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On Nov 19 03:14 PM Alan von Altendorf wrote:

> Michael, my first sell call was in June 08 at $72. You could have
> bought anything in Mar 09 and made money. Holding PBR is dangerous.
> I'm not asking you to agree with me. Keep in mind that Chavez snatched
> $22 billion belonging to COP and XOM, plus the service companies
> assets -- and Petrobras is in the thick of it. The rule of law means
> nothing in South America.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:14:44 -0500

On Nov 19 03:14 PM Alan von Altendorf wrote:

> Michael, my first sell call was in June 08 at $72. You could have
> bought anything in Mar 09 and made money. Holding PBR is dangerous.
> I'm not asking you to agree with me. Keep in mind that Chavez snatched
> $22 billion belonging to COP and XOM, plus the service companies
> assets -- and Petrobras is in the thick of it. The rule of law means
> nothing in South America.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172613-zuckerman-on-paulson-the-all-time-greatest-trade?source=feed#comment-760137 760137 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:15:16 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170616-the-trouble-with-clean-coal?source=feed#comment-758933 758933

On Nov 13 12:21 PM Andrew Butter wrote:

> Sounds like Nuclear which is a well proven technology and doesn't
> cause any environmental hazard if managed properly is the way forwards
> (the waste is solid).
>
> The key issue there is the capex; perhaps instead to throwing money
> at banks, throw it at building nuclear, if there were economies of
> scale and the environmentalists could agree that the unlikely risk
> of a nuclear disaster was less of a risk than CO2, capex could come
> down.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:50 -0500

On Nov 13 12:21 PM Andrew Butter wrote:

> Sounds like Nuclear which is a well proven technology and doesn't
> cause any environmental hazard if managed properly is the way forwards
> (the waste is solid).
>
> The key issue there is the capex; perhaps instead to throwing money
> at banks, throw it at building nuclear, if there were economies of
> scale and the environmentalists could agree that the unlikely risk
> of a nuclear disaster was less of a risk than CO2, capex could come
> down.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170616-the-trouble-with-clean-coal?source=feed#comment-758927 758927

On Nov 03 01:13 PM Jimbo wrote:

> Mr. Lounsbury: Your last comment is most pertinent. The "science"
> of climatology seems to me to be quite speculative. I can't help
> but be suspicious of the motives of many of Al Gore's friends and
> admirers. In 1977, a gentleman published a book entitled: "The Coming
> Ice Age". But the ice age never came. It is my understanding that
> this author is now an advisor to President Obama. I have always been
> a "conservationist" and have advocated soil and water conservation
> and intensive reforestation. Man has historically caused regional
> environmental disasters in the Middle East, China, the United States
> and Central America. But I see the Climate Change folks as using
> this supposed issue to seize control of society to promote yet another
> Utopian Paradise. The Utopians have caused more death, agony, and
> suffering than any other movement in human history. In conclusion,
> the climate guys cannot accurately predict the weather next year,
> let alone in the next decades.]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:39 -0500

On Nov 03 01:13 PM Jimbo wrote:

> Mr. Lounsbury: Your last comment is most pertinent. The "science"
> of climatology seems to me to be quite speculative. I can't help
> but be suspicious of the motives of many of Al Gore's friends and
> admirers. In 1977, a gentleman published a book entitled: "The Coming
> Ice Age". But the ice age never came. It is my understanding that
> this author is now an advisor to President Obama. I have always been
> a "conservationist" and have advocated soil and water conservation
> and intensive reforestation. Man has historically caused regional
> environmental disasters in the Middle East, China, the United States
> and Central America. But I see the Climate Change folks as using
> this supposed issue to seize control of society to promote yet another
> Utopian Paradise. The Utopians have caused more death, agony, and
> suffering than any other movement in human history. In conclusion,
> the climate guys cannot accurately predict the weather next year,
> let alone in the next decades.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173126-zero-interest-rates-can-t-last-forever-then-where-are-we-headed?source=feed#comment-758588 758588 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:36:18 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172739-leveraged-etfs-a-seeking-alpha-expert-panel?source=feed#comment-757845 757845 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:53:37 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172239-healthcare-reform-two-extremes-neither-focusing-on-health?source=feed#comment-753058 753058

On Nov 09 03:07 PM Alan Young wrote:

