Monthly Archives: February 2013

Being In The Wrong Place, At The Wrong Time…

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jack Curtis

In a Congress become more theatrical than Hollywood, Senate Republicans, stymied by the Presidents’ Chicken Little act on Sequestration, are considering handing the Prez the power to cut whatever he wishes, so long as he equals the $85 B to … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Loser…

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Jack Curtis

President Reagan (R) was called: “The Great Communicator.” He evidently took the microphone with him; the only effective communication today seems to come from his successor, President Obama (D). Today’s Republican leadership seems to be uh, ‘communication challenged’ in public … Continue reading →

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When Chicken Little Is Right…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Speaker Boehner, dumping the Tea Party in his Lurch to the Left, is falling into the Presidents’s trap. Both Dems and GOP know we’re headed into collapse; neither knows exactly when the stock market will fold and the banks after … Continue reading →

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Signposts Along the Week: Key Reports

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jack Curtis

The World Economic Decline To the recently reported events in Argentina, Venezuela and Germany, you may add:Japan’s Economy is Terminal. The Japanese have been plodding their road to nowhere longer than any, but their end is in sight, the same … Continue reading →

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How Many Soldiers Must You See To Decide There Must Be a War?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Jack Curtis

We’ve been writing recently of the inexorable steps toward financial collapse as they have occurred. First was the Argentine government freezing supermarket prices in response to inflation coupled with Venezuela’s 46% currency devaluation. (World oil market). Our next milestone toward … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion Racket Explained

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Jack Curtis

I hadn’t known Medicaid was a racket. Well, that’s not quite true; most government services resemble rackets to some degree when you take fraud and waste into account but with Medicaid, some states are fraudsters too, apparently. New York is … Continue reading →

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The More Things Change… (Schools and the Border Remain the Same)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Public schools don’t deny their incompetence to educate. Well, they really can’t, given their abysmal test results, low graduation rates and the pervasive need of colleges to provide remedial classes. Instead, they cry poor: How can you expect me to … Continue reading →

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Own Your Very Own Drone!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Jack Curtis

While most of us think of drones–when we bother to do that–as the Presidents’ toys for killing bad guys in foreign places, others are picking up where the Prez has–so far–left off. Drones will provide details. See, you can buy drones … Continue reading →

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Lamarck’s Zombie Stalks Science, Threatens Politicians…

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Jack Curtis

Remember the old school-textbook illustration showing an ape following a crouching caveman following an upright modern man, intended to display evolution? It somehow remained in textbooks long after science obsoleted the idea behind it for an absolute lack of evidence. … Continue reading →

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The Sound of a Second Shoe, Dropping…

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Jack Curtis

We recently noted two South American markers (with some surprise) as the onset of the next phase of the world’s economic collapse. We expected some time to pass before the next one turned up. We were optimists… Last time, we … Continue reading →

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