The Vig

Steve, proprietor of the excellent More Hockey, Less War, gives us another perspective on the battle between the Winter Hawks and the Blazers. This time from the perspective of Portland City Commissioner Randy Leonard:
I do not believe the issue of re-negotiating a lease with the Trailblazers is exclusively because of the Trailblazers conduct. I […]

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An interesting thought:
Are health insurance mandates constitutional? They are certainly unprecedented. The federal government does not ordinarily require Americans to purchase particular goods or services from private parties.
The closest we come is when government imposes a condition on the grant of discretionary benefit or permit. For instance, in most states, you must have auto insurance […]

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King County Executive Ron Sims declared today he’s standing by Hillary.
And I think more of the superdelegates are beginning to say, “Stop it.” And that’s being heard by the campaigns and the candidates, because they’ve got to stop this madness.
Ummmm…Who among the superdelegates is saying “stop it.” The next one will be the first, […]

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Should we have boycotted in 1936?  I mean take Jesse Owens out of the equation, should we have put our foot down in 1936 and told Hitler we weren’t coming?  At the time, I’m sure going was a no brainer.  But looking back…
I wonder if we’re going to look back on the 2008 games in […]

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