tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91889208429161504722023-11-15T10:16:55.617-08:00Christian LibertyChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-17886551589426806612013-02-01T15:11:00.001-08:002013-02-01T15:11:58.135-08:00Conservative lessons from the classicsWhy have we lost so many of our rights? Because we have willingly given them away.
currently reading Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol. In part two we find the story of Tentetnikov, a landowner (with serfs, before emancipation) who is counseled by his uncle to abandon his own property to be professionally managed by an agent so that he can ("with great difficulty") obtain a government job as a menial clerk. when government servitude makes Tentetnikov unhappy and unfulfilled, his government apologist uncle "gaped at him in astonishment". His uncle's contempt for the countryside and slavishness to government would be comic if it weren't so tragic -- and appallingly common:
"But, all the same, er- er- how can you? I mean, how can you bury yourself in the country? What kind of society will you find among illiterate peasants? Here at least you can run across a general or a prince in the street. You can go for a walk and pass some - er - I mean there's gas lighting here, industrial Europe, but what will you find there? The only people you will run across will be a peasant or a peasant woman. Why, I ask you, why condemn yourself to spend the rest of your life among ignorant rustics?"
returning to manage his property, Tentetnikov has an epiphany:
"Well, haven't I been a fool? Fate has decreed that I should be the owner of this earthly paradise and I have sold myself into slavery as a scribbler of dead papers. After being educated and enlightened, and having acquired a store of knowledge needed for doing good among the people who have been put in my power, for the improvement of a whole district, for performing the duties of a landowner who is at one and the same time a judge, a manager, and a guardian of law and order, to entrust this task to an ignorant agent, and to prefer the work of settling by correspondence the affairs of people I have never seen before, people whose characteristics and qualities I knew nothing about, to prefer this fantastic government by red tape of whole provinces a thousand miles apart from each other, in which I had never set foot and in which I could only commit a whole lot of stupidities and errors, to the real task of managing my own estate."
how much of our life, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness have we forfeited by government "service" and government management? ... starting with the care and education of our own children. survivors of communism reveal how the government took their children and sent them to indoctrination centers... and marvel that we actually PAY "professionals" (unionized Marxist ideologues) to brainwash our children.
"To my great-grandfather I owed the advice to dispense with the education of the schools and have good masters AT HOME instead - and to realize that no expense should be grudged for this purpose." (Marcus Aurelius)
Homeschooling: if it's good enough for a Roman emperor, it's good enough for our children. something to keep in mind for School Choice Week
http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SCW&src=hashChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-16844903313382804692010-12-07T13:57:00.000-08:002011-03-09T14:31:59.586-08:00Delaying Tax Vote Could Crash Stock Markethttp://politics.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/12/2/delaying-tax-vote-could-crash-stock-market.html<br />
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at this point, any number of rationalizations could "crash" the stock market. the market is probably going to crash anyways, based on investors' extreme optimistic sentiment. There are so many bulls already invested that it will be difficult to find new money to drive the market higher. And those already invested have done so with a high degree of leverage that requires higher returns than the market can continue to provide for much longer. <br />
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social mood in a downward wave of major degree predisposes politicians (and their political bases) to reject compromises and coincidentally predisposes equities to "crash". moderates will appeal to compromise and blame a "crash" on lack of compromise. true believers will reject a compromise and claim that the crash came because the compromise was a lousy deal. <br />
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notice that Obama, not Congress, came out proposing a deal (in principle, no actual legislative language yet). and in his statement he fretted that there are those on both his left and his right that are reluctant to deal. (Obama is playing the moderate triangulator, just like Clinton did after midterm losses in 1994.) <br />
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whatever you think of Obama and the supposed deal on extending tax cuts, the overall picture is that Obama is trying to play the moderate, while legislators of both parties are trying to appeal to true believers. moderates' time to shine is in upward trending cycles, while true believers prevail in downward trending cycles. since our EW analysis predicts that 2011-12 will be a downward primary wave 3 of downward cycle degree C of downward supercycle degree A, it is likely that Obama will not successfully endear himself to the electorate as a moderate.<br />
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that Obama would attempt this strategy is socionomically understandable as the upward primary degree 2 reaches its climax. but contrary analysts understand that the trend will not continue. and a strong downward wave, favoring confrontation over moderation, will reassert itself from now until his (failed) reelection attempt.<br />
