Monday, December 14, 2009

World equity value = US medicare debt!



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2009 Worldwide Bull Market Rally: Stock Markets Gain 60%, $17 Trillion in Value Since Early 2009:


"The value of world stock markets increased by $1.6 trillion in November (data here) to $45.4 trillion, the highest level for total world stock market capitalization since August 2008 (see chart)."


This ought to be great news.
Maybe it is, if true but something got me checking out a familiar number.

$45 trillion.

I did a little checking and voila! (as Sen. John Kerry would say to his foreign comrades)

Medicare Part A has $38-45 trillion in unfunded liabilities.

And that's as of today.

And that's just medicare.

Part A.

So our US government (that's you and me folks) owes almost as much for future medicare bills as the ENTIRE value of EVERY company listed on EVERY stock exchange in the WORLD!

And Obama, Pelosi, Reid and their ilk would spend even more.

Sen. Kerry Will Travel to Copenhagen Global Warming Summit by Commercial Airliner


Sen. Kerry Will Travel to Copenhagen Global Warming Summit by Commercial Airliner
"Kerry believes that global warming is man-made and he is an advocate of the United States participating in a global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
He backs the idea of paying billions of dollars to help “developing” countries avoid the polluting path allegedly followed by the United States and other “developed” nations"

Same article as below but remember what Kerry and his green allies really want, our money!

Taken by our government tax collectors from each of us and every employer in our country and sent to his "friends" in foreign countries.

Do we really want this to happen?

Lt. Gov. John Cherry's plan to save Michigan Promise scholarships


Lt. Gov. John Cherry's plan to save Michigan Promise scholarships: Fee for water bottlers
"Lt. Gov. John Cherry is floating a plan to save the Michigan Promise scholarship by charging companies 10 cents for every bottle of water produced in the state.
Cherry is scheduled to announce his plan during stops at Grand Rapids Community College and Michigan State University on Monday.
Cherry, who is running for governor, was not available for questions Friday.
But a statement posted on his campaign Web site said the 10-cent fee would raise $118 million.
According to the site, restoring the scholarships for 96,000 students would require $100 million.
The rest would be spent on wetlands regulations and other conservation plans."

This is gonna be great!
Cherry won't charge people or "consumers", he'll get back at those greedy companies!

And it's gonna raise even more money than the children/students need so there's gonna be enough left over for wetlands and conservation!

Wow.....I'm sure glad our Lt Governor didn't mention increasing a "tax" on a company or "price elasticity" or the relationship between goods sold and employment or other spending/saving options for the "extra $16 million.

Imagine if the incurious media (which reported this story with glowing admiration) had asked if Michigan companies really need another $116 million tax right now.......naa, that would be mean to the children and wetlands.......
If you want a fatter, more anti-business/jobs, unionist Granholm, Cherry is da man!

Sen. Kerry Will Travel to Copenhagen Global Warming Summit by Commercial Airliner


Sen. Kerry Will Travel to Copenhagen Global Warming Summit by Commercial Airliner
"Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) will travel to the United Nations global warming conference in Copenhagen, Denmark on a commercial airliner, a senior Kerry aide told CNSNews.com.

“The senator expects to travel commercially as he has to past climate conferences,” the aide said, adding that the details of Kerry’s travel arrangement were contingent upon the Senate’s schedule."

The hypocrisy and phoniness of this man, and his "green" comrades, is stunning.

And the media.......willing enablers, as ever.

Incredibly, I find myself wishing the republicans were pushing the "Gorebal Warming" religion.

At least then the media might do some fact checking and exposing of rampant duplicity.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Richard Muller: Naked Copenhagen

Richard Muller: Naked Copenhagen
"Every 10% cut in the U.S. is negated by one year of China's growth.

By 2040 China could be the most economically dominant nation on earth.
The West might be able to cajole it, but won't be able to impose sanctions on China. Temperature will be at the mercy of the newly powerful economies.

Moreover, an expensive effort to reduce Western emissions sets a worthless example.
Only emissions cuts that provide measurable economic benefit to the developing nations will be adopted by them.
If the 80% U.S. emissions cut winds up hurting the U.S. economy, it guarantees China will never follow our example.

Cheap green energy is not going to be easy.
Coal is dirt cheap, and China has been installing a new gigawatt coal plant each week—enough to supply five completely new cities the size of New York every year."

Saturday, December 12, 2009

From Awful to Worse

From Awful to Worse
"In most ways, the new proposal is as terrible as Reid's original bill.
It would spend hundreds of billions on a new entitlement even as our debt is mounting, inflict massive tax increases on a troubled economy, impose costly mandates on employers at a time of high unemployment, squeeze money out of Medicare without fixing the program, insert the government in countless new ways between doctors and patients, and cause millions of middle-class families to lose the employer-based insurance they have today and pay even higher premiums.

But in one crucial respect, the new proposal is far worse than the last one."

Sarah Palin and William Shatner do dueling dramatic readings on Conan.

