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Good luck with that, Harvey. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1720523/harvey-weinstein-nra-takedown.jhtml

No, it's more than 100 percent and I'd love to hear more about the few tweaks that can easily take care of our crushing national debt.

I wish I were anywhere but Texas at the moment. The first twinges of allergies started Christmas Eve when the mountain cedar pollen count was 40. Today it is 16,790. Doesn't look like I'll be getting any sleep tonight.

Because the nation is in much worse shape than it was in the 60s, 70s and 90s. The current unemployment rate is higher than it was in the 60s and 70s. The national debt was less than a trillion dollars at the end of the 70s (1/3 of GDP) and is now more than 17 trillion dollars (more than 100% of GDP.) Our leaders keep kicking the can down the road and one day the road will come to a dead end. The United States will never recover the lost jobs and financial stability unless it starts making things again.

I never claimed differently. The two aren't mutually exclusive, but I'm not decrying the investigations -- I'm decrying another poster's response of 'B.S.' to my suggestion that the investigation could be politically motivated. Is this where I yell, "Bullshit" because you threw out an "I wouldn't be surprised if ..."? The labor participation rate dropped to a 35-year low and the number of Americans not seeking work jumped 535,000 to an all-time high of nearly 92 million. The numbers are terrible now matter how you slice 'em.

No flames were thrown, an offhand "I wouldn't be surprised" is only bullshit in the eye of the beholder and requires no evidence to back it up, and a Democrat-lead campaign to roast Christie's nuts most certainly does exist. One would have to be pretty naive to believe that none of the people involved with the inquest have neither allegiance nor affinity for the 2016 Democrat frontrunner, Hillary Clinton. Feel free to offer any musings or opinions that you like; I won't call you a bullshitter.

I'm not sure how saying "I wouldn't be surprised" can be described as "a total bs manner.' Democrats are driving the investigation. Democrats demanded the subpoenas. Democrats (including a group tied to Hillary) are jumping on the bandwagon. It's politics as usual. Not if he knew about it -- and he probably did. People need to lose their jobs, political careers and possibly freedom over this abuse of power.

I never claimed that they had. You called it "a politically motivated story trying to discredit a presidential front runner" and I merely threw out the name of another presidential front runner who would stand to benefit by bringing the story to light.

I wouldn't be surprised if Hillary's people were behind it, but I can't stand the guy and I hope it costs him his job and his political career. It'd be nice to see the same thing happen to other politicians who pull similar stunts.

Spaghetti does.

I've had a houseguest from a Denver for the last 2 weeks; he's a pot-smoking, punk rock guitarist and avid skateboarder. Today he opened a bank account as the first step in establishing residency. He said that he's decided to move here because "Texas is fucking rad."

So the government's solution is to make them pay a penalty. Makes perfect sense.

Probably the same thing that kept kept people from having insurance in the past: the cost.

No, but most women aren't willing or able to slowly lower a 20-pound turkey into several gallons of boiling oil. It's a fire hazard and a screw-up-and-you'll-end-up-in-the-burn-ward hazard that is typically left to the men.

It's mostly down to cookies, but the biggie is that deep-fried turkeys are usually cooked in peanut oil. Oven-roasted turkeys take many hours longer to cook and the task can't be handed off to the husband due to strength and safety issues.

That was great! I didn't know those videos existed.

One of my Old Grey Whistle Test favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaYp39wyRzo

I'm allergic to peanuts, so today two neighborhood wives informed me that they would be cooking peanut-free meals for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. I just might live to see another year.

I hope they seat Cat Stevens, Gene Simmons and Salman Rushdie at the same table.

Massachusetts State Police Bust 'Obama Care' Heroin

FCC regulations?

We have guys who are good with electrical work, carpentry and auto mechanics. I'm the resident IT expert. There's usually a fair amount of beer involved, but the work is top notch.

I'm not a fan of Shiner. There are much better beers made in Texas. I made a 300-mile side trip to pick up a case of Heady Topper before Friday night's Solid Sound. I cultured the yeast from a few cans and use it to brew some great IPAs and APAs.

One of my neighbors fancies himself The Sprinkler King and keeps a huge toolbox filled with fittings. If he sees or hears of a problem with your sprinklers he's there and fixing them in no time at no cost.

I'd say that 50% of the residents on our 2 streets socialize all week long, 25% occasionally join in and the other 25% are friendly but tend to stick to themselves. We have one couple who are complete oddballs and another guy (retired NJ corrections officer) who was an absolute curmudgeon most of the time, but he moved and a very nice couple bought their house. They drink beer with us and let the neighborhood kids play with the guide dogs that they train.