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Medicare-for-All would allow everyone including our veterans to have healthcare almost anywhere. It would also allow the VA to focus on the specific needs of veterans that aren't as common in the general population (like PTSD).

I can honestly say I don't care. I don't say that to be snippy. It's just something I really don't care about. Sure, I'm glad we got over the hump of electing a black person. But....these types of questions are not something I ponder nor really care about. I want a good President no matter if they are white, male, black female, gay....whatever. And, when we elect a woman or gay person, I hope it's based on them being a good candidate instead of everyone getting excited about electing the first xyz person.

PSU and Baylor should both have been kicked out of the NCAA.

She's just goading him. The reason she won't impeach him is she thinks the Dems have a better chance of winning the White House if he stays, but acts like a psycho over the next several months. She needs to put party behind country and do what the constitution requires of her.

52 college stadiums serve beer, how are we being ahead of the curve?

Evan McMullin is another. And while they're on the outside looking in of Republican power, at least they're speaking out. Amash is unequivocal in his denunciation of Trump.

Challenge accepted

She has been called out by conservatives/upset constituents multiple times at her town halls (which she has way more of than other politicians) and actually says she enjoys the dialogue with people who disagree with her. Which is another trait of hers that I think will help her down the road in politics.

Except it doesn't hit on the main theme of the topic at all. Why not 'AOCs thoughts of the VA' or anything referring to the VA? Do we have a thread titled 'Donald Trump'? In my opinion the title is just trying to take a shot instead of direct our attention to the actual issue. Looking at the other thread started by this poster it becomes clear their motive isn't to start legitimate discussion about complex topics like the VA.

Its fine to bring up AOCs comments, I just don't see the need for the thread title to be her name if we want the conversation to be about the VA.

I asked an expert on legal matters if this was untoward by Ms. Warren.

I read this last night on the way home and wanted to take time to think about it and respond from an actual computer instead of my phone. When I read things like this, I find myself being bi-polar. In one sentence, I'll say, "Hell ya". Then the next, I'll say, "Well that's BS". It is true that we are an extremely successful country where the vast majority of our population is living very well. It's also true that many people who are living very well, don't recognize how nice they have it and only concentrate on the negatives of the day. I find myself falling into this. I'll be frustrated about whatever happened that day, go home and be frustrated all day while I'm living in a nice house, able to take care of a very nice yard (my baby during the summer) drink a very good beer on the back deck while my kids are off to college earning a good degree to live a nice life on their own. One heck of a lot of that is due to living in a great country with capitalism that has allowed me to earn a good living. That said, capitalism is not the only force that has made this country successful. Ever since the founding of our country, we have lived in a combination of capitalism and socialism. I believe we are as successful as we are BECAUSE throughout the years this country has existed, we have found a pretty good balance of the two. When the west was settled, socialism allowed the government to go through with the Louisiana Purchase and have the Homestead Act that allowed people to come out and claim the land. Capitalism allowed them to take the land and make a good living off of it. Socialism has allowed farmers to have a steady income throughout the 20th century and into the 21st. Capitalism has allowed for their products to be developed into marketable commodities to be sold. This is just one example of how both forces work together. And, it is a good example of how people can be hypocritical in this debate. Our form of government shouldn't be about which one is good and which one is evil. It should be about where that balance is. Sometimes each one goes too far and needs corrected. Another part of the op-ed that I have problems with is the fact that, just because we are in an extremely wealthy and successful country, this doesn't mean we don't have people struggling and problems that need solved. An extreme example of this is the state of California and their housing issues. One could look from 30,000 feet and proclaim...wow...what an extremely successful state. Look at all the wealth. Meanwhile, so many people can't afford a house there that they are literally living in campers. As Knapp said. This is a propaganda piece that was written to get a lot of "Hell Yas". The problem is, like many pieces like this, it doesn't tell the whole story. All that said. I wish more people would recognized really how well off we have it in this country.....while working to fix the problems.

I wonder if Waldron felt snubbed by the All-Conference selections, hmmm. Proved his point if so.

Folks—if you’re taking Friday off and you’re in the vicinity of Omaha...get your happy a$$ to TD Ameritrade Park to cheer your Huskers on tomorrow night. Get lit, and let’s watch our kids kick some Hawkeye a$$. #BigTenAfterDark

9pm Thursday 05/24/2019 TV: BTN, BTN2GO Location: TD Ameritrade Park, Omahaaaa, Somewhere in Middle America

Damien Jackson is one scary mofo. Not only is he huge, his seal training means he knows he knows many ways to maim or kill!

I'd say living through 9/11, the Great Recession, and the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were "bad times" for Millennials.

Teen depression rates and teen suicide rates might suggest this isn't true. Not explicitly, there hasn't been a peer reviewed study that shows causation, but there is huge correlation. And the sloping trend into millenials and further into Gen Z corresponds very accurately with the rise and proliferation of social media.