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One indicator of Obama's trouble is (and will increasingly be) the prominence of "Miss Me Yet?". Yes, George, we do miss you badly. Now more than ever!!Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-73687245857654605502010-08-21T14:08:00.000-07:002010-08-21T15:04:54.114-07:00Debating An Atheist: The Burden of Proof<a href="http://lisakrempasky.com/debating-an-atheist-the-burden-of-proof/">Debating An Atheist: The Burden of Proof</a><br />
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The entire myth of evolution is simply an attempt by those who hate God to attempt to shift the burden of proof. "They say to wood, thou art my father, and to stone, thou hast brought me forth. They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, come and save us." (Jeremiah 2:27) <br />
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"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." (Romans 1:20)<br />
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"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)<br />
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"the headline jobs loss number (-131K) was worse than expected, as was private sector job creation."<br />
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www.businessinsider.com/july-employment-data-2010-8<br />
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The US lost 131,000 jobs in June, <br />
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<br />
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The private sector in the US added 71,000 jobs, weaker than a consensus expectation of 90,000, and weaker than the month before. <br />
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June's report was also revised to reflect even greater job losses than previously reported. 221,000 jobs were lost, not just 125,000.<br />
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http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/08/jobs-decrease-by-131000-rise-by-12000.html<br />
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BAD NEWS: The civilian employment population is falling again after a brief uptick. 58% of Americans support the entire population.<br />
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http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f8c7f8b9adb5e0b0300-590-/bad-news-the-civilian-employment-population-is-falling-again-after-a-brief-uptick-58-of-americans-support-the-entire-population.jpg<br />
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The high-paying information industry that produces so many jobs in the U.S.A. "continues to melt away."<br />
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http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f877f8b9afd6f8d0000-590-/the-information-industry-continues-to-melt-away.jpg<br />
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It's not just those out of work for long durations; more people are recently losing their jobs.<br />
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f867f8b9a1b5f130200-590-/bad-news-those-unemployed-five-weeks-or-less-has-jumped-again.jpg<br />
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The total number of employees in the US has stagnated during the "recovery", even as the working-age population increases.<br />
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http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f877f8b9ab25e0e0400-590-/as-you-can-see-the-total-employees-measure-has-totally-stagnated-not-rebounded.jpg<br />
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Total civilian participation rate in the workforce is still going down.<br />
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http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f887f8b9ab94f8d0000-590-/total-civilian-participation-rate-in-the-workforce-still-going-down.jpg<br />
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Jobs in the financial sector continue to disappear. <br />
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http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4c5c1f897f8b9aaa5d540900-590-/bad-or-good-news-financial-services-jobs-continue-to-go-away.jpg<br />
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Canada announced earlier today that it had lost 139,000 full-time jobs. <br />
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/139000-full-time-jobs-disappear/article1664046/<br />
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It was the first time this year that Canada had lost jobs, further proof that Canada's housing/financial bubble is bursting... at a time when America is slipping into the next wave down ("double dip" depression) and China and Australia are both nursing housing-financial bubbles in varying stages of going bust. <br />
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Norway has already slipped into economic contraction again. Today's jobs report (and today's revisions to previous jobs reports) suggest that for the US under Obama it's just a matter of time. <br />
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http://english.alrroya.com/content/norway-manufacturing-slumps-back-contraction<br />
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The bond market also made it clear that they did not expect economic growth to return. Demand for "risk-free" "safe" investment returns (treasuries) was so strong that the two year treasury fell below .50% for the first time ever. The ten year note sank to 2.84%. The spread between the 10 year and 30 year yields was the widest since 1992. <br />
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http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-year-treasury-yields-drop-below-5.html<br />
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The currency markets also reflected pessimism. The dollar had slipped to its lowest against the Japanese Yen since the mid 1990s. The dollar index fell. It now takes more than $1.32 to equal a euro. <br />
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The weak job reports also raise the probability that the stock markets are inflated and overbought and due for another correction. There is an almost absurd amount of irrational exuberance propping up stock prices, while the bond market more accurately predicts years of anemic growth. Today stock slipped as expectations were punctured by reality.<br />
