…imprison and execute them…

…make them examples…

If there was such a thing as man made global warming happening today. Remember I said “man made”, i.e. that global warming is completely being caused by man.

Rep math:

3,500 dead americans
1,000,000 dead Iraqis.

See? Good.

Comment by Juan C
hey at least we are doing our job in term of helping out in man made global warming

BTW you usually do pull your the for sale sign out of the yard after you sell a house.

Joking aside do you have a real answer?

Never mind. LOL!

Has he defined what he means by “winning” yet? Has any Republican defined what winning in Iraq means? Or is it just a powerful emotional and intuitive feeling that comes over you when you are deep in the throes of Chimp worship?

Comment by Raven — August 16, 2007 @ 10:33 am

What do you think that they owe the person who bought the property when all the signs said it was a good investment?

Comment by Tracy — August 16, 2007 @ 12:25 pm

they could at least patch the divots in the grass….

Comment by Raven — August 16, 2007 @ 10:33 am

Where did you dig up that BS 36,000 number from?

Let me ask a question: Were the mid and late-1990’s a good time to be invested in the stock market?

Think about it for a second before answering.

My answer would be “Yes. Absolutely.” Yours?

Do you realize that the stock market had significant market corrections in that period? For example, in 1998 the SP500 corrected over 19% in the summer months. Yet, 1998 was a good year for the stock market.

Corrections in the stock market wash out the weak hands and daytraders, and present a long term buying opportunity for those with longer-term horizons. I believe that latter category is most of us, as we save for retirement, college savings, or a new home purchase in 5-10 years.

Many of you decry the growth rate after the 2001 recession. I’ve always wondered why that is. Booms lead to busts. The 1990’s dot-com boom led to a stock market bust and recession. The 1997-2005 housing boom has led to a recession in real estate. Booms are bad things. Moderate growth is better. We have moderate growth in the economy. It is sustainable and doesn’t lead to pain. When I hear the GDP is moving between 2.5% to 3.5%, I know that nothing is getting too crazy out there.

Regarding the credit markets, as I blogged about yesterday, all we are seeing now is a regression back to normalcy. The days of borrowing 103% loan-to-value with a no-money down, stated-income, negatively amortized mortgage to buy a home to cover the house price and closing costs are gone. Folks will need a down payment and a good credit record, and will need to prove their income and asset levels. That’s the way it used to be. That’s the way it should be.

If you’re concerned about the stock market, then it’s not a question about the prices of stocks. It’s more about a question of your risk tolerance and your asset allocation and diversification strategies. Stock markets routinely pullback and correct. The long term growth rate of the stock market is between 8-12%, depending on what start date and end date you use. Investing in America continues to be the best way to save and to grow your net wealth.

I view today’s market as a bargain. I’m 100% invested, and am beginning to rotate out of some index funds into some companies that I think are positioned well for the future and whose stock prices have fallen to very attractive levels.

I won’t give specific names here, but let me ask you another question or two. Do you think that it’s the end of solar energy in the US? Do you think it’s the end of portable electronic equipment in the US? Do you think that well-run large banks with diversified investments will continue to do well and benefit from the consolidation and elimination of competition (those small mortgage companies)? Do you think that nobody will ever need health care again?

Fear creates opportunities.

Comment by Raven — August 16, 2007 @ 10:33 am

What do you think that they owe the person who bought the property when all the signs said it was a good investment?

Gee, too bad we didn’t privatize Social Security, because then everyone could watch the money they put into that go in the tank, too. I wonder how long the middle class is going to be content to watch their retirement accounts dwindle before they start calling for somebody’s head.

Enter the Chimperor with no curiosity about the world but the one of the worst dictators the world will ever see.

Got Martial Law?

Comment by Kay — August 16, 2007 @ 10:14 am

Darth is on vacation in Wyoming.

girls play GI Joe?

As the interim surge report made clear in July, President Bush like any failed CEO has been relying on the old fill-right gimmick since the Iraq war commenced. Starting in 2003, Bush simply selected the cell containing the phrase “We’re Making Progress” and filled right…

For a screen shot and more details, see:
“White House to Author ‘Fill Right’ Iraq Report for Petraeus.”

and what were those record profits used for?
???