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  1. As to the bolded, if you are referring to McConnell's comments that he wanted to make President Obama a one term President, you are incorrect about the timing. The assertion that McConnell made the one term president comment prior to President Obama being inaugurated is a complete myth. See: When did McConnell say he wanted to make Obama a ?one-term president?? - The Washington Post. And yes, that article was in the Washington Post. If you are referring to something else McConnell said, could you provide a link? I get so frustrated (and a bit angry) when someone attempts to blame the Rs for failing to compromise. How many Rs voted for ObamaCare? I'm quite certain the Rs suggested many proposed changes to the law in the hope President Obama would compromise. The fact that not a single R ended up voting for the final bill (not even the more moderate Rs) indicates to me that the President did little if any compromising himself. Results of Roll Call vote: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396 McConnell issued his "one term President" comment after ObamaCare was crammed down McConnell's and the other Rs' throats. Seems to me that the President shouldn't whine about the other side not compromising, after all, he started it. Again, not one R voted for ObamaCare; not even Senator Snowe, a Senator well known for being very centrist and a moderate and being well known as someone willing to compromise. Update: I did find this article: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/10/1118614/-Biden-Mitch-McConnell-vowed-no-cooperation-with-the-Obama-administration-from-the-get-go. Which does support your point that McConnell vowed not to compromise prior to President Obama's inauguration. Unfortunately, there is no solid evidence that McConnell did make that vow. That is, unless you believe what Vice President Biden says and the other rather shaky corroborating evidence. But that still doesn't get past the fact that not one R, not even Senator Snowe, voted for the final ObamaCare bill, which again to me indicates little if any compromise by the President.
  2. I would love to hear from someone from Harrison Co. ,but for now I will have to go with Cov. Cath on this one.
  3. I realize that our biases cause us to somewhat see things the way we went to see them, but I thought Grimes was extremely rude during the portion of the debate I watched (unfortunately, I only got to catch the tail end; working on my dang taxes until then). What you consider forceful, I considered unnecessary combative to the point of being evasive. She interrupted both McConnell and the moderator on several occasions, which drives me nuts every time regardless of who does it (maybe McConnell did so earlier in the debate). My take away was that she was desperate and flustered, and not yet ready for the big time and lacking on the fine skills and arts of persuasion. McConnell instead sat back and remained stoic and calm. He did have a stupid grin on his face like the cat that had just swallowed the pet parakeet though. He kept beating her on being someone that will support Obama if she gets elected; she kept being him on being someone that has been up there for 30 years and thus is responsible for the mess in DC. I have no idea if Grimes will be supportive of Obama if she gets elected. No one other than she can know that for certain. So McConnell may be wrong on that charge. But I do know that if you disagree with President Obama's policies, in my opinion you can't say that McConnell is responsible for the mess in DC. At least not the mess caused by President Obama's policies. I'm sure there are some Tea Party members that say McConnell should have never compromised on any thing and McConnell should have taken President Obama to the mat on everything, and that caused the mess in DC. That's the black and white (and in my opinion unrealistic and impractical) world that the far right lives in (the far left lives there also, just on the other side of the planet). Then again, there are more moderate folks out there that say there was not enough willingness to compromise, which resulted in a constant state of "stalement", and that caused the mess in DC. Being in Congress these days is a very tough balancing act because of the very different view points present in the US these days. Particularly when you are in a leadership position and have to be concerned about not only the issue at hand but the impact your position on a specific issue has on future issues. It's quite easy to judge from the peanut gallery. It's true in sports; it's true in politics; and its true in every other aspect of life. Heck, just from my time on the KHSAA BOC and having read thread after thread on here about how the KHSAA screwed this up and screwed that up. 99% of the posters on here didn't have a clue about the facts of a particular decision and didn't have a clue about how a specific decision impacted other decisions. Did my best within privacy and other limitations to educate, but some members of the peanut gallery kept on roaring. Frankly, I think McConnell has done a pretty artful job opposing President Obama's policies. I'm sure that some will disagree on me, but McConnell has a well deserved reputation as being one of the shrewdest members of Congress. I genuinely doubt any Republican could have done a better job of opposing President Obama's policies. Do I agree with every decision made and every position taken by McConnell? Nope. But I am sympathetic and understanding of the extremely difficult position he has been in as the Senate Minority Leader. For me at least, it's almost impossible to believe that Grimes will be in a position, as a newly elected Democratic Senator, from stopping President Obama's policies from being implemented or reversing them. If she even tries, she will be placed on an island so distant from influence that she might as well blow up a volleyball and call it Wilson. McConnell, if re-elected, will have a much greater ability to stop President Obama's policies, particularly if the Senate goes Republican. Crunching it down to one sentence: if you are opposed to President Obama and his policies, you vote for McConnell as you are certain he'll do everything within his powers and abilities to likewise oppose. It's that simple for me.
