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Why would presume anything remotely resembling affinity for Clinton from people you describe as Liberals? There is nary a slice of daylight between either party in our dirty and corrupt two-party government.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/washington/30general.html?_r=1&hp

You will find nothing worth buying for that kind of money, my friend. ---Not even in these times. Save yourself wasted time.

November 25, 2008 The Worst Is Yet To Come: Anonymous Banker Weighs In On The Coming Credit Card Debacle By Joe Nocera http://executivesuite.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/the-worst-is-yet-to-come-anonymous-banker-weighs-in-on-the-coming-credit-card-debacle/ A few weeks ago, I...

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I would love to see Visa, Mastercard and American Express go down. They charge 3% to the merchant, for just processing the interchange, and then extract ogilopoly profits from cardholders carrying a balance through high interest rates, miscellaneous fees and all sorts of other charges...

""The foreign cars took the lead, and they deserve it," said Emile Earles, owner of Sweet Georgia Brown, a gift shop on a quiet downtown thoroughfare. Earles, 60, said she is fed up with Detroit -- fed up with its fat labor contracts, its arrogant CEOs and even her Cadillac, which gets only...

FWIW, there's a gas station near where I live that has a cash price some 11 cents cheaper than credit card price, per gallon.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aOD5I8T6SQLM&refer=home Credit-Card Fees Targeted by Retailers Who Say Banks Overcharge By Jonathan D. Salant Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The subprime mortgage crisis is giving department and convenience stores and gas stations a new...

Oh man, I hope not. He might have a flashback of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and attempt to commandeer a training jet after 6 or 7 of those 'Pisco Sours'...

All the riff raff are out today, looking to snatch up the doorbusters. ...missing teeth, squat, pimply and sullen, yet mustering enough energy to sprint when called upon... ...Good G_d, what an ugly America that takes over this day...like a bad horror flick.

...combined. "Barry Ritholtz, the author of “Bailout Nation,” points out that this project constitutes the largest infusion in American history. If you add up just the funds that have already been committed, you get a figure, according to Jim Bianco of Bianco Research, that is larger...

Yep. Silverbell.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7753845.stm Government to own majority of RBS The government is to own 57.9% of Royal Bank of Scotland after shareholders bought only a tiny proportion of the new shares being offered by the bank. The small take-up had been expected as the offer...

iPhone and Macbook sales will falter. iPhone suffering too much saturation and competition in recession; Macbook too pricey compared to PC competition, which is also suffering and undercuts Apple prices by widest margins in years even after Apple cuts prices.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008443574_apmeltdowncomingsoon.html?syndication=rss Meltdown far from over, new mortgage crisis looms By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Black Friday's retail shoppers hunting for holiday bargains won't be...

It also makes sense because cold air is denser than warm, and sinks. With a fan, even an ultra low wattage one running constantly during the warmest months, it would be even more efficient.

For those of you interested in architecture, let me know. It is one of the few things in life that effectively, completely gets my mind off of everything stressful (along with soccer). Lately, I've found the 'cubism' movement interesting, as well as the 'efficiency' designs so popular in...

By the time you add income taxes, consumption taxes (utilities, sales, luxury, etc.), real estate taxes, death taxes, use taxes (toll roads, permits, sanitary water & sewer hookups, etc.), road taxes - what am I forgetting? I'd venture the real tax rate for the upper 10% in the U.S. ranges...

I agree that these homes are insanely large. I am building a new home in the spring; one that's LEED Certified. with geothermal heating, R60 insulation, and will be around 2,650 square feet. My heating/cooling bills should drop by at least 65%. All materials used will be low-volatility and...