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Do you think that the ACA is an improvement over the status quo? I'm not asking if you think it is better than single payer (I think that even most people who support the ACA think that single payer would have been a better option if it were politically possible). Is it better than the status quo? If not, why not? And doesn't almost everyone who actually reads about/works with this stuff know about charge masters?

His conservative principles are . . . malleable. He's just being a combination of his usual media whore persona, and the spokesman for western Nebraska county sheriffs of feel some compulsive need to pull over every car coming out of Colorado and bust people for possession. Bruning's only real commitment is to his own personal wealth, which has grown quite large for a man who supposedly only has a state salary....and a bunch of shady investments from industries his office has influence over...... principles...funny. All true. Unfortunately, he will probably be our governor someday.

His conservative principles are . . . malleable.

Maybe. Why not a HC job at a prominent school, eh? Probably. He may well be good enough for a school like Kansas. Yes, and that was years ago when it still looked like we were close to getting over the hump. Time had a way of dispelling that notion . . . and dispensing any other potential suitors.

Jon "I've used it but it's dangerous!" Bruning?

Oh, good. Jon found another camera to thrust his face in front of.

He isn't dumb . . . he is a demagogue. He's actually quite intelligent. The problem is that he is pretty convinced that his supporters are morons.

Mission creep . . . I don't agree with this policy.

Sounds pretty familiar. Yeah . . . how many times was Bo reprimanded in a similar fashion by Nebraska? 2? 3? Good luck with that Youngstown. And Bo? Don't go changing. We know you won't.

Hey, I'm living proof that you don't have to be a Boliever to be a petty, maniacal a-hole.

I know a former highly placed administrator that knows otherwise . . . and it's all in writing. That's why I said I believe. I thought us getting kicked out of the AAU was due to UNL and UNMC being treated as separate campuses and therefore the research done at UNMC didn't add to the research being done at UNL. I'll admit to not knowing much (or anything) about this, just that we were kicked out. I remember reading something like what I said above, but that was years ago and I didn't know how credible the article was at the time. I'd be eager to read a PM about this though, if you wouldn't mind. PM sent. FWIW, the UNMC/UNL distinction is a factor but was not decisive.

http://time.com/3639785/uninsured-obamacare-record/ Thanks Obama!

I don't believe for one second that he lied about that. Did he go off the rails in other areas? Yeah. But, there was quite a bit of smoke regarding Harvey when Osborne abruptly announced his retirement. Harvey has quite the ego, and we know Tom won't throw anyone under the bus. So you think Osborne is lying? He resigned in leu of being forced out. It's a technicality, but it's not a lie. . . . I don't trust Harvey at all, and I have little trust in Shawn. This is about as clear cut as it gets. One of these people is lying. You can decide for yourself who is more trustworthy. . . . TO being a man of untouchable character is laughable. . .. Good thing no one said that then, eh?

I know a former highly placed administrator that knows otherwise . . . and it's all in writing.

I don't believe for one second that he lied about that. Did he go off the rails in other areas? Yeah. But, there was quite a bit of smoke regarding Harvey when Osborne abruptly announced his retirement. Harvey has quite the ego, and we know Tom won't throw anyone under the bus. So you think Osborne is lying? He resigned in leu of being forced out. It's a technicality, but it's not a lie. . . . I don't trust Harvey at all, and I have little trust in Shawn. This is about as clear cut as it gets. One of these people is lying. You can decide for yourself who is more trustworthy.

I think that is totally acceptable. More so than attacking SE as yet another way to justify or excuse Pelini's failings.

I don't believe for one second that he lied about that. Did he go off the rails in other areas? Yeah. But, there was quite a bit of smoke regarding Harvey when Osborne abruptly announced his retirement. Harvey has quite the ego, and we know Tom won't throw anyone under the bus.So you think Osborne is lying?

She is far from a lock for the nomination . . . but I don't think we've seen a primary candidate with this sort of lead at this point in the race in US history. If nothing else it should be interesting to watch. I fully expect thousands of stories from Fox and Co. declaring that her support is cratering, X is the new anti-Hillary, etc. Anything to attempt to diminish her star. That said, I still expect her to be the nominee.

How do you feel about him lying about the circumstances of Osborne's departure?

Bo's comments were not private. They were made to a large group of people who he used to coach. You've gotta be trolling. That's pretty much it. A coaches discussions with his players is not private. Yeah, that sounds right. That's pretty much it. They are not, and were not, his players. Thankfully, he was no longer part of their program. I'm pretty sure they would disagree. First, you say a coach's statements to his team are public. Now, you say they aren't his players. What are you smoking? I want some. First, they don't get to decide that a factual statement is false. Second, they weren't his team when he made those statements. At that time he was Mr. Pelini, former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. But, please. Do go on telling us that a statement made to 100+ former affiliates was "private." There is so many things wrong with your statements that I don't know we're to begin. Let's assume that they are not his players and he wasn't there coach (as you imply). Under these circumstances, is his conversation with them (and not you) private? When you talk with your friends, is that private? I just leave this with the following statement: you and I have different definitions of private. We might very well have different definitions of private. That said, if your definition of private is a self-aggrandizing speech made to more than a hundred former associates . . . well my definition is more accurate than your own. Well apparently the world disagrees with you.

So now that you know the facts you support Eichorst and his decisions?

Right. And when they are heavily involved (see Alvarez, Barry) you'll see coaches leaving for lesser jobs. Let's all be honest here. This has nothing to do with Eichorst's hands off management style. That's just another way Bo manages to convince others to join him in blaming anyone or anything other than himself for his failures. Bo had a different AD for the five years before Eichorst with identical results. It's not the AD. It's not the fans. It's not the media. It's Pelini. Period.

It's easy. First, you chant "jobs, jobs, jobs!" (What was the number of full time employees after construction is completed in ~2 years? <40?) Second, you pretend that this is part of your grand strategy for US Energy Independence. (Even though it is not US oil and it is going to be sold to China.) Third, you claim that we need gasoline! (Even though this particular form of oil won't be made into gas because it isn't economically viable.) Fourth, if anyone gets to this point and still isn't convinced you make up another fake scandal (Benghazi, IRS, Fast and Furious, Gruber, etc.) to distract the remaining rubes. Bam.

So this is SE first D1 college football hire? I guess it all rides on this then. By all means, don't let the facts change your opinion. I do believe that you have outed yourself.

exactly.