TEOTWAWKI. Come as you are

Unplugged even.

FASB 157 gets a “clarification”

The much maligned accounting principle of “mark to market” accounting has received an important clarification today from regulators at the SEC. “When an active market for a security does not exist, the use of management estimates that incorporate current market participant expectations of future cash flows, and include appropriate risk premiums, is acceptable.” source FASB [...]

Sarah Palin is better than Obama

Moving Forward, Without My Buddy!

MY BUDDY (Gus Kahn / Walter Donaldson-1922) Life is a book that we study Some of its leaves bring a sigh There it was written by a buddy That we must part, you and I Nights are long since you went away I think about you all through the day My buddy, my buddy Nobody [...]

Friday Night Crop Circles

Obama grant being probed

from Chicago Sun-Times A $100,000 state grant for a botanic garden in Englewood that then-state Sen. Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a onetime campaign volunteer is now under investigation by the Illinois attorney general amid new questions, prompted by Chicago Sun-Times reports, about whether the money might have been misspent. [...]

President Bush addresses the nation

Here is the text of the President’s address to the nation: THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. This is an extraordinary period for America’s economy. Over the past few weeks, many Americans have felt anxiety about their finances and their future. I understand their worry and their frustration. We’ve seen triple-digit swings in the stock market. Major [...]

Tuesday Open Thread

ex-AIG head turns down severence deal

Robert Wilumstad, the former CEO of insurer AIG said no to a $22 million dollar severance package that he was entitled to under the terms of his employment contract.  After being ousted as a condition of the Federal takeover, Willumstad’s decision to reject the deal is a bright spot in an otherwise cloudy situation. Willumstad [...]

Obama buzzed in Florida

Joe Biden’s most recent gaffe was brought up on the campaign trail by Sarah Palin at a Cedar Rapids rally…. “our opponents, they have some strange ideas about raising taxes. To them, raising taxes – and Joe Biden said it again today — raising taxes is about patriotism.” That line brought a chorus of boos. [...]

Friday Reading

The new digital “brownshirts”: Informed observers don’t get “the facts” only from a political campaign. They read and listen to the independent media outlets – the same outlets the thin-skinned Mr. Obama is currently trying to quash. Corning Inc. blasts Obama ad: More of the “new” politics from the anointed one. An update from Galveston: [...]

Unfit for command

td blog says the ad will start next week.

I think these will sell well……….

It occurs to me that my one man rant against the tobacco prohibitionists (and let’s be real here, that’s just what they are) may get me into hot water some day. People who speak up for freedom usually do end that way. And make no mistake: this isn’t just about my right to smoke a [...]

Saying Goodbye To “Buddy”…A Loving Tribute In Tears!

As I look at the above picture of Ma’Boy Buddy, I am reminded of how happy we all were, how he loved my mother and me and how joyously he viewed life. Buddy was always an indoor cat. He never knew what it was to be cold, wet, hungry or chased by a dog. His [...]

This is the future

The anti tobacco movement is reaching new heights of audacity in their desire to curb personal freedom and turn law abiding citizens into criminals. As this newspaper article from the future shows, I will not go quietly. September 13, 2040 Residents of a quiet Boston neighborhood were stunned to learn of the arrest and imprisonment [...]

If McCain is “just like George Bush,” then Obama is just like ??

A tale in pictures, courtesy of Free Republic The Obama campaign’s mantra is that John McCain is “just like George Bush”. Well, there are some distinct similarities. Both men have the respect and admiration of our warriors. Both were military aviators. McCain saw combat in Vietnam; George Bush volunteered, but was not sent. And both [...]

Hoping for Change? Part 2

More interesting polling results from… Gallup The positive impact of the GOP convention on polling indicators of Republican strength is further seen in the operation of Gallup’s “likely voter” model in this survey. Republicans, who are now much more enthused about the 2008 election than they were prior to the convention, show heightened interest in [...]

Shattered. Remembering 9/11/01

From Time Magazine: A remarkable collection of photographs by award-winning photojournalist James Nachtwey. Never Forget.

Former KKK Member’s Conviction Vacated

James Ford Seale, the former KKK member who was convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy last year in the 1964 murder of two black teens was granted an acquittal by the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court said the statute of limitations had expired.  Seale is the former KKK member convicted of kidnapping and [...]

Hoping for change? McCain +10

A new Rasmussen national telephone survey shows that the approval ratings for the current do-nothing Congress has tied the all-time low. “Just nine percent (9%) of Likely Voters give Congress positive ratings, while 51% say it’s doing a poor job.” source I find it interesting that the most liberal member of the Senate, Barack Obama, [...]

Democracy? We don’t need no stinkin’ democracy!

Greetings from Loony Massachusetts, the second goofiest state in the country! This one has me really riled up! It may seem at first like a local issue, but it is already happening in other parts of the country. The implications here are ominous, not just for smokers, but for the very concept of representative democracy. [...]

MSM scandal of the day

Trying to keep up with the on-going character assassination attempt by the MSM has been tough. Have I left any out? 1) Trig not Palin’s son – LIE 2) SP was hiding Bristol’s pregnancy – LIE 3) SP endorsed Pat Buchanan – LIE 4) SP hates Jews – LIE 5) SP was never discussed as [...]

It must lose something in the translation

Mass Murder is rational. Who knew?

Sorry, Sarah

I know this viewpoint will not be popular here, but then, one of the things that has made America such a great country is our freedom to disagree reasonably. It is in this spirit that I offer the following post. I had something all written and ready to go about Sarah Palin. But I knew [...]

Biden caught in a lie

This really couldn’t have come at a worse time for Joe Biden. Speaking on Fox and Friends, Sen. Biden, the Democrat VP nominee denied reports from ABC news that if elected, he planned on pursuing criminal charges against the Bush Administration. “That’s not true. I don’t know where that report’s coming from,” Biden told Fox [...]

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