GobbleDog

You'd think Republicans would love welfare because it keeps middle-class neighborhoods fairly homogeneous (they ain't moving up in life when they're all dependent) and results in many Democrats not voting (most recipients don't vote) - thus more Republican power. Yet, the opposite... "screw 'em, take away their welfare! That'll hurt 'em." Ironic.

Some are pro-life, some pro-choice.... I'm pro-abortion. It should be encouraged and subsidized. The vast majority of people getting abortions aren't valedictorians, but the scourge of society. Pay a little now, or a whole lot more later in policing, court costs, prisons, welfare, etc. And the thing about scum - they exponentially multiply. I disagree with pro-lifers about the moral issue, "All life is precious!" I disagree, but I can respect that argument. However, don't then tell me "Except in cases of rape or incest... then just abort the little bastard." That's called hypocrisy.

That'd create a lot more action among illegal bookmakers. The best way to reduce fixing is for legal bookmakers to spot and report unusual betting patterns. That's probably how the current situation came to light. Strange story as top level sports fixing is so rare - although this will wrongly make people believe it's rampant. Most sports fixing occurs in low-level sports - particularly tennis. Don't make squat, crazy expenses, and easy to get away with. Don't even have to throw a game, just say the first set, or lose first break, or numerous other options other than the final outcome. Enough players have admitted as much.

Electric Six

Sean Payton set precedent. Wilson's $85 mil dead cap hit was the biggest in NFL history. I'd like to see that happen with Tua as well.

Brian Thomas Jr. went out late in the 4th with a - get this ... non-contact shoulder injury. To be fair, there was a tiny smidge of contact, but the dude barely touched him. Rumored by some Twitters to be a broken collarbone based on how held his arm. Who knows.

Rule - never refer to a poster's wife as a "beaner" after he mentions being married to a Latino. He won't think it's funny and will report you. Mike won't think it's funny either and will suspend you. I still think it's funny, but comedy has a price.

Could be. Though I always wondered if the owner (Ross) who's now 85, was scared to make a big change for fear that it might entail a rebuild which could take a few years - time he ain't got. It's just inexplicable... TEN YEARS with nothing to show for it. Hell, they might as well have hired me. Since Marino left, I've usually just been disappointed with the Dolphins - for 25 years now. But at this point I'm just full of rage. I'm sick of our Capri wearing coach who can't speak a coherent sentence. Detest the gm. And disgusted by the owner. Lots of Dolphin fans say "we should keep these certain players and build a new team around them." I disagree. I want everyone associated with this cesspool gone - every player, coach, trainer, the secretary who answers phones, the schlub selling hot dogs in the stands. And then owner - God willing he'll GIVE UP THE GHOST. As much as I love my Dolphins, I absolutely hate this team.

Fine, 268 convicted terrorists and 1,700 suspected terrorists.... in exchange for 20 hostages. I can't imagine why Hamas keeps taking Israeli hostages.

Hostages released... excellent. All Israel had to do was release 1,968 convicted terrorists. Doesn't seem like a great deal, but that's always been Israeli's exchange rate. It only incentives Hamas to keep taking hostages, which is why they took so many last time. Israel more than anyone should know that's why ya never negotiate with terrorists, but apparently they haven't figured it out. Whatever. So Step 2 of Trump's peace plan - Hamas disarms and permanently leaves power. Everyone knows they'll never go for that. Articles I've read indicate the US gave Hamas some kind of assurances that once the hostages were released, Israel wouldn't resume the war - at least in the short term. So this is probably going to end up being a short-term cease fire.

And yet the Dolphins won't fire Mike McDaniel. Heck Miami's GM is in his 10th season... zero playoff wins and after a decade on the job - this is the team he created. No other professional sports organization in the world would put up with that much ineptitude. Except the Dolphins.

4 straight on Thursday Night Football.... not what the NFL wanted to see. Good way to make sure it gets banned in the off-season.

That's my logic. Also think Haskins is more likely to get goal line carries due to size advantage and usage with Harbaugh back at Michigan.

He's about to learn "Yall seriously invested over 40% of the cap in 4 players? And one is out for the season? I'm screwed." I have no faith in this working out. Flacco looked awful in Cleveland posting the worst Qb rating of his career. Now he's behind a bad o-line that can't run.

Now Diggs is now officially startable. He needed a big game to prove he still has that potential. Something that remained unknown until Sunday. Probably won't be consistent ... but that's most Wrs this year. Many in the top 3 rounds have been wildly inconsistent or just outright bad.