tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4694990147586630713..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Let Syria Resolve Its Own ProblemsDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9004662458109258602011-10-27T00:13:53.248-04:002011-10-27T00:13:53.248-04:00Australian market up 2.2%
45 minutes to go.Australian market up 2.2%<br /><br />45 minutes to go.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81253958094037642322011-10-27T00:07:33.197-04:002011-10-27T00:07:33.197-04:00.
With the Thanksgiving deadline coming, the Supe....<br /><br />With the Thanksgiving deadline coming, the Supercommittee is running out of time.<br /><br />The Dems have offered to go big.<br /><br /><i>With a Thanksgiving deadline fast approaching, a special debt-reduction committee is suddenly springing to life on Capitol Hill.<br /><br />Democrats made the first move in a closed-door meeting this week, pressing the bipartisan panel to pursue a far-reaching deal to slice $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade through an equal mix of spending cuts and new revenue. The proposal calls for significant cuts to health and retirement programs, as well as $1.3 trillion in new taxes...</i><br /><br /><br />But the GOP is rejecting the offer because of the tax hikes involved. However, with the alternative being massive cuts in the military, they know they need to do something.<br /><br />The initial $1.2 trillion target for the committee ought to be a no brainer. However, when you have <br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/cbo-agency-budgets-at-lowest-levels-since-2002/2011/10/26/gIQAk8ZyIM_story.html" rel="nofollow">Turkeys Trying To Talk Turkey</a><br /><br />As our last two presidents have said:<br /><br />"It's Hard"<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90871134241047184992011-10-27T00:07:32.453-04:002011-10-27T00:07:32.453-04:00:) Gotta love the European Chutzpah. The Bankrupt...:) Gotta love the European Chutzpah. The Bankrupt are being guaranteed by the Bigger Bankrupts.<br /><br />Any guesses as to where the Final guarantee lies?<br /><br /><br />No hints are needed, I'm sure.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51596664956114761882011-10-26T23:40:00.383-04:002011-10-26T23:40:00.383-04:00Given reasonable progress made by Ireland, Portuga...<i>Given reasonable progress made by Ireland, Portugal and Spain to fix their fiscal problems, the vulnerability of Italy’s far larger economy was the main reason the Europeans are trying to enlarge, or leverage, their bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, which is considered less than half as large as needed to cover Italy’s debts. At least $200 billion of the fund is committed to Greece, Ireland and Portugal, and European leaders said they had agreed on two means of enlarging the fund.<br /><br />One is to try to attract outside investors, who are likely to include China, Russia and some sovereign wealth funds. European leaders also agreed to use the fund to limit losses that bondholders might suffer in the future.<br /><br />By guaranteeing a portion of potential losses, the Europeans could leverage the size of the fund up to five times.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54863177816290860002011-10-26T23:14:05.132-04:002011-10-26T23:14:05.132-04:00With gold and silver moving to the upside, today K...<i>With gold and silver moving to the upside, today King World News interviewed multi-billionaire Hugo Salinas Price out of Mexico. KWN wanted to get his thoughts on where he sees gold and silver headed.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The central bank is definitely afraid of doing anything that is not being done by all of the other central banks. They feel they are part of a brotherhood and they can’t betray the rest.<br /><br />...<br /><br />As long as this present system endures we will see a rising gold price, as long as we have paper money. I don’t see any limit because the more money they print, and that’s all they know how to do, the higher the price of gold will rise and silver.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86116456681824456172011-10-26T22:40:46.894-04:002011-10-26T22:40:46.894-04:00"’The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ was set in Minne..."’The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ was set in Minneapolis , Minnesota , and <br /> was Mary's first real acting job since leaving the ‘Dick van Dyke Show’. <br /> The show about a single woman's struggle to find happiness in the big <br /> city was originally titled ‘Life Without Dick,’ but that was changed <br /> for some reason.”allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-9635786863354581462011-10-26T22:40:12.101-04:002011-10-26T22:40:12.101-04:00Who was the first person to look at a cow and say,...Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze<br />these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?'samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36242902559127800782011-10-26T22:38:28.215-04:002011-10-26T22:38:28.215-04:00$1.4 Trillion
Stock Market likes it.$1.4 Trillion<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/futures/" rel="nofollow">Stock Market likes it.</a>Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91709916532028647612011-10-26T22:37:57.514-04:002011-10-26T22:37:57.514-04:00link<a href="http://voxvocispublicus.homestead.com/Index.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73698988919718118532011-10-26T22:33:59.349-04:002011-10-26T22:33:59.349-04:00French President Nicolas Sarkozy estimates the eur...French President Nicolas Sarkozy estimates the euro region’s bailout fund will be worth $1.4 trillion after European governments agreed on steps to leverage existing guarantees by as much as five times. He spoke to reporters after a summit of European leaders in Brussels.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31989651301736319852011-10-26T22:19:25.269-04:002011-10-26T22:19:25.269-04:00Re: Fisk
Yes, I got it. Thanks.Re: Fisk<br /><br />Yes, I got it. Thanks.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29160350335276964622011-10-26T22:03:33.604-04:002011-10-26T22:03:33.604-04:00BRUSSELS (AP) - A European Union official says the...<i>BRUSSELS (AP) - A European Union official says the currency union's leaders have reached a deal with banks to take losses of 50 percent of their Greek bonds in a key move to solve the eurozone's debt crisis.</i><br /><br />For every 100 Euros they have invested in Greece, banks get 15 Euros cash now, and 35 Euros after 30 years, at six percent interest, except those new bonds are NOT backed by the full faith and credit of the German taxpayer.<br /><br />Since Greece has been adopting austerity measures only to win new bailouts, they can now go back to business as usual. They don't have to fire all those government employees after all. Greece is officially too big to fail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37330921405538522012011-10-26T20:58:43.894-04:002011-10-26T20:58:43.894-04:00Deuce said...
