«-- Jim's Quote of the Day: | Main | Letter Re: Recommendation for the Movie "Defiance" --»
Odds 'n Sods:
The Wall Street Journal reports on Argentina's coinage shortage: Argentina
Is
Short of Cash – Literally
o o o
Down
Range TV Names Obama "Gun Salesman of the Year"
o o o
G.G. flagged this ominous news: America
Passes A Milestone! We now have more people employed in government than manufacturing.
o o o
On the economic front, Jasper sent this: Tony
Blankley: Economic crapshoot ahead. Jasper's comment: "Note that this article
tries
to
get
across
how little we really know about how to break
the spiral we're in. When the mainstream
media is
laying
the
groundwork
for another round of bailouts, you know it can't be good. (See this
article: Another Bailout in the Works?,
and
this one: Roubini:
Credit Crisis Losses Could Hit $3.6 Trillion".) To add to all this,
Cheryl sent us another glut o' gloom: Obama
Inaugurated,
Stocks Fall on Bank Worries, Dow Slips Below 8,000 -- Lloyd's
Slumps 47%, Investors Flee -- Sterling
Dives on Debt Fears -- Second
UK Bank Bailout "Plainly Not Enough" -- European
Car Industry Faces Collapse -- Hong
Kong Stocks Dive, Economic Outlook Dims -- 25%
of Retailers May Go Bankrupt -- Pound
Slumps to Record Against Yen, Rogers Says UK "Finished" -- Economy
Worsening Rapidly
