tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4145794688424214144..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: The Scrubbed Post from The State Department WebsiteDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63511441590172559952012-10-01T16:43:07.436-04:002012-10-01T16:43:07.436-04:00"Ben Bernanke listens to his critics.
The F..."Ben Bernanke listens to his critics. <br /><br />The Federal Reserve chairman’s speech Monday to the Economic Club of Indiana in Indianapolis is a response to the firebombs that are routinely hurled at the Fed.<br /><br />Mr. Bernanke takes a stand against the most common criticism of Fed policy: that all the central bank’s money printing will cause inflation.<br /><br />Fair question, Mr. Bernanke says. But the Fed’s quantitative easing policies don’t actually flood the economy with billions in cash, he notes. The Fed actually creates electronic credits at banks to buy financial assets, and the banks have been hoarding these credits rather than pumping out loans. The money supply hasn’t grown that quickly, Mr. Bernanke said."<br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/ben-bernanke-takes-aim-at-attackers/article4580049/<br /><br />oy vay, the banks are hoarding the credits - no wonder why business sucks!<br />Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8345253185942149272012-10-01T12:50:41.392-04:002012-10-01T12:50:41.392-04:00I agree, frackin' is a good deal (temporarily,...I agree, frackin' is a good deal (temporarily,) for the country; but you can't frack for $3.42.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77083958441127139952012-10-01T12:43:50.235-04:002012-10-01T12:43:50.235-04:00Nat Gas at $3.42
We're about to get a 15 pct ...<i>Nat Gas at $3.42</i><br /><br />We're about to get a 15 pct cut in gas rates in Washington. Power bills down six bucks on average. Alleluia, thank God for fracking.Teresitahttp://www.cleanposts.com/index.php/Main_Pagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33128574994898337112012-10-01T12:41:05.873-04:002012-10-01T12:41:05.873-04:00You might as well just go get a beer. Ohieyo is a...You might as well just go get a beer. Ohieyo is a lost cause.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38866652320515718262012-10-01T12:39:35.844-04:002012-10-01T12:39:35.844-04:00No, you're misrepresenting, again. I support ...No, you're misrepresenting, again. I support BHO because he ended the war in Iraq, and is getting OUT of Afghanistan. I've said for years that Afghanistan is an unwinnable goatfuck.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13267470421520984342012-10-01T12:37:35.281-04:002012-10-01T12:37:35.281-04:00And, American Thinker readers would have to look u...And, American Thinker readers would have to look up to see the French Ambassador's ass.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46405860486428718132012-10-01T12:36:38.965-04:002012-10-01T12:36:38.965-04:00Give me a break, Rufus.
You and B-Ho own Afghanis...Give me a break, Rufus.<br /><br />You and B-Ho own Afghanistan now, and have for the last for years.<br /><br />I believe it was #4 on your list of reasons to vote for B-Ho --Foreign Policy.<br /><br />He ran on the idea it was 'the necessary war', if you recall.<br /><br />The truth is B-Ho couldn't give a small shit even about the deaths of Marines or Ambassadors.<br /><br />Just a 'bump in the road', he said.<br /><br />I must go register voters now.<br /><br />Tata!<br /><br />Have a good one, everyone.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4286420500490432272012-10-01T12:32:32.335-04:002012-10-01T12:32:32.335-04:00B-Ho has lied about the Benghazi attack for 15 str...B-Ho has lied about the Benghazi attack for 15 straight days --<br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/is_barack_obama_a_compulsive_liar.htmlBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44035454984357883612012-10-01T12:30:20.045-04:002012-10-01T12:30:20.045-04:00Bob, I'd be more concerned about One dead Mari...Bob, I'd be more concerned about One dead Marine in Afghanistan than I would be fifty dead Ambassadors. That guy knew he was in a dangerous spot, and drove with minimal protection to Benghazi on his own initiative.<br /><br />I'm concerned about our guys in Afghanistan. Bush put'em in there, and cared so much about them that he forgot to put them in the budget one year. "Ambassadors" are so far down my give-a-shit list that they have to look up to see Kim Kardashian, and Justin Beiber.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46495626444521009692012-10-01T12:13:41.669-04:002012-10-01T12:13:41.669-04:00T-Boone was saying last night on the radio, people...T-Boone was saying last night on the radio, people like Rufus forget that 70% of the oil use in the world is for transportation.