Within any economy, there are always going to be investment opportunities.  Even in the field of bank foreclosures, what can be a trying time for some can be an opportunity for others.  As anybody knows, the word foreclosure is the term used when a bank takes back real estate from an owner who has defaulted [...]

Even though interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages are no longer at historic lows, they still remain historically inexpensive.  As the economy shows sputtering signs of recovery, the housing market continues to struggle.  This being the case, now might be a good time to take the plunge into home ownership. The following examples reveal that [...]

A laugh-to-keep-from-crying video link addressing the world financial crisis provided by Clark and Dawe, titled “Lending Merry-Go-Round”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0VhS8qXT0 So, once again they prove what all leaders so-called are trying to convince us of….. That “only” being $13+Trillion dollars in debt is waaaaayy better than it  could have been if the Bush/Obama administrations hadn’t intervened with [...]

As we struggle through what Obama describes as the worst economy since the Great Depression, it is interesting to note how our elected representatives are doing through this period.  Here is a quote from an article that puts into perspective just how much they are “feeling our pain”: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s [...]

Just out is this telling article with charts revealing how rich we as a country are in minerals;  Specifically coal and oil.  But, can we get to it?  Heck no, not as far as the tree huggers are concerned!  Take a look: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34233 When we are faced with renegade third world countries that are constantly [...]

Today’s post is a link to a lengthy but well worth the read interview with Charles Krauthammer on the current situations facing this country, as well as some insightful comments about president Obama: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,656501,00.html I know some would question the phrase Fox New likes to call itself as being “fair and balanced” but I sincerely [...]

The following article link explores the current increase in the price of oil in light of the fragile economic recovery: http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/42571027/ The fact is, as the price of oil increases, it actually reflects the decreased value of the dollar and is more of the same when it comes to speculators driving the price up.  They [...]

From the Chicago Sun-Times (Obama’s and many of his administration staff’s home town) comes this article with the following headline: “Excuses wearing thin for Obama, media pals” http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/1834209,CST-EDT-HUNT20.article The story starts out with this question: Have you heard the news? President Obama inherited an economic mess from the Bush administration. Please read it all the [...]

In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, I remember then president George Bush, when visiting the site of what was once the twin towers in New York City, grabbed the bull horn from a fireman and, among the words of comfort, encouraged the country to “go shopping”.  He knew full well that Osama Bin Laden had [...]

In reference to the economic hardship that many in this country are experiencing lately, today’s post involves a “typical” shopping day at the Farmers Market with Michelle Obama.  It seems that she was out of “certified organic Tuscan kale” and needed to get some more.  No problem, right?  Just hop in the car and drive [...]

Two links today that may just take your breath away and get your blood pressure to rise: One to a video with that evil, hateful Glenn Beck daring to ask a few questions: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/29631/ Now the link to the web site Glenn is referencing: http://www.usdebtclock.org/ If the current administration’s philosophy is correct, and we as [...]

Suicide Rate: Is It Increasing? Here is a link addressing the country’s suicide rate: http://www.dailystrength.org/blog/378-do-hard-economic-times-increase Here is a link documenting the military’s suicide rate: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/army.suicides/index.html Two issues stand out: the yearly number of suicides vs other causes of death (swine flu, combat) and the percentage of suicides within the military vs country (19.5 / 20.2) [...]