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http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100806-712323.html<br />
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"There wasn't much to celebrate in the July labor market report," says Michael Feroli, economist at JPMorgan Chase, "private employment increased by only 71,000 and, after downward revisions, is rising on average only 51,000 over the past three months, well below what is needed to absorb the flow of new workers into the labor force."<br />
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"Normally that would be expected to lift the unemployment rate, Feroli says, but because so many potential workers have been discouraged and dropped out of the labor force, the measured unemployment rate actually dropped over the last three months and held steady at 9.5%." (Forbes.com)<br />
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Despite the statistical trick of not counting discouraged workers, it has now been 15 months in a row that the U3 unemployment rate has been reported above 9%, the longest stretch since the early 1980s.<br />
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http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/06/briefing-markets-unemployment-labor-aig-kraft.html<br />
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"President" Obama continues to duck his responsibility for creating and prolonging this economic mess. Sarah Palin shares our frustration that Obama continues to lie to the American people without being challenged by the press for his deception and hypocrisy.<br />
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http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=415377263434<br />
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2012 can't come fast enough. <br />
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28% of "buyers" canceled their orders. D.R. Horton's CEO is not surprised by these horrid numbers and expresses relief that the distortion was not actually worse. "I was surprised it only increased to 28%."<br />
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Looking forward, "The next 12 to 24 months will be challenging in the homebuilding industry."<br />
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As unemployment and lagging income catch up with consumers and businesses, we may see more defaults and bankruptcies. Personal bankruptcies rose again in July, to the highest rate since 2005.<br />
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http://calculatedriskimages.blogspot.com/2010/08/personal-bankruptcy-filings-july-2010.html<br />
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http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/08/dr-horton-conference-call-comments-no.html<br />
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http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2010/08/personal-bankruptcy-filings-up-9-in.htmlChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-49019986613186917992010-08-04T11:47:00.000-07:002010-08-04T14:50:38.713-07:00Crime worst on Mexican Border; Democrats attack America instead of defending AmericaThe US judicial districts with the most crime are ALL on the Mexican border. No district has more crime than the five districts on the Mexican border. Doesn't this prove the imperative of securing the border, identifying illegal immigrants, and detaining illegal invaders?<br />
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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70489<br />
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Arizona should be praised for offering their assistance to enforce existing federal law. Instead, Obama and the anti-American nutjobs in the Democratic party are actually trying to block Arizona's praiseworthy efforts!?!<br />
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Pinal County (AZ) Sheriff Bebau is absolutely correct: the federal government has become our enemy!<br />
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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/70324<br />
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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement union agrees that the government is much too focused on promoting amnesty for criminal aliens, rather than enforcing the law:<br />
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"Senior ICE leadership dedicates more time to campaigning for immigration reforms aimed at large scale amnesty legislation, than advising the American public and Federal lawmakers on the severity of the illegal immigration problem, and the need for more manpower and resources within the ICE ERO to address it. ICE ERO is currently overwhelmed by the massive criminal alien problem in the United States resulting in the large-scale release of criminals back into local communities."<br />
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Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/immigration-enforcement-union-took-a-no-confidence-vote-in-its-leadership-99976699.html<br />
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And not only is the Obama Injustice Department blocking Arizona from actually pursuing justice, but the nutroots of the left are actually attempting to foment a boycott against Arizona. The vindictiveness of the left threatens to destroy the republic and unravel our union. Not since the Civil War has any such effort against a sovereign state been initiated from within our republic. The left is playing a dangerous game... and forcing us to live with the results of their lunacy.<br />
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Boycott sets dangerous precedent - violates sovereignty, Sets up war between states.<br />
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/Arizona1.htm<br />
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Boycott Watch predicted the Arizona boycott would fail, and early results prove we are right!<br />
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/Arizona2.htm<br />
