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It will be very interesting to see the market's reaction to the innauguration. I think once we have a president sworn and the world does not immediately collapse that things will stabilize, then improve. jmo JunkyardDog

Polliesboy, I respect you largely because you stand for something, even though it is often unpopular with the composition of the audience of this room. Best wishes to you as well as to your famly in 2009, my virtual friend. January 20th for better or worse America changes forever..JunkyardDog

Polliesboy, I agree with you, but this is a rough crowd.....being linked to me might get you shot! lol JunkyardDog

ZEN777: Most interesting biographical sketch of your associations. ?Se habla DNA? Sure everybody else may tell you that I am nuts, but I can actually spell out deoxyribonucleicacid.....or come close. Welcome aboard, New Member...JunkyardDog

Polliesboy, FutureV8: Good you both checked in, I was beginning to dial 911...lol Just got back from Florida, only not so fun, it was to depose two former local coroners now retired. But the Clearwater hotel was topheavy (pun intended) with single women, so I got to dance on the beach at night....at least I think I did, I was wearing a lampshade on my head.
January 20th is just around the corner, it will be interesting to see how the boondoggle with the car companies develops.....Bush said last night that he was "still making up his mind" but that he would do something on his watch, not cop out and hand off the mess to Obama. I sure hope he is smarter than he looks, because anymore he looks like Alfred E. Newman, from Mad Magazine...lol

Egotarian: God bless you, Ed Meredith! Your scholarly post "outs" Berg as the rogue lawyer that he is, and correctly outlines his "below the radar" scam. He is a "vexatious litigator" and a serial abuser of process, as well as being afflicted with narcissistic personality disorder. Thanks for impliedly defending those of us in the legal profession who are NOT like him, who ALWAYS take the moral high ground, and who took seriously our oaths of office {disavowing frivilous or punitive litigation}. Some day I hope to be able to shake your hand in person, my friend. JunkyardDog {Bert}

Good morning, boys & girls. It is looking like the new Cabinet is just about complete, subject to confirmations. It is great that U.N. Ambassador has been upgraded to a cabinet level position again...we need to interface with our new ambassador as she walks the political tightrope, seeking allies for positions that are supported by us. Diplomacy has been almost nonexistent until the past year in the Bush administration, and gunboat diplomacy is seen in the rest of the world as arrogant. It is because of this mentality that we are virtually alone in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile we are a toothless tiger when Russia invades Georgia; you don't need to be a rocket scientist to determine that Putin need fear no military intervention. This may be our one and only chance to start over....jmo JunkyardDog

Welcome friends & critics!!! Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. Holidays are always stressful at the same time that they are meaningful to the heart. Utilizing my overly-educated brain, I have empirically proven {albeit with a sample space of one} that turkey contains enzymes that make the consumer sleepy.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz lol JunkyardDog {Bert}

Polliesboy: I sincerely hope that your Thanksgiving with family was a good one, my virtual friend! We all are truly blessed just living in this wonderful country, notwithstanding the enormous problems that we face collectively & individually. Good that your son came over and showed you by his actions how much he loves you.....Bert {JunkyardDog}

Ms. Coulter is quite a "piece of work," Polliesboy, you probably should stay off the net to research her prior opinions on issues. I especially liked {not!} the bit about letting poor people starve, since they are a drag on the economy and do not carry their own weight. You get the idea...

Polliesboy: This morning MSNBC reported that ultra-conservative talk show host Ann Coulter has a broken jaw, so it is wired shut, just before her new book is released, and her speaking promotional tour was about 2 begin. I AM NOT celebrating, I think she is so sneaky that this is disinformation planted by her, so she gets publicity TWICE....share your thoughts with me, my friend....JunkyardDog

Polliesboy: Is it just me, or does George Bush look more and more like Alfred E. Newman with each passing day? Might be the clueless grin, might be the ears.....gonna be sooooooooooooo glad when he gets retired back to Texas. JunkyardDog

Polliesboy: I respectfully disagree with the proposition that Sarah Palin is dumb, I think she got plucked outta Nowhere {like that pun?} and as a neophyte on the national scene, where she was overmatched and underinformed. I have no clue what the team was thinking that promoted her candidacy in the first place. I kinda resent them taking cheap shots at her now, with leaks to the media about how she and her husband spent lotsa money on clohes, etc. --- those information leakers put her at the plate in the first place, it should all come back on them. jmo, JunkyardDog

Polliesboy: Money is important in life, but not as a goal in and of itself. It is only a tool, just like a gun is a tool, and neither good nor evil in and of itself. Greed is just another form of selfishness, and selfishness is basically what causes what theologians refer to as "sin." If and only if we as a society and as neighbors to other people and our environment
learn that we all are in this "life" fishbowl together will we ever have a chance of survival. jmo, JunkyardDog

Pipa: In the Midwest some of our bus lines are converting to recycled or synthetic fuels. Yesterday I got behind a bus full of homeward bound commuters, and suddenly I realized something odd.....the smell of french fries started filling up my car! Turns out recycled cooking oil is processed into biodiesel.
JunkyardDog

Polliesboy, the president says he is going to encourage alternate energy companies. Does that mean that soon I can get extra energy? Because by Thursday afternoon of most weeks, I am draggin' my wagon....lol JunkyardDog

Polliesboy, arguments should be met by rebuttal arguments, not sophomoric pictures or profanity. And your critics should have the guts to stick around for the counterpunches, and not shamelessly run to another website. Sometimes we do not agree, but you ALWAYS earn my respect because you play by the rules. JunkyardDog

polliesboy: I read {from small screen Verizon Voyager} while quickly scanning your posts that you had a conundrum, and on first impression thought you said "I have a condum." Or "condominium." Anyway I wanted to tell you at first "Hell, polliesboy, I happen to have had BOTH, but gee whiz I also took the time to learn to USE them." lol, JunkyardDog

Egotarian: I understand exactly your situation. My former in-laws live just opposite me on our little lake, and they are both wonderful people. It is not awkward to stay in touch, I have joint custody of their granddaughter, plus I see them at local government events. I would take them into my home in a New York Second in a time of true emergency, but OMG, like you say..... their world is sooooooooooooo different. Might need to explore 20mg Prozac as an option to take the edge off each day! lol JunkyardDog