the horse's mouth

I Almost Forgot. Adieu Francois !

Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne (September 26, 1914 – January 23, 2011).

Monday Mishap. Caked In Oil! [Video]

A Word To All Somali Pirates.

Don't screw with the U.S. Navy.
You'll end up with the fishes.

The destroyer Farragut was called to the scene of a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker after the ship came under attack by three pirate skiffs. During the attack, the pirates fired rifles and aimed rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel....More

Plastic In The Ocean, No Es Bueno.

Rise Above Plastic - Plastic Kills! from Surfrider Foundation on Vimeo.

Via Pandabonium.

How To Help Haiti.

Text “Haiti” to 90999 To Donate $10 To American Red Cross Efforts.

If I've Said It Once, I'll Say It Twice.

Hello Zimbabwe!
How can the Fed buy bonds and MDOs ? I know, let's print money!
1.15 Trillion dollars!

I'm not alone in my assessment.


Technorati Tags: the fed, are they on drugs?, are they insane?, time will tell, money makes the world go around

What Will Happen To The United States If She Continues Down The Path She Is On?

I know, let's print more money!

Technorati Tags: econ 101, take a class guys!, current events

Flush!

The sound of wealth going down the drain.
I wish I was as smart as the politicians and economists.

Technorati Tags: politics schmolitics, economic disaster, the poseidon adventures

Apple Or Orange?

I guess he doesn't like the sugar rush.

Via David Haranyi.

Technorati Tags: numskull, dummkopf

The World Upside Down.

Dear Great Benevolent Comrade Leader,

Little did I realize that all your talk about Free Enterprise was just a ploy to lead our country down a glorious path towards a People's Democratic Republic. Your brilliant achievement has astounded us all. Long live the revolution!

P.S. You could give Hugo lessons on increasing the size and control of government.



I'm crying too kid!



"I have a hard time understanding why we are giving $700 billion to the Secretary of the Treasury, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, who along with other financial institutions, actually got us into this problem. Now, maybe I'm the only person in America who thinks that's a little bit weird, but that is what I think." - Bernie Sanders.
You know the world is crazy when I agree with the only socialist member of the senate.



Update:
The No's
Allard (R)
Barasso (R)
Brownback (R)
Bunning (R)
Cantwell (D)
Cochran (R)
Crapo (R)
DeMint (R)
Dole (R)
Dorgan (D)
Enzi (R)
Feingold (D)
Inhofe (R)
Johnson (D)
Landrieu (D)
Nelson (FL) (D)
Roberts (R)
Sanders (I)
Sessions (R)
Shelby (R)
Stabenow (D)
Tester (D)
Vitter (R)
Wicker (R)
Wyden (D)

UPDATE 2:
The Russian Novel Can Be Found here.
Do you think the senators read it?


Technorati Tags: ecomic meltdown, wo is me, the world is ending, rescue my ass, it's a bailout

I'm Sorry Deputy Dog, This Is Not Calgary!

To stampede or not to stampede, that is the question.
Not all the "folks" or "friends" agree with Senor El Presidente or the experts on CNBC and the major networks that we need to rush the horses off the ranch without knowing the terrain. I know that I'm not the smartest cowpoke on the spread, but it's been my experience that panic always leads to bad decisions. You never know, the direction toward the South 40 might have a cliff or two.

Below are those with differing views on how to handle the current "CRISIS."

More from Arnold Kling.

Bailout will turn America into England.

Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer

Why the Bailout is Bad for America.

Does It Take a Panic to Stop a Panic?

How Would We Know If a Bail-Out Worked? Take Your Stand

I Think We Better Think It Out Again

You Can't Rescue the Financial System If You Can't Read a Balance Sheet

"Are there really only two choices: a depression or nationalization? Can we afford this bailout without spending cuts? Should we rescue financial institutions without the help of the private sector? Why the rush to war?"

That should be enough for you to chew on.


Technorati Tags: panic in dc, panic on wall street, get a grip, the end of the world, current affairs

T. Boone Pickens Is The Man! [Video]

Here is a short video from his appearance on Squawk Box this morning.
[note: Squawk Box is the best business show on television IMHO]

Here is a longer version of Mr. Pickens explaining his plan to have the US move away from oil to other forms of energy. If he were running for President I would vote for him.

Technorati Tags: t. boone pickens, pickens plan

Should You Listen To This Guy?

Let's hear some sage advice to a viewer.

“Dear Jim: Should I be worried about Bear Stearns in terms of liquidity and get my money out of there? --Peter

Cramer says: “No!
No! No! Bear Stearns is not in trouble. If anything, they’re more likely to be taken over. Don’t move your money from Bear.”

Technorati Tags: economics, financial advice, duh

The Aliens Have Landed! World Cup.

And I thought the Aussies were wacky. Nederlands = Odd = Not Of This World!
No wonder Americans think of soccer as an alien sport.

Tags: soccer, football, odd, world cup, dutch fans

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