D. Hocking

I originally read this as William Shatner Junior College - which would have been a pretty awesome education.

I always suspected Vanimal was actually Sid posting under a pseudonym trying to be young and hip. Of course that would make him the second oldest person posting on this board.

He still manages to surprise me from time to time.

I cannot remember who made this comment, but when Grassley said his people had been able to get through the documents that were received late the night before, someone replied that is impressive that they were able to get through 7000 pages an hour. I am not sure Grassley was prepared for as much push-back as he got. Maybe this guy is qualified and should be confirmed (although I cringe as the direction it will take the court), but I do have a problem with it being rushed through because they are afraid of what will happen at the midterms or what will come out next about Trump. I do think it smells a bit that possibly the main reason this guy was nominated is because Trump liked his views on whether a sitting President should be investigated, subpoenaed etc. It is very possible that Trump is hand selecting a judge who he will appear before in the semi-near future. In addition to the politicization of the nomination process, sadly I think you can even go broader than than that and say the entire court is now politicized. There is not a lot of guess work in determining how the justices are going to rule on a case and how it aligns with their political affiliations. I am sure there has always been a little of that, but it seems to have gotten worse the last 25 years or so. There used to be a time when a president would occasionally be unhappily surprised that the newest justice is not ruling from the bench as he would have predicted from his political affiliation.

This is cynical and really pretty speculative and not really based on sound-reasoning, but maybe Lindsey thinks he would be a good AG replacement for Mr. Sessions once he is fired after the midterms. It would help explain the sucking up and the change in his position on the firing of Sessions.

Yes - not too different from the GOP leaders in the House and Senate who turn a blind eye and will only give a tepid criticism of Trump, because they want their tax cuts and judicial appointment, ignoring all the long term damage to our relationships with our allies and the environment etc. if it makes their wallet thicker today. There is arrogance thinking that they can stop Trump when they decide it is absolutely necessary, but they might find that it will be too little too late and the checks and balances are too far compromised and Trump will be completely beyond their control Needless to say there really needs to be a change in the balance of power in at least one of the houses at the midterms (think turning the Senate will be tough and won't feel good about the House until after the election). On a different note--- who has something on Lindsey Graham? He is Trump's number one cheerleader now. I wonder what McCain thought of Lindsey's about face for Trump the last year. He had a relatively small role at the funeral.

Response after the recent death toll adjustments from Puerto Rico I listened to the more extended sound clip, he rambles about how it was more difficult to help, since it was on an island and things were in such bad shape prior to the hurricane. It is possible that he mentioned it elsewhere, but no comment on loss of life just doubling-down that he did great. I heard the old clip from when he was saying things were great because only 16 people died (which anyone at the time had to know that was way off). Even if the 16 dead would have been accurate - it is still 16 dead people, you don't pat yourself on the back and joke as you throw out paper towels. He really does have no soul.

This might not belong in this thread, but since we probably don't need another Mauer thread, I did think this was kind of a cool story. https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/25/not-vocal-twins-joe-mauer-has-a-quote-on-a-t-shirt/

I remember my dog would be confused when there was deeper snow she would see what she would think would be a stick right there for her to grab - but be frustrated when she could not get it out of the snow not realizing it was part of a partially buried bush or small tree and rooted into the ground. It was funny she could have cared less about sticks until she saw my Mom's dog grab one on a walk and it was like she was discovering a new world. She was probably only stick obsessed for a year or two, and even then did not have the dedication to carrying sticks like a retriever or lab would have.

Joe looked a little moved by the response of the crowd for his hit (for Joe). Or since it is nickname night, Mauer looked a little moved by the response of the crowd.

Yes - whenever he retires there probably won't be an announcement until he cleans out his locker for the last time. They can have a Joe Mauer night at one of the home games the following season. The beginning of the year I would have liked to see him play another year or two, but after the concussion this year, I am leaning towards where I was with Justin at the end and thinking it might be better to retire now to protect the health long term. I suspect having a new baby and the girls entering the age of school age activities might also factor in to his decision.

His little (and creepy) video about Mollie Tibbets' death was even more brazenly political than I would have predicted. It is a big surprise that his first tweet about an injustice in Africa was in defense of the white landowners in South Africa. I know it is a complicated issue and am assuming he studied it before replying and it was not a knee jerk reaction to hearing Tucker Carlson on a rant or knowing it is something the hard alt-right support.

If I remember correctly you got a neck tattoo in honor of one of your favorite Twins at the time.

I am not completely surprised that Trump does not really seem to think tax evasion is a serious issue or a crime. He probably thinks it is a right for anyone in the upper tax brackets.

With the Manafort and Cohen news today, I suspect Trump might not exactly be understated, coherent, and linear at his rally in West Virginia tonight.

With this game the Tigers will score enough to trigger the Twins having to bat in the 9th. If that happens I will not be here to see it.

Mauer could drill a tight pass in the end zone with ease.

Who do you think spent more thought on their tweet? (RIP Aretha).

They are not a great team, but they did not completely implode or start phoning it in when a good portion of the team was shipped out and it was clear that management had written them off for the season. I am going to choose to believe that is a good sign of the character of some of the future building blocks of the team (I have a fairly low threshold where I lean towards being a homer).

This is getting a little intense, it is like the Cola Wars of the 1980's again, but without Michael Jackson's hair catching on fire. I guess as long as it does not trigger the return of Crystal Pepsi we will be able to get through this.

Isn't everything fighting words down there? http://yosemitesamquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/bugs-bunny-rides-again-300x225.jpg

I think the video game issue is that people in their late 40's probably first played Atari, and everything today pales in comparison when it comes to graphics.

Someone told me these new portal devices called Walkmans have better sound than my transistor radio, but I am skeptical. Can anyone confirm this?. Look at how small my radio is and I can get WCCO almost anywhere - (if the weather does not cause too much static).

I am not sure if it is too young for Pokemon Go, but I hope you are not allowing your six year old to read Twins Daily.

I think in a lot of ways she is like Trump - impulsive, self-serving, narcissistic, capable of lying as she is breathing, losing track of past lies, and probably not going to listen to someone who is going to tell her to show some restraint and think beyond her impulse to draw attention to herself. I don't trust anything she says. That said, nothing she has said would shock me if it was true.