I often disagree with Fisk, but he a...Deuce said...<br />I often disagree with Fisk, but he always makes me think. I have no problem with his writing.<br /><br />Wed Oct 26, 01:28:00 PM <br />----------<br /><br />Get it? I often disagree with Fisk.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81930446832002881872011-10-26T20:40:24.409-04:002011-10-26T20:40:24.409-04:00Kerry said he continued to believe the committee s...<i>Kerry said he continued to believe the committee should strive for the largest deficit reduction package possible.<br /><br />“I’ve always said I think it’s important that the committee do the most that we can do. I think it’s critical for the country,” Kerry said.<br /><br />Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) laughed when asked about reports of Republican opposition to the proposal but did confirm, as he entered the room, that a Democratic plan existed. “Yeah, I’ve heard of it,” he said.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12402328865201056132011-10-26T20:34:42.796-04:002011-10-26T20:34:42.796-04:00“He’s dodging a few bullets here,” said Mike Franc...<i>“He’s dodging a few bullets here,” said Mike Franc, vice president of government studies for the conservative Heritage Foundation. “My guess is that the distribution tables [measuring its relative impact on the rich and poor] will be less of a killing field” for the plan’s opponents.<br /><br />But as a result of the flexibility in Perry’s plan, Franc said, it will be difficult for analysts to accurately predict what its economic and fiscal impact would be.<br /><br />He added: “If you’re at the [congressional] Joint Tax Committee or the Office of Management and Budget trying to model this thing — good luck.”</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10415994052429586242011-10-26T20:26:11.240-04:002011-10-26T20:26:11.240-04:00Rufus: Roosevelt was reelected twice in the middle...<b>Rufus:</b> <i>Roosevelt was reelected twice in the middle of the Great Depression.</i><br /><br />Alf Landon made no campaign appearances after his nomination. He was the Fred Thompson of 1936.<br /><br />In 1940 no Republican was going to win, it was baked into the cake, the GOP was divided precisely in half between the isolationists and the interventionists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71413861410311264502011-10-26T20:11:07.381-04:002011-10-26T20:11:07.381-04:00allen: ‘Bin Laden replied: ‘If you tell the truth,...<b>allen:</b> <i>‘Bin Laden replied: ‘If you tell the truth, that means you are a good Muslim'..."</i><br /><br />Full fathom five bin Laden lies ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31137153076393100492011-10-26T19:55:17.751-04:002011-10-26T19:55:17.751-04:00Before ingesting the pills, Ruth Madoff said she s...<i>Before ingesting the pills, Ruth Madoff said she sent a package to their son Andrew, breaching a court order before making the suicide pact.<br /><br />In the package were sentimental items, including jewelry. Three years later, Andrew asked his mother why she had sent him the jewelry.<br /><br />“She told me that she and my father had planned to kill themselves…they put that package together beforehand and sent it out,” said Andrew Madoff.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74669046460757601672011-10-26T19:53:58.751-04:002011-10-26T19:53:58.751-04:00Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' a...<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-even-i-question-the-truth-about-911-462904.html" rel="nofollow">Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11 (fall 2007)</a><br /><br />* * * * * * * * * * * *<br /><br />Fisk, Robert (2007). The Great War For Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East. Vintage. pp. 29–30. ISBN 9781400075171<br /><br />“…Bin Laden said; ‘Mr Robert, one of our brothers had a dream. He dreamed ... that you were a spiritual person ... this means you are a true Muslim.'<br /><br />‘Sheikh Osama, I am not a Muslim ... I am a journalist ... A journalist's task is to tell the truth.’<br /><br />‘Bin Laden replied: ‘If you tell the truth, that means you are a good Muslim'..."allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8378728328189434822011-10-26T18:43:19.170-04:002011-10-26T18:43:19.170-04:00The main thing, you can't hardly think of a to...The main thing, you can't hardly think of a topic of any importance in which Obama doesn't have public opinion on his side (vs the Republican candidates.)