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All politics aside, President Obaba has wrongly justified the Arizona boycott. The Arizona boycott is dangerous for America.<br />
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/Arizona3.htm<br />
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Arizona Deserves Better Treatment Than Cuba<br />
http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/Arizona4.htmChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-71510124755566370922010-07-30T15:45:00.000-07:002010-07-30T15:47:13.716-07:00Obama does not deserve reelection. Voters prefer a Republican.Obama's approvals have fallen to their lowest ever in the July Q poll. <br />
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48% disapprove - 44% approve<br />
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By 48 - 40 percent, voters say Obama does not deserve reelection in 2012. <br />
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39% prefer a Republican in 2012; only 36% prefer Obama.<br />
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Independent voters disapprove of Obama 52 - 38 percent <br />
Independents say 37 - 27 percent they would vote for a Republican in 2012.<br />
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http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1478<br />
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Our long national nightmare may soon end January 2013Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-53766687523351046462010-06-01T14:05:00.000-07:002010-08-06T17:24:00.403-07:00Democrats losing IndependentsRepublicans are supporting Republicans and Democrats are supporting Democrats, but the Independents who determine elections are breaking decidedly towards the Republicans (even in Democratic polls).<br />
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Given the roughly equal numbers of registered Democrats and registered Republicans, independents are the closest measure of the median (center) position of political thought in America. (Since 40% of Americans are conservative and only 20% of Americans are "liberal" or leftist, the remaining 40% that identify as "moderate" do not straddle the center, but rather skew to the left.) <br />
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http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/w738nquazegahfq5xajfxa.gif<br />
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As Democrats and Republicans have similar proportions nationally, independents are a far more center-based group than left-leaning "moderates".<br />
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http://sas-origin.onstreammedia.com/origin/gallupinc/GallupSpaces/Production/Cms/POLL/b8scyp6bruqgez4snjxqdg.gif<br />
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On Gallup's generic congressional ballot question, Independents (among registered voters) would prefer to vote for a Republican rather than a Democrat by a margin of 47-34. Among all registered voters, voters would prefer a Republican by a margin of 49-43. This represents the highest preference for Republicans in 48 years of Gallup polling history. Even in 1994 and 2002, the margin was only 5 points in Republicans' favor among registered voters. (Often registered voters skew more Democratic than those who actually show up on election day, especially in non-presidential years. Hence, the preferred method among many pollsters is to screen for LIKELY voters, not simply registered voters. Likely voters tend to lean even more pro-Republican than do registered voters.) Evidence suggests that 2010 may be even a more pro-Republican year than 1994 or 2002 or any other year since Gallup began asking this question in 1962.<br />
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http://www.gallup.com/poll/127439/Election-2010-Key-Indicators.aspx<br />
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But does the mood favor not just Republicans in general, but specific Republicans in specific races? Congressional polling is harder to find and is not often released publicly this far in advance of election day. But numerous statewide senate polls have been conducted and do confirm a shifting of the general electorate and Independents in particular toward Republicans.<br />
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Using the most recent publicly available statewide polling data from one particular Democratic polling firm (Public Policy Polling), we find that Republicans more often than not lead Democrats among independents -- sometimes by commanding double-digit leads.<br />
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Among independents:<br />
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Ky: Rand Paul (R) leads Conway (D) 44-29<br />
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MO: Roy Blunt (R) leads Carnahan (D) 47-35<br />
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NC:<br />
Burr (R) leads Cunningham (D) 41-32<br />
Burr (R) leads Marshall (D) 40-38<br />
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CO:<br />
Bennet (D) leads Norton (R) 42-40<br />
Buck (R) leads Bennet (D) 40-39<br />
Bennet (D) leads Wiens (R) 39-35<br />
Norton (R) leads Romanoff (D) 40-35<br />
Buck (R) leads Romanoff (D) 36-34<br />
Romanoff (D) leads Wiens (R) 35-33<br />
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OH:<br />
Portman (R) leads Fisher (D) 37-25<br />
Portman (R) also led Brunner (D) 37-25<br />
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PA:<br />
Sestak (D) leads Toomey (R) 35-34<br />
Toomey (R) led Specter (D) 41-38<br />
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IL: Kirk (R) leads Giannoulias (D) 33-30<br />
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NV: <br />
Lowden (R) leads Reid 62-27<br />
Tarkanian (R) leads Reid 55-30<br />
Lowden (R) leads Berkley 55-24<br />
Tarkanian (R) leads Berkley 53-27<br />
Lowden (R) leads Goodman 48-30<br />
Tarkanian (R) leads Goodman 50-30<br />
Lowden (R) leads Miller 51-19<br />
Tarkanian (R) leads Miller 50-18<br />
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AR:<br />