> Good article! You've made some excellent bulls-eyes on aspects of
> the problem. If the term "blood sucking vampire squid" weren't already
> taken, I'd suggest using it for the "healthcare" industry.
>
> Still, it's missing an important point.
>
> In the US we pay about twice as much for healthcare as other developed
> countries do, with poorer results. We don't live as long or as healthily
> as Europeans and Japanese with their government-paid care, BUT WE
> PAY TWICE AS MUCH. That's collectively, not individually; that includes
> people who can't even get insurance Most of the difference can be
> accounted for by the 30+% sucked out of the system by insurance companies;
> most the rest is probably increased administrative costs to doctors
> and hospitals who have to deal with complicated and recalcitrant
> insurers.
>
> IOW, eliminating private, for-profit insurance (or making it a much
> smaller part of the picture) is probably the best thing we could
> do for the good of the country. When the 15% of GDP that currently
> goes to disease-management is brought down to 8-9% and applied to
> actual health, we will have less burden on the payrolls (employers
> and/or employees and/or taxpayers will save $$, and from the macro
> point of view it doesn't really matter who gets it—it will help the
> rest of the economy recover). Plus, a (potentially) healthier population.
> Win-win.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:44:57 -0500

On Nov 09 03:07 PM Alan Young wrote:

> Good article! You've made some excellent bulls-eyes on aspects of
> the problem. If the term "blood sucking vampire squid" weren't already
> taken, I'd suggest using it for the "healthcare" industry.
>
> Still, it's missing an important point.
>
> In the US we pay about twice as much for healthcare as other developed
> countries do, with poorer results. We don't live as long or as healthily
> as Europeans and Japanese with their government-paid care, BUT WE
> PAY TWICE AS MUCH. That's collectively, not individually; that includes
> people who can't even get insurance Most of the difference can be
> accounted for by the 30+% sucked out of the system by insurance companies;
> most the rest is probably increased administrative costs to doctors
> and hospitals who have to deal with complicated and recalcitrant
> insurers.
>
> IOW, eliminating private, for-profit insurance (or making it a much
> smaller part of the picture) is probably the best thing we could
> do for the good of the country. When the 15% of GDP that currently
> goes to disease-management is brought down to 8-9% and applied to
> actual health, we will have less burden on the payrolls (employers
> and/or employees and/or taxpayers will save $$, and from the macro
> point of view it doesn't really matter who gets it—it will help the
> rest of the economy recover). Plus, a (potentially) healthier population.
> Win-win.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172199-corporations-win-again-this-time-it-s-healthcare?source=feed#comment-753052 753052

On Nov 09 04:22 PM Steve in Greensboro wrote:

> I think Dennis "Cuckoo" Kucinich really needs to rally the Left wing
> of the Democrat party (redundant, I guess) to oppose Obama-Pelosi's
> health care bill.
>
> If Democrats can't get pure single-payer done now with the huge majorities
> they have in both houses, they certainly won't be able to get in
> done after the 2010 midterms.
>
> And don't worry about the impact on the economy of the huge tax increase
> required by socialized medicine. And don't worry either about the
> fact the Constitution does not allow the Federal government to take
> over health care.
>
> You Lefties need to go for the gusto. Never let practical or legal
> considerations deter you.]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:36:31 -0500

On Nov 09 04:22 PM Steve in Greensboro wrote:

> I think Dennis "Cuckoo" Kucinich really needs to rally the Left wing
> of the Democrat party (redundant, I guess) to oppose Obama-Pelosi's
> health care bill.
>
> If Democrats can't get pure single-payer done now with the huge majorities
> they have in both houses, they certainly won't be able to get in
> done after the 2010 midterms.
>
> And don't worry about the impact on the economy of the huge tax increase
> required by socialized medicine. And don't worry either about the
> fact the Constitution does not allow the Federal government to take
> over health care.
>
> You Lefties need to go for the gusto. Never let practical or legal
> considerations deter you.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172199-corporations-win-again-this-time-it-s-healthcare?source=feed#comment-753041 753041 And please, get off the Socialism rhetoric, this is a fascist government not a socialist government and it was never a Democracy.