  4. You are looking at it wrong: when ISIS starts exploding bombs in the US because of President Obama's indecisiveness, at least those injured will have ObamaCare to pay for their medical treatment. J/K rockmom....................kind of, sort of.
  5. You then may want to check out this site: Products - Food for the Southern Soul. Great, authentic grits and other Low Country items. Food For the Southern Soul is owned by Jimmy Hagood, the brother of a dear friend of mine. The Hagoods are from Charleston and the family has lived in Charleston for generations. Great folks.
  6. Had a really good meal at the Fat Hen on Johns Island (outside Charleston, SC) this weekend. Shrimp and crab over Hoppin John. I love Low Country fare. Actually I love everything about the Low Country.
  7. Toots, you are welcome at our home any time, regardless of whether we are having an after game party.
  8. Brent Grover graduated from Purdue with a double major (at the time anyway, the first Purdue player to do so). I believe Brent is with the FBI.
  9. Problem is Mex, and you know this, it is an exercise in silliness to predict varsity results based on frosh players; it's down right craziness to base a prediction on 8th graders. About the only folks that make predictions of how great the varsity team will be when the current class of 8th graders make it to varsity are the way over the top parents of the 8th graders!
  10. JD, I don't post near as often as I used to to and one of the reasons why is the same as your's. I get so tired of the "I'm entitled to have an opinion" and "this place is for expressing opinions". Sorry to those that feel that way but the right to express an opinion comes with responsibility. We are talking high school kids playing a sport, hopefully, because they love the sport. As long as they are working hard and learning life lessons of dedication, commitment and teamwork, we as adults should be happy with their efforts. As always JD, great post and I couldn't agree more with you.
  11. Obviously there are things that must be improved on Highlands D (O and special teams too) if they want to win State. But to be fair to the D, Station started a lot of drives near mid field or closer in. Kick off coverage must improve as Station got some nice returns. We had a punt blocked that gave Station the ball deep in Highlands territory (and at least one more almost blocked). Then we had a bad punt snap that the punter had to fall on, again giving Station great field position. Punt team needs to tighten up. Punter is very good, but unless snaps improve and blocking improves, it doesn't matter how good of a leg the punter has. Oh and Station recovered a fumble by a RB around midfield or slightly on the Station side of mid field if I recall properly. Didn't keep actual track of where Station's possessions started, but it seemed like at least 50% of them started at mid field or closer in. Would a dominant defense have nonetheless stopped Station from scoring regardless of where they took over possession? Yeah it would have. At this point we do not have a dominant defense. But it is no where near as bad as one would think when they see Station scoring 41 points. Birds ran the ball much, much better against Station than they did against the Camels. Hard to say if that was because the O line improved significantly from week 1 or Station's run defense was weaker. Several more games will help answer that question. But I was really glad to see Weinrich committed to running the ball. Loved seeing the Birds be able to run the counter once again. Last year we could not. Urlage ran hard. Kendall and Watson had some nice runs. Must improve ball security. I really love watching Hoge play. Has the arm of Towels (okay, maybe not quite that strong) and the shifty running ability of McCoy. Receivers made some nice catches, but must stop dropping passes hitting them in the hands. I know they are high school kids doing there best, but I counted 5 dropped passes in the first half that should have been caught. Need to improve the blocking by the receivers also. I know it's really difficult to maintain blocks in the open field against really quick DBs. Receivers will learn not to initiate the block so early. Birds have a lot of things to work on this week for sure. It was a win on the road by a young and inexperienced team against a team that has better speed and quickness than the Birds do (which I don't see very often). I loved seeing the grit and character of a late 4th quarter winning drive. So for that, I'm happy. Coaches and players will work hard this week to fix what needs to be fixed. Of that, I'm sure. Will they get everything fixed in one week that needs to be fixed? Probably not. But I know they will bust their butts trying. I'm good with that. Best of luck to the Defenders the rest of the season. One heck of a tough schedule they are playing. X, Highlands, LexCath and then I believe BG. As one who believes in the saying that that which does not kill you, makes you stronger, if the Defenders stay committed they will be a much better team come playoffs regardless of their regular season schedule. Keep the faith Defenders.
  12. Actually both teams make way too many mistakes to claim a gift by one team to another. Birds have a lot of things to improve; a lot. So do the Defenders. I did see improvement by the Birds from the CC game though in certain facets of the game. Keep working hard and improving and you can accomplish your goal.
  13. If they are on that level and they get the ball quickly out in the flats like they did in 08, our OLBs are going to need to play a heck of a great ball game.
