Monthly Archives: February 2009

Another state runs out of money

Kansas follows California. I bet people get a lot smarter about not overpaying their taxes this year!

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Boulder salivates over stimulus funds

Ten ways for federal cash to come to Boulder. Boulder politicians salivate over federal money. 1. Northwest Rail, RTD FasTracks Funding: $9.3 billion for high-speed rail corridors and inter-city passenger rail service 2. Captain Jack Superfund site Funding: $1.2 billion … Continue reading

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Stuck with him for life

Way to go Venuez

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Bailing out the incompetents

Let the competent people take over from the incompetent people. Instead, Jim Rogers poinst out, we’re doing the opposite. It all started with the moral hazard from Long Term Capital Management bailout.How many “bad” years will we have? I find … Continue reading

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It won’t work, Part 2

And speaking of the stimulus not working; Gold is up around $130/oz over the last 30 days. Wonder why? Gold charts at Kitco.com.

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It won’t work

Bullseye! Rubin hits the nail on the head. The fiscal fantasies of Hope are about to slam head-on into the economic realities of the bond market. Economic reality is an unmovable object, and liberals are about to discover that Hope … Continue reading

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Rounding errors

These are the guys leading us out of the economic crisis?. And so on. Clearly, the White House is using the time-honored mathematical method of pulling numbers out of one’s rear end. They are so bad about it that no … Continue reading

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Largest Number discovered…

Alert, alert new largest number. I find it interesting it’s an integer, although that’s only the beginning! An international mathematics research team announced today that they had discovered a new integer that surpasses any previously known value “by a totally … Continue reading

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Faherty IED of golf

Uplifting. Over the past year I’ve been lucky enough to spend time with wounded soldiers, many of them Special Forces and most of them amputees. We first met at Feherty’s IED of Golf, an event in July during the week … Continue reading

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I.G.Y. (What a beautiful world this will be)

From Steely Dan… Standing tough under stars and stripes We can tell This dream’s in sight You’ve got to admit it At this point in time that it’s clear The future looks bright On that train all graphite and glitter … Continue reading

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Stimulus: Egregious Waste

At least according to IBD. Here are some choice snippets. Note there are so many, reading the whole thing is highly suggested. Rep. Tom Cole, Republican from Oklahoma, was a bit more refined but no less biting in his commentary. … Continue reading

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Monitoring your health care

Liberals, you were worried about the NSA, authorized by the Bush administration, listening in on our phone calls. Are you concerned about the government monitoring your health care? Looks like you can blame Tom Daschle’s influence for it. Of course, … Continue reading

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A new spending baseline

Betsy remarks on liberals suddenly not worrying about the deficit. It’s funny to see people who used to worry about the impact of much smaller deficits now shrugging off all concern about passing a spending package that will raise the … Continue reading

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Worry about this!

If you worried the world as you know it is ending, here’s the fuel.

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Pleading for stimulus money

No pride among our liberal Boulder County commissioners. They want to make sure to get their “manna from heaven” to maintain and improve camelot. An agreement reached among U.S. lawmakers Wednesday on a $790 billion economic stimulus package could meet … Continue reading

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Uneducated and unfit

Joanne Jacobs reports on a Penn State accounting professor who states that todays students are “uneducated and unfit for a college education“. Color me not suprised at all. Commenting on math education, Professor Ketz states… To begin, today’s average accounting … Continue reading

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Housing sales up signifcantly in high foreclosere states

Good news on the foreclosre resale front… Year over year sales… Nevada + 134%California +85%Florida + 12.5%Arizona +43% The market appears to be functioning as a clearing mechanism in these foreclosure heavy states. The world is NOT coming to an … Continue reading

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Hey, retail sales are up!

Who would have guessed? Even with the caveat below, it sure doesn’t sound like the world is coming to an end? U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists’ expectations by posting … Continue reading

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Web sites for Boulderites

Get your PriusBoulder Carbon Tax TrackerBoulder Dushanbe TeahouseRocky Mountain Peace and Justice CenterPrairie Dog CoalitionOnly Love can Defeat Terrorism Blantently stolen from a post by “nobama” in the letters to the editor comments section of the Daily Camera.

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