On Nov 09 04:17 PM Robespierre wrote:

> The "health care reform" is a farce. If either party really want
> it to offer real health care then all they need to do is to extend
> medicare to all Americans. Insurance companies server no purpose.
> They have not contained cost as they say they do. They add billions
> of dollars in cost. I know some think that if we go medicare for
> all there is all this fraud going on. Well the solution to the fraud
> is simple: Offer to private companies (capitalism anyone?) %50 of
> the recovered fraud money and the other %50 if there are CRIMINAL
> convictions. But neither the limousines liberals democrats nor the
> idea-less republicans will ever do any real reform]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:23:32 -0500 And please, get off the Socialism rhetoric, this is a fascist government not a socialist government and it was never a Democracy.


On Nov 09 04:17 PM Robespierre wrote:

> The "health care reform" is a farce. If either party really want
> it to offer real health care then all they need to do is to extend
> medicare to all Americans. Insurance companies server no purpose.
> They have not contained cost as they say they do. They add billions
> of dollars in cost. I know some think that if we go medicare for
> all there is all this fraud going on. Well the solution to the fraud
> is simple: Offer to private companies (capitalism anyone?) %50 of
> the recovered fraud money and the other %50 if there are CRIMINAL
> convictions. But neither the limousines liberals democrats nor the
> idea-less republicans will ever do any real reform]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/36056?source=feed#comment-749250 749250

On Nov 06 07:39 PM davidbdc wrote:

> This is actually a deficit reduction move......after all if any of
> these traders miss time from work they might only get $1 million
> bonus this year instead of $1.5 million......think of all the income
> tax the federal government will lose. If a couple of unemployed
> main street folks get sick it doesn't really matter since they are
> already unemployed.]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:57 -0500

On Nov 06 07:39 PM davidbdc wrote:

> This is actually a deficit reduction move......after all if any of
> these traders miss time from work they might only get $1 million
> bonus this year instead of $1.5 million......think of all the income
> tax the federal government will lose. If a couple of unemployed
> main street folks get sick it doesn't really matter since they are
> already unemployed.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171561-gold-bullion-is-rising-in-all-currencies?source=feed#comment-748435 748435

On Nov 06 09:19 AM HATEFEEBAY wrote:

> Damn the Obama administration and ALL the idiots in congress...
> They cannot run anything, yet they want to do our healthcare? HA]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:31:15 -0500

On Nov 06 09:19 AM HATEFEEBAY wrote:

> Damn the Obama administration and ALL the idiots in congress...
> They cannot run anything, yet they want to do our healthcare? HA]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/36019?source=feed#comment-748430 748430 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:28:51 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171056-has-the-market-already-hit-its-high-for-the-year?source=feed#comment-744089 744089

On Nov 04 07:15 AM AndrewBaker wrote:

> Yes, it's not sensible to ignore the political influence, biased
> and unhelpful though it is, and concentrating on specific stocks
> is a good idea, though even the best fall in a downturn. So, follow
> the trend appears to me the best way right now, even if it goes against
> what one believes is the "right" direction. And having tight stops
> is so important in doing this. (Even your good stocks can be bought
> back cheaper after they've triggered a stop-loss.)]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:07:42 -0500

On Nov 04 07:15 AM AndrewBaker wrote:

> Yes, it's not sensible to ignore the political influence, biased
> and unhelpful though it is, and concentrating on specific stocks
> is a good idea, though even the best fall in a downturn. So, follow
> the trend appears to me the best way right now, even if it goes against
> what one believes is the "right" direction. And having tight stops
> is so important in doing this. (Even your good stocks can be bought
> back cheaper after they've triggered a stop-loss.)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/173432-michael-fitzsimmons/33793-it-s-going-to-get-ugly?source=feed#comment-740223 740223

On Oct 31 02:32 PM Fred W wrote:

> You actually have friends?]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:54:06 -0500

On Oct 31 02:32 PM Fred W wrote:

