Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

JScott

There was another modest central California wine I remember Dennis banging the table over. Began with an "F" I think but I can't remember exactly. I'm thinking it wasn't a 'traditional' grape, either. What was it? What a genuinely good guy....

JScott

I'm going to make a bold prediction: She's not going to be indicted. Agree, for many, many reasons, none of which has to do with the law itself. First, indicting any front-running candidate in an election year is a minefield, regardless of the merits of the case. More importantly, the Clintons migh...

JScott

JimHow wrote:…because I have yet to see anyone, even from the great "fair and independent" <rolls eyes> Fox News, cite the specific federal criminal statute that Hillary has supposedly violated….

http://reason.com/archives/2016/04/14/o ... ry-clinton

JScott

This made me laugh out loud.

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/02/ne ... -face.html

JScott

Dumpster fire.

JScott

Wow. Barely halfway through January and two icons gone. Feeling suddenly even older.

JScott

Roethlisberger is bionic.

JScott

DavidG wrote:Is the title of this thread a comment on recent postings or NFL personnel?

LOL!

JScott

+1 Damon

JScott

I would also love to see Pittsburgh lose. Cincy ended their season as an embarrassment, but Pitt has nothing to be proud of either.

JScott

Jim, that's nuts! Will be looking for you on the big screen..... Regarding the Avery case, no doubt the Avery clan is a rough bunch, and Avery himself is no angel. I suspect he probably is guilty. That said, it's the process I found fascinating. What constitutes due process? Reasonable doubt? Both h...

JScott

Don't get me started.

JScott

Guessing this is widely already known here, but Making of a Murderer is a Netflix series that followed the Avery murder case in real time. My understanding is that it was a project undertaken by film students. A very interesting if not completely dispassionate look at the legal system. I mention it ...

JScott

hm$ wrote:I think this would only be deductible to the extent it exceeds 10% of AGI.

hm$

That sounds accurate. And unfortunate. What a mess.

JScott

I tend to favor the idea that this was a slow bleed over many years. I can't remember the first time I bought from them - many years ago - but I never had a purchase I didn't have to chase repeatedly. Always felt like you weren't getting your order until you called repeatedly and complained, even fr...

JScott

..... Earlier on this board we had a spirited discussion about Benghazi and culpability. In the emails Hillary did turn over, there is a dip to nearly zero in activity and volume for a couple month period right around the time of that event. Either she and the rest of State coincidentally lost inte...

JScott

The Donald and Bernie continue to barnstorm, and Hillary's woes continue to mount. The FBI will find nothing but blank space on those hard drives (or they wouldn't have been finally turned over). The drive will only be potentially a monument to a cover up, if it exists. Her real risk is the one I ke...

JScott

Unemployment is low in the US in large part because the participation rate has fallen sharply, even for prime working age males. There are also a lot of people working part time who would rather work full time. The employment population ratio is 4% points below its previous peak. So the unemploymen...

JScott

Not to get too far afield, but there is another interesting political development here in Ohio. This week signatures collected for a marijuana legalization issue to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot this year were officially approved by the courts. Advocates like NORML have invested substantial effort her...

JScott

Starting to hear the "draft Warren" drumbeat again.......

JScott

Alex, agreed, the numbers are constantly being revised after the fact, etc. I mentioned that independent agencies are now producing their own numbers alongside the government ones. Of course those "independent" agencies are not necessarily without their own agenda too! We've arrived at a t...

JScott

What about Bernie Sanders? Can somebody provide a quick overview of his platform? I thought Jim meant Bernie Maddoff for a minute LOL! Bernie Madoff was definitely NOT a Socialist. Is there such a thing as an Anti-Socialist? Second your thoughts on Krugman. He's a very bright guy who has done some ...

JScott

Does anyone think Biden has wheels? That's the only other name that keeps coming up. I don't see it.....

JScott

Claret, Bernie is a proud and avowed Socialist. He's a 60's era maverick, Independent in every sense and devoted to his beliefs. He currently proposes "free" higher education (I use quotes because it will of course not be free, but added to the social debt). He supports higher taxes, highe...

