Category Archives: Duct tape zone

And there will be bread lines…

Does it not seem that the Obama administration is doing everything it can to ensure that American is cast into a position of being a ‘third world country’? It’s a frightening thought.   How much damage will this guy do before … Continue reading

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Paying off your debt

At my current rate of pay, I would have to turn over my entire paycheck (gross, not net) to the federal government and work for more than 1,500 years to pay off the stimulus spending bill that is about to … Continue reading

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"Gov. Palin – Who are you wearing???"

Much ado about the Palin wardrobe brouhaha.  Is this worth the time the MSM is spending on it?  Only insofar as it allows them to pile on once again. Here’s my opinion.  Sarah Palin is a governor of a remote … Continue reading

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Words have meanings – Socialist does not mean black, but doofus still means doofus

  As further evidence that the left wants to control your life and shape the direction of humanity – whether you agree or disagree; whether it goes against your values or not; whether it goes against the Constitution or not … Continue reading

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Car Loans, Main Street, Sweet Pork

Where are we headed?  Here’s a clue for ya from MotorTrend: Are you the type who regularly checks your credit score and stays on top of every little change at the major credit bureaus? If you’re like many Americans, the … Continue reading

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The definition of insanity

Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The American people give Congress a approval rating of 15%, but keep electing the same people over and over again.  We … Continue reading

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AIG: Bailout $ not enough for them to buy a clue

I don’t know how many of you saw the nice comment I got from AIG BlogResponse to my last post about AIG.  I can’t confirm it was from AIG, but an email I sent to the email address, did not … Continue reading

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Truth about taxes…room for the middle class at the poor house

From the New York Post today OBAMA TELLS THE TAX TRUTH (below): Original source story here.  Emphasis in red is mine. By the way, as regards the checks from Washington sited below – where I live, that’s called welfare.  I … Continue reading

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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain…

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. – Barack Obama I am the great and powerful Wizard … Continue reading

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FDR’s WPA, Part 2

It appears the Democrats are already planning their New Deal.  This screams of FDR’s WPA, which, while it gave us some classic architecture, was really a step toward socialism. It just looks like more spending that we can’t afford to … Continue reading

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Now for something completely different, socializing your 401K

Rush Limbaugh was talking about this today, so I had to check it out. From Investment News, here. Congress mulls major 401(k) changes By Sara Hansard October 7, 2008, 5:18 PM EST A wide range of sweeping changes to the … Continue reading

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And the hits just keep on comin’ … $37 Billion MORE for AIG

From CBS News, here and Fox News, here The Federal Reserve has agreed to provide insurance giant American International Group with a loan of up to $37.8 billion, on top of one made to the troubled company last month. Under … Continue reading

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Well, that didn’t take long – OPEC emergency meeting

The Financial Times reports that almost the members of Opec want an emergency meeting due to the drop in oil prices.  Their plan:  curb the bleeding. “Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela and Ecuador, whose economies tend to be most dependent … Continue reading

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Yeah, that bailout was a great idea.

From the “do I have a kick me sign on my butt” file….. It’s been a long time since I could afford a nice vacation, and with things going the way they are, it looks to be a while before … Continue reading

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Time to be patriotic

So says Joe Biden…. “We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people,” Biden said in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more, Biden said: “It’s … Continue reading

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