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Now that alliance pallys get access to this new seal is it necessary to get Seal of Command? B/C this is basically seal of blood for alliance and seal of blood did more dps than SoC.
Now that alliance pallys get access to this new seal is it necessary to get Seal of Command? B/C this is basically seal of blood for alliance and seal of blood did more dps than SoC.
well you will probably need it for some boss fights think of prince or curator monster one shoting yourself
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it's alliance version of seal of blood.
It's the best pve dps seal and, in fact, in our new talent tree we have quite some haste rating buffs, which scales with SoM but not with SoComm.
To have martyr you don't need command specced.
It all depends on how you itemize your gear. With the introduction of class glyphs. Before Seal of Blood did more dps was because it applied its effect every hit. With SoC it was a chance to proc. So not all our hits did extra SoC damage, not to mention SoB allowed for ret pallies to take damage and get healed to get mana back. But in the sense of Wotlk with Judgement of the Wise and Divine Storm. I don't think it is necessary to take damage to get mana back from getting healed.
Plus I see a bit of a drawback to SoB because you take 10% damage from each SoB application and 33% damage from the judgement. With the way we are itemize I have no doubt we will take alot of damage from SoB. But with Divine Storm might not be as bad. I can't say much since I haven't been able to get my hands on a Beta Key yet. Only speculating on what I see so far.
I'm not even sure if Judgement of the Wise or Divine Storm will actually target the Pally as one of the targets to get mana or health back. If anyone has any info about that I would gladly appreciate it.
Seal of Command will be the choice againts Heavy armor bosses, given it ignores armor and with the talent Sheath of Light, it won't do crap damage anymore.Originally Posted by bfrost7
SoComm is also more focused as a PvP seal all around.
Martyr can generate better fast paced/controlled damage, but we have yet to see the itemization at Level 80.
This will also let paladins sort of 'customize' their playstyle wheter they want to go big on Ap/Haste for Martyr builds or Slow and Bursty for Command.
SoC is more pvp orientated now. I think you will be switching between seal of vengeance/corruption and seal of martyr/blood as a raiding ret paladin.
SoR and SoV are significantly overtuned, especially in combo with Sheath of Light. Expect seeing changes to them.
Edit: Alright, so what I meant with this is: Seal of Righteousness is the best DPS seal right now, with SoV/SoCorr coming as a close second. I'm not sure of the exact DPS ratio between these two though, it's possible that SoV beats SoR.
However, one thing is for sure: SoB/SoM/SoCom are royally owned in all PvE DPS situations by the "caster" seals. Well, they were caster seals in TBC at least, I'm talking about spelldamage scaling.
you will still want to talent seal of command.
with the increase in damage paladins are doing im almost killing myself quite a few times in instances and i've pretty much given up on ever using it. leveling up command is better because you can stun mobs and most mobs can be killed in CS->DS>judge. we'll still have to see in raids
The only problem with the 'caster' seals is that they can't crit. So no matter how much damage they do (which, btw, is still less than SoB/SoM and SoC.SoR and SoV are significantly overtuned, especially in combo with Sheath of Light. Expect seeing changes to them.
Edit: Alright, so what I meant with this is: Seal of Righteousness is the best DPS seal right now, with SoV/SoCorr coming as a close second. I'm not sure of the exact DPS ratio between these two though, it's possible that SoV beats SoR.
However, one thing is for sure: SoB/SoM/SoCom are royally owned in all PvE DPS situations by the "caster" seals. Well, they were caster seals in TBC at least, I'm talking about spelldamage scaling.
SoR: Grants each melee attack [ 5% of MWS * AP + 10% of MWS * Healing ] additional Holy damage
SoV/SoCorr: Causes attacks to apply Blood Corruption, which deal [ 42% of AP + 20% of Spell Power ] additional Holy damage over 18 sec. Blood Corruption can stack up to 5 times.
SoComm: Gives a chance to deal [ 70% of mw ] to [ 70% of MW ] additional Holy damage.
SoB/SoM: All melee attacks deal [ 35% of mw ] to [ 35% of MW ] additional Holy damage, but the Paladin loses health equal to 10% of the total damage inflicted.
So, here's the thing: The better the weapon you have, the better SoComm and SoB/SoM. If you have a craptastic weapon, sure you're going to see better results from SoR and SoV/SoCorr, because they don't factor the weapon damage into their effects, merely their speed (for SoR only) or your character's AP/SpellPower.
So, no, SoR and SoV/SoCor are only and will only be viable DPS seals if and only if you have a horribad weapon.
It was allways pvp seal ... retribution was designed since 1.9 patch to be basicly pvp tree with seal of command as pvp seal. Pre tbc palas were not pve dps.Originally Posted by Karpalo
This and you don't want to grind or pvp with blood. Btw I highly doubt Sov/Sor will make it live like they are now. Can't see where they would increase seal duration to two minutes and not have a judgement consume it,just so that ret paladins can switch seals every 10-15 seconds.Originally Posted by Spamor
new glyph gives SoC 20% more proc, kk thx bye
No. SoR/SoV scale far, far better with attack power than SoB/SoC, and that is amplified by Sheath of Light.Originally Posted by Biral
All right, let's say we have a paladin with a great weapon and craptastic attack power. 150 base weapon DPS and 1500 attack power, and with ShoL 1500*0.3 = 450 spell damage. The total weapon DPS is 150+1500/14 = 257. SoB would do 0.35*257 = 90 DPS.
And what would SoR do? 5% AP + 10% spell damage is 0.05*1500+0.10*450 = 120 DPS.
You would need 33% crit to make SoB outdamage SoR. But wait, there is a talent which makes SoR do 15% more damage, and it's perfectly available for ret paladins. That would make you need 53% crit for SoR to outscale SoB.
So SoR deals more damage with a weapon stronger than Apolyon and attack power which you have in blue dungeon gear at level 70. Hell, with normal raid buffed values of 3000-4000 AP in high BT/SW SoB would be weaker than SoR at 100% crit.
