“Noteworthy up here on Wall Street, a great many Obama supporters — especially hedge-fund types who voted for “change” — are becoming disillusioned with the performances of Obama and Treasury man Geithner. There is a growing sense of buyer’s remorse. Well then, do conservatives dare say: We told you so?” Larry Kudlow

http://kudlow.nationalreview.c.....TFlYWNhMjg=

The resistance to the War on America gets some new recruits.

“The size of the gambles that President Obama is taking every day is simply staggering. What came through in his speech to a joint session of Congress and a national television audience Tuesday night was a dramatic reminder of the unbelievable stakes he has placed on the table in his first month in office, putting at risk the future well-being of the country and the Democratic Party’s control of Washington.

It was also, and even more significantly, a measure of the degree to which he has taken personal responsibility for delivering on one of the most ambitious agendas any newly inaugurated president has ever announced. ”

What gives this Moron the right to take these unprecedented risks on every front with the very survival of this country at stake.

Aside from all policy issues, whether you agree with the liberal nitwits or not, how can ANYBODY take these massive, unknown, highly risky, dangerous actions in good conscience with OUR country.

It is madness.

oof that sounds about 6 years too late

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I have heard the same explanation about the ammo shortage. I do have to wonder if some people are preparing for the inevitable though.

Kind of makes me wonder…

It only went down 1%.

That’s $100 million dollars in lost wealth.

Of course, stocks are so low that they are almost becoming irrelevant.

Think about it…..Stocks down 50%. Real Estate down 30%. MM’s paying less than 1%. Bonds not paying much more (many are probably worthless because the issuers will go bankrupt). That’s 95% of the assets in the country.

But the communists in charge don’t care. The asset they are interested in is power. And their voters don’t hold assets anyway. They live by taking yours.

http://www.dilbert.com/

10-7

But taking government cheese doesn’t exactly fall into the category of crime, so my view is that you should take what you legally can get.

But I understand and admire your position.

I will not take government $. Period. It will come with strings like all government $ does and I want to grasp on to the little freedom that I have left.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/I.....0677654157

As a % of GDP, Bush’s spending was like the early 1970′s, and roughly equivalent to the Clinton years, even though Bush conducted successfull wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and foolishily sank $200M in the Katrina black hole. His average spending was 20% of GDP.

Spending for 09…….30% of GDP. And like the song says, it’s only just begun. 75% of that spending is useless, and in many cases, worse than useless.

People, this won’t stand…..there will be a revolt of some kind but it may not come as soon as we would like.

So protect yourself.

- Learn how taxes work. Not just what Turbo-tax or the tax-in-a-box guy tells you. Learn what YOU can do to minimize your taxes and PLAN for it.

- Expect humongous inflation starting later this year. Prices are going to skyrocket. The Moron won’t care, and even if he did, it will be unstoppable. Review your insurances, your tax assessments, etc. Now is the time to buy something that you will need later if you can afford it (also good if you can finance it at a low rate). Refinance now but don’t take cash out except for something you must have. Get a low-maintenance car that gets good mileage if you can handle the cost. Get long-term deals on services if you can. Understand what you spend and where you can make adjustment when it becomes necessary. Protect your job as best you can.

- Begin to understand which of the obscene give-aways you can get. Don’t be embarrassed to grab what you can…..rest assured the scammers and cheats will be doing it full-bore.

- Analyze how long you can go without a job and what you can do if that happens. Most people can do a lot of things to save money if they have to (eat out less, drive less, fewer clothes, cut your own grass, cell phone usage, basic cable, control utilities, movies at home, and on and on). Also remember that you won’t be paying as much taxes and that you will get a bit of money from unemployment compenstion. It won’t be as shocking to lose a job if you understand ahead of time what your options are.

- But don’t take chances with spare money. The markets will be on a roller-coaster ride for years. There will be massive ups as well as massive downs. Be careful, and don’t for a moment believe the hopey-changey hype.