Now the marathon of rationalizing why they did what they did begins.  All to no avail.  In each case, these ilks go back to either being religious or political fanatics.  Even more simply categorized, they are insane. As such, it's likely not possible or desireable to understand why they did what they did.

I've not changed my mind one bit about Obama and his lack of economic sense;  if anything he's akin to an reverse earthquake (I'm thinking logarithmically) in so far as leadership is concerned.,  But - - - the level of PC we have allowed ourselves to be burdened with keeps growing galactically.  We should instead be di...more

I've been retired since mid '95 and have maintained my economic status and actually gained somewhat.  The biggest items you have to deal with are 1) governmental spending at every level and the taxes these result in and, 2) the inaccuracy of the CPI and any income adjustments made using that number. For the former, if ...more

Trying to make sense out of Progressive minds is like trying to understand the shooter at Newtown.

Who cares?  Not a world shaker to the average Jane or John.

I stopped in at my branch of B of A today and mentioned the site problems over the last few days.  The rep "Can I help ypou?" greeted me with the stupid comment of the day, "'I didn't know there was a problem".

Everyone needs to take a step back and get realistic.   First if you are really worried about this issue, it's a sign that you probably have not gotten serious enough about having a nest egg, or perhaps have gotten serious at too late a date.  Young people take note.  Put off some big ticket items or learn to live ...more

Just another entertainment blockhead.   Chickster

Just wondering.  Everytime I drive past the new Google building in Kirkland, WA it occurs to me to question what this company is really worth?  If all else fails, it'll likely be little more than the value of the building I'm looking at.  At $500 per share it would seem the potential downside is way down there.   Com...more