VIDEO: Sarah Palin and William Shatner do dueling dramatic readings on Conan.
Interestingly, Palin gets lots of applause from the Tonight Show audience."

more:
http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-fox-delivers-nuclear-pimp-slap.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReaganiteRepublicanResistance+%28The+Reaganite+Republican+%29

The 40 Biggest Stinkers of the Decade (10-1) - Inside Movies

The 40 Biggest Stinkers of the Decade

Oooeeee.....

The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010

The Ten Brands That Will Disappear In 2010
"24/7 Wall St. has prepared its list of the ten brands that will disappear in 2010."

A lot of familiar names.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

State puts Muskegon Heights on notice to eliminate debt or go into receivership

State puts Muskegon Heights on notice to eliminate debt or go into receivership
"The Michigan Treasury Department has given the city of Muskegon Heights five years to eliminate a $620,000 budget deficit or risk going into state receivership."

Former BOE Official Buiter Says Greece May Be First EU Default

Former BOE Official Buiter Says Greece May Be First EU Default
"Former Bank of England policy maker Willem Buiter said Greece may be the first major country in the European Union to default on its debts since the aftermath of World War II.
It’s five minutes to midnight for Greece,”"

Revenge of the Computer Nerds

Revenge of the Computer Nerds
"But the real action (and the evidence for chicanery) is in the computer code obtained from the CRU.
Our own computer guru Marc Sheppard, writing for American Thinker here and here, was one of the first to offer an accurate diagnosis of this fraudulent method of computer programming.
Analyzing the code, as Marc has indicated in his work, is a complex business.
As he pleads in one article, 'please bear with me while I get a tad techie on you.'


For the layman readers of American Thinker, I want to explain in a simple manner what went on in the construction of one piece of the controversial programming."
Read this and understand the criminal hoax that AlGore and his comrades have perpetrated on the entire world.

Moody's lowers Illinois bond rating

Moody's lowers Illinois bond rating
"In a shuddering preview of what's in store for the U.S., Moody's Investor Services lowered the state of Illinois' bond ratings on Tuesday reports Karen Pierog of Reuters.

Illinois's bond ratings are now the second lowest of all 50 states, trailing only the # 1 holder of this dubious honor--California."

TIME's Top 10 Scandals of 2009 - TIME

TIME's Top 10 Scandals of 2009 - TIME

No mention of CLIMATEGATE?!!!!!!!

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

The TSA makes another stupid move

The Wandering Aramean: The TSA makes another stupid move
"When the TSA make mistakes this egregious it really isn’t all that hard to pick on them."

99 US Senators voted to create this abomination.
Remember that, forever!
(HT AtlantaLou)

PLUNDER: NEW BOOK EXPOSES POWER OF UNIONS

PLUNDER: NEW BOOK EXPOSES POWER OF (public sector) UNIONS
"Steven Greenhut has just released his book, aptly titled Plunder!
How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation.

Readers who have high blood pressure are advised to take a double dose of medication before opening this book.

For the vast majority of ordinary citizens who toil in the private sector, this book will produce more than outrage – it is likely to spur many to take up the cause of stopping these corrupting influences on our systems of governance."

Mind-Blowing Airplane Stunts - Photo Gallery, 44 Pictures - LIFE

Mind-Blowing Airplane Stunts

Monday, December 07, 2009

The Obama Recovery In Full Effect: Deficits Running 25% Higher Than Highest Estimates

The Obama Recovery In Full Effect: Deficits Running 25% Higher Than Highest Estimates
"Red ink: the government is drowning in it.
The first two months of fiscal 2010 set a new record.
Curiously, this report was issued late Friday -- the slowest news day -- and it has been completely ignored by state-run media."

Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot

Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot
"Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.

In a three-way Generic Ballot test, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Democrats attracting 36% of the vote.
The Tea Party candidate picks up 23%, and Republicans finish third at 18%.
Another 22% are undecided.

(TeaParty+GOP=45%)

Among voters not affiliated with either major party, the Tea Party comes out on top.
Thirty-three percent (33%) prefer the Tea Party candidate, and 30% are undecided.
Twenty-five percent (25%) would vote for a Democrat, and just 12% prefer the GOP."

(TeaParty+GOP=45%)

Does the GOP leadership have a clue?

(HT http://conservativeinmuskegon.blogspot.com/)

This CBS holiday promo from 1966 would never be done today

Here's a subtle, beautiful "Season's Greetings" promo from CBS in 1966. This would never happen in 2009, of course. It's not loud or wacky enough. But wouldn't it be a nice breather in between people getting killed on Criminal Minds and people getting killed on CSI: NY? And can you imagine what sort of good will CBS would generate if they showed something like this again? TV fans would love it.

A letter to a senator

Do you remember the scene? The Senate. Barbara Boxer hearing from a Brigadier General? Silly General! He addresses Barbara as "Ma'am", and she CORRECTS him in front of millions of people, telling him she's "worked SO hard to earn the title, "Senator", so please to use that when speaking to her.