Boozman (R) leads Lincoln 66-20<br />
Boozman (R) leads Halter 56-18<br />
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NH:<br />
Ayotte (R) leads Hodes (D) 49-34<br />
Binnie (R) leads Hodes (D) 46-36<br />
Binder (R) leads Hodes (D) 39-37<br />
Lamontagne (R) ties Hodes 38-38<br />
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FL: Crist (I) 35 - Rubio (R) 24 - Meek (D) 22<br />
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Based on this sample of polls, top priorities for conservatives, Republicans, and friends of liberty would be Pennsylvania (Pat Toomey) and Illinois (Mark Kirk) and Colorado (nominee yet to be determined). Mark Kirk may not be the ideal candidate, but we are so close to electing a new Republican majority in BOTH houses of Congress that we need to keep our eyes on the prize. As flawed a candidate as Kirk may be, he is so much better than the mob banker Alexi Giannoulias. <br />
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http://www.toomeyforsenate.comChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-76512744991594374062010-05-27T11:59:00.000-07:002010-05-27T11:59:53.398-07:00Sea Salt – An Indispensable Commodity for Uncertain TimesFar from being the scourge of modern civilization, salt is an indispensable tool for survival and preserving our quality of life. <br />
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http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/2010/05/sea-salt-survival.html<br />
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"Six of the index’s 10 components deteriorated in April. The biggest drags on the index: U.S. residents filed fewer applications to build homes, the unemployed filed more claims for jobless aid and consumers’ confidence dropped. A measure of how fast factories got goods signaled their suppliers were not as busy.<br />
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Four components improved, including higher stock prices, on average; a sharper difference between overnight and 10-year borrowing costs, historically a positive signal; more hours worked in factories and an increase in manufacturers’ orders for capital goods."<br />
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http://blog.taragana.com/business/2010/05/20/leading-economic-indicators-dropped-in-april-for-first-month-in-more-than-a-year-63262/<br />
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Higher stock prices, however, are not very helpful for sustaining a recovery. Indeed, higher stock prices in the face of rising joblessness and slowing construction are signs that sentiment is irrationally exuberant in the face of mediocre fundamentals --- and that asset values are inflated by excess liquidity rather than actual utilization of productive capacity. <br />
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At the end of April, stock prices were near their peak. Broad indexes have fallen about 10% since then, putting in a LOWER HIGH on a post-plunge rebound, then putting in a LOWER LOW on a second dip downward. Next month's reading on stock prices is likely to be less bullish.<br />
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Another supposedly bullish indicator is rising 10-year bond yield spreads. But this indicates that the economy is expected to rebound within a broad timeframe of the next 10 years. Not much comfort for those expecting economic turnaround to come sooner.<br />
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0767923634&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=141658899X&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-71447542421476645842010-05-18T14:06:00.000-07:002010-06-01T13:23:56.719-07:00Robin Hood is a Tea Party ConservativeWhat afflicted the people of Nottingham was GOVERNMENT TAXATION and government hunting restrictions. Robin Hood (in the capable hands of Ridley Scott) is protesting oppressive taxation and arrogant government. <br />
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"what plagues England in the Robin Hood story is never poverty per se, but taxation. Invasive government taxation and hunting regulations have reduced the English peasants to penury. The King, the Sheriff and other government toadies are the people’s enemies. And Robin Hood, far from trying to redistribute wealth, is merely attempting to get the people’s money back from these bloated tax-and-spenders."<br />
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http://www.andrewklavan.com/2010/05/17/robin-hood-anxiety-syndrome/<br />
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Once again, government is the CAUSE of poverty. And limiting the power of government is the solution to the problems that government creates.<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0013N3DSE&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0830833943&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-16457933756846942852010-05-18T13:29:00.000-07:002010-05-18T13:30:50.225-07:00Government healthcare worsens access to quality healthcareThe Curtain is Closing on Your Health Care Plan<br />
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“Consolidated practices and salaried doctors will leave fewer options for patients and longer waiting times for routine appointments. Like the insurers, physicians are responding to the economic burdens of the president's plan in one of the few ways they're permitted to.”<br />
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http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=186284<br />
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Texas doctors opting out of Medicare at alarming rate<br />
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“The only way to provide cost-effective care is outside the Medicare system, a system without constant paperwork and headaches and inadequate reimbursement.”<br />
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7009807.htmlChristian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-41284824287584901982010-05-18T10:18:00.000-07:002010-05-23T11:59:49.500-07:00Raising Tax Rates Will NOT Solve DeficitsWSJ has a great editorial and accompanying chart showing that raising tax rates will NOT generate more tax revenue. No matter the tax rate, revenues cannot rise above 20% GDP without becoming intolerably oppressive. <br />
