Sorry for this post. I now officially have advanced old-timers disease. I saw this on FB and ran with it instead of looking into it. Apparently this happened a year ago. My apologies. 😳
That’s ok, Tex. Since you live near Gene Cernan’s ranch, I guess Neil is kinda low on the radar for you, and easily forgotton. 😀 Makes me think that maybe we should re-run a piece we did from last year about him, though…
Hey, I think I will re-run that piece from the archives, just because it’s the anniversary and all. I’m NOT doing it as a way to mock you, just so you know.. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder!
Note the “flat line” back in January 2013 the last time we were having debt ceiling issues/discussions.
And note how as soon as the issue passed and the flatline ended, the debt shot back up to where it would have been anyway.
I.E., put a ruler up to the graph and see how the line from 11/1/12 to 1/1/13 meets back up with the data point on 3/1/13. The “flat line” and data point at 2/1/13 is a farce… a shell game where the “total debt” is kept ficticiously steady because they aren’t counting the borrowing going on as part of the “extraordinary measures”. But as soon as the limit is raised, the “extraordinary measures” are repaid and the debt shoots right back up to where it really is.
And note how an extension of that slope shows that our real total debt right now is well over $17 Trillion.
This one is easy. Anyone telling you Christie is the front runner, the next logical candidate, the most electable…. stop listening! The democrats logically want the GOP to field a beatable candidate. The old school GOP has been poisoned and no longer represents an opposite to the democrats. The more groups compliment a candidate the worse he is. By contrast, Ted Cruz, Allen West, etc have been harshly criticized by both the RINOs and the democrats. Those are our winners. The guys presenting a clear and distinct difference. Remember, the liberals will vote for the democrat…. and NOT for the “most electable” republican.
Verse of the day
For God, Family, and Country 
First Man on the Moon Dies at 82. 😦 – One Year ago, in 2012 (- Grunt)
http://tiny.cc/4y7g2w
Sorry for this post. I now officially have advanced old-timers disease. I saw this on FB and ran with it instead of looking into it. Apparently this happened a year ago. My apologies. 😳
That’s ok, Tex. Since you live near Gene Cernan’s ranch, I guess Neil is kinda low on the radar for you, and easily forgotton. 😀 Makes me think that maybe we should re-run a piece we did from last year about him, though…
I’ve got both of their books and really liked both of their stories. IIRC, they both came out of your alma mater. Big fat DUH on me. 🙄
Hey, I think I will re-run that piece from the archives, just because it’s the anniversary and all. I’m NOT doing it as a way to mock you, just so you know.. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder!
No problemo! 🙂
Amazing airplane cockpit photos.
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/slideshow/2013/08/27/pilot-photographer-snaps-stunning-shots-from-cockpit
Neat stuff.
Treasury has now kept the magic debt counter frozen for 100 days.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/100-days-treasury-has-kept-debt-frozen-16699396000000
The debt clock is stuck.
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Data Source:
http://www.fms.treas.gov/dts/index.html
https://fms.treas.gov/fmsweb/DTSFilesArchiveAction.do?qtr=3
Note the “flat line” back in January 2013 the last time we were having debt ceiling issues/discussions.
And note how as soon as the issue passed and the flatline ended, the debt shot back up to where it would have been anyway.
I.E., put a ruler up to the graph and see how the line from 11/1/12 to 1/1/13 meets back up with the data point on 3/1/13. The “flat line” and data point at 2/1/13 is a farce… a shell game where the “total debt” is kept ficticiously steady because they aren’t counting the borrowing going on as part of the “extraordinary measures”. But as soon as the limit is raised, the “extraordinary measures” are repaid and the debt shoots right back up to where it really is.
And note how an extension of that slope shows that our real total debt right now is well over $17 Trillion.
Exactly 😦
“An Open Letter to Scott Brown”
http://spectator.org/archives/2013/08/27/an-open-letter-to-scott-brown/
That’s a good response.
This one is easy. Anyone telling you Christie is the front runner, the next logical candidate, the most electable…. stop listening! The democrats logically want the GOP to field a beatable candidate. The old school GOP has been poisoned and no longer represents an opposite to the democrats. The more groups compliment a candidate the worse he is. By contrast, Ted Cruz, Allen West, etc have been harshly criticized by both the RINOs and the democrats. Those are our winners. The guys presenting a clear and distinct difference. Remember, the liberals will vote for the democrat…. and NOT for the “most electable” republican.
http://news.yahoo.com/japan-raise-severity-rating-fukushima-leaks-level-3-021935392.html
It is very quiet for such a seriously bad situation for ALL of us and what is happening and absolutely nothing is being done to change or deal with the crisis
This has more relevance for you guys here.My area of expertise is old toy cap guns(hence my nickname).
I’ve never heard of this Pascrell,but Danny Davis is a well-known cog in the Chicago corruption machine.Better make sure you’ve got a good supply salted away.
New Bill In Congress Seeks To Tax Gun Sales Extra 20% And Ammo Sales Extra 50% – http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/08/new-bill-in-congress-seeks-to-tax-gun-sales-extra-20-and-ammo-sales-extra-50/#sthash.yIJjbh4F.dpuf
Bummers! Hope they shoot that bill down!
Grunt:will you crack this open?I don’t wanna post too much and use up your bandwidth
No problem, Pete. Love this one! -Grunt
I don’t like either side in Syria.
http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/video-shows-rebels-launching-gas-attack-in-syria/#vRmMZTxtBZXfT3fo.99
I don’t blame you there, Buddy. 😦