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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (88478)	11/14/2006 1:36:37 PM
From: James Calladine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361016

Wish I could disagree with you, but I don't. The actions of the Democrats from January on should tell us whether they are for real or just creating more diversion, spin and obfuscation. Namaste! Jim

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (88478)	11/14/2006 6:36:20 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361016

Bored With Bond? No Problem: 'Casino Royale' Has Shiny New One bloomberg.com

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (88478)	11/14/2006 7:12:40 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361016

So you're optimistic now?

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (88478)	11/14/2006 10:15:52 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 361016

Iraq’s Post-Saddam Insurgency cfr.org The Cost of the Iraq War cfr.org

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (88478)	11/15/2006 2:18:05 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 361016

Bring on the Buckeyes _______________________________________________________________ Michigan deserves its No. 2 ranking, and has one more chance to impress BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG DETROIT FREE PRESS COLUMNIST November 12, 2006 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- With all due respect to the Indiana Hoosiers, it is high time somebody started hyping this Michigan-Ohio State game. Did you know that Michigan is No. 2 in the country and Ohio State is No. 1? It's true! Only days remain until U-M and OSU play in Columbus in what can conservatively be called the biggest sporting event in the history of the world. Michigan offensive coordinator Mike DeBord said Saturday that he hasn't watched any film of OSU, which was hilarious and not remotely believable. The truth is that last week, Michigan set some practice time aside to prepare for Ohio State. Not a lot of time. But some. U-M coaches didn't make a big deal of it, but the players aren't dumb. They knew they were getting ready for the Buckeyes. It was a throwback to the Woody Hayes-Bo Schembechler days, when Michigan and Ohio State did something every day to prepare for each other. Limits on practice time and parity in college football have made that impossible now. But this showdown is as close as we'll get to the 1970s. As part of their OSU preparations, the Wolverines held a scrimmage Saturday against a scout team wearing red, and they took it very seriously. They even went to the trouble of bringing in real officials and selling tickets, which I thought was a bit much. The Wolverines showed Indiana that they might let Hoosier powerhouses like Ball State hang around for a while, but not silly little pseudo-threats like the Hoosiers. Meanwhile, No. 1 Ohio State was over in Evanston, Ill., teaching a feisty group of young journalism students how to spell "butt-kicking." And now The Game becomes a game that should fire up pretty much anybody with a TV. On Saturday, Michigan led, 21-3, at halftime and had out-gained Indiana, 246-83. Then, for reasons that remained unclear at press time, they played the second half. Steve Breaston returned a punt for a touchdown. Michigan drove down for another. U-M led, 34-3, midway through the third quarter. Roll credits. Are the Wolverines ready for the hype? Tailback Mike Hart said "it started four weeks ago." But quarterback Chad Henne said, "They started talking about it five weeks ago." Unfortunately for Indiana, that was the only time all day that Michigan's stars were out of sync. It would be foolish to read too much into Michigan's blowout win, just as it would be foolish to read too much into Ohio State's blowout win, but I am nothing if not a fool. So here goes. Hoosiers quarterback Kellen Lewis is obviously no Troy Smith, but at least he is a running quarterback, and Michigan has had loads of trouble with running quarterbacks in the past. But this year's defensive front, led by LaMarr Woodley and Alan Branch, might be the best unit of any kind on any team in the country. Lewis was barely a factor. Check that: Indiana was barely a factor. Maybe this is why the wait for Michigan-Ohio State has been so agonizingly long -- the Wolverines still haven't been seriously tested. I don't think people understand just how dominant this Michigan team has been. That happens a lot when a team has a phenomenal defense and a very good offense. Somehow, a 54-10 game seems like a much bigger blowout than a 34-3 game. But just because it seems that way doesn't make it so. Michigan's offense is as healthy as it's been all season. But when DeBord was asked if his team is finally hitting on all cylinders, he said, "I don't think we had been missing too many cylinders before. We were just doing some things differently in some games because we felt that's all we needed to do." Penn State, Wisconsin and Minnesota all scored late touchdowns against Michigan, making those games seem closer than they actually were. Then, last week, the Wolverines led Ball State, 31-12, when coach Lloyd Carr decided to rest many of his defensive starters. The final score was 34-26. And that started some whispers that Michigan got caught looking ahead, and more whispers that while U-M is good, Ohio State is on another level. I think Carr likes that people questioned his team afterward. I think he loves it when people say Ohio State is a cut above everybody else in the country. I think he knows when his Wolverines play well they are capable of beating anybody, anywhere. Michigan is 11-0, No. 2 in the nation, and somehow still better than people realize. Only one other team has been this good all year. Even DeBord has heard of that other team. "I'm excited to start looking at the film and start putting a plan together," DeBord said. Good one. Copyright © 2006 Detroit Free Press Inc.