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704608104575217870728420184.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion<br />
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Tax increases are NOT the answer. Government spending must be REDUCED. And tax rates must be lowered as well. Lower tax rates grow the economy. We cannot be taxed into solvency. We must GROW and PRODUCE and SAVE and INVEST our way into solvency.<br />
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0030KVA56&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0465016154&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-9751472689276625332010-05-17T13:07:00.000-07:002010-05-17T13:11:37.120-07:00Conservative Economic Reform is key to saving Greece and Europe.Greece must privatize its government health care system because nationalized health care is unsustainable. So whyis America being pushed to socialize its health care system??<br />
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"Of course most of the media have been largely silent about the health care privatization measure for Greece, as it conflicts with their universal, single-payer health care narrative."<br />
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=534021<br />
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Spain cut government employee pay 5%. <br />
So why is Obama still pandering to overpaid union cronies?<br />
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obamas-23-billion-payoff-to-teacher-unions-93852379.html<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0226264211&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-41779984221505435822010-05-14T15:21:00.000-07:002010-05-17T12:06:25.913-07:00Boycott Pepsi: Pepsi funds radical homosexual hate group PFLAGHomosexual group PFLAG trains people to vilify and harass ex-gays<br />
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"PepsiCo is one of the nation's major funders of the radical homosexual movement. In particular, they fund PFLAG, which is a hardcore group that organizes across the country in liberal churches and also <b>targets children in public schools</b> attempting to normalize homosexual and transgender behavior through psychological manipulation and activism." (MassResistance.org)<br />
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http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen/10b/pflag_pepsi/index.html<br />
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PFLAG's <b>harassment tactics</b> are well-documented<br />
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/02/gay-marriage-mob-harasses-petition-signers-in-washington-state/<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1565633253&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." (1 Corinthians 6:9-11)<br />
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A better alternative: Jones Soda.<br />
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"Jones Soda is the kind of company that would arise if the state would divorce itself from the economy. Unlike the mega-corporations Coke and Pepsi, Jones caters to the individualist spirit of America. Along with continually changing the photographs on its labels, Jones soda allows customers to individualize their own twelve packs with whatever picture or message they choose. Similarly, with over sixty-four flavors, including Caramel Cream and Lemon Drop Dead, Jones embodies the personal nature of free enterprise.<br />
Under a system of tariffs, subsidies, and restrictions, we get companies like Coke and Pepsi producing collectivist drinks for the masses. There is nothing exciting about these products because there is nothing exciting about the system that produces them. Interventionism is restrictive; it confines the innovative human mind, while the laissez-faire economy unleashes it."<br />
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Read more: Jonesin' for a Soda -<br />
http://mises.org/daily/2678<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001SAOA5W&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002636LC0&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-42436076104042503572010-05-14T12:52:00.000-07:002010-05-14T15:04:54.870-07:00Barack Obama's social security number is suspicious<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1935071874&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Thanks to diligent research by vigilant patriots, it is already widely suspected that the fraud currently occupying the White House is not a natural-born American citizen, is a radical unrepentant socialist, is a devotee of the racist "Black Liberation Theology" and its "Black Values System", and is using a false name "Barack Obama". Now two private investigators have found that the Social Security Number of "Barack Obama" is a number reserved for a resident of Connecticut (not Hawaii). <br />
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<b>Has the occupant of the White House committed Identity Fraud? </b><br />
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Investigators: Obama uses Connecticut Soc. Sec. Number<br />
3 experts insist White House answer new questions about documentation<br />
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=152773<br />
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http://www.examiner.com/x-40065-Blogosphere-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m5d13-Barack-Obamas-social-security-number-belonged-to-someone-else<br />
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Google Hides Obama's Social Security Number Story<br />
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-hides-obamas-social-security.html<br />
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Obama: Where have all his records gone?<br />
Footprints of president's own history either vanish or remain covered up<br />
