I am not sure how to digest this, but my immediate impression is that the Senate stonewalls budgets that the agencies suggest are required to maintain a bond rating, the Senate approves a budget that has commonly known to have illusory (fake) cost reductions, the agencies react by lowering the ratings.
Essentially, Congress was told what the reaction would be, the Senate and President called their bluff and Standard & Poor's reacted as they predicted by lowering the rating.
Reaction, blame Standard & Poor's, make them pay for having the audacity to keep their promises.
This is kind of like student blaming the professor for failing a project turned in in crayon.
Franken Calls for Oversight of Ratings Agencies
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
This is Rich
Follow the link in the title.
The Treasury Secretary of the United States lecturing European nations to get their fiscal house in order. This fool can't get his personal life in order let alone his department of government.
Here is a hint Timmy, people do not listen to the advice of failures.
This is a man who like his boss, ignores the reality of his own vast ineptitude.
If I were say, a German, I would be regretting that love fest thrown to the now President Obama during the last campaign.
You could also say that Geithner learned at the hand of the master, remember how POTUS threw Isreal under the bus earlier this summer.
The Treasury Secretary of the United States lecturing European nations to get their fiscal house in order. This fool can't get his personal life in order let alone his department of government.
Here is a hint Timmy, people do not listen to the advice of failures.
This is a man who like his boss, ignores the reality of his own vast ineptitude.
If I were say, a German, I would be regretting that love fest thrown to the now President Obama during the last campaign.
You could also say that Geithner learned at the hand of the master, remember how POTUS threw Isreal under the bus earlier this summer.
Voters Still Express More Confidence in Tea Party Than in Congress
You would never know this if you listened to MSNBC or John Kerry.
Voters Still Express More Confidence in Tea Party Than in Congress
Voters Still Express More Confidence in Tea Party Than in Congress
Debt Free America Act HR-4646
This came to me in one of these alarming emails with a trail.
Claiming to be verified on Snopes.
It, per the link, is real but unlikely to ever see a vote.
To tag this onto our President is less than fair, it is just the proposal of a Pennsylvanian like Georgian Cynthia McKinney.
snopes.com: Debt Free America Act
Claiming to be verified on Snopes.
It, per the link, is real but unlikely to ever see a vote.
To tag this onto our President is less than fair, it is just the proposal of a Pennsylvanian like Georgian Cynthia McKinney.
snopes.com: Debt Free America Act
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The People You Can Meet At A Bar
From DGJ....
Thanks.
Two women were sitting next to each other at a bar. After a while, one looks at the other and says, 'I can't help but think, from listening to you, that you're from Ireland.'
The other woman responds proudly, 'Yes, indeed I am!'
The first one says, 'So am I! And where about in Ireland are ya from?'
The other woman answers, 'From Dublin, I am.'
The first one responds, 'Oh Lordy-be...me too!! And what street did you live on in Dublin?'
The other woman says, 'A lovely little area on the west end...Warbury Street in the old central part of town.'
The first one says, 'Ah Faith, 'tis a small world. So did I! And what school did ya go to?'
The other woman answers, 'Well now, I went to Holy Heart of Mary.'
The first one gets really excited and says, 'And did I...as well! Tell me, what year did you graduate?'
The other woman answers, 'Well, now, let's see. I graduated in '64.'
The first woman exclaims, 'The Good Lord must be smiling down upon us now! Imagine our good luck at winding up in the same pub tonight! Can hardly believe it. I graduated from Holy Heart of Mary in 1964 me self!'
About this time, Michael walks into the bar, sits down, and orders a beer.
Brian, the bartender, walks over to Michael shaking his head and mutters, 'It's going to be a long night tonight.'
Michael asks, 'Why do you say that, Brian?'
Brian answers, 'The Murphy twins are drunk again.'
Thanks.
Two women were sitting next to each other at a bar. After a while, one looks at the other and says, 'I can't help but think, from listening to you, that you're from Ireland.'
The other woman responds proudly, 'Yes, indeed I am!'
The first one says, 'So am I! And where about in Ireland are ya from?'
The other woman answers, 'From Dublin, I am.'
The first one responds, 'Oh Lordy-be...me too!! And what street did you live on in Dublin?'
The other woman says, 'A lovely little area on the west end...Warbury Street in the old central part of town.'
The first one says, 'Ah Faith, 'tis a small world. So did I! And what school did ya go to?'
