Fuck its silent in here.......

[Chuck to Chuck]

Tea Partiers for Obama:

The dire outlook from CBO today is not the fault of the current administration or any one administration (LBJ may be the most to blame I guess for starting Medicare). In fact, if the Medicare cuts in the health care bill are to be believed and CBO's estimates pertaining to the health care bill are to be believed, Pres. Obama has already done more to reduce in magnitude the long-term budget problems for the U.S. than the previous administration, who undoubtedly made the problem worse (Chuck note: They're talking about Medicare D). That's true despite the amount added to the deficit from the stimulus bill and the costly coverage provisions in the health care bill. The obvious question is whether or not you believe the large cuts to Medicare will ever pan out. If not, Obama's fiscal record thus far is about as bad as the previous administration's.

[Yeti]

Tea Partiers for Obama:

The dire outlook from CBO today is not the fault of the current administration or any one administration (LBJ may be the most to blame I guess for starting Medicare). In fact, if the Medicare cuts in the health care bill are to be believed and CBO's estimates pertaining to the health care bill are to be believed, Pres. Obama has already done more to reduce in magnitude the long-term budget problems for the U.S. than the previous administration, who undoubtedly made the problem worse (Chuck note: They're talking about Medicare D). That's true despite the amount added to the deficit from the stimulus bill and the costly coverage provisions in the health care bill. The obvious question is whether or not you believe the large cuts to Medicare will ever pan out. If not, Obama's fiscal record thus far is about as bad as the previous administration's.

Wait a minute? Conservatives stopped to say "Is this Obama's fault?" Who you crappin'?

Also, is that site worth a shite? Reading stuff about tax policies is kind of intriguing right now, at least for me.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Tea Partiers for Obama:

The dire outlook from CBO today is not the fault of the current administration or any one administration (LBJ may be the most to blame I guess for starting Medicare). In fact, if the Medicare cuts in the health care bill are to be believed and CBO's estimates pertaining to the health care bill are to be believed, Pres. Obama has already done more to reduce in magnitude the long-term budget problems for the U.S. than the previous administration, who undoubtedly made the problem worse (Chuck note: They're talking about Medicare D). That's true despite the amount added to the deficit from the stimulus bill and the costly coverage provisions in the health care bill. The obvious question is whether or not you believe the large cuts to Medicare will ever pan out. If not, Obama's fiscal record thus far is about as bad as the previous administration's.

Big if'd.

[R-V]

Tea Partiers for Obama:

The dire outlook from CBO today is not the fault of the current administration or any one administration (LBJ may be the most to blame I guess for starting Medicare). In fact, if the Medicare cuts in the health care bill are to be believed and CBO's estimates pertaining to the health care bill are to be believed, Pres. Obama has already done more to reduce in magnitude the long-term budget problems for the U.S. than the previous administration, who undoubtedly made the problem worse (Chuck note: They're talking about Medicare D). That's true despite the amount added to the deficit from the stimulus bill and the costly coverage provisions in the health care bill. The obvious question is whether or not you believe the large cuts to Medicare will ever pan out. If not, Obama's fiscal record thus far is about as bad as the previous administration's.

Wait a minute? Conservatives stopped to say "Is this Obama's fault?" Who you crappin'?

Also, is that site worth a shite? Reading stuff about tax policies is kind of intriguing right now, at least for me.

Not familiar with the Tax Foundation, but the Tax Policy Center is my preferred destination for nonpartisan tax stuff. It's a little wonky but not too bad.

http://taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org/blog

[Yeti]

Tea Partiers for Obama:

The dire outlook from CBO today is not the fault of the current administration or any one administration (LBJ may be the most to blame I guess for starting Medicare). In fact, if the Medicare cuts in the health care bill are to be believed and CBO's estimates pertaining to the health care bill are to be believed, Pres. Obama has already done more to reduce in magnitude the long-term budget problems for the U.S. than the previous administration, who undoubtedly made the problem worse (Chuck note: They're talking about Medicare D). That's true despite the amount added to the deficit from the stimulus bill and the costly coverage provisions in the health care bill. The obvious question is whether or not you believe the large cuts to Medicare will ever pan out. If not, Obama's fiscal record thus far is about as bad as the previous administration's.

Wait a minute? Conservatives stopped to say "Is this Obama's fault?" Who you crappin'?

Also, is that site worth a shite? Reading stuff about tax policies is kind of intriguing right now, at least for me.

