Saturday, 4 February 2012
Today's NFP..............from Rico
By now, most sentient creatures with two brain cells to rub together (pic attached, excepted) understand that the NFP (nonfarm payroll) report numbers were 'cooked' to the tune of at least 1.2 mn people being 'dropped-out' of the system.
- Rick Santelli 'gets' it.
US unemployment 'drops' to only 8.3%? (Well, after dropping a million-plus people out of the system, and these numbers are still officially 'jiggered' mind you.)
- Cool, man!
NFP was no more than 'airbrushing reality' today.
Chickie.................by Dan Friedman
The latest chatter the past couple of days surrounding an Israeli attack on Iran is heavily weighted toward the “go” side. But of course there’s much more here that doesn’t meet the eye. And the profit motive is one of them. Israel’s one percenters are an avaricious lot, and they stand to increase their fortunes making and selling the new toys Israel would need to protect itself in perpetuity from an Iranian atomic attack.
As for our POTUS, he may yet sail to election day with the economic wind to his back. Taking in the factor of a lame-duck term for BHO only strengthens Israel’s calculus for a strike before our election – when Obama will have no choice but to grit his teeth and act like Israel’s Best Friend Forever.
Dan Friedman
NYC
What Soc Sec won't tell you......from Rico
As many of my generational cohort (yes, sigh, Boomers) approach retirement, they have some decisions to make...choices, and they cannot count on Uncle Sammy's kids to be at all helpful in the matter.
Let's look at Social Security (SS) for one example, and consider one of the many things they will NOT tell you.
- Some financial advisors, and implicitly SS itself, suggest that the 'longer you wait' to collect benefits the higher your payout will be. While technically true, it's not the whole story and the concept of a 'breakeven point' never seems to come up.
- The actuarial 'odds' when you are betting against death are bad, and when you consider longevity it's better to claim early. Woody Allen's advice ("take the money and run") is actually pretty good in this case. While waiting to claim reduces the front-end cost to the Government/SS, the real 'odds' are that you will 'lose' your bet eventually and collect less or nothing at all if you wait. Good for Government (it gets to keep your money), bad for you (you don't collect your money). You just never 'know' when your bell will ring, but it will one day.
So, this may be a big "surprise" to anyone who mistakenly thinks that Government will look after them. It does not, and it won't. You're on your own Sparky, Government's Job#1 is to look after itself, not you.
News.........
Volt buyers are out of this world
Crybaby CBC Files YouTube Copyright Complaint For Embarrassing Kirstine Stewart Video - you can watch it here;)
Bradley Manning heading to full Court Martial
Army Eying the K-MAX for Tactical Airlift?
Friday Eye Candy: China’s Newest Attack Helo
Air Force to cut nearly 10,000 troops in cost-saving effort
Google changes enable 'per country' blog takedowns
Hackers outwit online banking identity security systems
Can you buy an election in the US?
Panetta's Biggest Worry
Which team will win Super Bowl XLVI? A politically incorrect look at handicapping the game!
Obama on Energy: An Exercise in Nuance
ISAF captures senior IMU and Taliban military commander
'Unconditional Surrender' sculpture to depart San Diego waterfront
Missing Scientists Mystery Deepens In Frozen Antarctica
Why Thousands of Iranian Women Are Training to Be Ninjas
NAFTA Newt Must Drop Now!
Corpse sits in gamer cafe for 9 hours
ACLU Fights Sunshine in Wisconsin Recall
Covering Up Fast & Furiously
The Marine Corps and Fallen Comrades
What would Barry do?
DOJ Retreats on Kinston Voting Objection
House Dems Disgraceful at Holder Hearing
Nuclear plant worker fell into reactor pool
Hero or traitor? Pakistani doctor accused of treason over involvement in bin Laden compound raid
SEAL Team 6: A Big Secret, Unless Obama Wants to Brag
On the Ground in Afghanistan, a Taliban Whose Momentum Seems Anything but Broken
Fast and Furious Thrill
No cover for our soldiers
Homs 'massacre' leaves 260 dead
Armed Forces chiefs dodge redundancies
Mikhail Prokhorov promises to give away billions if he wins Russian presidency
Kazakh zoo feeds red wine to monkeys
Iran's supreme leader vows to confront 'cancerous tumour' of Israel
Fireman lands passenger jet after air traffic controller forgets to go to work
Libyan militia accused of torturing to death ambassador to France
Bestiality brothels spur call for animal sex ban
Pig image causes a stink among police
'Iranian threat against Jewish targets in US on the rise'
US anxious over possible Israeli plans on Iran
Fool me twice
Ordering pizza in the future
Friday, 3 February 2012
Komen Caves to Left's Pro-Abortion Fascists
This is the big political news today, "Susan G. Komen Caves to Murderous Radical Left Abortion Industry."
And check Da Tech Guy, "Susan G. Komen, the Left's Latest Wisconsin."
Wow! Blake Lively Sizzles in Cover Shoot for March Issue of Elle
Well, her legs alone will make you swoon.
See: "Blake Lively's Smokin' Hot Photo Shoot for March Issue of Elle."
Must Reads!!
- R. Kagan: The world won’t stay the same if Great Satan's power dribbles away like an old man's piss
- US and Israeli defense ministers: time running out to strike Iran
- US officials concerned by Israel statements on Iran threat
- GsGf: A “short-war” scenario assumes five days of limited strikes, followed by a U.N. cease-fire.
- UNSC reaches wobbly consensus on Syria resolution
- Krauthammer: Downfall of Assad regime geopolitically crucial
- Wings Over Iraq: World Updates and Defense Plus
- Panetta: US will keep fighting, but Afghans will take lead
- Egyptian police face fallout from riots
- Richardson: 2012 will be a bad year to be a Chinese dissident
- Feaver: Republicans must sharpen their foreign policy critique
WTF!!!!!!!!
Ok it's a story from last year but great headline
Flying dong dings bucks party goer
H/T Rico
News........
Ayatollah Khomeini, Cardboard Tiger
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
The Denisovans « Neptunus Lex
Report: Obama to revamp plan to move Okinawa Marines to Guam
Winding it Down in the Af « Neptunus Lex
Cutting over 100 Warthogs
Exactly Backwards « Neptunus Lex
Dempsey: Military Balance Requires Closures, Realignments
“The German” « Neptunus Lex
Shubenacadie Sam and Wiarton Willie didn't see their shadow ...early spring for us
Zoo welcomes 5-pound baby gorilla
Delta Bravo Sierra - VOTE for Your Punchline!
Criminal Rot Spreads Through Justice Department
Some top military brass making more in pension than pay
Holder to Puerto Rican Rep: 'Wherever you're from'
Is Israel preparing to attack Iran?
The battle of Wills: Argentina fury as 'conqueror' prince arrives on Falklands
Google joins Twitter in censorship storm: Site may now block blog posts in line with requests from oppressive regimes
Israel will not pull out of the next Middle East war until Hizbollah is annihilated
'Substantial’ troop pull-out from Afghanistan planned for early 2013
Hezbollah's secret war on Syrian rebels
Gunmen attack Colombia police station with mortars
Thousands of US troops leaving Bavaria
Did US drones strike in Pakistan yesterday?
Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat
How to deal with the appeasers of genocide
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