Recent content by ultimaonliner

I also am in favor of noninterventionalism, but my heart goes out to these revolutionaries. Here's a quote from a different article from Wash Post today: "We still fear another attack, so everyone is preparing molotov cocktails that we are making from Pepsi-Cola bottles," said Salah Abed...

MacBook Pro 15.4" running naked. Vista Ultimate with PC-cilin on my still good home brew Athlon FX60. Windows XP with MacAfee on Dell XPS laptop. I've used Macs from 1983 and stopped in 1996 believing that maybe I was getting ripped off since everybody in the MS-DOS and Windows world...

That's odd as my iPad is amazingly fast on wifi for web browsing. My experience is consistent with all the major reviewer's too like Walt Mossberg's (wsj) You need to troubleshoot because something is probably wrong with your setup.

Hmm, there's no signature! It should have printed: 'A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. ' -Thomas Jefferson 'Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding on lunch. Liberty is a well-armed...

I could not agree with you more! Please look at my signature.

Warren Buffet has the best combination of intellect and emotional stability to be the legendary investor. He, however, has personal opinions regarding politics that have little to do with his investing ability. He uses the current system of capitalism to his advantage, but he has very much...

He's the only dude that makes bow ties look good.

I was shocked that the House actually took a baby step in the right direction. I'm sure this will change in a few days. They might even propose something more assinine in the future. Who knows? But, heck yea, I was shocked and proud of our Republican and some Democratic congressmen today.

lol I think though that he will still write that you don't have a plan. After all, his name is "compulsive" :)

That's what I thought, but you never know when it comes to the government. What about the ban on NAKED short selling in the US? Did those positions have to be closed starting today? When do all naked short positions have to be covered in the US?

If the SEC does ban ALL short selling, will those with existing shorting positions be allowed to keep those open? I would assume that the ban would be for STARTING new short positions..?

The only thing I remember in '87 was the Ferrari bubble. Remember the days when a GTO could be sold for 14-18 million USD? Insane times for Ferrari collectors...

What do you think the odds are that BAC will complete the deal? If the deal does complete, when would that be? I'm thinking BAC's market cap should drop precipitously, making the purchase price of MER not anything like $12 over Friday's closing.

Maybe Lehman will start a new clothing and fragrance line for some revenue. Actually try selling something that's worth more than the cost of production.