Get a load of this letter!


Read the letter sent to Sen. Barbara Boxer from an Alaskan Airlines pilot below.

Many of us witnessed the arrogance of Barbara Boxer on June 18, 2009 as she admonished Brigadier General Michael Walsh because he addressed her as "ma'am" and not "Senator" before a Senate hearing.


This letter is from a National Guard aviator and Captain for Alaska Airlines named Jim Hill. I wonder what he would have said if he were really angry. Long fly Alaska !!!!!



Babs:

You were so right on when you scolded the general on TV for using the term, "ma'am," instead of "Senator". After all, in the military, "ma'am" is a term of respect when addressing a female of superior rank or position. The general was totally wrong. You are not a person of superior rank or position.. You are a member of one of the world's most corrupt organizations, the U.S. Senate, equaled only by the U.S. House of Representatives.


Congress is a cesspool of liars, thieves, inside traders, traitors, drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered), criminals, and other low level swine who, as individuals (not all, but many), will do anything to enhance their lives, fortunes and power, all at the expense of the People of the United States and its Constitution, in order to be continually re-elected. Many democrats even want American troops killed by releasing photographs. How many of you could honestly say, "We pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor"? None? One? Two?


Your reaction to the general shows several things. First is your abysmal ignorance of all things military. Your treatment of the general shows you to be an elitist of the worst kind.. When the general entered the military (as most of us who served) he wrote the government a blank check, offering his life to protect your derriere, now safely and comfortably ensconced in a 20 thousand dollar leather chair, paid for by the general's taxes. You repaid him for this by humiliating him in front of millions.


Second is your puerile character, lack of sophistication, and arrogance, which borders on the hubristic. This display of brattish behavior shows you to be a virago, termagant, harridan, nag, scold or shrew, unfit for your position, regardless of the support of the unwashed, uneducated masses who have made California into the laughing stock of the nation.


What I am writing, are the same thoughts countless millions of Americans have toward Congress, but who lack the energy, ability or time to convey them. Regardless of their thoughts, most realize that politicians are pretty much the same, and will vote for the one who will bring home the most bacon, even if they do consider how corrupt that person is. Lord Acton (1834 - 1902) so aptly charged, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."


Unbeknownst to you and your colleagues, "Mr. Power" has had his way with all of you, and we are all the worse for it.

Finally Senator, I, too, have a title. It is "Right Wing Extremist Potential Terrorist Threat." It is not of my choosing, but was given to me by your Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. And you were offended by "ma'am"?


Have a fine day. Cheers!

Jim Hill

16808 - 103rd Avenue Court East

South Hill , WA 98374

(HT IdahoMan)

CARPE DIEM: More Evidence on Why Ethanol Really IS More Than Just Hype, It's "Dangerous, Delusional Bullshit"

CARPE DIEM: More Evidence on Why Ethanol Really IS More Than Just Hype, It's "Dangerous, Delusional Bullshit"

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Deciphering the Mohammed Trial | STRATFOR

Deciphering the Mohammed Trial
Long but well worth you time.
Look for the term "reciprocal liability".


(HT to Jon)

the most comfortable...

the most comfortable...
"'For Sale - beautiful pink 'vagina couch' that I made in art school and no longer have space for."

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Drunkest Guy Ever

Drunkest Guy Ever

The Web Discloses Inconvenient Climate Truths


The Web Discloses Inconvenient Climate Truths
"Over the weekend, East Anglia officials disclosed they had disposed years ago of the historic weather data underlying their analysis.
This may be one reason they've fought information requests."

Reason to be grateful Obama appointed gay porn-purveyor Jennings as Safe Schools Czar




Reason to be grateful Obama appointed gay porn-purveyor Jennings as Safe Schools Czar
"the “Safe School Czar” is........ a career gay man who is devoted to ensuring that children as young as five or six are exposed to a steady stream of sexual information that may help them get in contact with their homosexual side.
.....Jennings has very close ties to NAMBLA, an organization that actively works to legalize pedophilia.

The latest hit against Jennings is a report at Gateway Pundit.
This report details the way in which Jennings’ gay/education/political activism group, GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network), actively pushes schools to include in their reading lists extremely sexually explicit books aimed at kids in the 7th through 12th grades.
And when I say sexually explicit, I’m not talking about coy allusions to hand-holding, kissing and warm fuzzy feelings.
Gateway Pundit carefully documents precisely the kind of material Jennings’ organization wants your children to read.
It is graphic.
No child — gay, straight, confused, whatever — should be reading this kind of material.
The listed books include pornographic pictures, descriptions of sado-masochistic acts, graphic descriptions of sexual acts, etc."

This is the man Obama has appointed as our children's "Safe-Schools" czar.
Is anyone listening?

A doggy Christmas surprise - Karácsonyi kutyás meglepetés

"Our dogschool's presentation group made a surprise video for Christmas. It is our first work of this kind, but we are planning more. Enjoy and spread! :)"

Doggone great Christmas to all!