tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post2483603588316831167..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Et Tu Bernanke?Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46877034533320262352008-09-24T05:21:00.000-04:002008-09-24T05:21:00.000-04:00I've suspected my memory is being taken advantage ...I've suspected my memory is being taken advantage of by my wife, but I can't prove it, or remember why I suspect that.<BR/><BR/>It's like I'm gettin' screwed in a friendly sort of way someway, but can't figure out just how.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70032982899569592872008-09-23T22:23:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:23:00.000-04:00:D:DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13958259331705652442008-09-23T22:16:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:16:00.000-04:00Help! I'm on the floor and I can't get up!Help! I'm on the floor and I can't get up!linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38704628350615045552008-09-23T22:14:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:14:00.000-04:00Mine's mercifully short.==So is mine. Thankfully, ...Mine's mercifully short.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>So is mine. Thankfully, no wife to complain 'bout it. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6826990688993903792008-09-23T22:07:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:07:00.000-04:00How are we givin' economic incentives without an e...How are we givin' economic incentives without an economy?samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22827437936046841542008-09-23T22:02:00.001-04:002008-09-23T22:02:00.001-04:00It has often been said that presidential elections...<I>It has often been said that presidential elections are all about the economy. That just isn’t true.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Ever since 9/11 U.S. foreign policy has focused on the Islamic world. Starting in late 2002, the focus narrowed to Iraq.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>In 2006, it appeared that the situation in Iraq was both out of control and hopeless. Sunni insurgents were waging war against the United States, Shiite militias were taking shots at the Americans as well, and Sunnis and Shia were waging a war against each other.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>The nuclear issue has divided the United States and Iran for several years. The issue seems to come and go depending on events elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>The U.S. president also will have to come up with an Afghan policy, which really doesn’t exist at this moment. The United States and its NATO allies have deployed about 50,000 troops in Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>When the United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the Russians were allied with the United States. They facilitated the U.S. relationship with the Northern Alliance, and arranged for air bases in Central Asia.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>The United States therefore must attempt a diplomatic solution with Russia with very few sticks. The new president will need to try to devise a package of carrots — e.g., economic incentives — plus the long-term threat of a confrontation with the United States to persuade Moscow not to use its window of opportunity to reassert Russian regional hegemony.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20080922_new_president_and_global_landscape" REL="nofollow">Global Landscape</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87185866994887073632008-09-23T22:02:00.000-04:002008-09-23T22:02:00.000-04:00Mat's got a memory like my ex-wife.Mine's merciful...Mat's got a memory like my ex-wife.<BR/><BR/>Mine's mercifully short.<BR/><BR/>:-)linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52555217440345022562008-09-23T21:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:57:00.000-04:00Yup. Said it, Mat.Stand by it. In context. Or out....Yup. Said it, Mat.<BR/><BR/>Stand by it. In context. Or out.<BR/><BR/>No quibbles.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57033788472054284712008-09-23T21:52:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:52:00.000-04:00They ain't takin my Sonia!They ain't takin my Sonia!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66427326573219301112008-09-23T21:49:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:49:00.000-04:00China just called. We can't pay back all the money...<I>China just called. We can't pay back all the money Bush borrowed from them, so they're foreclosing on America. All you guys have to be out in 90 days!</I>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41987295150582561232008-09-23T21:48:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:48:00.000-04:00Must be that short term memory issue. Help me out,...Must be that short term memory issue. Help me out, Mat.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Mon Sep 22, 01:14:00 AM EDTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30361296518633887212008-09-23T21:45:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:45:00.000-04:00What powers that there laser, Mattie?==Me thinks i...What powers that there laser, Mattie?<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Me thinks it's the old boys network. What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6369812684597923702008-09-23T21:40:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:40:00.000-04:00Linearthinker thinks that's funny.Must be that sho...<EM>Linearthinker thinks that's funny.</EM><BR/><BR/>Must be that short term memory issue. Help me out, Mat.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47878421881029746152008-09-23T21:38:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:38:00.000-04:00What powers that there laser, Mattie?What powers that there laser, Mattie?