Swamp Angel

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This is Obama’s greatest failure

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You may see it that way, but I promise you that Obama sees it as one of his greatest successes. You have to remember what kind of individual you're talking about when considering whether an Obama policy was a failure or a success.

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I mean science as a method of study, observation and repeatable results.

I mean rhetoric as the “art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience”

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I think you and I are both in agreement here, then. :thup:

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Science has no agenda

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Depends on whether you mean science as a method of study that observes, tests, and confirms with repeatable results, or whether you mean "Science" that is based upon ideology and conjecture with no real observation or experiments that provide predictable and repeatable results.

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a real ID is not sufficient to verify immigration status

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Another thing this tells me is that the "Real ID" that we have been forced to have added to our driver licenses in all the states is worthless and has done nothing more than provide the government another venue to waste money on yet another mindless mandate.

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Why can’t Russia just have Eastern Ukraine? It’s not even really “Ukrainian”

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On a similar note, why can't Russia return the Karelian Isthmus, Viipuri, and the Petsamo region to Finland since it's not really Russian? I mean, if we're going to go into historical boundaries and cultural/ethnic regions, that portion of land ought to rightfully be return to Finland.

I've been doing the video version of holding a microphone up in front of the stereo speakers to make a tape of music I liked (a la 1970s and 1980s) by pulling out the projector and setting up the phone get these old home movies on video quickly. The focus suffers immensely, but the colors are all there.

This is a childhood Christmas from 1972. I was four, my sister was two, and my brother was a week old.

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At what point did random federal judges become rulers of this country?

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A lot of these federal judges give me the feeling they've been planted like mines laid out on a battlefield.

Why do I get the feeling from your post that you're just now waking up from that wild, years-long party with Saban and now you're beginning to feel the effects of that hangover?

EVERYONE else here (school loyalties be damned) knew that there was no way on earth that anyone could follow up Saban's unparalleled record and that his successor was going to be maligned by a vocal group of Alabama fans who had come to believe that simply being Alabama was all it took to be the football king.

Georgia had your number, just like y'all had LSU's number in the 2011 Natty game. It happens. Even to Alabama.

Suck it up, Buttercup. Life goes on.

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MN was the only state not to vote for Reagan in 1984 right?

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Consarn it, Slow! You beat me to it.

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Maybe. I won’t argue the point, nor do I care if Mizzou is forced out. Mizzou wanted the Big Ten. Not sure if it was really offered, as some say.

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Your post overall makes good points. I have long been brutal about Mizzou not being SEC but that was just in the spirit of being an asshat for the sake of being an asshat. Mizzou hasn't been a complete disappointment insofar as fielding good teams. I think it's simply a matter of geographically influenced culture.

Missouri is kind of its own state. It has some midwestern flavorings, as well as some southern leanings in some areas, and a mix of those in between throughout the state. I think, however, based upon the university's location in the state, that B1G would be a better fit for the institution and its sports teams. That's not to say that y'all haven't been a worthy member of the SEC, it's just that your style of ball and fan interaction would have made a huge splash in the B1G. It's truly their loss for not having you as one of the premier members of that conference. And that's why I think that Mizzou will leave the SEC at some point. I have a strong suspicion that if the B1G came calling, Mizzou would bolt for the door and it would prove wildly beneficial to the university and the B1G conference.

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All of the top SEC teams will be joining a super conference.

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The SEC isthe super-conference. Moreso with sixteen teams now, but it has always been one to stir envy among the other conferences. No, the top teams of the SEC will not be leaving to go to another conference, or even to create a new one. The SEC is heritage and history. Unfortunately, at its current membership level of sixteen institutions, it appears that the bloodline has been somewhat contaminated by paupers, pretenders, and parasites.

I don't intend to be mean-spirited about it, but Mizzou really would be a much better fit in the B1G, Texas should go back to their historic roots as The Lonestar State and create their own "Lone Team Conference" so they can bluster and blow all day long about how great they are without having to worry about blowback from the other teams.

SC and Arky have been in the SEC long enough to assimilate, and A&M actually fits in surprisingly well. And, oddly enough, apart from the geographic stretch, Oklahoma is sliding into position fairly well as an SEC team.

Basically, I see two teams departing at some point based upon cultural differences (Mizzou), and exaggerated pride (Texas). The rest are fitting together fairly well.