Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
As megablogger Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit, has noted with amusement, the word “unexpectedly” or variants thereon keep cropping up in mainstream media stories about the economy.
“New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed,” reported cnbc.com May 25.
“Personal consumption fell,” Business Insider reported the same day, “when it was expected to rise.”
“Durable goods declined 3.6 percent last month,” Reuters reported May 25, “worse than economists’ expectations.”
“Previously owned home sales unexpectedly fall,” headlined Bloomberg News May 19.
“U.S. home construction fell unexpectedly in April,” wrote The Wall Street Journal May 18.
Those examples are all from the last two weeks. Reynolds has been linking to similar items since October 2009.
The first question that naturally emerges is, how much do you really know about what’s going on if every little thing that happens comes as some sort of surprise to you?
The second question is: In what way is an Obama administration good for the economy? What Obama policy is likely to make sales & purchases & profits take off and go through the roof. Any Obama policy…anywhere. Any industry, any year. Where could we expect such an effect to happen, or to have happened?
There’s Cash For Clunkers, which “unexpectedly” didn’t pan out. So that’s toast. What else is there?
Time to face facts: Obama is a democrat. The policy proposals of democrats, make commodities more expensive. All of them, across the board. Unless you count what is to be provided for “free,” at taxpayer expense.
But with a democrat in charge, those who have the means to pay for the things they consume, will have to pay more. The labor costs more, the transportation costs more and the taxes cost more. This is true of all commodities, all issues, stem to stern.
So can someone please explain to me how it’s “unexpected” that the economy will stall? When you put some quality thought into it, it really can’t go any other way…can it?
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It’s like Ann Coulter said, Morgan. “It must be bliss to be a liberal, because for them, history always begins this morning.”
Try to remember that the media are pulling for good economic news – not because they care much about gas prices or unemployment rates or consumer confidence or inventory levels – but because they know darned good n well that the next election is going to not just be a referendum on the Obama Administration, but specifically its handling of the economy. There is no way to make the election about health care, education, climate change, or even terrorism. It’s jobs and the economy, pure and simple.
Keep in mind that all this socialist nonsense they believe is sure as heck gonna work this next time, because for once we finally have the right guy in charge of it. When it doesn’t….they’re surprised. The rest of us aren’t. Stimulus doesn’t work and never has. But you still have people even today who will swear up and down that the economy is driven by deficit spending. Keynesian economics STILL has its true believers, and they’re wackier than the people who follow that Harold Camping guy.
- cylarz | 06/03/2011 @ 00:55