Not familiar with the Tax Foundation, but the Tax Policy Center is my preferred destination for nonpartisan tax stuff. It's a little wonky but not too bad.

http://taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org/blog

Added to my Julie Feed

[morpheus]

Confirmation hearings are now unnecessary, or something.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/health/policy/07recess.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

The recess appointment was somewhat unusual because the Senate is in recess for less than two weeks and senators were still waiting for Dr. Berwick to submit responses to some of their requests for information. No confirmation hearing has been held or scheduled.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Confirmation hearings are now unnecessary, or something.

Sooner or later, they'll fix the Senate.  Maybe with a neutron bomb.

[Quality Start Machine]

Confirmation hearings are now unnecessary, or something.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/health/policy/07recess.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

The recess appointment was somewhat unusual because the Senate is in recess for less than two weeks and senators were still waiting for Dr. Berwick to submit responses to some of their requests for information. No confirmation hearing has been held or scheduled.

Intrepid Reader: John Bolton

Yeah, recess appointments are a new thing.

[morpheus]

Confirmation hearings are now unnecessary, or something.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/health/policy/07recess.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

The recess appointment was somewhat unusual because the Senate is in recess for less than two weeks and senators were still waiting for Dr. Berwick to submit responses to some of their requests for information. No confirmation hearing has been held or scheduled.

Intrepid Reader: John Bolton

Yeah, recess appointments are a new thing.

Your stick-poke is noted.  I fart in your general direction.

[R-V]

The Senate farts in the general direction of those lazy unemployed bastards who are too lazy to get that one job that's available for every five unemployed.

Let's face it: those who use their "worry" about our longer-term fiscal outlook as a reason to oppose extended unemployment benefits don't want to reduce the deficit as much as they want to get rid of unemployment benefits.  It is just a convenient excuse to "mug" those benefits and deny many American families that assistance they so badly need.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

The Senate farts in the general direction of those lazy unemployed bastards who are too lazy to get that one job that's available for every five unemployed.

Let's face it: those who use their "worry" about our longer-term fiscal outlook as a reason to oppose extended unemployment benefits don't want to reduce the deficit as much as they want to get rid of unemployment benefits.  It is just a convenient excuse to "mug" those benefits and deny many American families that assistance they so badly need.

But what about all that epic inflation?

[morpheus]

The Senate farts in the general direction of those lazy unemployed bastards who are too lazy to get that one job that's available for every five unemployed.

Let's face it: those who use their "worry" about our longer-term fiscal outlook as a reason to oppose extended unemployment benefits don't want to reduce the deficit as much as they want to get rid of unemployment benefits.  It is just a convenient excuse to "mug" those benefits and deny many American families that assistance they so badly need.

Normally I'd fart in your general direction and say "people respond to INCENTIVES, so let the benefits end!"  However, I think there is more of a case for extending benefits in this instance.  Why?  Because when you compare unemployment durations of benefits-eligible people and those not eligible, they are unemployed for similar amounts of time.  http://www.frbsf.org/publications/economics/letter/2010/el2010-12.html  Clearly something else is at work here, and the INCENTIVE to collect benefits while not working right up until they run out is not driving unemployment duration.

And Tank... I think Cantor's making a good trade there.  I'd be short Treasury Bonds, for sure, with yields on the 10-year under 3%.  The epic inflation is coming, it's just a question of when.  The government is going to have to inflate.

[Chuck to Chuck]

And Tank... I think Cantor's making a good trade there.  I'd be short Treasury Bonds, for sure, with yields on the 10-year under 3%.  The epic inflation is coming, it's just a question of when.  The government is going to have to inflate.

Refi your house.  Inflation insurance.

[Brownie]

And Tank... I think Cantor's making a good trade there.  I'd be short Treasury Bonds, for sure, with yields on the 10-year under 3%.  The epic inflation is coming, it's just a question of when.  The government is going to have to inflate.

Refi your house. Buy Fort Knox. Inflation insurance.

Greenlighted.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

And Tank... I think Cantor's making a good trade there.  I'd be short Treasury Bonds, for sure, with yields on the 10-year under 3%.  The epic inflation is coming, it's just a question of when.  The government is going to have to inflate.

Refi your house. Buy Fort Knox. Inflation insurance.

Greenlighted.

Could be another fun ride coming...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-01/soros-signals-gold-bubble-as-goldman-predicts-record-update1-.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704792104575264863069565780.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704032704575268462477689760.html