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Black Friday Update
Not to be too bleak before this holiday weekend but here I go.
Nancy Pelosi suffers from nuclear grade stupidity:
By her reasoning, those checks are helping give somebody a job.
“It injects demand into the economy,” Pelosi said, arguing that when families have money to spend it keeps the economy churning. “It creates jobs faster [...] -
From The Book, Road To Serfdom
In chapter 8. Who, Whom?
Once it becomes increasingly true, and is generally recognized, that the position of the individual is determined not by impersonal forces, not as a result of the competitive effort of many, but by the deliberate decision of authority, the attitude of the people toward their position in the social order [...] -
Fannie And Freddie To Be D-Listed
Via Newsalert.
Why worry about the stockholders when they can put the US Taxpayer on the hook?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they intend to delist their stock from the New York Stock Exchange as the U.S. government-backed mortgage companies continue to struggle amid billions in losses.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the companies’ conservator, said [...] -
Ann Coulter To The GOP
There are some notable exceptions but too many Republicans are sitting back on cruise control for this election cycle. Assuming that 50 plus seats in the House of Representatives are theirs for the taking.
Is it that irrational for me to think that if the Republicans gain control of Congress that they might [...] -
A Pricey Campaign Cycle Is Gearing Up
Who needs a political party when you have a legion or two of useful idiots willing to do their bidding?
At least two influential unions will spend close to $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of those funds going to protect incumbents.
Union officials told The Hill they plan to help endangered [...] -
The Problem With Safety Nets
This helps define the problem with cushy unemployment benefits and multiple extensions. Why would someone jeopardize their guaranteed check from Uncle Gubmint than go out and work at temp job. When they run out of extensions then it’s time to go looking for a job, not beforehand.
Landscapers are having trouble filing temporary jobs [...] -
The VAT In Europe Today And Other Monday Links.
The future is now in Europe on how the VAT works.
After almost two months of waiting for the iPad to arrive in their country of residence, international users are now complaining about the inflated price some of them must pay for the tablet, compared to the U.S. prices. For example, in the U.K., the [...] -
Help Turn Pennsylvania Red
Robert Stacy has the inside track with Tim Burn in the 12th district of Pennsylvania. Jack Murtha’s old district. He was one of the few who had his district rigged so he had to be carted out in a wooden box instead of being voted out. Now that Murtha has become a [...]
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GM To Answer Some Tough Questions
Reason TV called out Ed Whitacre earlier here. Soon, Whitacre may have to answer to Congress.
Now Whitacre is not a dumb guy, nor are there any ethics scandals in his previous record as a very successful CEO at AT&T. He was even the national head of the Boy Scouts of America, so why all [...] -
Video: Reason TV Calls BS On GM
Did GM really pay back the Government loan in full and ahead of schedule? Short answer, yes. Long answer, with someone else’s money.
In other news, I made a buck by taking a dollar out of my right pocket and putting it in my left.