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100613Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-53230531118740619952010-05-12T22:07:00.000-07:002010-05-14T14:59:46.079-07:00After the Fall: Stocks Remain OvervaluedLast week's plunge in stocks was the sharpest drop in more than a year. But it still was not enough to correct the precariously overvalued position of the excessively leveraged (inflated) stock market.<br />
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82% of stocks on the S&P500 are still above their 200day moving averages, even after last week's plunge. In fact, the overvalued positions are even more extreme than anything seen in 2007-2008. <br />
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Stocks are even more overvalued; values are even more inflated; the real economy is even more burdened by excessive debt; the "recovery" is even more phony than the 2007-2008 bubble that preceded it.Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-5240515742861135272010-05-07T14:30:00.000-07:002010-07-04T07:53:56.486-07:00Unemployment Rises to 17.1%"Work would cure almost anything, I believed then and I believe now." -- Ernest Hemingway, "A Moveable Feast"<br />
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<b>Once again, not enough jobs were created for those who need jobs.</b> The Bureau of Labor Statistics' "Official" Unemployment Rate (U-3) rose to 9.9% and its <b>"Real" Unemployment (U-6) has risen to 17.1% </b>despite a much touted gain of 290,000 jobs. John Williams' ShadowStats.com finds the real unemployment rate to be 22%. Clearly, these numbers do not represent such an improvement as the administration and their allies in the media would like us to believe. <br />
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As the Wall Street Journal explains: "The U-6 figure includes everyone in the official rate plus “marginally attached workers” — those who are neither working nor looking for work, but say they want a job and have looked for work recently; and people who are employed part-time for economic reasons, meaning <b>they want full-time work but took a part-time schedule instead because that’s all they could find</b>.<br />
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A U-6 figure that converges toward the official rate could indicate improving confidence in the labor market and the overall economy. This month pushes convergence even further away." http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/05/07/broader-u-6-unemployment-rate-increases-to-171-in-april/<br />
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"If the trend holds, it also means that the days of 10% unemployment may not be behind us. That means <b>continuing downward pressure on wages</b>. And it could spell continued trouble for the <b>long-term unemployed</b>. The April report showed that the number of people unemployed for 27 weeks or more rose by 169,000 to 6.7 million — almost half of all unemployed people. The average duration of unemployment: 33 weeks, an increase from last month." http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/05/07/why-did-the-unemployment-rate-rise/Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-69943538767501301082010-05-05T10:55:00.000-07:002010-05-14T12:40:20.959-07:00Stocks heading lowerUS Stocks show signs of heading lower, and not just for a day or two.<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1596986123&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>The S+P developed a head-and-shoulders reversal pattern, then broke down through the neck line.<br />
The Dow Industrials show the same complex head-and-shoulders reversal with a breakdown below 11000. The Nasdaq Composite also shows the same head-and-shoulders reversal with a breakdown below 2460. The Russell 2000 also has broken down from a head-and-shoulders with rising volume on the downturn. <br />
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Russell 1000 growth has the same breakdown from a head-and-shoulders, as does the Russell 1000 value. Nasdaq high-tech and Nasdaq ex-tech both show the breakdown following a head-and-shoulders. <br />
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Dow Transports broke down from a multiple top pattern, with a lower MACD on the downturn showing the capability to go lower. <br />
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The Dow Utilities, already a weak sector on anticipation of higher interest rates, broke down from a multiple rising base pattern. Again, the lower MACD shows more ability to go lower. <br />
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DJ Wilshire Total Market index has also broken down below a head-and-shoulders top. DJ Wilshire Real Estate Investment Trust also had a breakdown from a rising base climax top. DJ Wilshire International Real Estate has shown even more weakness, breaking support on a gap down May 4 and following with another gap down May 5 (on extremely negative MACD). <br />
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The breakdowns are clearly visible on both the DJ Wilshire Large Cap Growth and Small Cap Growth indexes, as well as the Large Cap Value and Small Cap Value Indexes. <br />
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SLV also had a significant breakdown from a rounded top, below $17.50.<br />
PALL (Palladium) has also had a significant breakdown. <br />
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On daily charts, the indexes have not had so many down days in months. A correction is coming. And tight credit brings down numerous overly inflated assets simultaneously.<br />
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Update: As stocks worldwide moved lower, gold has surged to a new high.Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-52633816688014680442010-05-03T22:00:00.000-07:002010-05-14T14:12:19.732-07:00Asperger'sInvesting and Asperger's<br />
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A hopeful story of success for those who struggle with adult autism spectrum disorders. God bless you all. <br />
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/05/investing-and-aspergers.html<br />
