First Thoughts: The Party Of No (compromise)

The Nuggets have been adept at finding ways to win games lately, but they haven’t played a lot of winning basketball. They submitted a much more convincing sample of evidence Monday night with a 117-90 rout of the Phoenix Suns. Possessing a rare halftime lead, albeit a narrow one of 55-51, Denver improved to 5-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season by pulling away in a 45-28 third quarter at Ball Arena. Phoenix’s 90 points were the fewest the Nuggets (16-11) have allowed this season. “I thought that was one of our best defensive efforts from beginning to end,” coach Michael Malone said. Twenty-four hours earlier, they needed overtime to escape New Orleans with a victory that wasn’t particularly awe-inspiring.

The Festivus skit from Seinfeld is one of the best holiday skits ever done, right after the WKRP Turkey Drop. But alas, for most of us, the holiday has drawn to an end and soon it will be time to put the aluminum pole back into the crawlspace until next year.

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino's response to Trump's childish threats was more measured than the joking title but it was used to highlight the absurdity of negotiation through bullying. The only way to deal with bullies like Trump is to call them out for it. Source: MSN Panama's President José Raúl Mulino emphasized that the Panama Canal belongs to the country and rejected the possibility of any territorial concessions.

Add Alaskans to people that Trump has pissed off for no good reason recently. Lisa and her father Frank Murkowski spent decades trying to get the federal government to change Mount McKinley to Denali. Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U. S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.

Colorado state officials and the Union Pacific Railroad reached a tentative agreement on the future of the 100-year-old Moffat Tunnel — and, in the process, set the stage to expand passenger rail service in the mountains between Denver and Craig, officials announced Monday. Barring any major hiccups between now and the formal signing in May, the state will extend the 99-year lease allowing Union Pacific to use the tunnel for another 25 years.

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever. Related Articles House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain Unidentified drones spotted flying at locations across NYC, including LaGuardia Airport About 2.6 million Stanley cups recalled after malfunctions caused burns. Is your mug included? Gold is suddenly not so glittery after Trump’s White House victory The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving,” Urena said. Clinton, a Democrat who served two terms as president from January 1993 until January 2001, addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this summer, and campaigned ahead of November’s election for the unsuccessful White House bid of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. In the years since Clinton left the White House, he’s faced some health scares. In 2004, he underwent quadruple bypass surgery after experiencing prolonged chest pains and shortness of breath.