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Peak Oil: China vs. USA

I think this is just one more example of gridlock in Washington DC. Our form of Democracy just does not work anymore-it is a failed form of governing. It's shameful how lawmakers are spending a large percentage of their time and effort raising money to get elected instead of taking care of our business. It's shameful how once elected the lawmakers are at the end of the strings controlled by the campaign donation's puppeteer.
There are all kinds of projects that would give the US an energy policy that would get the Country off of foreign energy but they wont happen, it wont happen because our Congress does what the highest bidder tells them to do and the highest bidder often does not have the good of the US in mind.

Orwellian Finance: Is 1984 Happening in 2009?

Well said Schoppe.


On Jan 19 07:04 PM schoppe wrote:

> I would encourage you to disseminate this article to your students.
> I would also encourage you to continue your research concerning the
> "War on Terror" that you feel Mr. Paul didn't understand during the
> campaign.
> Stalin & Hitler were both rulers of their respective countries.
> Terrorists do not have sovereign nations in which they rule. To win
> a "War on Terror" is therefore impossible.
> A war can only be won if there is a clear enemy. Without this our
> "War on Terror" will end only when we choose to end it, or our economy
> crumbles.
>
>
>
> On Jan 19 09:44 AM Stephen Metzger wrote:

Orwellian Finance: Is 1984 Happening in 2009?

Yeah, but first you have to be rich and kiss the ass of the DNC or the RNC, be able to get excited about non-events, make promises after you put your finger to the wind, tell lies in an earnest voice and never admit you made a mistake. Oh yeah, you can write, phone or email your elected Representative-( thats a joke son!)


On Jan 19 10:31 AM malachhamovess wrote:

> those who oppose government intervention are invited to come up with
> a better way to stem a total collapse of the economy

The Bull Run Begins This Week

What´s not to hate about Bush? The Democrats have NOT had a veto proof majority since 06 so Bush's agenda was still able to survive.


On Jan 19 03:23 PM xb74 wrote:

> We will have an Obama bounce this week followed by an Obama Crash
> next week when every one sees the numbers haven't changed, only the
> figurehead. By the way the Dems have controlled congress since 06
> all you Bush hatters.

The Bull Run Begins This Week

Yeah, Buffett on optimist that just wrote that the U.S. is facing a financial calamity second only to WW2 and 1929.


On Jan 18 06:47 PM Roy M. wrote:

> Big K;
> You are right on the button.
> Pessimists never achieve anything in their lives.
> That's the fact.
> That's why there's only one Buffett in the world.

Ominous for the Globe but Good News for Oil Bulls

cjwirth: good post, the rest of those who are posting are still stuck in the "the USA" is the best and most important country in the world where oil prices and all financial market revolve around the US. The U.S. star is in decline my friends and your had best invest and plan your life around that fact so get off your arrogant bent and realize that Russian, China and India indeed will move the market regardless of the US. Sneer at Chavez, laugh at Russia but because the US is unwilling to change now it will be left in the political and financial dust and begging for oil-like GW prostrated himself to the Saudis not so long ago.

Stocks vs. Bonds: The Next Decade

The above post make me nervous about being short the market, all the bearish sentiment sounds like rumblings of a bull market.

Obama Is Bad for the Economy - Barron's

Conservatives whine, whine, whine about entitlements. Social Security is probably one of the most successful programs ever put in place-or would have been had Congress kept their hands out of the cookie jar. Medicare could have probably been fixed except Bush put in the Trojan horse of prescription drug benefits, and to smear it in our face, disallowed Medicare to bargain with the drug companies. I always hear the Conservatives rant about destroying FDRs legacy of entitlement programs and they almost have gutted them all-now what?

Grading Paulson and Bernanke

yeah! what you said crookedwood.

International Dividend Investments Can Diversify Portfolio

L.Bill, RAFI does not come up for me when I plug that symbol to get quotes and info., am I reading that correctly?
Thanks

The Great Consumer Crash of 2009

I think Jim Quinn has all his fact correct but still the market is fickeled so who know what will happen to the market.
I take issue with some of the comment thought "But only in America you can make it from nowhere to multimillionaire"
The richest man in the world is a Mexican who was not born rich. I have relatives who live in England who have a life-style as good or better than any Americans I know. This arrogance of Americans in thinking that they are the only ones in the world who can get rich or have a superior life-style is a bit nauseating.
The "American Era" is over, this is the dawn of the "Asian Era" and those who think not will die with the old Era. Unfettered Capitalism has run it's course and the golden goose was slaughtered.

What's Next for the U.S. Dollar?

There is evidence of massive foreign bank intervention within the last week or so. The fundamentals have NOT changed. If oil continues to slide along with foreign banks buying dollars there may be a temporary reprieve but I think in the end the dollar is in deep dudu

More Money Making Ideas for This Market

JasonC, as Matthew Hougan indicated, China is not suggested as a core investment.

No Happy Ending for Auction Rate Securities Mess - Barron's

Well, maybe I paraphrased what sebiamo said.

No Happy Ending for Auction Rate Securities Mess - Barron's

sebiamo, great post. It really pisses me off to see these investment bank (an other) CEOs leave the company on the brink of bankruptcy and walk away with a golden parachute and a million dollar bonus. As you said, if we are going to be put in the position of having to bail these bastards out then the least that we can expect is oversight and regulation with teeth-like jail terms and restitution for the investor