August 2011 - Argghhh!

Why, when the gummint does it, of course.Remember what caused the housing bubble, and what exacerbated the meldown?The single biggest reason was banks being "encouraged" by the gummint (no one else would be capable of stupidity on such a profound level) to extend loans to borrowers who wouldn't normally qualify for the amount of money they were borrowing, and when the borrowers defaulted, the dominoes began falling. Whoa, big surprise, huh?Yeah -- if you're Barney Frank or Chris...

Is that you up there, Mr. Soros? Boq

Did he say: "I'm on a horse"?

I have a book I received as a conference goody-bag filler (your tax dollars did not fund my attendance nor the conference, though I have no doubt the venue where it was held was tax-supported as it was city-owned) and it is a good book for having in the room wherein the porcelain convenience is ensconced... Called "Return to Civility," the lead author (it's a group collaboration) is John Sweeney of The Brave New Workshop . It has 365 little thought-provoking bon mots and aphorisms revolving...

And we all thought that Nixon was the shadowy one. (Click to have him cast a bigger shadow) President Barack Obama, in the process of saluting, participates in a ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Aug. 9, 2011, for the dignified transfer of U.S. and Afghan personnel who died in Afghanistan on Aug. 6. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Boq

A Swiss civilian walks into an Apple Store in Geneva, posts his findings in his blog, and eurosocialist-winnie gasps and hyperventilation occur.

...and a hole in the heart.Inbound to Piddler's Green! Mickey! Duncan! Show Amos the ropes, eh? Especially where "the watching place" is. Amos, long time friend of one of my brothers from another mother, Mike L. I'm crying with you, brother.Just over 12 years ago, a colleague told me of a 7-month old Black Labrador being given away by a friend. I was at a place in my life where I really needed that faithful companionship so I went to look at him. The owner told me to go wait in...

Jörg has out done himself. No, literally he's moved from making diddle peashooters into the realm of Massa John's and Murray's bailiwick - And undoubtedly warming the cockles in their hearts. Oooo - And it's good to see that he also hold French Made cars in low regard. Boq