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Grab your ankles.... "Obama’s 2010 budget proposal, released today, would reinstate the top two Clinton-era tax rates of 36 percent and 39.6 percent in 2011, up from the 33 percent and 35 percent the richest Americans now pay. It would raise taxes on capital gains and dividends to 20 percent, up from the 15 percent. Obama also wants to reduce the rate by which wealthier people (couples making $250 k a year) can cut their taxes through deductions for mortgage interest, charitable contributions, local taxes and other expenses to 28 cents on the dollar, rather than the 35 cents they can claim now." Triple whammy.

Exactly what were you searching for when you found that webpage?

So, we can improve our defense by signing a guy who got replaced by Coy Wire for 1st and 2nd down? Please...no.

My feelings exactly. Look, its possible we sign Saturday and Brown, but highly unlikely. And will Brown or Saturday even be as good as Dockery was or will we get some drivel about developing our own guy in the quest for dominance and taking him in the 3rd/4th round of the draft. Meanwhile said pick will take two years just to get to Dockery's level of competance. I am not happy at all about this move. And anyone who thinks a WCO will work in Buffalo obviously did not watch the NE game at the end of December. You MUST have a strong running game and be able to stop the run. Period.

Yep. While I was not a huge fan of Dockery, he played every down and was more than serviceable. He just never lived up to the big money contract. Now we have two glaring holes on the OL. I have very little confidence that our OL will be improved next year, overall.

Lots of thing are fun in Amsterdam Especially when you are there at 22 years old

By the U6 unemployement measure (taking into account people working part-time, but looking for full-time work, those that cannot find a job for 12 months or more etc.), we are already at 16%. If you ask me, their worst case scenario is most likely and a true worst case scenario 30% unemployment, 20% of S&P 500 bankrupt, housing falling 50%, is still on the radar.

Amsterdam

True, they will really want change (again), but will the Republican party be that change? Not sure about that. Perhaps the time is right for a third party? The Libertarians? I hope so.

A part of it is the stimulus, but the real big problem is that the gov't keeps changing the rules. You'll notice the street has absolutely tanked since Geithner unveiled his infamous "non-plan" to bail out banks. At this point, I really don't care if the banks are nationalized or not, all I want is the gov't to announce what they are going to do, then shut up, stick to it and do it. Anything else will continue to crush the market with its volatility and my 2009 market low of S&P 600 is looking downright optimistic. The uncertainty over what the government will or will not do is absolutely devastating the market right now.

According to this, this appears to be one big non-story. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_dadd...?urn=nhl,142339

Can we offer NE our 1st, 2nd and 3rd for Brady? They can keep Cassel.

OK, so Rev Al get hundreds of people to show up and protest in front of the NY Post. Apparently, we are now protesting cartoons. My question....given that this was a Thursday, why the f&*$ were these people not at work? http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090219/ts_al..._20090219234906

I disagree in part. Inflation benefits those with fixed rate debt payments like mortgages, student loans, the US govt etc. You can plan for inflation by moving money into the proper instruments (equities, gold etc.), then selling and taking advantage of muni/gov't bonds paying 10-15%...a once a generation buying opportunity. In a debt deflation scenario, you just try to avoid losing everything and the only asset worth anything is cold, hard cash.

My wife just went on maternity leave. She prosecutes child abuse for NYC. To process all the forms etc. for her maternity leave, NYC verifies that all required forms are on file. Apparently, she never filed a proper change of address form. The citry let her know by sending the entire package of forms to our current address. Arer you f----- kidding me??? The person could not simply pick up the phone and verify her current address (which was filed on several forms, she just missed one). Good ghawd, these people need a private ssector job where they are actually held accountable for what happens.

You drive a Wrangler right? Same as me. The windshield design is especially vulnerable to cracks from kicked up stones on the highway. Get the glass coverage on your insurance. It will be an extra $5-10 a month, but you will give thanks you have it at least once every 2 years.

03/2009 Dow at 6000....can we really go to 5000 after 1Q earnings?

How about Serbian? Kafana NYC, located at 116 Avenue C, at 8th Street. Fantastic food. Been there three times since it opened and plan to continue going. http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/kafana/ Great reviews.... http://www.yelp.com/biz/kafana-new-york

After the abysmal Carolina game, they had better come out flying!

Bill With all due respect, this is far worse than 1980. Consider the following article... http://www.minyanville.com/articles/CHINA-...i/index/a/21152 Chump Change got it right...we're f*cked. S&P will be in the 600s by the ides of March.

Today's Mallard Fillmore accurately sums up my feelings... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp

Speaking of...have they released the passenger list yet? If anyone gets it, a link would be appreciated.

Amusing live blogging by WSJ of the public lynching today... http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/02/11/live...l/?mod=yahoo_hs EDIT: Who the f--- voted for Maxine Waters? Seriously? She really may be the dumbest person in Washington, and thats saying something. I mean...wow, just wow...talk about bat-sh*t crazy... Anyone else think she looks like Rick James in drag...am I wrong?

Thats a really tough call...kinda depends on what you are in the mood for. I've had one of the best bone-in-ribeyes of my life at Sparks, served of course, with NYC panache and fine wine/scotch; I've had the freshest lobster in my life on Pinel Island (off the coast of St. Maarten), where the local pulled the lobster trap from the ocean, walked to my table and said "Which one?," then grilled it over charcoal, while I drank a cold beer..wow; I've had some of the best French meals at either Le Cirque or LaGrenouille in NYC, fantastic food, elegance and different every time; I've had Dungeness Crab, very fresh and delicious right out of San Francisco bay, a truely rare treat...I can continue. I guess many meals stand out, not one stands alone.

Nelson had a great Senior Bowl. Raji would be awesome in the 1st. I'd be very happy if this was our draft.