You know why? Because lolsheath of Light increases SoR damage by a flat 60%. Yes, you read that right.Originally Posted by meliancill
You did the SoB math wrong man, it's not weapon DPS that counts, it's weapon damage.Originally Posted by Shuror
And you're looking at 1500 AP for a valid statement? Really? Come on. Bump that figure up to 2000 at least.
Using The Blade of Harbingers for simplicity: 3.5 sec base attack speed, 134.0 DPS * 3.5 = 469 average hit
SoR at 2000 AP with Sheathe: 5%*2000+10%*2000*30%=160
SoB/SoM at 2000 AP with Sheathe: (469+2000/14)*35%=214.15
Even at 1500 AP, SoB/SoM is better at 201.65 DPS. Again, your math is wrong: You were calculating damage of SoB/SoM on a 1 second attack speed weapon which hit for an average of 150 every time. Of course it would be horrible damage returns.
That, and even with the Seals of the Pure, you're looking at less damage. 160*1.15=184, still less than SoB/SoM. Also, SoB/SoM's Judgement effect takes into account your weapon damage, attack power, and spell power, not just small coefficients for attack power and spell power like SoR does.
SoR damage also scales with weapon speed. My math is correct; weapon speed doesn't matter as no instant attacks or PPMs are involved.Originally Posted by Biral
My ridiculously low AP was meant to disprove the statement that SoR only outdamages SoB if you have high AP and a bad weapon.
Actually, Weaponspeed doesn't matter on SoR, they normalized it for 2-H and 1-H
SoR DPS doesn't matter with weapon speed, but this guy who I quoted thinks it does; that SoR is a static addition to weapon damage independant of attack speed.Originally Posted by Samiel


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Right I am going to bite. I shouldnt have looked at the facebook but I did.
Mr Ruggles you have made some horrible accusations. You have claimed everyone who disagreed with you was an atheist who lacked logic and reasoning. You were wrong on ALL counts. Many people told you they were Christian or Theists, they just didn't agree with you. The thread was also full of valid scientific arguments which were well worded and full of logic and reasoning.
You have also accused us all of being bullies. Something I saw no evidence of. Not agreeing with someone is not bullying.
So please do feel free to justify your off board comments here as speaking behind peoples backs is really not on.
Please could someone link to the old thread. Thanks
Ellie, meet you halfway...? Kill, beat up and jump on the lie, but NOT the liar.
Ellie, my comments were directed more to the 'tinfoil hat wearing nutjob' comment made in this thread. I can't remember any specifically insulting comments made against best in the old thread, just general annoyance and frustration at the patronising tone. And yes it was from multiple voices, but that is not bullying, just mass-disagreement. If you are going to put yourself out there with ideas you can't back-up, you need to expect a certain amount of stick. best was quite snippy and rude to people he felt weren't eloquent enough to argue with him (or slapped down his arguments quickly).
The more I read and hear about the YECs, though, I get the impression they want to be perceived as being persecuted by 'arrogant' scientists and will twist anything we say to make this appear so. I urge anyone who hasn't yet watched the video link (Dawkins and Wendy Wright) Ellie posted above in the thread to do so. A massive eye opener.
Ellie most people were engaging in an adult robust conversation. Best WAS being rude to people. HOWEVER when someone is referred to as a tin-foil hat wearing nut job, that IS a personal attack. It undermines the proper argument. Lets face it Best is not the only person in the world to hold these views and the only way to really make people see the light is putting up the rational scientific argument, not resorting to name calling.
Exactly, january. I think we should take the high ground because we belong there.
Viewing this as an outsider who didn't participate in the first thread and has nothing invested in the creationism-evolution debate, I didn't think best was rude to anyone at all. The comment he made to Pedro about making a valid point was clearly in jest and it appeared that Pedro took it as such. When Pedro shot back a quip of his own, best smiled and sincerely congratulated him.
Maybe it's because I don't really care about this issue but I see the thread going totally different from the way most of you do. He was patient, tolerant, and respectful. He never used profanity to get his point across. He seemed to know what he was talking about. He always provided evidence for his point of view. He got a little frustrated at times, like we all do, but he never lost his cool like those attacking him did. And he said he wasn't trying to change anyone's mind, just seeking a little understanding. It's unfortunate that he didn't find it here.
Having said all that, maybe I'm just a sucker for an under dog. I just hope that if any of your children grow up to be Christians or young earth creationists you certainly won't treat them the way you treated best.
I'm sorry to disagree with you emma, but he came across as very patronising to me. He may have appeared to be providing evidence, but a lot of it was nonsense or discredited. When people tried to point him into the direction of evidence against his views, he ignored us. How is that respectful?
I never saw that happen. On the contrary, I saw him providing evidence and people refusing to look at it because it was on YouTube or came from a creationist website.
I also recall someone calling him "fucking stupid" and someone else calling him the "dumbest person on the planet." He never stooped to that level.
Mind you, I'm one of those live-and-let live atheists. I'm not as angry about it as some are. Many of my friends and family members are Christians but I don't think any of them are YEC. I was curious to see why he believed that and intrigued that he was providing scientific evidence and not just telling us "ye must have faith."
All in all, I think he was behaving like a good Christian should. I certainly wouldn't want my kids taught YEC in school but if I remember correctly he even spoke out against that too. Only to have someone criticize him and pick a fight over it. I say praise him for what he does right, challenge those ideas you think are wrong but
always give him the freedom to make his case and the respect to do so without being ridiculed and belittled.
When people are peddling dangerous bullshit, I think it's good to mock and belittle them. Because, basically, people who actually peddle this sort of thing are not very nice. Not only are they stupid, but there's usually a whole lot of unpleasant other baggage attached to this sort of delusion, and if you poke the piggy with a stick hard enough, you get to see its true colours. In this piggy's case it seems to have been 'running off to have a little whine and a moan on its own blog' but usually, push them hard enough and you'll get some lovely racism or misogyny or some other piece of complete self-discrediting.
I'm a live and let live atheist Emma, and sometimes I thought Best was incredibly patronising. The first time I pulled him up on it he apologised, the second time he completely ignored me. I'm not angry, thank you.