> You actually have friends?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170291-more-weakness-more-volatility?source=feed#comment-739159 739159 Jasper M said: "And then we'll be dealing with different flavored idiocy . . . " Yes, exactly and this is the USs Achilles heel, the campaign process that brings us twiddle Dee and twiddle Dumb as the RNC and DNC sponsored candidates, the only candidates who haven't been marginalized by them and the press. Having said that I predict that Mr. Obama will be re-elected.
bigbaboon57: stated: "I don't mind the wars, but we should have TAKEN Iraqi oil to pay for liberating THEIR country"
I think you might have minded the war had your son or daughter came home in an aluminum box. The US still occupies Iraq and I wouldn't exactly say we liberated their country, no we, through our inept foreign policies created a situation where Iraq is now governed by the Shai's who will eventually instill Sharia law and enact physical or political genocide upon the Sunnis. In essence we replaced a dictator with a dictatorial sect.
Had the US not lied about their reasons for going into Iraq it might have been easier, as you said "just take the oil" but of course that would exposed the US for what it was under the Bush administration (or perhaps most administrations) an International bully.]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:35:13 -0500 Jasper M said: "And then we'll be dealing with different flavored idiocy . . . " Yes, exactly and this is the USs Achilles heel, the campaign process that brings us twiddle Dee and twiddle Dumb as the RNC and DNC sponsored candidates, the only candidates who haven't been marginalized by them and the press. Having said that I predict that Mr. Obama will be re-elected.
bigbaboon57: stated: "I don't mind the wars, but we should have TAKEN Iraqi oil to pay for liberating THEIR country"
I think you might have minded the war had your son or daughter came home in an aluminum box. The US still occupies Iraq and I wouldn't exactly say we liberated their country, no we, through our inept foreign policies created a situation where Iraq is now governed by the Shai's who will eventually instill Sharia law and enact physical or political genocide upon the Sunnis. In essence we replaced a dictator with a dictatorial sect.
Had the US not lied about their reasons for going into Iraq it might have been easier, as you said "just take the oil" but of course that would exposed the US for what it was under the Bush administration (or perhaps most administrations) an International bully.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170291-more-weakness-more-volatility?source=feed#comment-738620 738620

On Oct 31 03:02 PM bigbaboon57 wrote:

> Thed Fed doesn't control long rates, and they will go up. But the
> Fed does control short term rates and can print an infinite amount
> of money, which they will do to finance the out of control federal
> spending. The Democrats love more federal spending and more people
> dependent on the federal government ... those are all locked in
>
> Democratic voters who will never vote against yet more federal spending.
> None of this is constitutional (see the 10th amendment) but then
> the constitution has bee ignored for decades.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:50:48 -0400

On Oct 31 03:02 PM bigbaboon57 wrote:

> Thed Fed doesn't control long rates, and they will go up. But the
> Fed does control short term rates and can print an infinite amount
> of money, which they will do to finance the out of control federal
> spending. The Democrats love more federal spending and more people
> dependent on the federal government ... those are all locked in
>
> Democratic voters who will never vote against yet more federal spending.
> None of this is constitutional (see the 10th amendment) but then
> the constitution has bee ignored for decades.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170250-american-ecology-turning-trash-into-cash?source=feed#comment-738590 738590 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:56:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/169073-policy-lessons-from-the-great-depression?source=feed#comment-738486 738486

On Oct 27 09:09 AM John Galt wrote:

> > "Roosevelt was an activist who experimented with cures and generated
> public hope and was generally successful. "
>
> You wrote that a few lines below the part about policy mistakes...
> whoops. New Deal, New New Deal etc.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:53:40 -0400

On Oct 27 09:09 AM John Galt wrote:

> > "Roosevelt was an activist who experimented with cures and generated
> public hope and was generally successful. "
>
> You wrote that a few lines below the part about policy mistakes...
> whoops. New Deal, New New Deal etc.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/173432-michael-fitzsimmons/33793-it-s-going-to-get-ugly?source=feed#comment-738417 738417 But still the public is not offended by their loss civil rights, the breakdown of separation of church (Christian of course) and state, being lead down the road of Fascism-I just don't get it. I am sure there are plenty here at SA that will set me straight. ]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:11:47 -0400 But still the public is not offended by their loss civil rights, the breakdown of separation of church (Christian of course) and state, being lead down the road of Fascism-I just don't get it. I am sure there are plenty here at SA that will set me straight. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/170235-market-spooked-today-but-panic-attack-is-likely-temporary?source=feed#comment-737827 737827

On Oct 30 07:01 PM dingding wrote:

> The problem with the world markets today is that there are too many
> momentum speculators and not enough fundamental investors.]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:16:15 -0400

On Oct 30 07:01 PM dingding wrote:

