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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pork: The American people don’t care…

Chuck Schumer talking down to the “chattering class”. If you do care, you could phone Schumer’s office at 202-224-6542 or fax him at 202-228-3027, or email him here. Hat tip to Powerline and Instapundit.

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“Amen”

Michelle Maulkin concludes…. It’s sacrilegious to say it in the Age of Obama, but it needs to be said: Home ownership is not an entitlement. Credit is not a civil right. Your property-value preservation is not my problem. Can I … Continue reading

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Capitulation not “compromise”

Writing on the passing of the stimulus package, Pat Toomey concludes… Senator Specter cites John F. Kennedy, who said: “In politics, nobody gets everything, nobody gets nothing, and everybody gets something.” In this case, the Democrats get almost everything, and … Continue reading

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LOSER

Where’s the “L” on this guys forehead?

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Geithner Talks, Wall Street responds….

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Presidential?

Ann Althouse, who voted for President Obama, concludes her liveblogging of his 1st press conference as follows… 8:00: He ends exactly on the button. We hear a stomp as he steps off the podium, and his walk back into the … Continue reading

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Hidden in the stimulus package

To much to spend, you just can’t make this stimulus stuff up. Speaking of spending money unwisely, the stimulus bill adds another $850 million for Amtrak, the railroad that can’t turn a profit. There’s also $1.7 billion for “critical deferred … Continue reading

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“That’s the point. Seriously, that’s the point.”

The President and stimulus. Makes me wanna puke.

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