<br /><br />We, and the world, are going to be using oil for a long long time.<br /><br />Please don't respond to this Rufus, it wasn't my intent to get you up on your soap box again.<br /><br />T-Boone seems big on natural gas.<br /><br />Also, reading Campbell late last night, I came on some stuff about how and why our society is falling apart. I'll bore you with it when I get the time.<br /><br />And he was writing this back in the seventies.<br /><br />Before we started to open the recently opened US Resort of Absurdity, with B-Ho at the helm.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5582493237779056732012-10-01T12:07:14.416-04:002012-10-01T12:07:14.416-04:00The Ambassador died in service to the Obama foreig...The Ambassador died in service to the Obama foreign policy, which Ruf mentioned as an Obama strength.<br /><br />Hell of a way to die, for nothing, then get buggered too, if those reports are so.<br /><br />His diary said he was fearful for his life, and the lives of his employees.<br /><br />B-Ho took off after the incident to Vegas, and the golf course.<br /><br />He is going to Vegas so much, one wonders if they think Nevada might be in play.<br /><br />The Republican seems to be winning the Senate race there.<br /><br />When is B-Ho going to give us a program to get us out of his mess?<br /><br />Just keeps saying he needs more time.<br /><br />Forward?<br /><br />Where to?<br /><br />Over the cliff.<br /><br />Every day we read of some new incompetence by B-Ho. Now it is coming out that there is a lot more to this Fast and Furious stuff than we knew before.<br /><br />Brilliant foreign policy move there, too, by B-Ho.<br /><br />Rufus must approve.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54850233159520437862012-10-01T11:20:03.175-04:002012-10-01T11:20:03.175-04:00In the real world, although the last couple of nat...In the real world, although the last couple of nat gas spikes have topped out around $15.00, the rapidity with which shale production could, conceivably, be ramped up might argue for caution around $6.00 or $7.00.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11912108869732742782012-10-01T11:12:40.191-04:002012-10-01T11:12:40.191-04:00.
He didn't have to. There was a process in ....<br /><br />He didn't have to. There was a process in place. Either the process was flawed or not adherred to or Stevens went off the reservation. Either way, the FUBAR was the responsibility of the administration.<br /><br />Yet, initially we heard it was all the responsibility of some American Copt and his 14 minute cartoon.<br /><br />You haven't a clue what Stevens' RSO told him or what Stevens told the RSO in response. And based on the current performance by the White House, State, and the CIA it is unlikely we will have any of that info until Wikileaks comes out with the next round of dispatches.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67992299734941275212012-10-01T11:05:50.464-04:002012-10-01T11:05:50.464-04:00Well, you're obviously ahead of me. I can'...Well, you're obviously ahead of me. I can't remember what I had for breakfast, and it's only 10:04 AM. Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72179152080698294592012-10-01T11:01:27.813-04:002012-10-01T11:01:27.813-04:00.
I don't need to go back, Ruf. I have total....<br /><br />I don't need to go back, Ruf. I have totall recall.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Suggest you might want to go back.<br /><br />I admit I used the '$20 by February' for effect. In fact, you did come back a couple months after that initial prognostication and state that it could reach $15 within a year. That would put it at $15 by about July. We can revisit it at that time.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29941766059348583522012-10-01T10:43:54.401-04:002012-10-01T10:43:54.401-04:00Better go back and look; I didn't predict $20....Better go back and look; I didn't predict $20.00 for Feb. I did, however, say that nat gas could get to $20.00 (and, it could.)<br /><br />Very few people that bought nat gas at $1.92 would object to a 78% gain in less than 6 months, I think.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76099100072863225092012-10-01T10:35:07.569-04:002012-10-01T10:35:07.569-04:00.
Moving rapidly towards that $20 projected for F....<br /><br />Moving rapidly towards that $20 projected for February.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23987917458888150962012-10-01T10:34:05.303-04:002012-10-01T10:34:05.303-04:00.