Interestingly, Pedro started the thread, but in the end Best refused to speak with Pedro. Which isn't actually very nice.
But, Solid, Christians think atheism is "dangerous bullshit." Best could have gone on about how atheists have killed millions of people or how they have no morals or how they are all going to burn in hell like some Christians do. But best never did that. He just wanted to make a rational case for his beliefs and I think he did an admirable job of it. He took the high road.
And Sunny, best never refused to talk to Pedro. I read the entire thread. He just asked her to be respectful. The last thing he said to her was "God loves you." Some people might interpret that as patronising but to a Christian that is a very kind and loving thing to say. Also, you acknowledge that he apologised to you yet no one ever apologised to him.
I didn't intend to take his side like this because I don't believe in any of the things he said but there is a quote I love by Voltaire that goes, "I disagree with what you say but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Atheists who agree with this statement should learn to practise it more often.
So you think calling people liars, telling Pedro she will continue to lead a sad and lonely life, saying one poster was the onle one capable of rational thought and inftellectually up to the job of debating with him, is ok is it? Thats the higher ground?
Thats not even mentioning the stuff said off board or calling valid arguments irrelevant side issues because he couldn't put up a viable argument. Or claiming he was an official expert on everything.
That was all rude. But poking with a stick is not the way forward. By doing that you bring up the victim mindset and close him, his suporters and the neutral observer off from engaging. So pretty counter productive.
Hello folks! I was a huge fan of the previous thread, but I kept silent throughout. Not so much this time, not that anyone around here actually needs any help. A few quick things about me: I'm an atheist, a lover of science (evolution most assuredly included), and I'm from the same town as Best (yes, we have met in person on several occasions).
That said, we spoke very recently and it seems he'll be returning soon! I've already had a preview of his first post... I'm not going to spill the beans, suffice it to say that it's sure to generate discussion. Cheers!
I just found him full of words. He didnt know enough about the roots of his own beliefs - the hebrew Torah - and when pulled up on a few points, points he based his whole YE stuff on, was unable to answer.
SGB opined Not only are they stupid, but there's usually a whole lot of unpleasant other baggage attached to this sort of delusion, and if you poke the piggy with a stick hard enough, you get to see its true colours.
I see that you think it's good, but that doesn't make it good, and your generalisations are both wrong and offensive.
Poke me as much as you like; I seriously doubt you will find me racist or misogynist. Then again, I could assume you only meant creationists. Of whom I am not one.
Hi AgeOfReason, welcome to the debate.
I think to characterise Best as a poor wounded underdog is to misunderstand him. Going by the Google results, he's a relentless self-publicist who thrives on peddling his 'theories' to anyone who will listen.
He's a skilled writer and debater - unfortunately he seems to mainly use his skills to mislead those gullible enough to believe him.
Hello Age welcome.
The thread certainly educated me further. I kept quiet in the main, because science is very much not my area, but Ellie's posts and others have been helpful for me. I'm a little because I think very early in the thread I defended Best, saying he argued with intelligence etc (shows how little I really do know) - I think I was just taken aback to see a YEC argue their case with so much back up 'evidence' and not simply 'because the bible says so'
even though it does not
I'll be continuing to read, with interest. I have never been a YEC despite being a Christian, I think I am in the majority of Christians on this. The little I know about evolution etc makes the best sense and does not contradict the notion of God as creator (to me).
Had a look at the fb page nice.
Okay, I'm back - with a few rules before I agree to participate. But first, some announcements.
Thanks to Emma for having my back on this thread. I love that Voltaire quote too, Emma (although it isn't clear that Voltaire actually said it). It is one of my life's guiding principles - along with, "Do unto others as you would be done by."
Before coming back, I did some research perusing several other similar threads on Mumsnet. Many of you have been doing this for a very long time - sucking in creationists and theists so you can ridicule them. (I would think you could find something better to do with your time.)
Here are a few of the gems I found:
Cotedazur: "Carbon dating shows irrefutably that [fossils] are millions of years old."
LOL! Cote obviously knows little about carbon dating.
NobleGiraffe: "Jodie you must accept that there is a logical link between YEC and intolerance of homosexuality."
A false - not to mention bigoted - thing to say.
SolidGoldBrass: "FFS! Anyone who actually believes in creationism is too stupid to be let out of the house without a keeper."
Witty perhaps but highly offensive.
SolidGoldBrass: " 'Don't be fucking ridiculous, I have better things to do with my time' is a perfectly adequate answer." (In response to being asked to go to church.)
A good example of the worst atheism has to offer humanity.
EllieArroway: "There are no good reasons to believe in any god, not a single one. And when you have no reason to believe that something is true then that belief becomes, by definition, unreasonable."
How closed mind of you. And you say you'd like to discuss my evidences for the existence God? I think I'll save my breath for someone who is interested in learning.
And finally, this astute observation by a poster who could have said it to many of the posters on the first thread:
LRDTheFeministDragon: "You are interested in insulting religious people and advancing no argument."
Good one, LRD.
Now, with that out of my system, on to my rules.
Near the end of the first thread I was spending several hours per day on Mumsnet. I cannot continue at that pace so I will have to be much more selective about who I respond to and what questions I answer. Thus:
1. No profanity in a message directed at me will be tolerated. Your entire post will go unresponded to and you will be immediately reported to the moderator.
2. No name calling or personal attacks will be tolerated. Your entire post will go unresponded to and, depending upon the severity of the offense, you may be reported to the moderator.
3. I will not respond to any allegations of lying or of misrepresentation on FaceBook. Suffice it to say that after someone visited my FaceBook page, they ran back to Mumsnet claiming I called you all a bunch of "insane mummies." I neither used the word "insane" nor mentioned that you were mothers - or even women for that matter.
I did say that your behaviour confirmed for me that people are "inherently evil." All Christians believe this so it should not be news to you.
4. I will not respond to questions previously addressed on the first thread (like the speed of light issue).
5. I cannot respond multiple times to the same questions when someone new joins the discussion. I will simply write something like "See the thread above."