  14. Bolded is true, but hopefully no one interprets that as meaning that I don't feel really good about this year's team. I haven't posted much on here for at least a couple of years, so my lack of posting has nothing to do with my confidence in this year's squad. To be totally honest, I feel better about almost every facet of this year's team than I felt about last year's team. I don't place near the emphasis on frosh results as some people do. Way too early to know with any degree of certainty, but it won't surprise me if by the end of the season this year's squad is better, maybe significantly better, than last year's squad. A whole lot will depend on the injury bug though. I've disagreed and still disagree strongly with the comments made by the naysayers during the off season (some of which were Highlands fans) concerning the talent on this year's team. I believe there is a lot of talent in the starting units. But it is going to take some time to really get it polished up. Regarding the O line, you and BBW have correctly pointed out the extreme lack of experience present on the O line. There is no position, none, that requires experience to perform highly than the o line. I'm convinced that if the O line can get/stay healthy, it will be a pretty darn good unit by mid season. Since I haven't seen Station play, I have no idea who will win the game tomorrow night.
  15. If our Maysville members are an accurate reflection of the citizens of Maysville, the answer will be: some do; some don't, based on my experience. Based on my conversations with some fine folks from Maysville, I'd guess that more of them "identify" with Lexington and the central part of Kentucky (the Bluegrass region if you will) than they do with those folks living on the south side of Cincinnati. Since the installation of the AA Highway, that may have decreased some though. Roads have a huge impact. If you shop and work in an area, you start to identify with it. The better the roads going to a certain destination, the more likely you'll shop and work at that destination. Prior to the AA, folks travelling from Maysville to the Kenton/Campbell/Boone area probably traveled Rt 8. Isn't a great road now; wasn't a great road then.
  16. There is actually a pretty simple reason the ads don't mention Duke basketball fans as supporters of Grimes. It is because Duke grads are generally pretty smart people. Since a smart person wouldn't support Grimes, the McConnell ads had to leave off the Duke basketball fans. :clap:
  17. From a strict geographical standpoint, yes Maysville is in the northern part of Kentucky. But from other perspectives it is not. When I attempt to put a county in a specific region of the State, I look to the State's Area Development District System. Mason County is not in the Northern Kentucky Area Development District, but rather the Buffalo Trace Area Development District (along with Bracken, Fleming, Robertson and Lewis counties). There are 15 area development districts throughout Kentucky. Again, they are set up by region. So there may be more folks than you think outside northern Kentucky that don't look upon Maysville/Mason County as being in the same region as the 3 counties traditionally considered northern Kentucky. I will point out that the N. Ky ADD includes (in addition to Campbell, Kenton and Boone) Pendleton, Carroll, Gallatin, Owen and Grant Counties, and I do think of those counties as being more northern Kentucky counties than I think Mason and Bracken are. The Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus is comprised of State Reps and State Senators who represent the same counties as the Northern Kentucky ADD, thus providing additional support for the position that Mason County is not Northern Kentucky.
  18. Eric Deters on arrest: ?they?re picking on me? - Cincinnati Business Courier
  19. You just don't know; can't know, until you see them in action against opposing teams. Well, at least I don't feel comfortable making the comparison you are looking for. But hey, what the heck, it's another somewhat meaningless Highlands thread for those that like to complain that BGP is all about Highlands to get worked up about.
  20. Uh, shouldn't we see the 2014 Birds in action at least in a scrimmage before we start making comparisons?
  21. Hempel Tabbed to CFPA FCS Quarterback Award Watch List - Harvard
  22. Before Floyd could take the matter to court, he has to exhaust his administrative remedies. Which means he has to get a final decision from the KHSAA. Which means he has to appeal the initial determination; have a hearing in front of the KHSAA hearing officer; whom then makes a recommendation to the Commissioner; whom then considers the recommendation and makes the final ruling on behalf of the KHSAA. Which would, in normal circumstances, take 30 to 45 days (perhaps more) from the date the appeal with the KHSAA is filed. When the KHSAA makes its final ruling, then Floyd could avail himself to the judicial system under the Ky Constitution and Chapter 13B of the Kentucky Revised Statutes. I'd be very surprised if a judge would even consider issuing an injunction until the KHSAA process is completed and if he/she did, I think the KHSAA could quickly get it overturned. PS: Circuit Court, not District Court, hears appeals of state agency decisions.
  23. Unless the "rules" have changed in the last couple of years, it makes no difference whether the sending school objects or is fine with the transfer to the receiving school. It's hard enough to have precedence value in the KHSAA's rulings because of varying facts but to deny eligibility because the sending school objected and allow eligibility when the sending school did not object would throw any effort to have precedence out the window. Having said that, the objection or acquiescence of the sending school may have figured into the "athletic intent" issue, which as we know trumps whether one of the exceptions is met.
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