AFP/Getty Images The midterms are over. But the 5,600 American troops sent to the southern border with Mexico are "still going through the motions of an elaborate mission that appeared to be set into action by a commander in chief determined to get his supporters to the polls," the New York Times reports. What's happening: Troops at the border are sleeping in tents that house 20 soldiers and have no electricity or air conditioning, with some suffering heat exhaustion within days of starting the mission. There's no mess hall — only pre-made "Ready-to-Eat" meals — and the only phone chargers available are attached to "a few generators that power spotlights around the living area." Department of Defense officials worry that if the number of troops increases to 15,000, the cost could be as high as $200 million.

Threw me for a second, too. They meant a 20-game win streak overall, not against each other. Like Texas won 30 consecutive games from 1968-1970, A&M's most consecutive wins is apparently 20 from 1938-1940. Texas beat them as their last loss before the streak, and their first loss to end their streak, so A&M only beat us once during that time. Unusually, I only see 19 consecutive wins for them, so I don't know what the 20th win is supposed to be. Spring game, anyone?

Texas would also jump back onto the historical map:

Big week for Texas - we could take over Iowa State's territory and jump up into Top 5 of each of the categories: Stats! Territories 1. Notre Dame- 21 2. Alabama- 17 3. Iowa State- 16 t4. Ohio State and Clemson- 12 Counties Alabama - 556 Iowa State - 320 Notre Dame - 313 Michigan - 306 Arizona State - 268 Population Notre Dame - 65,906,571 Ohio State - 44,483,938 Iowa State - 29,223,468 Clemson - 24,114,545 Alabama - 23,947,383 Land Area (sq. miles) Georgia - 700,256 Arizona State - 454,000 Alabama - 376,708 Notre Dame - 353,924 Iowa State - 289,638

Baraboo seems like a charming place: https://www.wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic They drove around with a confederate flag to honor their friend? In Wisconsin?! I don't remember Wisconsin being such a crucial place for the Confederacy. Must have been some other reason for it... Hmm...

Here's another picture of Trump out in the rain. From his expression, it looks like Putin just arrived!:

#snowflakelibs

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If you think this current regime represents conservative fiscal policy, then something's amiss with you.

"And Mr. Trump if we could just have you stand over here, we'll head over to the cemetery presently... Mr. Trump? Mr. Trump, wait... Mr. Trump..."

Make no doubt - "smart-guy" was definitely meant to describe the glasses.

There are at least two Cabinet members that have run for President before. Any chance Rick Perry gets larger smart-guy glasses, or any of the others within the administration get a bit itchy and start their own campaigns? Would be fun to see how Trump would react to someone else in the administration running against him.

Ah yeah, my bad. Eventually, we'll have a notable mass shooting anniversary for every day of the year.