6. I will not, in general, respond to questions that I deem to be off the topic of young earth creationism. If you have an unrelated question, please feel free to send me a private message.
7. If I provide evidence as requested and you refuse to read it, view it or listen to it, I will not respond to any further questions from you until you demonstrate that you have done so.
8. If I find out that you are messaging my FaceBook friends to harass them (as someone has done to one of atheist friends) I will report you to the moderator and possibly to the police.
9. Let's keep the discussion civil, rational and logical. Feel free to challenge my views and question my evidence. But please keep in mind my three primary assumptions:
1. God exists.
2. He has revealed information to us about His creation in the Bible.
3. The Bible can be understood through a plain reading of the text.
10. I have taken into consideration the comments that some of you felt I was patronizing and rude. Once again, if I offended anyone I deeply apologize. I will try to do better on this thread (and have no doubt that I can if everyone adheres to the first 9 rules.)
I assure you I was not claiming persecution because of your "rational arguments" but because of your poor conduct. Be respectful. Mind your Ps and Qs and we won't have a problem. Let's have a productive discussion.
P.S. I tried to post this last night but Mumsnet was down.
Hi Age. Thanks for joining the discussion. You know it's going to be really tough for me not to call you by your real name.
Age and I have a healthy mutual respect. Although our disagreements can get heated at times, we never allow them to descend into name calling etc. and I can truly say I love this guy. (Oops! Girl. Uh, woman. Wait. What do you want to be known as, Age?)
(That's two winks in one post. People are going to start to talk about us. Love ya, buddy.)
I have to hand it to you Best, you really are good value. I'm just gutted that I namechange too often for you to have found anything in my murky MN past for you to disapprove of. But you have cheered me up no end anyway, ta.
Regarding shameless self-promotion, I don't get paid for anything I do. When someone on the first thread asked the name of my book I said,
"I didn't mention it, NG. I'm not here to promote myself or to sell books. I want to answer honest questions from nice people who are genuinely interested in learning."
I live a very modest lifestyle. I've never owed a car. I rent my apartment. My clothes and books are all second hand. I used to volunteer to produce and host a local TV show talking with university professors about the big questions of life. It took up a lot of my free time and I didn't get paid for it but those are the types of conversations I like to have. I try to live my life according to the way Jesus taught us to. Of course I fail sometimes because I am a sinner (as we all are).
My FaceBook profile says, "If you're not learning, you're not living" - a phrase I believe I coined and firmly believe in.
No one writes to make money as it is not a very good way to get rich. They do it to communicate ideas they are passionate about. I have always said that the biggest compliment I could ever receive is when someone says, "You know, I never thought about it like that before." That's worth more to me than all the money in the world.
Best, Mumsnet HQ dictates the rules of engagement on Mumsnet. Not you. You can check out their posting guidelines if you're unsure.
You may not be aware of this, but it is considered extremely bad form to quote posters from other threads. Those posters are not (as yet) present on this thread to answer you.
Best - Well, I didn't actually suggest that you had got rich on the profits...
"Best, Mumsnet HQ dictates the rules of engagement on Mumsnet. Not you. You can check out their posting guidelines if you're unsure."
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A recent AdDuplex report lists the Nokia Lumia 520 as the most popular Windows Phone device in the market.
The Nokia Lumia 520 has a 12.1% market share. This is very interesting considering that the smartphone launched just close to three years ago and there has been a number of Windows Phone devices that have launched recently.
The Microsoft Lumia 535 comes a close second as expected with a 12.0% market share. The Lumia 535 is one of the most popular smartphone to launch and was in fact the first smartphone from the Microsoft Lumia Brand.
On the OS version, Windows 8.1 has a massive 81.1% market share while Windows 10 Mobile, a more recent OS version has a 7.7% market share.
Microsoft and Nokia are the largest smartphone vendors of devices running Windows 10.
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Learning about the history of the natural world doesn't have to be limited to Natural History Museum school trips (although we did love those outings - can't resist a visit to those massive moving dinosaur models)! The Natural History Museum has plenty of online information hubs, including their Open Air Laboratories programme. In order to be kept up to date, OPAL's education pages needed to be redesigned and re-themed, and we were chosen for the job.
BrightLemon has been working with the Natural History Museum since 2009. For this second project together, the leading historical institution wanted the learning area of their OPAL site to be completely re-themed in order to attract more visitors and improve the overall use journey for all of the varied user types they cater for. These are mainly aimed at schools, teachers and students, but are also readily available for anyone else interested in the natural world.
We designed and themed the OPAL education pages with the aim of creating a uniform brand and design matching the whole site. Based on intuitive user experience, we themed the OPAL education section with a platform that enables users to have a clear and informative journey through the site. We implemented the capabilities for users to view and download lesson plans, education packs and other study resources, as well as view a range of nature-related videos and images.
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The two met in 2011 on "The X Factor."
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"#CongratsZaynAndPerrie" is trending on Twitter — and with good reason.
One Direction star Zayn Malik, 20, is engaged to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, reports the BBC.
Edwards, 20, proudly showed off a rock on her finger at Tuesday night's premiere of the band's new movie, This Is Us, reports The Mirror.
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A spokesman for Hackford Jones PR confirmed the news to the BBC, saying: "Zayn and Perrie are engaged, but any further detail regarding their relationship is private."
The two met on the set of the British version of The X Factor in 2011. One Direction was performing and Little Mix went on to become the first group to win the TV contest after being mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos.
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Consult your free Michigan Football Guide
The free Michigan Football Guide returned yesterday (it was absent during the first two games of the season) and so did Michigan's winning ways. Coincidence? Probably. Nevertheless, I was happy to have the free program to consult as there was a myriad of personnel moves yesterday. Some items of interest:
- After the first quarter, Adam Kraus moved to Center and Justin Boren moved to Left Guard. Boren, a left-hander, and new QB Ryan Mallett were having trouble on the snap exchange including on Michigan's first offensive play. Kraus had played Center previously as he played some games at the position in the 2005 season. No word yet on what the configuration of the line will be next week for Penn State.