I did that as a teenager in the 80s. I thought the threats from the end of the Cold War were awful, the inner-city violence was horrible, and stuff like the bombing of the hotel in Beirut were the worst things to happen. Turns out, they were just the worst things that I was aware of. Vietnam was worse than anything that happened in the 80s. Watergate was worse. The Kennedy assassination was worse than Reagan getting shot. Korea was worse than any of the conflicts I lived through as a kid. The World Wars were many orders of magnitude worse. Just like older generations continue to devalue and decry younger generations (and have since the dawn of time), younger generations devalue the experiences of older generations. Millennials and whatever the generation coming after them are called have it worse than recent previous generations in some ways because greed is taking away things older generations took for granted - cheap school, cheap healthcare, cheap gas, cheap food. College-educated Millennials start their adult lives in debt I couldn't imagine. I can't fathom how they're going to get ahead, buy a house, pay for their own kids. They're starting off in such stupid financial holes it's ridiculous. I don't buy the concept that social media makes life harder for kids today. You can block or ignore people who harass you online. We had awful bullying and teasing when I was a kid, same as Millennials deal with, same as kids 100 and 1,000 years ago dealt with. Social media doesn't amplify that, and in fact I'd say it was far harder to deal with when it was all in your face. My junior high and high schools had about two fights a week, every week. Kids just kicked the crap out of each other, and often it was some weak kid getting bullied, often by a group. It's not worse or better than what Millennials go through, it's just different. The biggest problem between generations is lack of perspective.

It would be progressive to nominate Pete or a female, yes. But in no way, shape, or form is Pete Buttigieg a progressive candidate. Sanders and Warren are the only progressives. Yang has one progressive policy.

McMullin isn't a congressman. There are plenty of Trump critics from the right but not nearly enough of them are in Congress. Its good Amash and others are speaking out but when the rest of the right continues to defend Trump, these critiques fall on deaf ears. Instead of swaying the view on the right, the Trump critics end up getting thrown in a group with the rest of the libtards. I guess I'm just getting frustrated by the blindness on the right. It won't go away anytime soon but I wish they would at least read the dang report.

Jobu is grateful

Which points out ways to control the consumption in the stadium. a) $8-10 beers.....AD makes a lot of money and someone's not going to sit there and drink 15 beers. b) limit the number of concession venders walking through stands selling it. c) Limit the number any one person can buy. Another option is to only have it sold at concessions under the stands. No walking vendors.

Im just saying in my opinion it takes away from the discussion and has the potential to devolve into a catch all on AOC. Its fine and maybe it is a bit nit picky but I don't see any other topic titles like this. I also find the tag funny considering AOC is a congresswoman. This kind of is her lane but I digress. Carry on

I see no problem with him pointing out AOC's comments. We all do it all the time with other government officials on other issues. Why have kid gloves with her? As for the VA, it's both good and bad. I honestly don't see why 90% of the care given isn't handled in a medicare type system where veterans can go to any provider and get care with the government paying for it. That seems like a good combination. I know people who have to travel farther to get care at a facility that isn't as good as the ones they are passing along the way.

Let's outdo Clemson and build a 10 story slide like this one.

I'll take mine with head, plenty of head

As a Gen-Xer, my grandma lived through all of that. But she didn't work her a$$ off on a farm with no A/C and raise four kids so she could pull the ladder up behind her when she got somewhere and achieved something through her hard work. I don't know why the generation she raised did that. It wasn't through direct efforts on the part of the Greatest Generation. Maybe it was benevolent ignorance. But the kids that generation raised - the Boomers - should be better than they are. Instead a ton of them are gullible ignoramuses that too easily blame the children they raised for the troubles they caused. All I know is, I have no beef with Millennials. I like avocado toast. And I'm raising the next generation to be ready to work their a$$ off more than their grandparents, more than me, more than Millennials. Because they're going to have to if they're going to raise grandkids of their own.

I won't stand for such blasphemy.

GoT had at least 5 stellar seasons. Walking Dead started sucking during season 2. People talk up the last episode of BB because it's literally one of the best final episodes in TV history. If I remember correctly, the only time jump is less than a year between the second to last episode and the last. In GoT, you need more suspension of disbelief when it comes to how fast they travel through Westeros than you do for the dragons.

It would appear we have new flair on the board. Here's what I've been able to find, broken down by post count.

You know it’s headrush when you can’t even lift your arm for a fist bump lolol

No that precedent has already been well set, and not by Democrats.

It's the Dems job to fix the Republican party by beating them in elections. They could start by running on issues that the people want instead of what their donors want.

One thing I always chuckle at now that I'm 50+ is kids acting like, "you're old, you don't understand". Well, I'm sure I had some of that attitude growing up. But, now I just think....dude.....you don't know what you're talking about when you say that.

So much honestly and integrity.

He’s willing to take the whole country down with him.

I would call what you were doing, a$$ kissing. It is always necessary, to some extent, in most jobs. Some people are really good at it and it is very natural. Doesn't sound like it is a real natural thing for you to do. Some people go way overboard on it though. I taught school with a guy that was always stroking the administration to try and ingratiate himself to them. He volunteered for every committee etc. It was so blatant and easy to see what he was doing. I am not very good at it either. My father wasn't good at it either, that is why he never moved too far up the corporate ladder.

Trump cries because Fox isn't his private news network as Chris Wallace interviews Mayor Pete. What a shame (in Trump's eyes) when Fox tries to be 'fair and balance'. I'm glad Fox is doing these town halls and I wish Liz Warren didn't duck away from the event. To defeat a lion you have to go into the lion's den - she wasn't up to it I guess. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/444483-trump-hits-fox-for-wasting-airtime-on-coverage-of-pete-buttigieg Pete getting standing O after his interview wt Wallace. He had a good summary of why he is running in ending his interview https://www.mediaite.com/tv/pete-buttigieg-gets-standing-ovation-at-end-of-fox-news-town-hall-surprising-chris-wallace/ “Thank you, mayor,” Wallace replied, as the audience began to stand in applause, surprising the anchor. “Wow, a standing ovation,” he remarked