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68440288463988432132008-09-23T21:27:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:27:00.000-04:00Robert Litan, a regulatory expert at the Kaufman F...<I>Robert Litan, a regulatory expert at the Kaufman Foundation and former Carter administration official, said the bailout could leave a raft of long-run side effects, from a regulatory backlash that stifles healthy risk taking, to damaged U.S. credibility. "People abroad are aghast at what this has done to our economy," Litan said.<BR/><BR/>He also worried that it will unleash runaway spending. "This changes the whole mindset for future government spending," Litan said.<BR/><BR/>"The standard mantra for everyone seeking a funding program will be, 'Well if we just spent $700 billion in one week, we can at least spend $5 billion, $10 billion, or fill in the blank on my program. You're going to se this multiplied many times over.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/23/MN0Q133IBG.DTL" REL="nofollow">Rock and a Hard Place</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5393675458678037802008-09-23T21:26:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:26:00.000-04:00C'mon guys, we've got a 14 trillion dollar economy...C'mon guys, we've got a 14 trillion dollar economy, a trillion isn't even a month's worth.:(<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>What you've got is a 14 trillion dollar economy, of which 7 trillion dollar is unproductive, and a good part of the rest is of questionable productive value. You've got 9 trillion dollar national debt growing at a compound rate of 10-15% yearly. What you got is not much time left. Linearthinker thinks that's funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63417264885940649902008-09-23T21:22:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:22:00.000-04:00Heard Kristol on Bennet last nite.Two DC Bodies th...Heard Kristol on Bennet last nite.<BR/><BR/>Two DC Bodies that don't know as much about credit mess as the dumbest drinker here.<BR/><BR/>Inside the Bubble, unconnected in any meaningful way to the Internets.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-722182050301965562008-09-23T21:20:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:20:00.000-04:00He could stroll into the WH by simply telling the ...He could stroll into the WH by simply telling the truth about 3 or 4 things.<BR/>If he knew what that was.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69877412343281688332008-09-23T21:19:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:19:00.000-04:00McCain makes Stumps look Brilliant.McCain makes Stumps look Brilliant.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20191395056702113882008-09-23T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:18:00.000-04:00MTHEL - Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcmI6UnR4gg&feature=related" REL="nofollow"> MTHEL - Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser </A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66744866280159504662008-09-23T21:14:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:14:00.000-04:00...and maybe the government will bail me out too.I......and maybe the government will bail me out too.<BR/><BR/>I want my bail out. First in line from the EB.<BR/><BR/>Mortgage, car loan, line of equity excuse it all. <BR/><BR/>It's for the good of the country and the world. But you must act quickly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33270087382395298832008-09-23T21:12:00.001-04:002008-09-23T21:12:00.001-04:00Sarah Palin met her first world leaders Tuesday. I...<I>Sarah Palin met her first world leaders Tuesday. It was a tightly controlled crash course on foreign policy for the Republican vice presidential candidate, the mayor-turned-governor who has been outside North America just once.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain warily addressed the nation's financial crisis and a proposed $700 billion response Tuesday, demanding changes in the Bush administration's plan without specifying exactly what would trigger their outright opposition. The financial meltdown is bedeviling both candidates, who know the Nov. 4 election could turn on voters' sense of who can best keep the country from a deep recession.<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>Republican John McCain said Tuesday that legislation is needed to bail out financial companies, but hinted he might vote against the Bush administration's $700 billion proposal unless it includes five measures he said would make it more palatable for taxpayers. "Further inaction is simply not an option," McCain said in brief remarks to reporters, his first news conference in more than a month.</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/09/23/3666964.htm" REL="nofollow">News Brief</A>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25241408705249126752008-09-23T21:12:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:12:00.000-04:00Anti EVERYTHING Gun<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wArPao03q68&NR=1" REL="nofollow">Anti EVERYTHING Gun</A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23361719990818525612008-09-23T21:06:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:06:00.000-04:00Wonder what we could get for Hawaii?Maybe the Russ...Wonder what we could get for Hawaii?<BR/><BR/>Maybe the Russians will buy Alaska back.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3949480404513634092008-09-23T21:03:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:03:00.000-04:00Got a Damned Nice Concession with that ship @ Pear...Got a Damned Nice Concession with that ship @ Pearl Too.<BR/><BR/>May as well include that with the deal so they can rake in those Japanese Tourist Dollars w/the best of them.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com