A Loon

And no insult is meant to all those common loons, which happen to be the state bird of Minnesota, by the way, but Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) is about as looney as a loon. Wow, look at this from the Des Moines Register Michele Bachmann told a crowd here that growing tax burdens have undermined [...]

Foreclosure

UPDATE below I came across this interesting piece tittled Ten Reasons Not To Bank On (Or With) Bank Of America. And when I read this (my bolds) Bank of America foreclosure notices are surging again following a slight robo-signing- related slowdown, meaning they are now sending out a greater increase in default notices (90-day overdue loans) [...]

Koch

Rachel Maddow talks about the Koch brothers,  Charles and David Koch, frequently on her show.  When I came across this piece at Al Jazeera, it seemed like a good idea to pass it on. The story is excellant, this being a key graf Koch industries, the second largest privately-held company in the US, is an [...]

I Saw This Coming

I realize that I’m not the brightest bulb in the lamp.  There are a lot of people with a much keener intellect than I.  But when the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act   (GLB) was passed in 1999, it was as obvious as an ass on an elephant (Thanks, Dave) that the United States was on the path to [...]

Hmm-m-m-m ! !

From Digby Hmmm. Is “disobedience” a misdemeanor or a felony here in the land of the free? I forget. Since when do police officers have the right to boss people around when they are not doing anything wrong?  Are they control-freaks who just get off on showing the authority they have?

Bankers

In an earlier life that seems so long ago, I needed a place to house my family.  I was more eager than knowledgeable.  The bank (mortgage holder) and Mrs. Chief & I (mortgagee) owned a forty acre parcel of farmland. On the land was a house but it required more skills and time than I [...]

I Ain’t Got No Home

It seems appropriate to reflect on Woody Guthrie as he was a strong proponent of the working poor, ya know, those fruit pickers in the Valley who were getting four cents a bushel for picking fruit.   Words and Music by Woody Guthrie I ain’t got no home, I’m just a-roamin’ ’round, Just a wandrin’ [...]

Apparently Size Does Not Matter

I heard on Keith Olbermann last night that Zucotti Park is about 3/5ths of an acre.  I had no idea. But just to give you some perspective how small that park is I will explain. An acre is unit of measure that, if it were a square, would measure 212.5 feet on each side.  But [...]

Spend? No!

From the NYT. While I do not agree with the author’s final sentences, I believe that there is an important message contained in his writings. Middle sentence, last graf: Instead, we consumers need to save less and spend more in the name of a better future. Like it or not, we are a consumer-oriented economy.  [...]

Blowin’ Smoke

If you are not aware of the Herman Cain campaign ad involving his chief of staff read about it here. If anyone does not know what “Blowin’ smoke . . .” means, leave a comment and I’ll explain.