The other woman answers, 'Well now, I went to Holy Heart of Mary.'
The first one gets really excited and says, 'And did I...as well! Tell me, what year did you graduate?'
The other woman answers, 'Well, now, let's see. I graduated in '64.'
The first woman exclaims, 'The Good Lord must be smiling down upon us now! Imagine our good luck at winding up in the same pub tonight! Can hardly believe it. I graduated from Holy Heart of Mary in 1964 me self!'
About this time, Michael walks into the bar, sits down, and orders a beer.
Brian, the bartender, walks over to Michael shaking his head and mutters, 'It's going to be a long night tonight.'
Michael asks, 'Why do you say that, Brian?'
Brian answers, 'The Murphy twins are drunk again.'
Democratic leader accuses GOP of ‘purging' white Democrats | ajc.com
The local race card gets applied when all that is happening is ugly politics.
This is a pendulum that swings both ways.
No doubt here that in the future the Democrats will gerrymander things to their advantage.
The race card complaint is an unfair method of keeping constituency on point.
Democratic leader accuses GOP of ‘purging' white Democrats ajc.com
This is a pendulum that swings both ways.
No doubt here that in the future the Democrats will gerrymander things to their advantage.
The race card complaint is an unfair method of keeping constituency on point.
Democratic leader accuses GOP of ‘purging' white Democrats ajc.com
Monday, August 8, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Horseman, Pass By
Years ago while watching one of my favorite movies, Hud, I learned that the movie was adapted from a book written by Larry McMurtry. This is the same author the created the foundations for the movie legends of Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove, The Evening Star and The Last Picture Show. He is also the father of an emerging country singer James McMurtry.
A good story, first published in 1961, about post WWII life in south Texas. Narrated by the grandson Lonnie Bannon, the owner of a cattle ranch, his grandfather Homer Bannon is an old school, deeply moral man in his mid-eighties. Misfortune besets them in the form of hoof and mouth disease, the government wants and does put the whole well bred herd down to protect the industry. The book concentrates on the the crushing reality of a man's life's work being killed before his eyes, and how that crushes the spirit of a proud cowboy. The proud cowboy is a source of pride and worship for Lonnie and when Homer meets his terrible end, the boy is adrift.
The character of Hud, immortalized by Paul Newman, is a bit of an enigma in the book, serving only to increase the tension of each moment his s a part of. True also in the movie, but differently the book does not concentrate there, but on the human tragedy.
Another difference between the book and movie is how the movie describes the manner of Lonnie's father's death, the book does not go there at all, leaving it to the imagination or lack therof the reader.
This is a short book, only about 175 pages. I picked it up, used, on Amazon for less than 5$.
I strongly recommend.
Thanks.
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A good story, first published in 1961, about post WWII life in south Texas. Narrated by the grandson Lonnie Bannon, the owner of a cattle ranch, his grandfather Homer Bannon is an old school, deeply moral man in his mid-eighties. Misfortune besets them in the form of hoof and mouth disease, the government wants and does put the whole well bred herd down to protect the industry. The book concentrates on the the crushing reality of a man's life's work being killed before his eyes, and how that crushes the spirit of a proud cowboy. The proud cowboy is a source of pride and worship for Lonnie and when Homer meets his terrible end, the boy is adrift.
The character of Hud, immortalized by Paul Newman, is a bit of an enigma in the book, serving only to increase the tension of each moment his s a part of. True also in the movie, but differently the book does not concentrate there, but on the human tragedy.
Another difference between the book and movie is how the movie describes the manner of Lonnie's father's death, the book does not go there at all, leaving it to the imagination or lack therof the reader.
This is a short book, only about 175 pages. I picked it up, used, on Amazon for less than 5$.
I strongly recommend.
Thanks.
More
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Obama's only policy
Our President seems determined to do the wrong thing in the middle east.
See how he treats his allies?
And does not act against the aggessors?
This is the behavior of a man that favors the ideology of our enemies.
He cannot help it.
Caroline B. Glick: Obama's only policy
See how he treats his allies?
And does not act against the aggessors?
This is the behavior of a man that favors the ideology of our enemies.
He cannot help it.
Caroline B. Glick: Obama's only policy
Friday, August 5, 2011
White Bread
This is not good news for peanut butter and jelly lovers like me.
Going to have to pay more attention.
Follow the limk in the title.
Going to have to pay more attention.
Follow the limk in the title.
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