Monthly Archives: June 2007

Luck can play a big part….

He has obviously never forgotten this incident; better yet, he took from it a couple of very good lessons: “I came out of Vietnam with two things: a grasp of how the collective good keeps people alive, and the fact … Continue reading

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Buffett raising money for Hillary….

but he hasn’t endorsed her yet. Even though Mr Buffett will be the main attraction tonight, he has not endorsed Mrs Clinton, saying both she and Barack Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois, would make excellent presidents. Unfortunately for Warren, … Continue reading

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Squandered Political Capital

The Influence Peddler comments on the effect the Immigration bill is having on Bush and his quickly diminishing political capital. I couldn’t agree more. Hat Tip again to Instapundit. But it’s starting to look as if the immigration fight has … Continue reading

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International Space Station

Blatently stolen from Instapundit.

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I lied….

Ack, in my letter to Trent Lott I said I’d never written a politician before. NOT TRUE! I wrote Dennis Hastert an e-mail after the FBi searched William Jeffers office.

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Rod Beck passes away

Former all-star relief pitcher Rod Beck passed away yesterday at the age of 38. I’m a mediocre baseball fan but I do remember this quite vividly having seen some TV coverage of it…. While working his way back to the … Continue reading

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NFK

Glenn Reynolds has a way with words…. “Of course, if they’d done this kind of thing a year ago, they might still be in the majority.” http://instapundit.com/archives2/006564.php

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My e-mail to Trent Lott

Mr. Lott, I can only hope that the Republican’s are successful in defeating the immigration bill. The issue is, “we the people” don’t trust our elected representatives. The United States is going to secure the border? Don’t believe it. You … Continue reading

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Global Warming Scam….

I started at Amy Ridenour’s blog, which lead me to Melanie Phillip’s Diary. At Melanie’s blog I found a nice summary and interpretation of recent articles stating Global Warming is far from settled. Most of the articles I have seen … Continue reading

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Who would respond to this?

I received the e-mail today. It snuck through the Comcast spam filter. My only question is who would actually believe this BS??? FROM :FORIEGN REMMITTACE DEPARTMENTBefore I introduce myself, I wishto inform you that this letter is not a hoax … Continue reading

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Sicko…

Take down of Michael Moore, here and the original article here. The sad part is it’s so damn easy.

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The Elephant has a Fly on it’s Head

Human induced global warming is a bunch of “hooey” according to Reid Bryson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Some interesting quotes from an article in the The Capital Times: There is no question the earth has been warming. … Continue reading

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BBC Biased???

Say it ain’t so. A year long investigation commisioned by the BBC concluded that the BBC is (was?) biased. Here’s a snippit of what the report had to say: The BBC has failed to promote proper debate on major political … Continue reading

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Mayor Hickenlooper and the Nanny State

John Sharf at View from a Height has some suggestions for Mayor Hickenlooper before he tries to implement his green agenda. Hat-tip to Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit.

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Timeline of Warren Buffett

Above is a chart of Berkshire Hathaway class A stock from 1990 to the present time. This is all after the timeline documented in the article below. (click to enlarge). In this 3 part series, Joshua Kennon chronicles Warren Buffet’s … Continue reading

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Comparing Buffett and Lampert

Jim Altucher compares the investment ideas of Warren Buffett (Berhkshire Hathaway) and Eddie Lampert (Sears Holdings). He concludes… My prediction is that the next big investment move we see will come from Mr Lampert. He will end up doing what … Continue reading

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10 year bond up 1/4% in 5 days….

This is a big move for such a short period of time. In the last 5 trading days: rates are up 5%, the SPY Tracker is down 2% and gold is down 31/2 %.

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Are bees disappearing?

Here’s the straight scoop. Conclusion… The bottom line? No one is certain what’s going on, but a lot of the theories can’t – by themselves – explain everything we’re seeing. More important, the situation hasn’t yet risen to the level … Continue reading

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Parents, how stupid are you?

Parents: Underage Drinking is Illegal, Even Under Your Roof After they arrested him for drunk driving, the teen revealed that he had gotten the alcohol from his friend’s parents, who had hosted an underage drinking party at their home. Those … Continue reading

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Startling Authoritative Studies…

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my. What political timing, eh? Not to mention the article talks about carbon dioxide emissions, not global warming. There’s actually been a big disconnect between the two recently.

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