> The problem with the world markets today is that there are too many
> momentum speculators and not enough fundamental investors.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/33958?source=feed#comment-737811 737811 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:56:47 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/170137-the-aftershock-where-does-the-next-investment-opportunity-lie?source=feed#comment-737362 737362 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:45:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/169982-recycling-u-s-coins-into-silver?source=feed#comment-736405 736405

On Oct 29 08:06 PM Jimbo wrote:

> The only conclusion I can deduce from the current administration
> is that they expect an oil crisis that will cause a magical solution
> involving alternative fuels and alternative energy. The technical
> and logistical issues in this are incredible in scope.]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:54:55 -0400

On Oct 29 08:06 PM Jimbo wrote:

> The only conclusion I can deduce from the current administration
> is that they expect an oil crisis that will cause a magical solution
> involving alternative fuels and alternative energy. The technical
> and logistical issues in this are incredible in scope.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169731-california-entering-inflationary-depression?source=feed#comment-735456 735456

On Oct 29 10:30 AM Fred W wrote:

> Unfortunately, with Obama at the helm, those that would have stood
> up will simply assume the "great one" has it covered. Special interest
> continues to hold the reigns of government.]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:23 -0400

On Oct 29 10:30 AM Fred W wrote:

> Unfortunately, with Obama at the helm, those that would have stood
> up will simply assume the "great one" has it covered. Special interest
> continues to hold the reigns of government.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169134-three-companies-with-sustainable-dividends?source=feed#comment-733052 733052

On Oct 27 04:07 PM notsosmart wrote:

> look @ att & verizon yields.these yields are a joke.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:55:06 -0400

On Oct 27 04:07 PM notsosmart wrote:

> look @ att & verizon yields.these yields are a joke.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168708-world-recovery-is-in-the-hands-of-opec?source=feed#comment-732824 732824

On Oct 25 05:26 PM Rokjok777 wrote:

> This is not really a serious post. That America would/could somehow
> invade the MidEast and seize oil is a fantasy left over from WWII.
> For starters, we would have to borrow the money to do so. From whom?
> Would China sanction this? Japan? The Saudis perhaps?]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:13:47 -0400

On Oct 25 05:26 PM Rokjok777 wrote:

> This is not really a serious post. That America would/could somehow
> invade the MidEast and seize oil is a fantasy left over from WWII.
> For starters, we would have to borrow the money to do so. From whom?
> Would China sanction this? Japan? The Saudis perhaps?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168707-crude-oil-and-gold-not-worth-worrying-over?source=feed#comment-732605 732605

On Oct 25 10:24 PM David Sullivan wrote:

> Israel bombs Iran, oil goes to 150. Iran explodes bomb, oil goes
> to 150.]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:26 -0400

On Oct 25 10:24 PM David Sullivan wrote:

> Israel bombs Iran, oil goes to 150. Iran explodes bomb, oil goes
> to 150.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168985-understanding-energy-professional-money-management-and-peak-oil?source=feed#comment-732534 732534

On Oct 27 09:49 AM koolsool wrote:

> How would the peak oil story change if we switched transportation
> fuel from gasoline to natural gas??]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:58:17 -0400

On Oct 27 09:49 AM koolsool wrote:

> How would the peak oil story change if we switched transportation
> fuel from gasoline to natural gas??]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/168716-gold-how-the-mainstream-gets-it-so-wrong?source=feed#comment-729601 729601

On Oct 25 01:48 PM taxpro wrote:

> Had you bought gold in 1971 and held to the present, you have a good
> gain. However, if you bopught gold in 1981, it would have been a
> long painful wait and the results would be less impressive.]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:09:09 -0400

On Oct 25 01:48 PM taxpro wrote:

> Had you bought gold in 1971 and held to the present, you have a good
> gain. However, if you bopught gold in 1981, it would have been a
> long painful wait and the results would be less impressive.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/167739-green-energy-portfolio-what-shouldn-t-be-in-there?source=feed#comment-729574 729574

On Oct 23 10:01 AM La Marque wrote:

> Forestry makes sense. We need the products and trees grow back. Forestry
> has environmentally sound practices. Most governments know how to
> regulate the industry and the major players usually plan for the
> future quite well.]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:47:40 -0400

On Oct 23 10:01 AM La Marque wrote:

> Forestry makes sense. We need the products and trees grow back. Forestry
> has environmentally sound practices. Most governments know how to
> regulate the industry and the major players usually plan for the
> future quite well.]]>