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Freedom, lord what a funny word, We search for it just like some kind of fool, Woman leaving home, man sits there all alone, Little child is paying all the dues -- The Allman Brothers I know most pundits and politicians and the company executives they cater too are all convinced that going into the markets and borrowing hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars that are then going ... read more

Citigroup executives and employees have been lying to their customers, investors, the government and -- best case scenario -- even themselves for the last few days, weeks, months, and years. The CEO and his stooges either lie to our faces just about every time any of 'em talk about their company or else they have to be some of the most incompetent executives I've ever heard of. I mean, how ... read more

Once I had a woman I could call my own Once I had a woman now my woman is gone Once there was a river now theres a stone You know its evil when you're living alone Water of love deep in the ground No water here to be found Some day baby when the river runs free It'll carry that water of love to me -- "Water of Love", Dire Straits Remember when everybody used to come on Happy Hour and ... read more

Homegrown Rock to the rhythm and bop to the beat of the radio You ain't got the slang but you've got the face to play the roll You can play with me -- "Fans" by Kings of Leon Here's what will be eating away at my brain all weekend -- * Do I even have to comment on this one? Seeking Help to Bring an MLS Team to Portland New York Times, United States - 14 hours ... read more

You wired me awake and hit me with a hand of broken nails You tied my lead and pulled my chain to watch my blood begin to boil But I'm gonna break, I'm gonna break my, I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run - Soundgarden (which is the greatest name for a band ever) * Remember the trading playbook here. I've been saying that we're likely range-bound ... read more

It's a random kind of thing Came upon a delicate flower I can't believe a machine gun sings Driveby, driveby  -- Neil Young I'll do my usual Weekend Vittles piece tomorrow, but in the meantime, here's a random collection of random thoughts - * We definitely need to bail her out, asap. Maid-Turned-Realtor Masterminded Las Vegas Mortgage Scam, Prosecutors ... read more

Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied Tell me that you'll want the kind of things that money just can't buy I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love -   As if you can't name this band If you risked money on real estate in the last few years and now you own couple houses and a lot in town - The government's gonna take from someone else and help you ... read more

I'm sick and tired of waking up so sick of waking up sick and tired" -- Merle Haggard I'm sick of ranting about this $2.25 trillion bail out package that we just sent to the the Wall Street and other biggest banks in this country. But not quite as sick of ranting as I am by the fear-mongering cronies, their politicians and the rich elite pundits all of whom directly benefit from the bailout ... read more

"You know, that might be the answer - to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail." -- Catch 22, Joseph Heller I know I'm supposed to believe that since the politicians who created this economic crisis are sending trillions of dollars of taxpayer money to the bankers who created this economic crisis as well as hundreds of billions of ... read more

The hits, they just keep on coming... From the NYTimes today (in passing of course, heaven forbid we highlight and focus on how alarming the changed TARP Bailout has already become): "All told, the potential cost to the government of the latest bailout package comes to $2.25 trillion, triple the size of the original $700 billion rescue package, which centered on buying distressed assets from ... read more