- Kickoff specialist Bryan Wright left the game with an injury and was replaced by K.C. Lopata who saw his first action of the season. Lopata booted four kickoffs for 231 yards averaging 57.8 yards per kick. (Note: Kickoffs are from the 30 yard line this season).
- Quarterbacks Nick Sheridan and David Cone took the first game snaps of their respective careers but neither player threw a pass.
- Cornerback Johnny Sears may have a new role: left out. Sears was not on the Michigan sideline for yesterday's game and Coach Carr refused to answer the question when asked whether Sears was still on the team.
- Freshman WR Toney Clemons made his first career start yesterday. Clemons started in the place of usual starting #3 WR, Greg Mathews, who was presumably being punished for the "kicking incident" that occurred against Oregon.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
I'm thinking that at some point a loving letter from a loving lawyer might be in order....
Meanwhile, I cannot forget what I heard Father Stephen Freeman say one time: Be kind to everyone.
It seems like it must be difficult to concentrate and communicate when the only thing standing between you and being catatonic is a thrice-a-day pill.
I often wonder what the other kids think of their sister's illness. I have tried to get them to talk about it but they don't really. I think my kids are at least very kind to one another, for the most part.
The kitty cats are fighting today. And it's very cooooold outside. A lovely morning snow storm graced our area, but unfortunately for the kids, yet again it's melting off before they have a chance to get out in it.
My coffee, which I forgot to drink this morning keeps getting cold. I keep trying.
I love the feeling of just having come back from the grocery store, and there's lots of good food in the house. I'll love it even more when I get off this computer and go clean the kitchen. Now THAT will be nice. Freshly baked bread, something hot to drink.
I also like in when I have a hundred forty dollars to spend, and my grocery tab comes to $139.50.
Somehow, despite the cold, I can hear a flock of birds outside in the honeysuckle bushes singing their little hearts out. Perhaps it keeps them warm. I like it.
I organized my tea shelf: chammomile, peppermint, lemon zinger, raspberry zinger, decaf, regular black tea, hot chocolate mix, diet hot chocolate mix, xylitol packets, stevia packets, honey, and an assortment of generic crystal lite type things. A new one my daughter spotted at the store this morning: Chocolate Hazelnut Decaf tea. She says it's good. I was going to have some, but then I realized that the label says it contains peanuts. Bummer. But I'm glad there's something nice for her and whoever else wants some.
Weight Watchers this morning: I didn't loose any weight this week, but that's what happens when I don't track for the first four days of the week, isn't it? This week I must do better. I struggle along and keep trying. At least I have identified some bad habits, and some questionable habits to be working on. And I won't give up. Blarch. I wish it were easier.
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- Liz in Seattle said...
Fr. Stephen said, "Be kind to everyone." My take on this, in your situation, is that you (generic, not specifically you) should be kind to everyONE. You are battling a company, a bureaucracy. Granted, the decisions are made by people, but I hope (perhaps in vain) that they're only making the decisions that they feel comply with their policies. But if you met one of those people on the street, that would be a different issue.
I'm saying this stuff because I've battled an insurance company, in vain, for multi-thousand dollar therapies for my eldest. So I guess I'm talking mostly to myself. I'm SO not walking in your shoes. Maybe I should just listen to my own words. You'd be amazed at the invectives that poured from my mouth when the final decision came down. Oh, and the tears flowed too.
Hang in there, my friend. May God's mercy pour upon you and your sweet girl.
- Tabitha said...
People sometimes ask me if not having insurance for myself and my husband worries me. I suppose it does, especially when one of us gets bronchitis or something equally small and has to go to the doctor and we don't have any room in the budget for it. However, the number of times in my life that I have been, met or heard of people being denied coverage or dropped from their companies just when they really needed it or because the doctor-recommended treatment doesn't fall within their normal parameters makes me feel differently. I realize that they are money-making corporations and that certain ailments can wreak havoc on their bottom lines. Nevertheless, isn't that exactly why we are willing to pay for it in the first place? I always thought we were paying them to take the risk for us! There aren't any good answers. Lord have mercy and may He himself provide.


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A year since triple shootingsWednesday October 18, 2017
A year ago today, the country reeled in shock and disbelief when a 47-year old escaped male prisoner took a .22 rifle, murdered two people, then killed himself 16 hours later with the same gun.
MP saves lives of three childrenTuesday October 17, 2017
Bad smell prompts plea for helpThursday October 12, 2017
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Change would safeguard NZ paymentsWednesday September 27, 2017
Advocates for changing the national super scheme say it would make more sense to allow all CINSF members to withdraw their entire contribution at age 60 to 64 to safeguard their NZ Superannuation should they qualify for it.
Huge money at stake in 'super' issueWednesday September 27, 2017
Cook Islanders who must compulsorily contribute to the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund and who also qualify for New Zealand Superannuation pension will find themselves hugely disadvantaged when it comes time to collect their Kiwi entitlement.
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Broken Silence Trailer Released For RaiderZPerfect World Entertainment have just released a new video trailer for the upcoming expansion to their action MMORPG, RaiderZ: Broken Silence. Following a screenshot reveal last week, the new video gives players a bigger slice of the Broken Silence pie. The expansion, the first for RaiderZ, will bring with it a host of new content. Players can expect an increase in the level cap, a variety of new zones to explore, tons of new gear to collect and a variety of deadly bosses to fight.
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From what I can put together, the story is this. The world is ending, and one man must destroy one of the Dragons that are warring over the world. Should he destroy the Dragons of the Earth or the Dragons of the Heaven? Destroying Earth will destroy earth. Destroying Heaven will keep the earth intact. Two buxom sisters predict (and seek) opposite outcomes. And our hero is wooed by each sister.
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Okmulgee Police Dept. Reports Monthly Stats for July 2016
Police Chief Joe Prentice reported that the department is fully staffed, but that changes to the state budget have affected CLEET's reported ability to provide training.
