Politics: A new beginning

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
My observation has been that (i) US beef is far superior to anything you can get in Europe (I pity you because it sounds like you eat shitty eastern corn-feed-lot-fed beef, and Yankees don't have a clue what they're doing), (ii) European lamb is far superior to anything you can get here, (iii) US chicken is tasteless but European chicken is stringy, (iv) US game meat found in stores is better simply because there is more of it in and out of season, but US and European hunted game excluding vennison is about the same in that picking buckshot out of your teeth is a pain in the ass, (v) venison is excellent in the US and Scandinavia, but the rest of Europe thinks deer are these pathetic, stunted, dog-like creatures, and (vi) everyone's fish is horribly and equally polluted.

I have no particular opinion on pork at this time.

That is all

BR(shouldn't have forgotten lunch)C

I'm from the midwest. We have great beef (tastewise). Healthwise, it's a different story. U.S. beef tastes great BECAUSE it's so fatty. It's so fatty b/c of the growth hormones/animal feed. I'm referring more to health than taste. Although I don't recall thinking the meat tasted any worse in Europe than here.

If I could buy stock in "the U.S. Mad Cow epidemic (or whatever you want to call it) will grow", I would. And then I'd be rich. Our shit-infested factory farms are breeding grounds for the disease, and retired inspectors have stated that the inspection process is a joke and that they're surprised this hasn't happened sooner.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic

food stuff

agreed: European beef is generally pretty poor, expensive, and tough. As for American meat, buy grass-fed, which avoided the hormones. Or buy game/buffalo, which also is without hormones.

And just don't buy farm-raised fish. Wild salmon is excellent

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
If I could buy stock in "the U.S. Mad Cow epidemic (or whatever you want to call it) will grow", I would. And then I'd be rich. Our shit-infested factory farms are breeding grounds for the disease, and retired inspectors have stated that the inspection process is a joke and that they're surprised this hasn't happened sooner.

I know a company that has. Alas I will not divulge the name of it here.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
agreed: European beef is generally pretty poor, expensive, and tough. As for American meat, buy grass-fed, which avoided the hormones. Or buy game/buffalo, which also is without hormones.

And just don't buy farm-raised fish. Wild salmon is excellent

I've had freshly caught Alaskan salmon (caught by my dad) overnighted to me. Holy shit was it good.

I try to eat minimal amounts of farm-raised fish. Never any farm-rasied salmon.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
My observation has been that (i) US beef is far superior to anything you can get in Europe (I pity you because it sounds like you eat shitty eastern corn-feed-lot-fed beef, and Yankees don't have a clue what they're doing), (ii) European lamb is far superior to anything you can get here, (iii) US chicken is tasteless but European chicken is stringy, (iv) US game meat found in stores is better simply because there is more of it in and out of season, but US and European hunted game excluding vennison is about the same in that picking buckshot out of your teeth is a pain in the ass, (v) venison is excellent in the US and Scandinavia, but the rest of Europe thinks deer are these pathetic, stunted, dog-like creatures, and (vi) everyone's fish is horribly and equally polluted.

I have no particular opinion on pork at this time.

That is all

BR(shouldn't have forgotten lunch)C

Please ring me when you do comparative fruits and vegetables -- I don't want to miss that.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Please ring me when you do comparative fruits and vegetables -- I don't want to miss that.

I'll say this: the krauts deserve their moniker. Could you serve something that hasn't been growing in the earth, please? And a salad does not mean a pile of various shredded root vegetables.

[SlaveNoMore]

Bush appoints Pickering as recess appointment.

Please discuss.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Bush appoints Pickering as recess appointment.

Please discuss.

I don't like the idea of recess appointments of Article III judges because I don't want an impending confirmation battle looming over the decisions they write.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I don't like the idea of recess appointments of Article III judges because I don't want an impending confirmation battle looming over the decisions they write.

Given that PIckering was already a judge, though, that rationale may not really apply. (well, now it hangs over CTA opinions, for which he must get an additional judge's vote, instead of DCT opinions).

And who knows if there will be a confirmation battle. Hasn't it been lost? The two questions on pickering's nomination are 1) is bush reelected and 2) do the R's get 60 in the Senate. Since they've already held all the hearings, I would imagine the republicans would have his confirmation to the floor immediately, where either it's blocked again, and dies (barring another recess app't) or it sails through.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I don't like the idea of recess appointments of Article III judges because I don't want an impending confirmation battle looming over the decisions they write.

I read he doesn't need to be confirmed until 1/05. If the Dems can still fillibuster, they will. It's a cheap trick, regardless of whether he'd been treated fairly.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Please ring me when you do comparative fruits and vegetables -- I don't want to miss that.

Well, Penske's from the Northwest and PLF is from someplace cold....

Sorry, wrong board.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Given that PIckering was already a judge, though, that rationale may not really apply. (well, now it hangs over CTA opinions, for which he must get an additional judge's vote, instead of DCT opinions).

And who knows if there will be a confirmation battle. Hasn't it been lost? The two questions on pickering's nomination are 1) is bush reelected and 2) do the R's get 60 in the Senate. Since they've already held all the hearings, I would imagine the republicans would have his confirmation to the floor immediately, where either it's blocked again, and dies (barring another recess app't) or it sails through.

I meant to address recess appointments of federal judges generally, and not just Pickering.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
I meant to address recess appointments of federal judges generally, and not just Pickering.

Understood. and I meant to challenge the application of your theory to Pickering, and do nothing more. Since, shit, it's friday afternoon of a long weekend, and I'm not going to create work for myself.

As they sa in the California governor's mansion, hasta la vista!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Paul O'Neill -- the former Treasury Secretary, not the baseball player -- has two ways to take a dump now. Ow.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Paul O'Neill -- the former Treasury Secretary, not the baseball player -- has two ways to take a dump now. Ow.

And thus, on that magic day, Michael Kinsley and Bilmore agreed on something.

I particularly like how he called the Nixon administration "prelapsarian," although I gather this was tongue-in-cheek. Kinsley might very well be Ann Coulter on the left and without vagina-teeth.