April 24, 2009 – LOGISTICS MONSTER

Apr

2009

Dictatorial Much?

PoliticsDictator, Hitler 2.0, House Republicans, Spoiled Brat

Let's all just dance around the Hitler 2.0 theme. If it has a bill, orange webbed feet, and goes "quack, quack"; it's probably a frakkin' duck. At least he hasn't started having them taken out and shot....oops, think I may have spoken out of turn about that one. I hate using this source, but it is what it is. Obama Repeatedly Reminds House GOP Of Their Zero Stimulus Votes In a meeting with House Republicans at the White House Thursday, President Obama reminded the minority that the last time he reached out to them, they reacted with zero votes --…

Apr

2009

By Logistics Monster

The Commercial Real Estate Bubble…Coming To A Bank Near You

PoliticsBank Stress Tests, Commercial Real Estate Bubble, The Federal Reserve

I know you folks are very savvy, paying attention, and doing math with a real pencil instead of a red crayon, so what comes next is NO SURPRISE to you. Are we all ready for the next part of the rollercoaster ride when the commercial real estate bubble implodes? If you still have money in the stock market, why is that? (Once again, bold emphasis is mine, and may I repeat how screwed we are?) From the WSJ: U.S. Presses Some Banks to Act After Stress Tests WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are pushing several of the country's largest banks to…

Apr

2009

By Logistics Monster

Another Thread To The Pilgrims Society

PoliticsAvian Flu, Eli Lilly, Pilgrims Society, Prescott Bush, Spanish Flu

H/T to Practical Madman for the link, there are 11 more videos in the series. I got to 3:30 where Prescott Bush is mentioned, and y'll know what that means. Watch, and once again, you decide. For those of you that are interested, I have put a drop-down page up top under The Pilgrims Society with all 12 videos. I am now going back down the rabbit hole....

Apr

2009

By Logistics Monster

Swine Flu Outbreak; Never Before Seen Mixture? UPDATED

PoliticsAvian Flu, Outbreak, Swine Flu

(Look for 4/24/09 Afternoon Update at the bottom of this post. More updates following...) Last night I stumbled across this from Reuters: Seven people in U.S. hit by strange new swine flu WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Seven people have been diagnosed with a new kind of swine flu in California and Texas, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday. All seven people have recovered but the virus itself is a never-before-seen mixture of viruses typical among pigs, birds and humans, the CDC said. "We are likely to find more cases," the CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat…