Protesting at the Tea Party!

The wife and kids are out of town visiting family this week, so I decided it was time to let loose and get a little crazy. Yes, I and thousands of other rightwing extremists attended the Houston Tea Party protest yesterday!

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What an economic collapse may look like…

With all of the runaway government spending and borrowing and the Fed wrecklessly pumping money into the financial system, many seem to think that we may soon find our currency devalued or we default on our debt, or both. But what would that mean to the average citizen? History is often the best guide, and [...]

Investing in metals, specifically copper-jacketed lead

While many are now talking about investing in gold and other precious metals, others seem to be investing in other metals. As said my one of my readers dubbed Amazing Larry, “I too have been buying alot of metal recently, but mostly just copper-jacketed lead“. Yes, Virginia, Larry is talking about ammunition!

As people are [...]

Obama’s mortgage bailout: still nothing for the responsible

If you made responsible financial decisions over the last several years and were hoping there may be something in Obama’s mortgage bailout for you, keeping hoping. As far as I can see there is nothing for my family in the bailout (even after my wife’s layoff earlier this week), and you’ll likely come to the [...]

Off-topic (politics): The Texas Solution

While browsing the internet this past weekend, I came across a little known tidbit that could hold the key to stopping the agenda of President Obama. As shown during the stimulus debate, the Democrats have near complete control of both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. While they do not have the [...]

“The government is promoting bad behavior” – Rick Santelli for President!

Is there actually a voice of dissent in the media about what Obama and the Democrats are doing to this country? CNBC reporter Rick Santelli expresses his outrage over the mortgage bailout plan and is applauded by traders on the floor of the CBOE. He sums up my feelings about this pretty well.

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“I’m mad as hell!”

This guy’s sentiments sum up pretty well my feelings and those of many others out there. We only have to look to the bailout package and the government’s plan to purchase stakes in banks to see that we are definitely marching towards socialism.

This clip was from a McCain campaign rally last week. Sadly I [...]