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Post by Elvado on Jul 6, 2023 4:26:58 GMT -5
It would be interesting to see how many points Sleepy would have ended up with if there was a 3 point line. I would guess at least another 200-300 over his career.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 5, 2023 4:56:06 GMT -5
I personally believe the Court has gone way too far afield for way too long, but cries of judicial activism seem only to come from those whose ox is gored at any given moment. The Court as Super-legislature is no recent development. People can agree or disagree with outcomes but the Court got out of its lane a long, long time ago. I agree that the Court has been an essentially legislative body for awhile. The battles over filling seats is a testament to that. But the pace at which the current Court is upending precedent is truly remarkable. The utter lack of ethics and possible corruption from two of the judges has seen no known equal in the Court’s history. No argument here.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 5, 2023 4:45:13 GMT -5
I really don't want to go there, because the next time the Republicans control the White House and Congress, we'll end up with a 17 person court. So I continue to resist that notion, appealing as it seems. Daughter Rooter wants to abolish the Court. I've attempted to explain to her why that can't happen, but one thing I won't try to do is to convince her that the Court isn't corrupt. Would 17 really be worse than what we have now? This is a purely political court right now that has zero respect for stare decisis. Republicans always complain about judicial activism but now feel completely free to ignore the obvious judicial activism of the court because they agree with the outcomes. Something needs to change as rights get stripped away and Christian nationalism is more fully endorsed by the judges. We are headed down a very bad road. I personally believe the Court has gone way too far afield for way too long, but cries of judicial activism seem only to come from those whose ox is gored at any given moment. The Court as Super-legislature is no recent development. People can agree or disagree with outcomes but the Court got out of its lane a long, long time ago.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 4, 2023 19:47:09 GMT -5
No. It is the ridiculous spin that honoring one’s debts and obligations constitutes being a victim. Fair enough, I guess. But, as you said, people took those loans without the promise of forgiveness. They'll still be on the hook for the debt. I assume that must give you some joy. Just for the sake of clarity, in 2008, how did you feel about investment banks getting bailed out of a mess they knowingly created with predatory mortgages while the homeowners got stuck holding the bag. I assume that's all good because the people agreed to the mortgage terms? I get no joy from any of this. It is just exhausting to hear that something was “stolen” from these people because Biden made a promise he could not legally keep.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 4, 2023 16:50:21 GMT -5
I agree with almost everything you wrote here save for the “snatching aid” leap. The People involved here took loans with no promise of forgiveness. Joe Biden offered loan forgiveness for votes. Is that better or worse than offering massive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires (i.e., people that don't need them) for votes? Is it only helping regular people that is your issue? No. It is the ridiculous spin that honoring one’s debts and obligations constitutes being a victim.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 4, 2023 11:32:34 GMT -5
Unhinged from judicial standards, the court now roves through the policy landscape, overturning decades of law and reordering Americans’ lives and institutions. It upends women’s health, revamps college admissions, snatches student aid from millions and redefines public accommodations (allowing egregious discrimination). In aggrandizing power, the court illegitimately dominates policymaking, undermining democracy to an extent we have not seen in nearly 100 years. (Ronald Brownstein pointed out that similar constitutional collisions in the 1850s and 1930s took a civil war or threat of court-packing to resolve.) One telltale sign that the justices have become partisan politicians: their refusal to adopt mandatory ethics rules, which destroys the essence of judicial impartiality that is the root of their legitimacy. When judges cease to eliminate conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof, they appear indistinguishable from politicians wined and dined in rarefied settings by lobbyists. The stench of financial corruption, coupled with justices’ intemperate rants in partisan settings and in op-eds, convinces Americans that the justices are partisan players out to score points for their own side. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/04/supreme-court-illegitimate-self-government/I agree with almost everything you wrote here save for the “snatching aid” leap. The People involved here took loans with no promise of forgiveness. Joe Biden offered loan forgiveness for votes.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 4, 2023 10:21:13 GMT -5
RFK Jr may be a crackpot but he must have some traction if the NYT is doing this piece. Imagine if they were this interested in the President’s finances and ability to get rich in public service. The right’s thesis on Biden is perplexing: he is a doddering old fool and has been for quite some time, but he’s also a criminal mastermind capable of hiding his impropriety in the face on nonstop scrutiny and investigation by the insurrectionists in the House. If part of your thesis is that House Republicans are absolute incompetent dimwits and that’s why they haven’t been able to find anything, I can at least agree with you on the first part of that. Any curiosity at all about his massive accumulation of wealth while in public service or is that just coin of the realm in the DC cesspool?
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Post by Elvado on Jul 4, 2023 8:57:41 GMT -5
RFK Jr may be a crackpot but he must have some traction if the NYT is doing this piece. Imagine if they were this interested in the President’s finances and ability to get rich in public service.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 2, 2023 4:33:45 GMT -5
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera Yes, Smith-Rivera must be considered.
I think Sleepy was the second-best GU player of all time, after Patrick.
I heartily agree, with Reggie 3rd in my book.
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Post by Elvado on Jul 1, 2023 8:19:44 GMT -5
Anyone who doesn’t feel better about the program today than at any time under Patrick simply isn’t paying attention.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 30, 2023 4:24:08 GMT -5
In my mind’s eye I am watching Floyd bury the jumper that beats Carolina….
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Post by Elvado on Jun 26, 2023 3:44:01 GMT -5
Nice to see Josh Yaro get the start and go the whole 90 in St Louis’ win last night. Yah - being in the stadium, he was just completely calm and cool all night long. Just made it look so easy. All he has ever needed was good health and an opportunity. Long overdue for one of the best people and players to come through the Hoya program.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 25, 2023 3:55:26 GMT -5
Nice to see Josh Yaro get the start and go the whole 90 in St Louis’ win last night.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 23, 2023 11:48:14 GMT -5
Asham will start at point guard and be a solid starter this year. He is very skilled and can shoot the 3. Use either hand well. I think he will really help Hoyas this year. We will do better than people think I predict 18-13 record. 9-11 in big east. Hoyas on way back. I’ll have what he’s having….
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Post by Elvado on Jun 18, 2023 10:22:49 GMT -5
Putting aside the anti-Catholicism that will always have a home at the NY Times, there is a matter of ethics here: writers should not be allowed to frame loose "opinion" pieces in a newspaper while selling a book on the same subject. Just as I don't want to read Luke Russert in the Post telling us tell us how Washington has changed while he's on a book tour, this author appears disingenuous when this commentary happens to fit into a promotional effort. Not to mention the lazy repetition of the canard that “Georgetown” sold slaves. But what’s accuracy compared to sales and the pushing of an agenda?
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Post by Elvado on Jun 18, 2023 10:04:31 GMT -5
This strikes me as right up Jack’s alley.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 11, 2023 4:51:14 GMT -5
Congratulations to Jacob Montes who got his first cap for Nicaragua last night in a friendly vs Panama.
Well done Jacob!!!
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Post by Elvado on Jun 9, 2023 3:55:11 GMT -5
That is an outrageous schedule. Brian must really like this team to be SoS-maxing like that. Count me as someone who doesn't like the new Big East scheduling. Annual battles with Creighton were a highlight of each season. There is no doubt that Coach likes the pieces he has with this team. Their Spring run augurs well for a good season this fall. Looking forward to the Princeton game as that is such a beautiful place to watch a match.
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Post by Elvado on Jun 1, 2023 4:41:29 GMT -5
Sean Zawadzki was the single most significant player on the 2019 title team. We had talent everywhere but he was the spine and the engine of that team. 2919 Hoyas lost one game; guess who did not play that day.
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