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Everything you've been told (well, close to everything) is wrong.  That's the only rational conclusion you can reach and the BS factory has stepped up to ridiculous levels. But..... there are warning horns sounding, if you're listening.  The problem is that you're probably not.

Are you tired of this crap yet? Why do you sit for it?  Why do you consent?  Why do you not only tolerate this from Democrats and Republicans but at the same time put up with the same crap from so-called "Libertarians"?Where is your tolerance point.  Is it before or after you're send into to take a "shower" with gas instead of water? I wonder.

So now we find out that the Democrats are walking away from Obama and the Benghazi mess.  What was the first clue? Was it that a bunch of guys with obvious command and control, never mind vehicle mounted automatic weapons, aren't exactly what you expect to find among demonstrators? Duh. Oh, and then there's Syria. Yeah. 30 minutes of hard-hitting commentary on the news of the day.

What comes next? We'll look at the regional fed figures, the GDP report and today's consumer income and spending along with the wild divergence between the stock and bond markets, mixing in a bit of immigration with it.  

One week into Boston and about a week (really two, but who's counting) for earnings and there are plenty of observations related to both that need to be discussed. We'll cover both!

It's topical -- there has been an apparent terrorist incident at the Boston Marathon involving what looks to be two explosive devices. This on top of a commodity collapse that despite the claims in the media DID NOT start just overnight - it's been on for a while. We'll cover both.  

A weekly recap on what's going on in the political and socio-economic world, with a focus on employment and the broader economy.

It just never ends, does it?  No, it's not just about Cyprus.  It's also here, and in Canada.  And worse, it's not even a new thing.  We saw the same game not only with IndyMac but more-recently with Wells and mortgage games.  Cyprus is just the latest of the myriad and varied schemes, all of which are "heads they steal your money, tails you lose anyway." It's long past the time to put a stop to it, but to do so requires that we, the people, refuse to sit for any more of this crap.  We'll discuss.

Cyprus locks their banks down without having the enabling legislation passed to steal 10% of deposits, violating not only the claims made by the head of their government but also the Euro-area deposit insurance law. Of course they call it a "tax" to get around that law, but it's no more a tax than Obamacare is a tax -- oh wait -- our Supreme Court rewrote an unconstitutional law into an unconstitutional (direct and unapportioned!) tax too.  Hmmmm. How bright are you?  Not very, if you don't see what's coming. Long personal lubricant futures and talking about it today.

It's time to choose folks. The media is now, finally, picking up on the story.  This is the time when you must decide.  You can either sit back and watch our nation be destroyed or you can choose to stand and act. There are legal alternatives to simply bending over and grabbing your ankles, and we'll talk about them.

No, it wasn't fixed.  And now the rumblings are beginning anew..... we'll discuss...

Does it need anything more?  Sure does -- an explanation. The sell-off today is the start.  Not the end.  And it's also the end of the rope for our Congress, if they don't get off their butts, which I do not expect them to do. Therefore, I hope you're ready. I bet you're not.

Tickerguy's State of the Union Address.....

Pick one.  Whether it be the Catholic Church, minority groups or others, when you lay down with dogs and wake up with fleas.  We'll go through as much as we can in the time allotted and examine how our political and socio-economic process has become corrupted.

Gee, really? The ridiculous statements -- things like "stocks are underowned" (how is that, when all the shares are owned by SOMEONE) and similar statement are rather amusing.   We'll go through the data.... and take a look at the balance of risks.