<br /><br />Just today, Obama was out speechifying that he was going around the "Republicans in Congress," and making it easier for students to pay back their loans. <br /><br />The Republicans are whining about it. Guess which side the Public is on?<br /><br />Yesterday, it was a program to help homeowners refinance at a lower mortgage rate. Again, which side do you suppose the public supports?<br /><br />He wants to raise taxes on the "Rich." And, the public supports that fairly strongly.<br /><br />He's been supportive of Renewable Energy over fossil fuels, and imported oil. Yep, the public is with him again. <br /><br />He's gotten us (almost) out of Iraq, and working on Afghanistan. One more time, the public agrees.<br /><br />Meantime, the Republicans have chosen to attack Social Security, and Medicare. How does that always work out?<br /><br />And, even though we're at high unemployment, and in the middle of a brutal recession, guess who the public blames for getting us there? Yep.<br /><br />Don't believe that part about "a ham sandwich could beat Obama, this year." It's not true. Roosevelt was reelected twice in the middle of the Great Depression.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20704787225336375372011-10-26T18:09:59.686-04:002011-10-26T18:09:59.686-04:00This, seems to me, an incredibly weak Republican f...This, seems to me, an incredibly weak Republican field. One complete doofus, one is certifiable, one is just downright weird, one is just plain "yesterday's news," and one is a moderate democrat that straps dogs to the top of his car for a 12 hr trip.<br /><br />They are all promoting some sort of regressive tax scheme, or other, and all seem completely inadequate to the job.<br /><br />I, personally, have pretty much accepted that I will be voting for the Dem this year, for the first time since the age of majority.<br /><br />A strange year.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35190862911761155502011-10-26T18:05:27.332-04:002011-10-26T18:05:27.332-04:00Re: Fisk
Hardly.
There was a time before your &...Re: Fisk<br /><br />Hardly.<br /><br /> There was a time before your "sensitization" when you angrily wrote of Fisk's cowardice and biased reporting on America's armed forces. Of course, in the video you chose he is attacking Israel, so that makes everything else OK.<br /><br />I do not even intend to argue with you about your choice of material and its legal and historical accuracy. You bought it and one day you will have to eat it. Of course, you might be back in the south when the hit comes to the US, and that will make everything OK also.allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46460582203178568612011-10-26T17:56:03.325-04:002011-10-26T17:56:03.325-04:00DR,
Some posters, here at the EB, seem to favor t...DR,<br /><br />Some posters, here at the EB, seem to favor the Brotherhood, in Syria, but warn us of its' coming dominance in North Africa.<br /><br /><br /><br />Where did that come from, Oh Great Karnac? <br /><br />Because "some posters" report the polls means that "some posters" report the polls. Xanaxallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65254468586961938622011-10-26T17:53:22.933-04:002011-10-26T17:53:22.933-04:00Macon, GA sentenced for supplying Iran with war ma...<a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/defense/ga-man-faces-prison-for-supplying-irans-military/nFMy5/" rel="nofollow">Macon, GA sentenced for supplying Iran with war material</a><br /><br />"He chose to work with the Iranian companies. And yes he did, eventually and potentially, put all of our military personnel in danger," said Jennifer Kolman, an assistant U.S. attorney. "He chose to put people's lives in danger because he wanted money."<br /><br />Boy, did the judge show him, or what? He got three (3) years in the slammer and three (3) years probation. Lindsey Lohan should take up gun-running. <br /><br />Hmm…<br /><br />Todd<br /><br />Hamid Seifiallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605114251615293411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8504172363822373982011-10-26T17:43:29.473-04:002011-10-26T17:43:29.473-04:00Police guilty of lesser charges in beating death, ...<i><b><br /><br /><br />Police guilty of lesser charges in beating death, angering Egypt's pro ...</b><br /><br />Washington Post - <br /> <br />CAIRO - In a verdict that disappointed pro-democracy activists, two policemen who beat a man to death were convicted Wednesday of the lesser charge of manslaughter and given a relatively light sentence in a case that helped spark Egypt's uprising.</i>desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com