Amy Jade Winehouse, 14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011. RIP.
Amy Jade Winehouse, 14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011. RIP.
Just in from Reuters, the GDP for the US reached a meagre 1.3% in the last quarter. This is .3 point below market expectations. Hold on tight friends, you’re in for a very bumpy ride!
More here.
The initial reaction on stock markets (source cash.ch)
FTSE (London) -1.39%
DAX (Frankfurt) -1.36%
SMI (Zurich) -2.29%
CAC40 (Paris) -2.02 %
From The Daily Show:
House Republicans use a clip from “The Town” to urge their hardline Tea Party freshman coalition to support John Boehner’s debt ceiling plan.
What’s the lesson here? Jon Stewart breaks down the ‘metaphors’.. Priceless.
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Will we as a country remain in a state of limbo while America continues to be held hostage, on the brink of economical disaster? Is this all theater? Or will today be the day these people put their extreme ideologies aside and just get it done…
All it would take would be a single paragraph on a single sheet of paper. Of course, that would be impossible beings their entire purpose in life right now for those on the Right is to bring President Obama down, and then blame him for the ensuing disaster in order to win the coming election. Perhaps after they succeed in destroying the economy they plan to rebuild it once again in their own image..
For where we stand right now, and what is likely to happen next, read Ezra Klein’s post today.
I think I’ve had enough. Today the TV stays off. I think I’ll take a walk or a nice drive..
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