StrangeSox

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 12:12 PM) The one in San Juan? San Cristobal I think? I was there last summer as an excursion on a cruise through the Caribbean. It's pretty cool. Yeah, its in Old San Juan. I'll be hitting up the Bacardi distillery across the harbor, too!

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 11:40 AM) They are still talking about a spending freeze? Why? Railing against excessive spending is one thing, but a spending freeze is borderline retarded. Maybe this makes sense in a roundabout way. They know it'll never pass, so they're proposing something polar-opposite to the Democrats' plans. Then, in 2010, when the economy is still stumbling, they can say "see, we told you! we didn't want to go along with their bad ideas!"

How about on imprisoning non-violent drug offenders thanks to mandatory sentencing laws? Violent criminals end up getting released early to make room for mandatory druggies.

Heard about that this morning. Holder wanted to "send a message" about withholding information from defense attorneys.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 08:22 AM) Oh, yeah, I was just kind of piggybacking off your post rather than refuting it. I agree with you. I was agreeing with your agreeing and cutting off some potential Kaperbole directed my way

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 08:14 AM) I certainly hope that people realize this whole mess isn't JUST Fannie and Freddie, or JUST poor regulations, or JUST poor reg agencies, or JUST greedy bankers, or JUST high risk uncleared financial instruments, or JUST consumers leveraging themselves beyond any level of reason... its all of them. Too many people are too set in their ideologies to consider how the real world works.

Yeah, I should have made it more clear that that's what I think the popular sentiment is, not my personal view (though I do think the Republicans in Congress and bumbling and fumbling right now).

Seen: Grand Canyon Niagara Falls Seven Sacred Pools (Hawaii) Road to Hana (Maui) Napali Cost (Kauai) Want to see: Pyramids Rome Chichen Itza Great Rift Valley/ African Savana Great Barrier Reef Active Volcano Yellowstone Yosemite Alaska/ somewhere with glaciers and whales Start of an F1 race live ..too many to list! I'll be in Puerto Rico in 2 weeks, and I'm planning on seeing the old Spanish fort that's a World Heritage Site and the Arecibo radio telescope (the big dish thing in Goldeneye).

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 11:57 PM) I turn on my car radio and listen to whomever isn't running commercials. So what do you do for the other 45 minutes in a hour?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 10:41 PM) So how can no one believe my point of view? You cannot sit there with a straight face and tell me that this is all roses and greatness. If you can, you're delusional (no offense personally, I mean generally). ANYTIME you spend this kind of money in government it's not good. If people don't believe that, then our country has just become the Republic of Chinese America. I think the majority are viewing it as Obama and the Democrats doing something to fix this crisis and the Republicans doing nothing but saying "the financial geniuses that got us into this mess will get us out" while proposing joke budgets and massive tax cuts with no coherent planning.

Birds stealing ice cream http://jet-point.com/2009/02/24/birds-stealing-ice-cream/

GM May Not Have Time for Bond Swap Outside Bankruptcy

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 02:17 PM) you've convinced me. i'm on the bailout bandwagon now. free money for everyone! if we would just give every American a million dollars it would completely get rid of poverty in the US and end the recession. i don't see how this can possibly go wrong. That wasn't my point. I was refuting your point that "even the French are against this!" because the French did the exact same thing. Yes, they spent less, but that's because their industry is considerably smaller. I didn't say whether I agree with it.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 02:05 PM) pfft, you call that a bailout. not even 10 billion. thats 5 times less than what we already have given in auto bailouts. Renault and Clio aren't exactly the same size as GM. edit: a Clio is a Renault. I was thinking of Peugeot/ Citroen.

When Karzai lied, nobody died!

Progress

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090331-707653.html

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 08:20 PM) Nope, Olde Timey Europe is right. Even france. Balta, you know you want to agree with France. You have too. It's part of the contract you signed to be a 'progressive'. What? http://www.prlog.org/10183069-french-gover...ry-bailout.html The French bailed out their auto industry.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 08:03 PM) Restructure first, then loans if needed. There wasn't the political will to make that move. Now, it has to be done because it has been realized that there is no other solution. It was my understanding that they couldn't survive long enough to restructure without the loans. GM and Chrysler were looking at weeks, not months.

The CF position for the Sox is becoming like the QB position for the Bears.

In contrast to Owens being cut being the best news of the day, this is by far the worst.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 12:18 PM) Jerry Owens..............................................he gone http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....-white-sox.html Best news all day!

I'm wondering why anyone would subject themselves to hours of Olberman.

They have a lot of bonds out there.