"The changes have passed on the cost of providing meals for Academy cadets and ammunition for firearm training. With these new changes he anticipate's the travel and training budget will be stretched extremely thin this year.
July numbers are as follows:
Murder 0
Rape 3
Robbery 1
Aggravated assault 2
Simple assault 14
Burglary 12
Larceny 20
Vehicles Theft 2
Arson 0
Value of property taken was $38,239
Value of property recovered was $4413
Total bookings 148
Traffic accidents 20
Reports made 150
Calls for service 1238
Update: Missing boys found non-custodial mother taken into custody
OKMULGEE, Oklahoma - Police located two boys who were missing and considered endangered.
Okmulgee Police said the boys were taken by their mother over the weekend. Officers said Zachary Roberts, 11, and Malachi Roberts, 13, were located Tuesday evening in Cherokee County.
Police said they believe the boys' non-custodial mother, 32-year-old Amber Cornelius took the two. She is now in custody.
According to police, Zachary and Malachi were last seen Saturday morning at a home in the 200 block of East 8th Street.
See Related Story: An alert issued Monday night for missing and endangered children
An alert issued Monday night for missing and endangered children
OKMULGEE, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials are not sure where the non-custodial mother of two children taken from Okmulgee over the weekend may be headed.
An alert was issued Monday night for the children, who officially are considered missing and endangered, according to OHP.
According to the alert, the children — Zachary Roberts, 11, and Malachi Roberts, 13 — were taken by Amber Cornelius, 32, at about 8 a.m. Saturday and were last seen at 217 E. 8th in Okmulgee.
Zachary Roberts was wearing a red shirt and black and red sports shorts. There was no clothing description for Malachi Roberts.
Anyone who sees the boys or Cornelius should contact their local law enforcement.
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety shows 50 traffic-related fatalities in June 2016
Preliminary information from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety shows 50 traffic-related fatalities in June 2016, compared to 66 in the same month last year.
Some 43 of the fatality victims were Oklahoma residents.
The number of fatalities on each type of roadway: state highway, 16; county road, 11; U.S. highway, 10; interstate highway, 6; city street, 5; turnpike, 2.
Some 28 of the fatality victims were drivers; 11 were passengers; four were pedestrians; seven were motorcycle operators.
The daily fatality numbers include five deaths on Sundays; six on Mondays; eight on Tuesdays; 11 on Wednesdays; seven on Thursdays; seven on Fridays; six on Saturdays. There were four days in the month of June with no reported fatalities.
According to police reports, three fatalities were alcohol-related.
There were 12 female victims and 38 male victims.
None of the victims was age 20 or younger. The 36- to 40-year-old age group had the most fatalities with eight, followed by the 56- to 60-year-old age group with five.
Logan County led the state with a total of four fatalities, followed by the following counties with three fatalities each: Canadian, Mayes, Pontotoc, Tulsa and Wagoner.
Some 33.3 percent of those who died in traffic collisions were not wearing safety belts at the time of the crash.
For additional statistics, please visit the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office website: www.ohso.ok.gov.
Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office Seeking Suspect Caught on Camera
The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office Investigations Division is currently seeking the public's assistance in identifying this suspect.
On July 18, 2016 a male subject walked into the Preston Ezee Plus Store and was captured on surveillance footage shoplifting from the store. When employees attempted to confront the subject he fled in a newer model silver Ford car with a paper tag. While the subject was fleeing from the store he struck an employee with his vehicle. He was last seen traveling south towards Okmulgee.
If anyone recognizes this suspect please contact Investigator Duston Todd at (918) 756-4311. Thank you for your assistance.
Distraught Man Fires Weapon Inside Home in Morris
Multiple Okmulgee county law enforcement agencies responded to a call on Second Street in Morris today. A distraught Morris man who was reported to be suicidal shot a weapon inside a residence and was barricaded within the home.
Parts of Second Street was evacuated for the safety of the public.
Officers were able to talk the man into surrendering himself to the police. He was taken into custody and no one was hurt. The name of the person has not been released yet. The man will be taken for an assessment to decide if he needs an emergency order of detention for mental health.
Morris Police, Okmulgee County Sheriff's Deputies and Creek Nation Lighthorse responded to the call.
Okmulgee Police Blotter July 17
July 11
A Larceny Report was taken at McDonald's.
A Sexual Assault Report was taken in the Police Lobby.
Tecumseh Sanders (34) was arrested for a Judicial Order.
Carah Harjo (24) was arrested for a Judicial Order.
Officers responded to the 400 Blk of E. 25th in reference to a Burglary. Steven Barnett (37) was arrested for Burglary (1st Degree), Violation of Protective Order, and Public Intoxication.
July 12
A report of Vandalism was take from the Muskogee Nation Physical Rehab Center.
A report of Theft From A Vehicle was taken in the 900 Blk of S. Rogers.
A Lost Property report was taken in the 1500 Blk of Woodland Ave.
A Vandalism report was taken in the 800 Blk of S. Osage.
Anthony Adams (27) was arrested for a Henryetta Municipal Warrant.
July 13
A Fraud report was taken in the Police Lobby.
Dustin Harjo (29) was arrested for Obtaining Merchandise By False Pretense.
A report of Peeping Tom was taken in the 600 Blk of E. 15th.
July 14
A report of an Unresponsive Person was taken in the 200 Blk of W. 5th.
A report of Found Property was taken in the Police Lobby.
A Simple Assault report was taken at the Holiday Inn Express.
Juanita Espinoza (29) was arrested for Defective Equipment, Possession of CDS(X3), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
July 15
A Simple Assault and Burglary report was taken in the 500 Blk of Moreland Ave. Justin Streight (32) was arrested for 1st Degree Burglary, Domestic Assault and Battery, and Assault and Battery.
A Vandalism report was taken in the 1700 Blk of E. 11th.
A Vandalism report was taken in the 900 Blk of N. Collins.
A Fraud report was taken in the Police Lobby.
July 16
A Theft report was taken from the Best Western Hotel.
Amber Killer (29) was arrested for Public Intoxication.