Well, at least, you now recognize Ryan doesn....<br /><br />Well, at least, you now recognize Ryan doesn't control the business cycle.<br /><br />However, you still give him too much credit.<br /><br />The budget process starts with the president and ends with the president. Each year, he submits a budget proposal for the following fiscal year.<br /><br />That proposal is then reviewed by the Budget Committee. They project 'under existing law' what the dollar cost of the budget will be for the next 10 years. They then split and allocated the 'proposed' money among the various legislative committees by means of the budget resolution.<br /><br />It is the committees of the House and Senate that determine how their share of the budget resolution will be actually spent. The Budget Committee is not responsible for spending one dime. <br /><br />Likewise, when a final budget proposal is finalized, it is submitted to the President who has the power to accept or veto it. If he vetos it, the proposal is sent back to Congress and in the absence of a veto overide, the process starts over.<br /><br />Ryan is basically a policy wonk. He is influential in setting policy; however, his job is to look at existing law and the budget proposals submitted to him, determine the costs, and then divide the pot, again within the constraints of existing law, to the appropriate committees. He is not responsible for any specific legislation. That's the responsibility of the various legislative committees.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29683201847789621892012-10-01T10:11:25.910-04:002012-10-01T10:11:25.910-04:00Nat Gas at $3.42
UP 78% from the "Rufus Low....Nat Gas at $3.42<br /><br /><b>UP 78%</b> from the "Rufus Low." :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53284746040591892952012-10-01T09:52:41.472-04:002012-10-01T09:52:41.472-04:00Daily trackingDaily trackingdesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51049627708043746222012-10-01T09:51:51.448-04:002012-10-01T09:51:51.448-04:00Rasmussen reports ...
Obama@ 50
Romney @ 47Rasmussen reports ...<br />Obama@ 50<br />Romney @ 47desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70378662608873747382012-10-01T09:20:22.822-04:002012-10-01T09:20:22.822-04:00I know where I'm "happy." Some othe...I know where I'm "happy." Some others I could name haven't always been able to say the same.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87055649163670254272012-10-01T09:14:17.658-04:002012-10-01T09:14:17.658-04:00In fact, If I'm not mistaken, there have been ...<i>In fact, If I'm not mistaken, there have been more jobs created since the bottom than was created in the entire 8 years of the Bush Presidency.</i><br /><br />Happy Days Are Here Again. But perhaps you would be even happier in a place called the Donkey Bar?Teresitahttp://www.cleanposts.com/index.php/Main_Pagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57192518510309674032012-10-01T09:10:46.959-04:002012-10-01T09:10:46.959-04:00Locheed still smarting over the F22.
Bet General ...Locheed still smarting over the F22.<br /><br />Bet General Dyhnamkics plays ball?desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57683972085534734252012-10-01T08:57:41.785-04:002012-10-01T08:57:41.785-04:00Anything to deceive:
The Obama administration iss...Anything to deceive:<br /><br />The Obama administration issued new guidance intended for defense contractors Friday afternoon, reiterating the administration’s position that the companies should not be issuing layoff notices over sequestration.<br /><br />The Labor Department issued guidance in July saying it would be “inappropriate” for contractors to issue notices of potential layoffstied to sequestration cuts. But a few contractors, most notably Lockheed Martin, said they still were considering whether to issue the notices — which would be sent out just days before the November election.<br /><br />But the Friday guidance from the Office of Management and Budget raised the stakes in the dispute, telling contractors that they would be compensated for legal costs if layoffs occur due to contract cancellations under sequestration — but only if the contractors follow the Labor guidance.<br /><br />The guidance said that if plant closings or mass layoffs occur under sequestration, then “employee compensation costs for [Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification] WARN act liability as determined by a court” would be paid for covered by the contracting federal agency.<br /><br />Senate Republicans, who accused the White House of trying to hide job losses after the first guidance, said Friday that the new OMB statement “puts politics ahead of American workers.”<br /><br />“The Obama Administration is cynically trying to skirt the WARN Act to keep the American people in the dark about this looming national security and fiscal crisis,” Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) said in a statement. “The president should insist that companies act in accordance with the clearly stated law and move forward with the layoff notices.”<br /><br />The fight over WARN Act notices began in June when Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens said his company might send the notices to all 123,000 of its employees.<br /><br />Some companies were hesitant to follow Lockheed, but several others told McCain in letters earlier this month they might send the notices, too, despite the Labor Department guidance.<br /><br />But the new guidance would appear to address one of the chief concerns from the companies — that they could be liable to compensate employees who were laid off if the companies don’t issue the notices.<br /><br />The GOP senators complained, however, that this tactic would push the cost of the layoffs onto taxpayers.<br /><br />A Lockheed Martin spokeswoman told The Hill that the company is still reviewing the documents.<br /><br />MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.com