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2008
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I get that a presidential candidate chooses a running mate that covers their weeknesses. Someone that IS what they AREN'T. I think somebody needs to tell Johnny that that can be taken to far. If the easy rap on Barak is the lack of experience how do you justify a 1-year governor? Sarah Palin ...
08/29/2008
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Presidential politics are ALWAYS a challenge. The problem isn't so much Obama or McCain, Republican or Democrat, it's not having access to the moderate, progressive third option. With the national coverage that AR has I feel it i time for the people to take to the streets in support of the bett...
08/28/2008
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The problem isn't so much Obama or McCain, it's the lack of a moderate, progressive third option. I know the Ron Paul movement is out there, but take a look at this video. I think we have a viable third choice that could really gain momentum. http://www.inews3.com/play.php?first=ActiveRain&last...
08/28/2008
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There is a fine line between Loitering and Hanging-around, I think the subtle difference is intent. Networking on the other hand is very intentional and you can see from a mile away. Just being in a room chatting with your fellow business people is often confused with networking. Has your offic...
08/28/2008
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There is a fine line between Loitering and Hanging-around. Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference. Networking on the other hand you can see from a mile away. Just being in a room chatting with your fellow business people is often confused with networking. Has your office mate ever told yo...
08/27/2008
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Gustav - from the German, meaning Staff of the Goths How apropos. Staff of the Goths, harbinger of doom, herald of Galactus, a manure by any other name still smells as foul. This little baby is all over CNBC as a category 1 hurricane. It's worst that the storm watch of a couple dark clouds in ...
08/26/2008
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Once again, the geniuses outsmart themselves: Last week BFB (Ben Freaking Bernanke) said inflation would ‘moderate', and low and behold oil dropped $6 a barrel and gas prices are down...wow, isn't he smart? Anybody remember IndyMac Bank? All it took for that one was for Chuck Schumer to wonder o...
08/25/2008
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Here we go again. Bond yields, and therefore interest rates, are up 11.6 basis points (bps) today from yesterday's low based on the release of all of the strong, high level economic reports. "What economic reports" you say? My point exactly. There wasn't a single report on today's calendar. ...
08/22/2008
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Call me Pollyanna, a cockeyed optimist, or whatever show tune label you choose, but I am having a hard time believing the doom and gloom I am bombarded with on a daily, no, HOURLY basis from the media. I happen to be a networking junkie. I'm in a category specific networking group, active in my...
08/21/2008
Real Estate Resources
You will find that my blogs tend to occupy one of two categories. As a committed economy junkie I will frequently give you my insights on where I think the economy is going or what is causing it to be where it is. Please be patient with the other type which are the cathartic rants of a lender on the razor's edge of reason.