MSBoxer

I was snapped at by a senator for referring to him as a member of congress, "I am not a congressman, I am a senator and expect you to refer to me as such". I asked, "Is the senate not part of the congress?", he told me that representatives were in the congress, senators were not. I lost faith in many of our elected officials that day.

Not to nitpick, but the Union burned the Merrimack to keep it from falling into the hands of the confederacy.

Sounds a lot like something the evil orange man said years ago. You can argue about his motivation, but not the accuracy of the statement.

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Could someone please explain to me how recruiting in the UK and US relates to the current conflict in Ukraine? I think we have spent enough time on this. Now if someone did a study on how hamster behavior was affecting recruiting in Russia and Ukraine, I would be all for it, but this discussion is simply a distraction bordering on ideological/political sniping.

Please tell me I am not the only one that thought Snuffleupagus joined the dark side!

Not to get technical, but amendments to the constitution were passed, according to a process laid down by the constitution to end slavery and give women the right to vote. So, the outcome various compromises may have been their "intent" as stated, they also intended the constitution to be modified via a process they laid down. Not sure women as chattel was ever mentioned in the constitution. It may have been common practice, but it was not a status proffered by the constitution. Just a little constitutional nerdery.

I am not sure that is true, the speaker pro tempor takes over immediately upon the speaker vacating the position to ensure that normal operations of the house continue. You may be thinking of what happens when there is a change in power and the new house cannot conduct business until a speaker is elected. For the last few decades a vacancy during a term is handled through the speaker pro tempor.

I am envisioning a game like CM where anything out of LOS is blurred except a radius around drones you control. This would allow you to plot movement or call-in strikes based upon the limited view you have from the drones. Of course, you could also layer in occasional updates from satellite or other overhead sources.

After reading the article I note that the headline could be re-written as "Approximately 10% of republicans in House and Senate write letter opposing further aid to Ukraine"

Catastrophe, I thought it was more of a cleansing of biblical proportions, only there was no ark. We were a messy bunch

Ok, as a long-time member of this board I have an amazingly small post count, of course I was a victim of the great general forum flush many years ago, but my count is still paltry compared to others of my longevity. Why? I very seldom post my opinion unless I have taken the time to do the research to back it up, I learned from painful experience that if I don't take the time, I will get my a$$ handed to me by those who do. So now if it is important to me I will do my research and share it along with my post. Simply screaming that the sky is actually bluish purple over and over will not convince anyone. Now if I provide some reasoning or at least a link to support my opinion I know that I have at least attempted to provide the bare minimum out of respect to others on this board. If they come back with a counter argument, I am willing to listen, debate and often be proven wrong. That is how discussions work in a civil environment, and how we all grow. By the way, "Technically, the short wavelengths that scatter across the sky correspond to the colours blue and violet, making the real colour of the sky a bluish purple." https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/why-is-the-sky-blue

While I would love to see this, I just don't think anything will come of it. For the most part these guys are mercenaries not "true believers" and unless someone steps up to arm and pay them, I doubt much will come of this.

It doesn't matter how good the engine is if the tires are shredded.