Megan Arsee (26) was arrested for Larceny of Merchandise From A Retailer, Criminal Trespassing, and Okmulgee Co. Warrants.
July 17
Officers were dispatched to the 1100 Blk of N. Griffin in response to a dog that had been attacked by another dog. Animal At Large (X2), Harboring A Vicious Dog (X2), Animal Violation (No City License) (X2), and Failure to Vaccinate Dog For Rabies (X2)
A Violation of Protective Order report was taken in the 1000 Blk of N. Osage.
A Stolen Property report was taken in the 700 Blk of N. Seminole.
United States Attorney's Office announced the results of the July 2016 Federal Grand Jury
DUSTIN RAY BAILEY, age 36, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE; POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME and FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM; FORFEITURE
The Indictment alleges that on or about June 27, 2016, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess a firearm, which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, that is, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance. The charges arose from an investigation by the Sallisaw Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The charges are in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by no less than 5 years or more than 40 years imprisonment, a fine up to $5,000,000.00 or both; Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A), punishable by not less than 5 consecutive years imprisonment to any other sentence, up to a $250,000.00 fine or both and Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.
Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris
THOMAS ZACHARY PETERS, age 32, of Lansing, Michigan.
The Indictment alleges that from in or about November 2015, the exact date being unknown, until on or about June 1, 2016, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, and elsewhere, the defendant, an individual required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, after having received a felony conviction from the State of Michigan, in Eaton County, on or about April 7, 2005, for the offense of Criminal Sexual Conduct-2nd Degree, traveled in interstate and foreign commerce and knowingly failed to register and update his registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The charge arose from an investigation by the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Department and the United States Marshals Service. The charge is in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3), punishable by not more than 10 years impris
Okmulgee Police Blotter July 1 - 9, 2016
July 1st
Officers responded to Walmart in reference to a subject acting erratic.
July 2nd
A traffic stop was conducted in the area of 8th & Creek. Korey Stark (24) was arrested for DUI, Driving Left of Center, and Defective Equipment. Deborah O'Brien (51) was arrested for Public Intoxication.
Officers were dispatched to Walmart in response to a person causing a disturbance. Jeremy Pressler (28) was arrested for Public Intoxication.
A Shoplifting report was taken from Orschlen's.
A traffic stop was conducted in the area of 6th and Sherman. Mark Dugger (57) was arrested for DUI, Child
Endangerment X2, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, and Defective Equipment. Steven Richards (49) was arrested for Public Intoxication.
Officers responded to Creek Village in reference to an intoxicated subject. Jeremy Berryhill (26) was arrested for Public Intoxication, Transporting Open Container of Beer, and Transporting Open Container of Liquor.
July 3rd
Officers were dispatched to the Creek Nation Medical Center ER in response to a stabbing victim. Victim did not wish to make a report.
Officers responded to the 1000 Blk of N. Osage in reference to a Domestic Disturbance. Edwin Brown (57) was arrested for Possession of Firearm AFCF
July 4th
Officers were dispatched to the YMCA parking lot in response to an accident. Katherine Sears (25) was arrested for an Okmulgee Co. Warrant.
July 5th
Tony Potter (52) was arrested for an Okmulgee Co. Warrant.
A report of Debit Card Fraud was taken in the Police Lobby.
Sonya Hardwick (37) was arrested for Okmulgee Co. Warrants.
July 6th
Officers were dispatched to the 1200 Blk of E. Buffalo in response to a possible stolen vehicle in the area. Officers recovered a 2010 Nissan Rogue that was reported stolen out of Holdenville.
July 8th
Officers were flagged down in the area of 8th & Okmulgee by an Assault victim. Edward Bailey (30) was arrested for Simple Assault.
July 9th
Officers responded to the Best Western in reference to a disturbance. McKinley Craft (32) was arrested for Domestic Violence and Public Intoxication.
Officers were dispatched to the area of 4th & Madison in response to a truck blocking the roadway. Clinton Thompson (19) was arrested for DUI, Possession of Stolen Firearm, Transporting Loaded Firearm, Possession of Firearm While Under the Influence of Intoxicants, and Possession of Illegal Weapon.
Officers responded to the Storage Units on 20th St. in reference to a Burglary that had already occurred. Several units have been broken into by someone cutting a hole in the roof and then cutting a hole in the walls to access other units. Officers do not have a suspect at this time.
Carl Rudolph (27) was arrested for Driving Under Suspension.
A report of a stolen Bicycle was taken in the 1100 Blk of W. 7th. It is described as a Blue and Silver Mongoose.
A report of stolen credit cards was taken at Warehouse Mkt on 8th St.
Brandon Ellis (25) was arrested for an Okfuskee Co. Warrant.
Officers responded to the area of 13th & Creek in reference to a Possible Abduction.
July 10th
A report of Stolen Property was taken in the 3900 Blk of N. Wood Dr.
A Runaway report was taken in the 600 Blk of N. Porter. The juvenile returned home later that same day.
A report of Assault was taken in the 1000 Blk of Valley Rd.
Subject in Burglary Investigation Captured by Violent Crime Task Force
By Valerie Rice - ONN
District 25 Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF) and Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office Investigators assigned to the VCTF, Ottawa County investigators and US Marshall's arrested Jeff Ray Gage Tuesday evening July 5 around 9:30 p.m.
Gage is wanted in question to the involvement in a home burglary near N. 256 Rd and Buchanan Rd in the early morning hours of July 3rd.
Officers tracked the suspect to a small apartment complex in Miami, Okla. where they called him out of the residence and he surrendered to the officers.
According to OCSO Chief Deputy Robert Heath, Gage had no critical injuries as suspected in the initial investigation.


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As the 2017 Minnesota legislative session heads into the home stretch and President Trump is creating a constitutional crisis, the news for Minnesota Republicans in the recent Star Tribune survey is not great.
To recap, most Minnesotans are…
Digging Dayton. An overwhelming 62% of Minnesotans approve of the job being done by Minnesota Republicans' primary antagonist, DFL Governor Mark Dayton. Less than half as many Minnesotans (29%) disapprove of the job Dayton is doing.
