Comments on: An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse

By: Roger’s Rules » The Way it Was: Is Rockefeller Obsolete?

Roger’s Rules » The Way it Was: Is Rockefeller Obsolete? — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:42:26 +0000

[...] the rule of political expediency, edged with virtuous-sounding rhetoric to sweeten the pill. “Secured bond holders“? They’re just “speculators” according to the President, folks whose rights [...]

By: Roger’s Rules » A spoke in the news cycle: slow down and join a freedom brigade near you

Sun, 24 May 2009 16:29:41 +0000

[...] communication breifly attracted a lot of attention. I wrote about it myself twice: here and here. That was only a week or two ago, but already it seems ages ago: as Samuel Goldwyn is said to have [...]

By: Roger’s Rules » The Meaning of Obama, Part I, with a Lesson from Trollope and an admonitory afterword from Santayana

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:21:53 +0000

[...] of America.” His actions since taking office — think only of what just happened to the supposedly “secured” bondholders of Chrysler Corporation (R.I.P.) — suggest that he was not making an idle boast. He really is [...]

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:07:42 +0000

Paddy, you’re right on the follow the money. It will lead to the scene(s) of the theft, but I’m not sure you’ll find Soros’ fingerprints on a car.

Soros is playing a much bigger game. He wouldn’t want to touch a crappy Italian car company — there is a lot more to be gained by betting on the demise of the dollar. Using derivatives and leverage, this trade is going to make the $1 billion shorting the British pound look like chicken feed and he’ll be crowing about the killing he made at our expense.

If you are an investor, you are betting against Team Obama, who are massively short the U.S. economy and markets. Play at your own risk.

By: Melvin Winter

Melvin Winter — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:26:35 +0000

Check out this Onion-style parody of the Chrysler deal:

http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/05/obama-gives-uaw-55-control-over.html

By: Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:55:13 +0000

The well established axiom, follow the money, most certainly applies to just about every initiative taken by the Obama administration. The focus should be on determining when, where and how George Soros and his cabal profits. I speculate that Soros has a large interest in Fiat. The pandering (plundering) to benefit unions is needed to keep this major special interest loyal to Obama.

We are in deep caca, folks.

By: David Block

David Block — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:12:32 +0000

Scratch a liberal, find a fascist.

By: Jim,MtnViewCA,USA

Jim,MtnViewCA,USA — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:22:13 +0000

On another post it was pointed out that hours after Obama called out those bondholders, they started receiving death threats.
Who even knew the names of these people and how to reach them? Think about the implications of that.

By: Al Reasin

Al Reasin — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:10:59 +0000

IMO, without investment in the economy unemployment will continue to rise, and since that will most likely impact the 2010 election, one could easily expect the administration to attempt to stimulate the economy even more. They would undoubtedly print more money as it has done recently, thus increasing the likelihood of high inflation, more federal debt and further eroding the confidence of foreign and domestic investors. If the government increases its investment in the financial sector, it is only natural that government control of the economy and financial institutions will also increase. Because of the flooding of the economy with unsecured currency, inflation could reach or exceed the levels seen in March of 1980 when it was of 14.7%. If that occurs, the variable interest rates of ARMs and especially home equity lines of credit (HELOC) would skyrocket as would foreclosures. Also with the government controlling more financial institutions and ignoring the rule of law when it wants, what is to prevent this administration from arbitrarily raising your mortgage interest rates even if your mortgage is supposed at a fixed rate. Points to ponder.

Our country’s, as well as the world’s economy, operates on a principle of trust and the rule of law. Once those underpinnings are destroyed, our economy and social structure become an anarchists dream. Thus when government becomes so large and powerful that it controls you, rather than you controlling it, the foundations of our country and the basis of our Constitution are threatened.

By: mwl

mwl — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:58:58 +0000

Don’t buy the cars. Let the UAW go down in flames with the company they’ve stolen.

If you want to be patriotic, buy Fords.