Why the Fiscal Cliff Deal Is Pathetic

http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/recession/why-the-fiscal-cliff-deal-is-pathetic/1181/ Why the Fiscal Cliff Deal Is Pathetic When it comes to making an economic forecast for the U.S. economy in 2013, a huge stumbling block was the uncertainty prior to the deal to...

Old Gray Baby

Okay, I admit it. I’ve come really close a couple of times. My ego got the better of me and I nearly gave in but at the very last second I hesitated. Could my inability to accept the status quo signal some...

Actor Rupert Everett brands British soldiers 'pathetic, whining wimps'

Rupert Everett, never far out of trouble, takes a swing at Britain's wartime soldiers. Perhaps he's confusing his movie lot experiences as an actor portraying a soldier as the same thing as being a soldier.Until...

'Sarkar Raj' threat to Bachchans

"It rarely happens in cinema when one family's entire fortunes are at stake. India's legendary film star Amitabh Bachchan must be the most nervous person in the film capital of India, Mumbai. He, along with his...

How Smart are Americans?

An article in the NY Post got me to thinking about some other poll results my brother was talking to me about a while back. Unfortunately any conclusions I made from this story from the Post and what my brother...

New Books By Alan Greenspan and Naomi Klein: One is Prophetic, One is Pathetic

I recently read a review of Naomi Klein`s book and it sounds like a worthwhile read.   Here is Arianna`s take:"A fascinating dispute on modern economics -- and the dominant role it plays in our politics...

Warning, hardcore politcal statement! Please read til the end

"I know there are atrocities committed against our fellow humans everyday. Genocide, ethnic cleansing, colonisation of what is perceived as weaker races needing to be saved from themselves...whatever you want to...

End of the story for book shop

" ONE of Northampton's last independent booksellers, Kingsthorpe Bookshop, is closing down after more than 30 years. Owner Robert Webb said he had started looking for a new buyer last year in the run-up to his retirement and has now revealed the Harborough Road shop had been...

Eight Nepali laborers rescued

"Eight Nepali laborers rescued BY MURAHARI PARAJULI KATHMANDU, Jan 13 - The government has rescued eight Nepali laborers who were languishing in a Malaysian prison for a year. It was the first such attempt involving Nepali laborers abroad. “We will hand them over to their...

Jimmy Carter's Jewish Problem

"For those with eyes to see, there were hints as far back as the 1976 presidential campaign of the trouble to come. Early that year, Harper’s magazine published “Jimmy Carter’s Pathetic Lies,” a devastating exposé of Carter’s record in Georgia by a...

Lee lets Katrina tragedy speak for itself

"When Spike Lee is mad about something, he'll usually let you know. Spike Lee is mad about Hurricane Katrina and the pathetic response that resulted in the nearly complete devastation of New Orleans and the gulf states. But in his new four-hour HBO documentary, "When the...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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