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DICK CALLED!!!!!!

For those of you who have been keeping up on the situation with dickday's computer, he finally called just a few minutes ago. He will accept the computer with more gratitude than he is able to express. As it stands...
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Real America??? NOT!!!

I am writing from Michelle Bachmann's "Real America," and if this is "REAL America" count me out!Normally I live in suberbia, but we have a 2nd home in the mountains, and that is where I am at the moment. We...
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A Day Without Dick...

I suppose I'm not the only one to notice that DD (or Arthur, as I lovingly refer to him) hasn't been here for a couple of days...Would it be inappropriate to say that a day without dick is like a...
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Is It Time To Reconsider The Two Party System?

Over in ProfB's post a day or so ago, a discussion was started about the merits/problems with labels such as conservative, progressive, etc. and the two party system.The discussion got me to thinking about how we got to where we...
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Rollingstone Says We Are "Royally F@#%ked" (and I agree!)

Ran across an article in Rollingstone that gives an interesting perspective on AIGs role in this mess. It is a little lengthy, but funny and disturbing and should be a "must read" for all taxpayers. I apologize in advance for the...
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Talk About Scary...

Let's face it...this country is in a mess. No, not "a" mess, a bunch of messes. In fact, it IS a mess. There are so many things that are screwed up it would keep you up at night every night...
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Rick Santelli Rant a Fraud?

At risk of being a "too frequent" poster, ran across this and couldn't help but bring it to your attention, just in case you've missed it.Apparently there is some question about whether or not Rick Santelli's rant was as random...
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Would "Less" Be So Bad?

There have been a few posts lately about the potential for some some huge changes in our country with the election of President Obama and the horrific downturn in the economy. Most people are scared, and I think there is...
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Credit Crisis For Dummies

Economics is not my strong suit, but it is my husband's, and some of his knowledge has rubbed off on me. So during this financial crisis I have understood enough of what was going on to have a semi intelligent...
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Poking Sticks in an Anthill

Well, to watch the financial shows today, you'd think that president Obama had just declared war on the upper class, by suggesting that the wealthiest 2% of Americans were going to be asked to pay a little more in taxes!...

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