Republicans are easily mocked by who?
By HEY YOU in Politics 1 comment, latest 9 minutes ago:
thomaswong.1986 says Woodward said the scrubbing of administration talking points in the days after the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, reminded him of Watergate. “I have it to go... |
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 Peninsula Experts Get in Here Please
By BayArea in RealEstate in Oakland CA 94618 7 comments, latest 13 minutes ago:
JodyChunder says BayArea says I'm outgoing, enjoy the outdoors and being around like minded professionals in the ballpark of my age. Long long walks on the beach; candle light dinners home...lovely times... I say quit... |
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 Great Depression vs. Current Depression -
By indigenous in Economics 60 comments, latest 17 minutes ago:
JodyChunder says bmwman91 says Are you arguing that people were better off back then? The CPI refers only to the consumer, not people. The American people are clearly better off in many ways (though, arguably,... |
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 Benghazi Backfires on Republicans as Democrats Eviscerate Issa and the GOP
By marcus in Politics 70 comments, latest 19 minutes ago:
thomaswong.1986 says Vicente says When I get pinned down by a Benghazi theorist, I like to ask them "what were the names of the 4 DEAD AMERICANS, what can you tell me about them?" This... |
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Issa & idiot both start with an i.
By HEY YOU in Politics posted 25 minutes ago:
http://livewire.talkingpointsm At a hearing Tuesday, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George told the Senate Finance Committee that the Treasury Department informed Rep. Darrell Issa's (R-CA) office of its investigation into the IRS... |
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Are you thirsty? That too bad.
By HEY YOU in environment posted 54 minutes ago:
http://www.commondreams.org/he |
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 FOMC minutes hint at tapering of asset purchases
By lostand confused in Economics 2 comments, latest 1 hour ago:
lostand confused says Interesting, the Nikkei is down almost 1000 points. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/ Japanese yields have been climbing sharply . Fascinating stuff-everybody takes QE for granted, but these things work-until they don't. If your financial house... |
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 Fiserv - Moody's Case-Shiller Forecast - SFBA
By SFace in RealEstate 127 comments, latest 1 hour ago:
E-man says E-man says A picture is worth a thousand words. The green line shows we go through this event in every recession, and we WILL approach the red line again. That's the Fed's ultimate... |
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 Corelogic: home price appreciation to wane in 2013
By golfplan18 in RealEstate in Irvine CA 92620 11 comments, latest 1 hour ago:
E-man says deepcgi says I'm curious...do you housing bulls believe inflation is no longer possible? You DO realize that if the big investments stop losing, then QE is no longer filling the hole dug out... |
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 Corporate Taxes
By Vicente in Politics in Davis CA 95616 posted 2 hours ago:
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John McCain: Pay only for channels you watch
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 3 comments, latest 2 hours ago:
curious2 says If McCain had campaigned on this in 2008 instead of the dreadful GOP platform, he might have had a chance. Too late for him now though, because cable is obsolete: Amazon Prime includes... |
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 All politics posters must take this test: left or right
By Dan8267 in Politics in Boca Raton FL 33433 2 comments, latest 2 hours ago:
New Renter says LogOcurious2 says Their count of "Pinocchios" seems unserious and subjective. I tended to give a lower number for both major parties, which might seem ironic but I would not accuse anyone of... |
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 The Police State Continues To Unfold
By Bubbabear in BULLSHIT in Yorba Linda CA 92886 posted 3 hours ago:
http://beforeitsnews.com/polit In following up by calling the PD in Nashua, I first spoke with a helpful receptionist whom responded in disbelief when I informed her of an ‘armored tank’ on the streets of Nashua. I... |
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How austerity has failed Europe
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 2 comments, latest 3 hours ago:
mell says I largely agree with this. Austerity works if applied on all levels and supported (not revolted against) by the public. It's basic math and basic math always works. Money printing goes against basic... |
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I don't understand Paul Krugman
By nw888 in Economics 208 comments, latest 4 hours ago:
indigenous says thunderlips11 says I'll tell you why, because that's just 2007 to 2009. A lot of rich people took huge hits in investment income in the crash. "Why are these data so different from... |
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 Houseeowners are no happier than renters
By Patrick in RealEstate in Menlo Park CA 94025 16 comments, latest 4 hours ago:
Ceffer says Lots of money allows you to fully explore your true potential for unhappiness, and create a ruckus and take numerous victims down with you. Who needs happiness when you have that? |
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 Bernanke's Semi-Annual Tap-Dance of Distortions, Half-truths, Lies, Hypocrisy
By Mish in Economics 2 comments, latest 4 hours ago:
robertoaribas says mish has been so serially wrong on here, and never ever comes back to address his huge errors in prognostication, that he is nothing more than a hit and run posting idiot clown... |
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Bernanke: Fed can't stave off economic slowdown this year
By Bubbabear in Economics in Yorba Linda CA 92886 posted 5 hours ago:
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-th Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the central bank's actions will be insufficient to stave off a drag on the economy caused by rising taxes and spending cuts. Bernanketold the Joint Economic... |
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Abolition of filibuster awakes from dead
By tovarichpeter in Misc in South San Francisco CA 94080 posted 6 hours ago:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/wei The latest progress report comes in this story from Ryan Grim and Jennifer Bendery, who find Democratic senators newly frustrated by their failure to pass bills or confirm nominees, especially CFPB head Richard Cordray. |
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Oaklahoma aid totally different than Hurricane Sandy aid-says OK senator Inhofe
By lostand confused in Politics 1 comment, latest 6 hours ago:
Dan8267 says I hope Chris Christie filibusters his aid. |
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Say What You'd Pay
Selling a House?