TBayXXXVII

Well, he's definitely not getting my vote.

How would it? The average cost of a house just 6 years ago was around $380k. If you needed say, 5% to put down on that house to get the loan, you needed about $19k, right? Today, that average cost of a house is around $510k, so you'd need $25.5k. If people can't afford $25.5k NOW, how would a 50-year mortgage generate such a demand, that more people would want to buy homes that they still can't afford and make the cost go higher and making them less affordable?

Fast & Furious

Had that in my mid-20's. It's no where near as bad to rebound from, as an ACL. IF, I'm inclined to draft him next year, this injury wouldn't impact my evaluation process... who's throwing him that ball, definitely will.

Teams needing a new coach, should target Brian Hartline. He seems to have a complete grasp on how to run an offense. I don't think it's a coincidence that almost every offensive player that's been through Ohio State the last 8+ seasons is making an impact in the NFL. There have definitely been some prior to 2017, like Michael Thomas, Zeke, and Curtis Samuel... but since 2017, McLaurin & Campbell improved dramatically with Hartline, then you have a plethora of guys like Stroud, Fields, Dobbins, Henderson, Judkins, G. Wilson, Olave, JSN, Harrison, & Egbuka. He now has Jerramiah Smith, Carnell Tate, and Julian Sayin. I'm calling it now... Julian Sayin will be pick 1.01 in the 2027 draft. The dude is going to be the next star pocket passer.

How does the results of the DEI initiative not convince people that the Democrat Party platform's sole purpose is to create and capitalize on victimhood? Arguments: According to a the far-left activists group, the ACLU, DEI(A)'s purpose was to: So, DEI(A), was supposed to help people (mainly of color), but also women, at the expense of men (mainly white), but also Asians. So, it promotes racism and discrimination. Aside from that fact, let's focus on the results. The results were that white women were substantially the biggest beneficiary. Looking at this from the perspective of the purpose of the agenda, the past and present remarks of special interest groups and party leaders, they claim that DEI is successful and working. As we, from the outside looking at things, we should see.... Women, mainly white, saying that thanks to DEI women are no longer oppressed and equal. - Note, we're not seeing that. Minorities, mainly black, saying that thanks to DEI, they're getting better treatment. - Note, they are saying that... but the results are not bearing that out. In fact, it's worse. Blacks are being less helped than before, to the benefit of mainly, white women. Women (especially white), are being given special treatment, yet the "Progressive" message is that they're still oppressed. How, they've been getting special treatment? Black people were flat out lied to by the "Progressive" arm of the country, yet the "Progressive" message is that the Conservatives are the problem (even though they're the ones who pushed against the agenda that didn't help [and actually hurt], black people). Just curious on how our left-wingers don't see the reality that the Democrat party actively tries to create victims and then capitalize on them? Also curious as to why @peenie has supported a party that has literally lied to her, her entire life, and still makes policies promotes the degradation of the black community.

Point of the OP was to point out that the Democrat party platform is to champion the cause of helping "marginalized" people. Not only do they not do that, they make things worse. Yet, people still buy the load of crap that they're selling. It's not just one person... it's the party platform . All you gave me is "but Trump". So....

Wrong. None of those have anything to do with deciding who can or can't get married. The government need not be involved. Virtually everything you've noted, can apply to people who aren't married. For example Two (or more), random people who are friends can buy a house together. They could go to court over the dispersal if something were to go awry. Two (or more), random people who are friends can take out a joint loan. They could go to court over those loan agreements. Two (or more), random people who are friends can be involved in taking over parental rights of children. Being married doesn't exclusively tie people to those reasons you mentioned.

I tried in this thread, I should've known better.

When was that?

Yup.

By Democrats?

The younger people are socialists, so yeah, it's ideology.

Terrible.

She's definitely not retiring because she wants to. She's retiring because she lost control of her party to people more extreme than her. Schumer will be next.

Got it. No one wants to talk about platform... just "But Trump". So much for that.

I never said he hired based on merit, I said he's the opposite of DEI. There's no "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion". It's all about who agrees with him and do they convince him that they could do the job.

Go argue with @SaintsInDome2006. He said Trump was a DEI guy. I said he wasn't. Glad we agree.

From knowing Trump a little bit, he's not like that. He hires people that agree with him and doesn't give two sh!tz about race or gender. He wants to surround himself with people who will find ways to get done what he wants, plain and simple. That's not DEI, it's closer to the exact opposite.

... Democrats voted for Democrats.

Someone should remind Obama that one of the people who got elected said he'd love to kill someone else and watch his children die in their mother's arms.... and a person who endorsed said candidate.

I believe in states rights. I hope they get what they voted for. Not sure where the issue is.

Just more proof that it's the left moving further left and not the right moving further right.

Then let him retire. He can give up the money he was supposed to make for the rest of the year and next year as well as give back a portion of his bonus money. He's not going to help the Saints by being on the team. He even saves the team $15M next year. At worst, it's addition by subtraction.