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"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Phil 4:13)<br />
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And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)<br />
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I have also noticed more columnists and bloggers are also seeing more emerging signs of a divided party.<br />
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As America is increasingly dissatisfied with Washington, Congress is increasingly upset with Obama for voicing that frustration (while attempting to minimize his complicity). <br />
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See <b>Congressional Dems to Obama — stop bashing Washington!<br />
</b>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/congressional-dems-to-obama--stop-bashing-washington-92690589.html<br />
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http://moelane.com/2010/05/03/somebody-tattled-on-the-democratic-whine-party/<br />
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http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/11/colorado-democrats-strangle-internet-entrepreneurs/<br />
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Amazon Dumps Colorado Sites in Response to Tax<br />
http://www.webcpa.com/news/Amazon-Dumps-Colorado-Sites-in-Response-to-Tax-53541-1.html<br />
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Colorado is killing its own businesses with unfair, onerous taxes.<br />
http://www.repealtheamazontax.com/<br />
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http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/19/congress-may-get-fined-by-its-own-health-care-law/<br />
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Congressional Research Service memo raises fresh constitutional questions about Obamacare<br />
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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/02/crs-memo-raises-fresh-constitutional-questions-about-obamacare/<br />
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http://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/crs-on-health-care-fines.pdf<br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=christia03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1595552669&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align:left;padding-top:5px;width:131px;height:245px;padding-right:10px;"align="left" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Christian Libertyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188920842916150472.post-42426385560730854312010-04-29T12:51:00.000-07:002010-05-12T22:11:12.437-07:00Obamacare to drive up insurance premiums and cost employees their insurance plansIf you like your healthcare plan, Obamacare means you could lose it<br />
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"the documents (House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry) Waxman obtained included embarrassing evidence that the health-care law could drive up insurance premiums and force employers to dump employees from their health plans.<br />
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“Turns out Obamacare means if you like your health plan you can lose it. The president didn’t have to actually strong-arm companies into dumping their employee health insurance because his bill carried financial incentives to virtually guarantee that result,” Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Rep. Joe Barton, Texas Republican, said.<br />
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Most significantly, documents unearthed by the investigation highlight companies that are considering dumping employees from their current health-care plans in the face of new costs from the health-care law. President Obama repeatedly promised his health-care law would let Americans keep their current insurance if they’re happy with it."<br />
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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/28/why-waxman-really-canceled-his-health-care-%e2%80%98show-trial%e2%80%99/<br />
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Ideally, we wouldn't have to know much about our political candidates... or care about them in the least. Ideally, our politicians would be so powerless as to be inconsequential to our own lives. <br />
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"My idea of a great president is one who acts in accordance with his oath of office to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." Not since the presidency of Grover Cleveland has any president achieved greatness by this standard. Worse, the most admired have been those who failed most miserably." (Robert Higgs)<br />
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It is only because our politicians are so arrogant and insist on having so much arbitrary power over us that any of these things matter. <br />
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The best politicians would do NOTHING about healthcare or any other economic issue other than REPEAL existing government restrictions and mandates and subsidies... and enforce the few statutes that make sense fairly and evenly. <br />
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The free market does anything and everything better than government could ever hope to. It is the government that causes our economic problems and the free market that is always the solution. The best political platform is this: "My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them." (Barry Goldwater)<br />
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It is merely because politicians in Washington and Raleigh and state capitals are so tyrannical that knowledge of them becomes important. But the political class has managed to make government so complicated that many feel they cannot understand it. But if you ask those same people what they want out of government, the answer would be very simple: LEAVE US ALONE. STOP SPENDING OUR MONEY. STOP TAXING US TO DEATH. STOP STEALING OUR LIBERTY. LEAVE US ALONE.<br />
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