- Implication: He's grumpy, boring, wonky, and unabashedly liberal, but Governor Eyeore remains quite popular with a strong majority Minnesotans. Despite Republicans' best efforts to frame Dayton as being metro-centric and out-of-touch with Greater Minnesota, a majority in every region of the state approve of the job he is doing. As high stakes budget and policy negotiations between Dayton and legislators begin, Dayton is in a relatively strong position to push his progressive agenda.
In the Dumps About Trump. Only 40% approve of the Republicans' national leader, President Donald Trump. This marks an all time historical low-point among Presidents, at a time that is supposed to be a President's "honeymoon period." For context, eight years ago, during dire economic times, the newly elected President Obama had a 62% approval rating.
- Implication: To state the obvious, "all time low" is not good. Republicans who remain steadfastly loyal to their party's unpopular President could be more vulnerable in the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections. While the conventional wisdom would be for Republican incumbents to distance themselves from the toxic Trump, it's difficult for them to do so, because Trump remains popular with the narrow band of Trump diehards. Republican incumbents need those voters on their side in order to survive 2018 primary and general elections. With Trump this unpopular, Republican incumbents are in a political bind.
Swooning for DFL Senators. In comparison to Trump's 40% approval rating, 58% of Minnesotans approve of DFL Senator Al Franken, and 72% approve of Senator Amy Klobuchar.
- Implication: Franken and Klobachar remain popular as they relentlessly criticize Trump and his policies, which should embolden other DFLers to do the same. Also, Klobuchar looks difficult for Republicans to defeat in 2018, and both Franken and Klobuchar should be helpful surrogates for down ballot DFL candidates in 2018.
Not Feeling The Mandate. Trump mandate? What mandate? Most Minnesotans don't like Trump's policies any better than they like him personally. About two-thirds (65%) oppose Trump's signature campaign issue – building a Mexico wall. Only 29% support that idea. The survey also found that Minnesotans oppose Trump's proposals to accelerate deportations, and his Muslim travel ban.
The only ray of hope in the survey for President Trump was that 70% of Minnesotans support his drive-by Syrian missile strike, proving once again that Americans still love military actions, as long as victory can be declared within a matter of days.
- Implication. It turns out those "real Americans" at the Trump rallies who cheered wildly about the Mexico wall and Muslim ban are not very representative of most Minnesotans. Therefore, stressing those issues would seem to hurt Republicans more than help them, at least with moderate swing voters. However, the one thing that perhaps could make Trump more popular is a quick, easy military victory. Don't think for a moment that a drive-by war has not crossed Trump's compulsively self-promotional mind. In other words, it's probably not a good time to plan a vacation to Grenada.
Nyet On Russiagate Coverup. Republicans steadfastly maintain that no one cares about the Russian controversy. But even prior to the disturbing Comey firing, a majority of Minnesotans (55%) indicated that they would like to see an independent investigation of the Trump campaign's ties to the Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, while 39% say there should be no such investigation.
- Implication: If Republicans continue to cover up and downplay the Russia controversy, it will not pass the smell test with a majority of Minnesotans.
All Aboard On Trains. By a strong twenty-point margin (54% support to 34% oppose), Minnesotans support building two extensions of light rail transit (LRT), from Minneapolis to the southwester suburbs and Minneapolis to the northern suburbs.
- Implication: Republicans should think twice about making LRT their poster child for wasteful spending. Despite Republican operatives and talk radio jocks aggressively bashing LRT over many years, most Minnesotans, including plenty of voters in swing suburban districts, support LRT expansion.
Okay With O'Care. Then there is Obamacare. Republicans seem supremely confident that Obamacare is wildly unpopular. But a narrow plurality of Minnesotans actually is okay with it. Forty-nine percent of Minnesotans say Obamacare has been "mostly good," while 44% say it has been "mostly bad." This issue polled better for Republicans than most other issues, but this finding isn't very encouraging for Republicans who are dead set on repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a Trumpcare plan that offers many fewer patient benefits.
- Implication: As Republicans prepare to replace Obamacare with something that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says will erases all of the Obamacare coverage gains, these numbers spotlight the political risk that Republicans are taking. Republicans are beginning to learn that the only thing many Americans hate more than Obamacare is lack of Obamacare.
Loving Local Control. By a whopping 34-point margin (60% oppose, 26% support), Minnesotans oppose the GOP-backed proposal to prevent Minnesota towns and cities from passing work-rule ordinances, such as minimum wage increases. In every region of Minnesota, a majority oppose limiting local control.
- Implication: This is another loser issue for Republicans. How in the world did the party that constantly preaches about the need for "local control" end up on this side of the issue?
Wrong Tax Cuts. Inexplicably, the Star Tribune apparently didn't poll on what seems like the overarching question of this legislative session: What should legislators do with the state budget surplus? That is, should they spend it, cut taxes or save it for a rain day (i.e ask about "all," "most," "some," or "none" for each category). Instead, the Star Tribune only asked how to cut taxes, as if tax cutting were the only thing being debated.
Even within that narrow fiscal category, the news wasn't great for Republicans. Republicans propose tax cuts targeted to narrow constituencies — smokers, farmers, retirees, people with student loan debt, business owners and others. But most Minnesotans (45%) would rather just cut income taxes for all, perhaps because it's simple and broad-based. Less than 20% of Minnesotans support the Republican-recommended constituency-by-constituency approach, while the rest support Jesse Ventura-style rebates (30%).
- Implication: Tax-cutting remains the Republicans' bread-and-butter issue, and it should be a pretty easy sell. Still, Minnesota Republicans can't even seem to do that right. They somehow managed to find the most unpopular way to cut taxes, which might somewhat limit the electoral benefits they stand to gain from the tax cuts.
Political tides ebb and flow, so today's viewpoints could be very different at election time18 months from now. But as it currently stands in the dawn of the Trump era, Minnesota Republicans are not exactly winning so much they're tired of winning.