mr_genius

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 08:22 PM) Dude, "shipping jobs offshore is good" has been the economic mantra since Reagan. This may surprise you Balta, but Reagan was considered a 'protectionist' by the Wall Street Journal and Neo-cons in general.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 05:12 PM) That was kind of his point. The ATM was just an example. Not really. It's like when people thought cars would increase unemployment. No more horseshoe makers!!! But sure, when all the new US jobs get off-shored, unemployment goes up. Durr. Obama cannot put 2 and 2 together. He is very stupid. I mean, the dude just green lighted a massive increase in L1 outsourcing visas for bribe money. How can you defend that?

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 07:34 AM) btw, the team is starting to shape up you going to volunteer?

Clueless Obama blames ATM for high unemployment. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/16...test=latestnews computers have been around a long time, Mr.President.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 08:59 PM) you are my favorite Filibuster poster

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) The market is always right dude. Otherwise we wouldn't set so many of our policies based on what it says it wants. good point. just bought 100 shares online. ready to profit.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:54 PM) It is trading at about 50% of its high from the day of its IPO. We are almost out of the 30 day Blue Sky window for it. Wait until the Put trading kicks in. it's not even worth that much.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 08:02 AM) This might be better placed in the Libya thread. Belongs in here too. Shows the GOP fighting the corrupt, warmonger, Obama regime. Very important.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/j...deadline-libya/ time to end US involvement in Libya

really no surprise here. just as i predicted. http://www.cnbc.com/id/43395857

so far the GOP debate is pretty terrible

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 09:51 PM) This may be one of Miami's weaker years, I think in the future you will see improvement. Lebron/Wade need to figure out how that team is going to run, because its clearly not functioning correctly. Good point

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 09:45 PM) Can't help but feel like we were watching the greatest player in NBA history right there, MJ-esque performance from LBJ MJ never had a game this good. All hail LEBRON!

WOooooo!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 12, 2011 -> 09:36 PM) Has James scored this quarter? i think he got his usual 2 points

haha. lebron

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 07:06 PM) Our good friend Mark Foley went on Fox News this week, Hannity's show, to suggest that Weiner should resign, but also defended the rights of adults to send sexually suggestive electronic messages to minors. There is a Foley/Weiner joke in there somewhere.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 04:36 PM) At least so far, there's no evidence (yet) that he did anything sexual involving that 17 year old. Currently, he's doing the "Leave of absence/Therapy" path. well that is good news. any idea to when Weiner will start his new job at CNN?

Uh oh. Looks like Democrat leader, Weiner, could go to jail. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/10.../#ixzz1Oud57T00

Obama approval rating dropping. Could plummet to below 40% by the time the election rolls around http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-D...b-Approval.aspx

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 06:43 PM) btw the "gold standard" always seemed kind of silly to me. Why does a shiny metal have so much intrinsic value? you just answered your own question

wow

http://www.suntimes.com/5885159-417/the-90...unty-books.html of course....

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 01:13 PM) They won't move either way. CME Group is made up of a whole lot of very skill and knowledge-specific individuals, many of which are not willing to move to Indianapolis, or commute to Gary or the like. The brain drain would hit them real, real hard. This isn't some simple manufacturing business. they would lose top talent. no one wants to sell their house in a down market and move their family to Indiana. they would be retaining a lot of employees that tried to find something else and couldn't.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) Chances of CME moving anything significant out of state are it's just a bluff, but I'm sure Quinn will fold and give into their demands.