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Thanks rich. Check out this report on NPR yesterday. http://www.npr.org/templates/player/...25&m=121880204 consider the source on this next one but healthcare is going to cost us all a lot more in the immediate future. http://www.npr.org/templates/player/...25&m=121880204

Budget Office Rebuts Democratic Claims on Medicare Quote: he Congressional Budget Office challenged claims by health-care overhaul proponents that Medicare savings in Senate legislation would help finance expanded coverage and postpone the bankruptcy of the medical program for the elderly. The nonpartisan agency said the $246 billion it projected the legislation would save Medicare can’t both finance new programs and help pay future expenses...

That comes as no surprise. Crap like that is UG's favorite reading matter. Wouldn't want to fill anyone's head with stuff that might be non-partisan or fair.

Well, the John Birch Society is co-sponsoring the 2010 Republican CPAC. Oh, and they're beating up on the gay community, metaphorically speaking, again. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/ripti...d_cpac_now.php John Birch Society is in, GOProud is out (and maybe back in again). That 'shining beacon on the hill' is Reagan's big tent burning to the ground. The good news is that now they'll have a big enough fire to light up...

One is the loopholes in the law, the other is the culture that seeks them out and uses them to cheat society.

I specifically voted for a lot of stuff on that list.

Quote: Originally Posted by glatt I just found this graph of Saab sales over the years. They grew steadily during the 80s and peaked in 87, which is around the time I remember I started seeing them everywhere. Then they took a nosedive. Partway though the nosedive, GM acquired a majority stake in them (1990,) and slowly started to grow the brand again in the early-mid 90s. Then about 3-4 years ago, they took a nosedive again. I just read in...

History says unemployment may peak in 2012. With less than 100 years of comprehensive data, we have insufficient information to predict how well and what will happen due to what Bernanke, et al have done. We do know the economy was on the verge of a complete meltdown. How much less damage could have been done? That is debated. We do know, without doubt, that it could have been massively worse. We also know the debts incurred to avoid a...

Quote: Originally Posted by classicman Of course they are, Merc. I don't think anyone here is under the influence. The typical dwellar is much smarter than the average beer, ya know. Fixed for ya, classic.

I'll join you in that