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Oct 14 2008

In a Time of Crisis, Some Real-Man Comfort Food

Published by Slack under Fishing, Food, Lunacy, The Economy

I was preparin’ for my next fishin’ trip last night and I decided to see what sort of thing Real Men were packing these days. I searched for bacon stuff, and guess what I found! The Double Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt. I don’t think I’m in love, I know it! In trying times like these, we Real [...]
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Oct 13 2008

What Economic Storm? It Ain’t So Bad Now…

I tell you, Slick, I go huntin’ for a bit and you get all negativy on me. You should get out more! And I mean, out in the woods, like me. Then you’d be a whole lot smarter. I mean, look at your last several posts. Nothing but economy, economy, economy! You and Chick Little. Well, today [...]
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Oct 12 2008

Into the Sunset: Bush Enters Last 100 Days in Office

The End of the World is Nigh! George W. Bush, 43rd President, has overseen one of the most controversial times in American history. The new was barely off his toy when the 9/11 attacks brought Islamic terrorism to U.S. soil. Reprisals, including pre-emptive wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, followed. He was in charge when Katrina and Rita [...]
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Oct 10 2008

Perfect Economic Storm Update: Back in the USSA

Goodbye, Capitalism. Hello, Socialism, American Style… Gone are discussions of environment, value issues, military adventurism and more. It’s all, and only, about the economy now. And we’re well on our way to bankrupting the nation and the world. Let’s be sure not to toss out the golden goose with the bath water on this one. The system [...]
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Sep 30 2008

Global Markets Can’t Bear the Tension, and That’s No Bull

A record drop of nearly 800 points one day, a huge rise of nearly 500 points the next. “Volatile” is too soft a word for jolts like that. And all because Wall Street wants handouts from taxpayers. They throw a tantrum when the legislators balk, then dance on the trading floor when there’s a rumor the [...]
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Sep 27 2008

Fall Street’s New Swear Words: Subprime and Derivatives

As Mr. Rogers used to say, “Can you spell bankrupt?” By the time Fall Street, er, Wall Street, allied with their government lackeys, gets through with us, we won’t even have a sweater against the coming long winter of (economic) discontent. Financial institutions got greedy, first with home equitly lines of credit (now over $1.1 trillion) [...]
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Sep 18 2008

Economic Perfect Storm: Fed Considers Very Bad Idea

At the moment, our vaunted Federal financial whizzes are about to take a whiz in everybody’s beer. The formation of an “entity to absorb bad debt” will not only relieve bad decision-makers in our failing financial institutions to escape the consequences of their bad policies without so much as a bloody nose, this entity would [...]
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Sep 01 2008

Wave the Flag for a Woman in the White House

Slick, you whining Yuppie, next you’ll be railing against that most American of sports, wrasslin’. Give it a rest! We’re finally gonna get a woman elected into the White House. And what a woman! She cleaned up the whole Alaska government, for crying out loud. Imagine what she can do once she thaws out and takes [...]
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Aug 19 2008

We Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff

Table of Contents for Ethanol's OkayRun Your Car on Corn Squeezin’sWe Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff Slick, you missed again… Everybody knows we got boocoops of corn. Even them fancy newspapers you read say so. We still export more of it than anybody else, even. Does that make sense? Usin’ [...]
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Aug 07 2008

Run Your Car on Corn Squeezin’s

Published by Slack under Automotive, Energy Policy, The Economy

Table of Contents for Ethanol's OkayRun Your Car on Corn Squeezin’sWe Got Plenty of Corn, and We Need the Jobs and Stuff Aw, come on, Slick! Get a grip. Making alcohol from corn is good for us. We’re going to get completely away from them money-sucking OPEC thieves! Haven’t you ever heard of the War [...]
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