I got a JOB! Happy Holidays!

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Sunday December 19, 2010 · 9:23 AM PST

2010/12/19 · 09:23

Wow, is all I can say! It has been a very long time coming. I couldn't ask for a better end to the most difficult decade of my life. I'll spare you every detail of my tribulations and in exchange I ask you to remember only two things. For those of you who are struggling never give up believing that life will be better. For those of you who have more than you need, give. Your time, your money or even just words of encouragement to someone who is down.

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Wednesday November 17, 2010 · 4:59 AM PST

2010/11/17 · 04:59

Remember that bill HR 3808, The Interstate Notary Act that zipped through the Senate and talked about here by Badabing?

Well it is baaaack!

Saz

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Thursday October 07, 2010 · 9:17 AM PDT

2010/10/07 · 09:17

There is something profoundly disturbing happening here in America. Our legal system is being attacked and weakened in the name of profit and loss. It has never been more apparent than with the foreclosure mess that is happening now. The big banks and lenders, the ones who lobbied for the repeal of banking protections, who set up the securitization chain of title, who feasted on the real estate bubble, who never bothered to follow the rules or care about what they were doing to America, made a mistake. Through greed hubris or ignorance. Made a mistake in a fundamental element of property law. A flaw that can't be fixed without doing damage to the very nature of Law itself. The only way to "fix" it is to lie and provide false documents to our courts.

Now, once again, they are trying to change the rules to protect themselves from the mess they created. Trying to force the Courts to accept fraud.

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Saturday December 26, 2009 · 9:09 AM PST

2009/12/26 · 09:09

Sprott Asset Management has asked an interesting question in their latest newsletter titled,"Is it all just a Ponzi scheme?"

You see, in order to finance government spending we sell US Treasuries. The important question is who is buying. It turns out there are three major categories. Foreign and International Buyers who purchased 697 Billion Dollars worth. The second is the Federal Reserve at 268 Billion Dollars and a third more problematic group.

So who was the third large buyer? Drum roll please,... it was "Other Investors". After purchasing $90 billion in 2008, this group has purchased $510.1 billion of freshly minted treasury securities so far in the first three quarters of fiscal 2009. If you annualize this rate of purchase, they are on pace to buy $680 billion of US treasuries this year - or more than seven times what they purchased in 2008. This is undoubtedly the group that made the US deficit possible this year. But who are they?

Yes who are they?

Saz

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Saturday April 04, 2009 · 7:16 AM PDT

2009/04/04 · 07:16

Hurray for Iowa's Supreme Court! I'm sure you have all read about their recent ruling for gay marriage. But, have you read the opinion? Its a masterpiece for marriage equality. It logically and methodically destroys every argument against gay marriage.

My favorite excerpts below the fold:

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Thursday March 27, 2008 · 9:00 AM PDT

2008/03/27 · 09:00

The Empress Has No PantSuit

By Saz.

Once upon a time, in the not so distant past or very near future, there lived a famous lady who dreamed of being Empress. In some part, she was famous in the way that anyone who is smart and works hard is famous. But in most part, she was famous for her husband. He was FAMOUS! For, in fact, he had been Emperor. Not just any emperor, but The Emperor at a time when peace and prosperity reigned over the land.

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 10:54 AM PDT

2008/03/26 · 10:54

The New York Time has a new hit piece out on Obama, questioning his sincerity in making bigger charity donations after 2004.

The article by Leslie Wayne leads with this paragraph:

Senator Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, sharply increased their charitable donations as Mr. Obama began to run for president and the family’s income increased from book sales, according to tax returns that the couple released on Tuesday.

I find the lead in funny because it contains two possible reasons the Obamas increased their charity giving. He was running for president or he made more money.

Which do you think the NYT's reporter went with?

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Friday March 21, 2008 · 5:36 AM PDT

2008/03/21 · 05:36

In case you missed it being outraged by Passportgate! There is a new essay at the Huffington Post on Religious Right and Republican hypocrisy by a guy who's been there, Frank Schaeffer

When Senator Obama's preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my late father -- Religious Right leader Francis Schaeffer -- denounced America and even called for the violent overthrow of the US government, he was invited to lunch with presidents Ford, Reagan and Bush, Sr.

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Friday February 29, 2008 · 2:02 PM PST

2008/02/29 · 14:02

Dear Hillary,

We're breaking up.

When you first ran for Senate all my republican friends called you all sorts of unkind names. I said, you just don't know her, wait and see. You worked hard, got respect and showed everyone that you weren't just riding your husband's coattails or was just doing it to be president. I really respected you.

But now, Hillary, I am having my doubts. You're reaching for that presidential nomination so bad, with all kinds of dirty tactics, that its beginning to look like you think you deserve it.

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