Nobody there ever goes to jail.  Birds of a feather . You make me look good I'll take care of you.  It doesn't  matter red or blue.  The Tea Party is the enemy of both of them. This posturing shidt is the phoniest.  Both red and blue are into taking care of each other.  The Tea Party is seen as an Interloper and they a...more

Another soliloquy by Mr. Dave "Fat Cat" Hester?

If you could sit back and imagine Bernanke being successful pulling off the QE exercise the desired results would be what again?  I suspect as he slowly turns away from QE and he does it with the right timing and appropriate amounts we may well actually see the markets continue higher and the negatives becoming margina...more

The union haters may be surprised when the workers in China, India, Bangladesh, and many other parts of the world finish organizing into Unions as many are now.  As these folks organize and demand a better life for themselves and their families they will raise the cost of their efforts and in turn improve the manufactu...more

Sometimes I think he gets out of bed and just takes a quick stab in the dark when he writes his daily shpeal.  Kind of like all of us.  :)

We all know what happened yesterday and no one believes any longer you or anyone else knows what will happen tomorrow.  So sit, gripe, and keep your eye in the rear view mirror and prate all you like.  No one has ever figured this market out.  And your suggesting folks are stupid for being careful?  Most successful bus...more

I can very clearly remember Greenspan sitting in front of congress and prating how great ARMs were as "instruments" of success for the consumer as well as the real estate Industry.  I know one statement doesn't make or break a career.  Much like the what is the definition of "no" or the "I am in control here" or even "...more

I believe Bernanke believes that when we hit 6.5% unemployment; as he has stated, that that is the exit plan.  He is thinking the pump will then be primed and he can slowly head off into another less costly stimulative direction.  Like we have heard here many times, America is the least worst choice among all choices. ...more

Shorts are misunderstood by most investors.  They are like the quiet smart kid in the corner who never says anything.  They keep the hyperbolic longs from wetting all over themselves. They have taken a beating because of the unfundementaled market rises that prove their foundation as worthless as the fundamentals for t...more