Archive for August, 2007

Stocks Down Again Loses Almost 1000 Points in 3 Weeks

Stocks nose dived once again on what some say is more problems with the lending market.
Oil high, housing low almost always draws stocks into reality.
As predicted, or identified, depending on your perspective, oil pulled back from $78 to $75+. These prices should bubble in this range, according to experts, and begin to increase as the [...]

Democrats For Illegal Immigration?

“Obviously, the Democrats don’t want to stand up against illegal immigration — so much so that they’re willing to cheat in order to win a vote,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said in an e-mail. “They’re desperate — and it shows.”
House erupts in chaos
Details remain fuzzy, but numerous Republicans argued afterward that they had secured a [...]

We Spend Way Too Much Proping Up The Teacher’s Union And Not Enough On Roads

The collapse of the highway in Minnesota was disastrous and sad that people perished.
One thing you gotta remember, it is the responsibility of the states to fix these things, not the feds.
Right here in my own state, there is a huge debate that schools need more money and teachers need a minimum wage and [...]

You’ve Gotta Be Kidding

China Blames Climate Change for Extreme Weather
Next we’ll blame summer for the hot weather and winter for the cold.

India And Africa Need Our Toilet Water To Drink

Study: Toilets Need Radical Redesign
While drinking-water shortages plague millions in such places as India and in some African nations, Westerners continue to oppose alternatives to the flushing toilet.
Ok environmentalists. The reason why they don’t have enough water to drink is because there are just too many of them to be supported by the continents. [...]

Chris Dodd, Conn, Defends The Daily KOS On O’Reiley

Chris Dodd, democrat from Conn (yes it’s a con job but is Connecticut) defended the crap liberal blog “The Daily KOS” because they get 500,000 viewers a day. O’Reiley was obviously taking the opposite side of the debate, criticizing Dodds appearance at the KOS socialist gathering this weekend after the KOS posted a shot of [...]

Next Time Someone Says We Shouldn’t Drill For Oil In The US, Flip’em Off

Ok, enough of the ethanol talk. By now everyone should know we would have to devote a quarter of our land mass to grow enough corn to make a dent with ethanol, and then it is such a low grade fuel it might not be worth it.
I get sick and tired of the doom [...]

Just Another Recall Of Chinese Goods

Way too much lead in the paint!
When will we learn it’s not cheaper to import stuff from China?
China insisted Thursday more than 99 percent of its exports were safe as US giant Fisher-Price announced it was recalling nearly one million Chinese-made toys over fears they might be toxic.
China insists ‘99 percent’ of its exports safe [...]

Yet Another Down Day As Market Heads Toward The Twelves

The overnights have shown just about every other market down after our own 146 point drop
Aug 1, 07
06:17 am : FTSE…6245.90…-114.20…-1.8%. DAX…7500.29…-83.85…-1.1%.
06:17 am : S&P futures vs fair value: -10.0. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -11.0.
06:17 am : Nikkei…16870.98…-377.91…-2.2%. Hang Seng…22455.36…-729.58…-3.1%.
To note just how shaky things are the feds are using the credit [...]