The following entry is a letter I've written to my state's senator.  I don't even expect a form reply anymore.

If you want to speak up on HR 6304 (FISA) or if you want to complain about the recent Congressional attempts to nationalize the oil industry or cut America off from global commodities markets, please feel free to use any or all of this letter in your correspondence with your own state's Senators.  

Its a sad day for me that George Carlin's cynical political wisdom is best placed under the history heading. 

If you're offended by.. anything.. you should definitely watch these so you can be really really offended for a few minutes. 

Saving the Planet:

Who Owns you Americans? 

Voting:

If you don't like your politicians, who can you blame but yourself?  Then again, what did you really expect in the first place? 

Obviously, none of this politics bullshit can come close to religion.

Religion is Bullshit:

Since the Bear Stearns bailout and miniature banking panic, we've reported that Lehman Brothers is the subject of rumor, speculation, and substantial losses in shareholder equity. 

Today,  Lehman Brothers has announced a larger than expected loss for the second quarter and company is right back in the news.  As a highly leveraged investment house, new investors and old stockholders are getting sick of the prospect of increased share dilution through the proposed capital acquisition.

All "new money" dollars, bills, and promissory notes are printed on receipt paper in faded ink unless noted

A view of political history that ignores partisan propaganda and focuses instead on actual government actions helps build the conclusion that America has never strayed so far from free markets and capitalism.

While the political left rallies and attacks the right for the perceived failures of the "market economy," do they really have a plan other than more of the same?  Now that Bush and Reagan have co-opted the federal fine-tuning machine, how will the left really differentiate itself in economic policy?

Quick thoughts on the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee notes (May 21, 2008) and market reactions

Bush's trip to the Middle East had some positive outcomes, and a deal struck with Saudi Arabia will slightly increase the nation's oil exports.  The downside is that increased production in the Saudi state will probably not effect world oil prices significantly, and critics say that the nuclear energy component of the deal undermines Bush's policy toward Iran.  Actually, the nuclear fuel cycle is the key to understanding U.S. foreign policy in  regards to nuclear proliferation.

Gold back to $900, Oil back over $125 as FDIC and Federal Reserve warn of further consequences of asset devaluation;  Dollar faces increased downward pressure and no new international support