economist

Especially when the B. Hussein Osama machine is trying to intimidate its opponents.

While I am not an economist, I do watch what happens on the market, and how the market can impact our daily lives. The gas prices is a perfect example, a part of the market that has a direct effect on our lives and speculator greed has only been a part of that problem.

[note: let the record show, the blog is suspended]

The Economist has a curiously familiar sounding solution to the debate problem.

Some questions and answers that have run through my head, and that I’ve discussed with friends, in recent days. I’m not an economist or a banker. I’m just a political and news geek. So don’t take my advice here when you’re acting on your own financial accounts. Talk to a pro!

John McCain losing a worldwide poll sponsored by the Economist.

A friend of mine pointed out today that I have not written a Letter to the Editor in quite some time. I can vaguely recall starting drafts for quite a few, but never bothering to send them. I had a fairly good success rate for having them published, but then again I would be deeply disappointed if I was clueless as to how to write one.

The NY Times article on readjusting globalization that I quoted earlier today referenced the economist idea of "the neighborhood effect," which is reducing transportation costs by moving industry closer to component suppliers and to target consumers.

Many times, when I post one of these rants about the way reporters write about statistics (especially statistics about the economy), I refer (negatively) to the “on-the-other-hand” crutch nearly all business-related stories now include.

The write-in candidate for school board in District 9 shares a link brought to him by a former blogger: