Archive for March, 2009
Socialist? Obama? Not hardly — says editor of ‘Socialist’ magazine
Is President Obama a Socialist or not? To hear the hue and cry of all the conservatives (many of whom are far from true conservatism) in the media — talk radio whackos and many cable TV whackos — Obama is a sort of undercover Socialist leading our country down the path to Socialism.Read more on Socialist? Obama? Not hardly — says editor of ‘Socialist’ magazine…
Helpful information about why, how The Fed is handling economic crises
The CBS show “60 minutes” has a great interview and feature going on as I write this with Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke. Very revealing, and it helps understand why the Fed does what it does and why they believe current governmental efforts to deal with this horrendous economic situation will work.Read more on Helpful information about why, how The Fed is handling economic crises…
Speaking of travel: Do you have any tales of lost luggage?
Speaking of travel (my most recent post): Do you have any tales of lost luggage you’d care to share with us?I just read a story on another blog about an angry Yale student who’s threatening an airline with a $1 million lawsuit for losing the Xbox 360 which he sent through in his checked luggage. (The author of the blog post wondered, as did I, why the guy chose to check an Xbox or other electronics device rather than take it carry-on. Duh.) Wow. A million bucks for an Xbox and emotional distress — that seems perhaps a tiny bit over the edge to me, but, hey, I don’t even own an Xbox.
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