JScott

Alex, I'm not distrusting the government's numbers - I'm using the government's numbers. It's something called the U-6 rate. What is traditionally reported is the U-1 number, which measures the number of people working at least 15 weeks consecutively. It is the simplest (and probably least helpful) ...

JScott

I will just add that it seems some tasters are much more sensitive to that bell pepper/green bean profile than others. Same way some diners love cilantro, others say it tastes like soap and can't stand it. I remember distinctly at an event in NYC (I think we were tasting '00's) there was a controver...

JScott

Hi Alex! What I mean is that an unemployment rate of about 5% in this country is typically considered "full employment" (this has always struck me as odd, but economists say that at that rate everyone who really wants work has it). We are near that rate now, and it's clear that we still ha...

JScott

Jim, I don't know who else is out there and willing to incur the wrath of Team Clinton. Bernie has a real buzz among the millennials, the way Paul Sr. did for that set. He's the cool uncle who'll smoke pot with you and Hillary is the old lady next door who won't give your ball back if it goes in her...

JScott

Blanquito, I've seen those charts but they are problematic. We are near full employment by the unemployment rate typically circulated, but that is clearly not reality. We are near highs (in a bad way) for minorities and women. The reason is the number is coupled with a new record high in the number ...

JScott

Bill, it kind of comes and goes a bit, which is better than nothing at all, but as I mentioned makes me a very inconsistent evaluator and maybe the last person you'd want to follow notes on. It does allow me still to enjoy it. For the record, I still lurk here and read your notes.

JScott

Hi Bill! Long time! Kasich has definite plusses and has done well economically for Ohio. He has done some good things and we have definitely had worse governors. He came off well in the debates, probably enough to lift himself toward the top tier. But I think the more you see of him the less you wil...

JScott

With respect, Blanquito, your synopsis is at best lacking consensus. Even the most ardent supporters of this president have not disputed that this economic recovery is the feeblest in 50+ years. Supporters will note, as you have, that it isn't necessarily fair to compare recoveries because every dow...

JScott

Hi Jim! Wish I had more to add on a regular basis but such is life. Still drinking some wine but have little confidence in my ability to add anything of substance or reliability. I do very much enjoy the civility of discussion here and still find the political stuff very interesting. It stays civil ...

JScott

David, you must be absolutely appalled by the Democrats then. "Advocacy for the government's power to abrogate individual rights and personal liberties" pretty much defines the party these days. (That said, we are in agreement regarding the Republican party establishment, which stands for ...

JScott

Jim, there certainly doesn't seem to be a shortage of personal injury lawyers, though. Maybe it's one of those high risk-high reward kind of things? Do you think a "loser pays" system is workable? There are absolutely cases filed that are utterly without merit, yet there is still a cost bo...

JScott

David, very similar scenario on my end. When I take out a cyst, there is not a shred of doubt about what it is, but it always gets sent. Not just because of CYA, but also because I have actually run into cases where the insurer wouldn't pay if there wasn't evidence something was extracted! Here I am...

JScott

CV, again, for the record, the very last thing I want to be here is the token Bush apologist. That whole saga was one hot mess and I am not a fan of his years in office. My point is a finer one, I think, and probably not worth all this attention. You, and Alex above, and almost everyone on this subj...

JScott

JIm, regarding tort reform, I am not remotely suggesting doctors should be exempt from lawsuits. There is ample evidence, at least in Ohio, that the strong majority of cases are without merit. A bad outcome does not equal malpractice, as you know. As David points out, there is a significant cost in ...

JScott

David, your system sounds very much like mine except I would have local administration and tort reform. Also, regarding Obamacare, as I said above, any costs currently are indirect, in the sense that they are mostly a result of employers making adjustments in advance of full implementation and passi...

JScott

Alex, see we do agree on many things! Some of your questions you have answered yourself, specifically regarding my view on equality. If you are cold and calculating or are a mathematician at heart (Stefan, I am not remotely implying that these things go hand in hand! :) ) you can actually think of t...

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