Archive for July, 2011
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Monday Debt and Destruction Breakfast Links (posted early for our Asian and European readers)
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 11:29 pm, Comments: 0Best of Police Blotter in Bozeman, Montana. Remember Obama’s comment about ATM machines. It’s worse. Wonder what the SEIU will say about this! Here is [...]
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Rubio For President 2016 or 2020
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 2:53 pm, Comments: 0Depends on who gets elected in 2012. Rubio is a Tea Partier. It will take at least that long to get rid of the Republicans [...]
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Happy Birthday Milton Friedman!
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 12:57 pm, Comments: 0To steal a line from Simon and Garfinkel, “a nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.” this is a great soliloquy that sums up some [...]
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You’re Gonna Pay
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 9:06 am, Comments: 0Powerlineblog had a contest. 100k prize. I have been featuring some of the videos from time to time here. Here is the latest one I [...]
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Sunday Brunch Breakfast Links
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 8:31 am, Comments: 0Maybe we need Monty Hall in Washington DC. Boehner and Reid get closer to a debt deal. Seeing more of this from the left. Ignore [...]
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Never Forget
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 31st, 2011 at 7:59 am, Comments: 0We say that a lot about tragic things. Pearl Harbor. This year is the 70th Anniversary. Do you know about it? Does your family know [...]
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This Chart Says It All
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 30th, 2011 at 10:46 am, Comments: 0This is what happens when you don’t grow an economy. Economies don’t grow with more and more government spending. They grow with private investment and [...]
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The Debt Ceiling and Losing Weight, They are the Same
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 30th, 2011 at 9:40 am, Comments: 0This past weeks GDP number ought to scare the bejeezus out of you. GDP measures growth in the economic output of an economy. If we [...]
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Links
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 30th, 2011 at 7:57 am, Comments: 0Went out to Q last night. We were supposed to go to Owen and Engine, but the power was still out in Bucktown from all [...]
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Dear Uncle Sam
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 12:56 pm, Comments: 0Nice little ditty. From Powerlineblog. Never going to replace Kanye but it’s a good effort.
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Democratic Themes
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 9:38 am, Comments: 0The Democrats in Congress, and the President are reminding me of the Chicago Cubs. The theme of their bill is “Wait ’till next year.” FYI, [...]
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GDP 1.3%
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 8:36 am, Comments: 0Unexpectedly, GDP falls again. Anyone think Keynesian economics works? First quarter unexpectedly revised to.4%, from 1.9%.
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Read This If You Think the Tea Party Is EXTREMIST
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 7:10 am, Comments: 0Republicans, and Democrats are calling the Tea Party Congressman extremists. We have left wing pundits like Paul Krugman calling them extremists. I agree, they need [...]
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How Would You Solve the Debt Impasse?
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 6:50 am, Comments: 0This really isn’t a crisis anymore. It’s an impasse. The negotiations are NOT about the numbers. There is no way that Tea Party Republicans are [...]
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Friday Pizza Party Breakfast Links
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 29th, 2011 at 6:19 am, Comments: 0 -
The Real Debt Ceiling Fight
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 28th, 2011 at 9:55 am, Comments: 0This is great video. Ken Langone nails it. What’s the real fight going on? Dates. Are we going to have this debate again next August? [...]
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Liberal v Conservative; Progressive v Free Marketeer
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 28th, 2011 at 9:08 am, Comments: 0A lot has changed in the American political landscape in the last several years. It changes the rhetoric used to describe it as well. For [...]
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Breakfast Links
Posted by Jeff Carter on July 28th, 2011 at 7:13 am, Comments: 0Air Force Academy cadets have the flu. Having both experiences in my life, Air Force Academy Cadet (service #841188, still have my combat boots and [...]
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Jeffrey Carter is an angel investor and independent trader. He specializes in turning concepts into profits. He co-founded Hyde Park Angels one of the most active angel groups in the United States in April of 2007. He previously served on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Board of Directors. He has done market commentary for (More...) -
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