The Word of the Week is Obedience

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Let’s start with wikipedia:   Obedience, in human behavior, is the quality of being obedient, which describes the act of carrying out commands, or being actuated.[1] Obedience differs from compliance, which is behavior influenced…

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Profound disgust Sickening disdain Consequence is not a word Words are bendable objects I manipulate you Consciousnous is relative Santa Claus doesn't exist Puppets Disposable tools This matters This doesn't We…

Leadership

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Obama is talking about addressing the issues (with his financial team in attendance) and urging some bipartisanship, while McCain is whining and contributing to his epic flail. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmfeesYmx1Y&eurl=http://www.jedreport.com/[/youtube] This is…

Ocktoberfest!

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Screw this crappy economy.  Come out tonight to the Ocktoberfest in Newark.  Good food, good beer, good music (if you like German folk music) and lots and lots of politicians.

The

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I'm just posting this entry from Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture in its entirety, because it is that good. From Mr. Ritholtz: "I am having a hard time keeping…

Massive Bailout

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There really is no other way to describe it.  The US Government will essentially buy the bad mortgages that are sitting on the books of the US banks and will…