tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post4167010038865098049..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #12247Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-37989761785428781312012-09-04T18:16:32.123-05:002012-09-04T18:16:32.123-05:00I became an Economist because....
"... I lac...I became an Economist because....<br /><br />"... I lacked the qualifications needed to be hired as a Carny at the Guess Your Weight booth."I'm Not POTUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885542838234710249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-9038817803670821132012-09-04T16:22:32.470-05:002012-09-04T16:22:32.470-05:00George Monbiot on Tutu's pointing out that Bla...George Monbiot on Tutu's pointing out that Blair is a war criminal:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/03/tony-blair-the-hague-iraq-warmistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-54162545382172905692012-09-04T12:07:18.179-05:002012-09-04T12:07:18.179-05:00Or a competition:
I became an Economist because......Or a competition:<br />I became an Economist because....<br /><br />"... I couldn't pass statistics." (would be my first variation.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-59224050644630110852012-09-04T11:48:37.851-05:002012-09-04T11:48:37.851-05:00Suggested Lead IN if you need it in the near futur...Suggested Lead IN if you need it in the near future.<br /><br />"I became an Economist because no one took me seriously as an Alchemist."I'm Not POTUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885542838234710249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-42642974944156484852012-09-04T10:59:17.438-05:002012-09-04T10:59:17.438-05:00Amen, mistah charley, amen.Amen, mistah charley, amen.Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-74958369148586541232012-09-04T10:18:37.801-05:002012-09-04T10:18:37.801-05:00re Why Then, Why Not Now? : In addition to the har...re <b>Why Then, Why Not Now? </b>: In addition to the harm which has befallen our invading troops, and the American taxpayers, I wish you would at least mention the death, destruction, and disruption imposed on the Iraqis and Afghanis, our fellow human beings, for no good reason - in a better world, it would not only be a sin, but a crime, to treat people this way. May the Creative Forces of the Universe have mercy on our souls - if any.mistah charley, ph.d.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303695341246058680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-58162012842507618142012-09-04T09:18:25.487-05:002012-09-04T09:18:25.487-05:00Dear Datum: The C-S is based on actual prices pai...Dear Datum: The C-S is based on actual prices paid and the ungodly overhanging inventory doesn't enter into their data. Are people paying too much? Sure. Is it a con? Sure. But the prices paid today have fallen back (or fallen beyond and now risen back <i>up</i> to 1998 levels.<br /><br />And RE: Unfortunately Bush and Blair have far too many "peers". Maybe Spain could try them. Symbolic, yes. But symbolic of some slight degree of conscience.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-31396840749926468132012-09-04T09:11:16.723-05:002012-09-04T09:11:16.723-05:00RE: Seconding the motion...are you eluding to the ...RE: Seconding the motion...are you eluding to the 'jury of their peers' conundrum?<br /><br />(Not that I disagree...just asking.)Gegnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918737715343158105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-69776673216485385142012-09-04T09:06:59.509-05:002012-09-04T09:06:59.509-05:00Datum-This is true, so long as you don't accou...Datum-This is true, so long as you don't account for the ungodly number of houses that the banks won't foreclose on. The current Housing Recovery PR campaign is a particularly cruel joke on anyone buying now, because eventually the excess inventory will have to come see daylight. HShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00297340044154436927noreply@blogger.com