The House just passed a Bill entitled “Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008”. It is said as of this writing that the Barney Frank version just given the okay in the House is the piece of legislation that will be passed imminently by the Senate, and that Pres. Bush has now agreed to sign [...]
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There is something to be said for the healing properties of a little music, a lot of laughter, and excellent company. I’m still not a hundred percent, but I am feeling much better today than yesterday.
I’ve got two more nights of partying working ahead of me, so I should be feeling completely gang-busters by Sunday.
I [...]
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With the economy in a tail spin, regardless of what the last vestiges of deniers want to say, Paul Krugman took a look yesterday at the economic proposals of the various candidates on both sides of the aisle. Here’s a few observations from Krugman that I’ve re-interpreted for sake of brevity:
The short McCain: “a candidate [...]
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On Friday, there were new indications “that the spiraling subprime mortgage crisis is spreading from home loans to credit cards, potentially engulfing a far broader segment of Americans.” I thought when I heard the news… Wow… they’re catching on to what we already know around here.
How bad is it? Bad enough for Treasury Secretary Henry M. [...]
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I’m up to my neck in gifts and candy canes and gift bags, right now. Every month I give away a limited number of goody bags to the troops and their families that come to my shows. But, I kind of went overboard because of the holiday. When you have an altruistic nature, it’s kind [...]
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I swear whenever I hear Bush talking about the economy, I think to myself, this dude is on something. I mean really, like that old anti-drug commercial, “this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs;” I hear Bush speaking about the economy and I think, this is your president, in denial:
President Bush on [...]
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Cross-posted on Stock Picks Bob’s Advice, Trading Goddess, and John Kerry for President 2008:
I join with other investors in disappointment of seeing a 1/4% drop in the Fed Discount Rate.
The market didn’t like it and turned from about a 50 point gain in the Dow to a 220 point loss. And the market has another [...]
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I reported here the other night in my late night roundup, that Barack Obama was preparing to “he will start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully.” His first attempt has been a case of fumbling and stumbling as he managed to dredge up a right wing (Bush Admin) issue that Democrats put to rest [...]
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I share this with you as I posted it on my Stock Investment Blog, Stock Picks Bob’s Advice:
Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog, Stock Picks Bob’s Advice! I will not give you the usual investment advice warning, because this entry is not about investment advice. It is about my [...]
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