Money can’t buy happiness … right?
Down in Tampa, prosecutors today gave their opening arguments in the trial of DeeDee Moore, accused of murdering Abraham Shakespeare. Her alleged motive?
Shakespeare, a barely literate man with a long record of petty crime, “got lucky” and won $17 million in the Florida lottery. According to police, Moore then finagled her way into Shakespeare’s life, got him to sign away what was left of his winnings, killed him and then buried him in her backyard beneath a concrete slab.
So … have you bought your Powerball tickets yet? I’m told the jackpot is now up to $550 million.
Somebody, somewhere, is likely to have a life-altering experience tonight at 10:59 EST. A lot of their troubles — problems at work, a boss they hate, worries about paying the bills — will disappear, only to be replaced by a whole ‘nother set of problems that in most cases they are much less equipped to handle.
Friendships will be broken. Families may be rent asunder. Simple lives will become much, much more complex. As Sandra Hayes, whose share of a 2006 Powerball winner came to a measly $6 million, told Fox:
“I had to adapt to this new life. I had to endure the greed and the need that people have, trying to get you to release your money to them. That caused a lot of emotional pain. These are people who you’ve loved deep down, and they’re turning into vampires trying to suck the life out of me.”
So … bought your tickets yet? Time’s running short.
– Jay Bookman
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Kamchak - You cons said Elmer Fudd could defeat Obama, so why didn't you nominate him?
November 28th, 2012
10:26 pm
Isn’t this just so precious.
They are posting the same thing.
Next thing you know, they’ll be completing each others sentences.
Soulmatey goodness.
Mick
November 28th, 2012
10:31 pm
doom
That’s just it – I don’t care but its kinda cloggin up the main artery of intellectual, thought provoking, honest, good natured debate!!!
RF
November 28th, 2012
10:33 pm
“it died there only to be resurrected on this blog by you guys, congratulation-proud of yourselves?”
Well if it was that bad, then why the heck were you living there? By the early 90’s it was downright fashionable again by my recollection. I’ve been in Atlanta, or near it, all of my life, so I’m well aware of its history and its changes over the years. There’s plenty of bad to be found just about everywhere, depending on one’s definition of it.
Goodnight all, and thanks for the laughs. Don’t take the jokes and jabs too seriously- sometimes it’s just good for the soul to find some humor in the world. It gets darn depressing enough without always looking for it.
RF
November 28th, 2012
10:37 pm
“This romper room has got to go, it’s been way overplayed”
The bitter about everything in life blog is over at Kyle’s place. I know it’s downright deadly boring over there, but birds of a feather do, in fact, flock together, and they seem to have a good time commiserating about how AWFUL the world is and practicing their “the sky is falling” choral response to every topic.
Thulsa Doom
November 28th, 2012
10:38 pm
“its kinda cloggin up the main artery of intellectual, thought provoking, honest, good natured debate”
Mick,
Now dat be funny. Its not clogging up the blog anymore than moronic posts that we’ve seen every day something like 3 million times (KD) such as “the smoking gun is in the mushroom cloud”.
Thulsa Doom
November 28th, 2012
10:41 pm
Should read
The stupid about everything in life blog is at this place. I know it’s downright deadly boring here, but birds of a feather do, in fact, flock together, and we libs seem to have a good time commiserating about how WONDERFUL the world is with Obama re-elected and practicing our “things are great. Yes! We can!” choral response to every topic.
Mick
November 28th, 2012
10:41 pm
doom
Yes, but sometimes those points need to be made. Who even references elmer fudd of all characters?
Thulsa Doom
November 28th, 2012
10:42 pm
Mick,
In reference to your question apparently the kooks love to reference Elmer Fudd of late.
Mick
November 28th, 2012
10:46 pm
** we libs seem to have a good time commiserating about how WONDERFUL the world is with Obama re-elected **
Translation: The cons were so downright sure, in fact quite uppity about how obama was going to go down, just way too kocky and then BOOM down goes romney, down goes romney! Their brains have been scrambled ever since. Just read nero the zero, looney tunes and leeches…
Nero
November 28th, 2012
10:47 pm
Mick is a good sport.
Mick
November 28th, 2012
10:49 pm
nero
Thank you sir may I have another???
Acer706
November 28th, 2012
10:51 pm
Mick…
What is PresBOs plan for the Fiscal Cliff? He sign-on to tackle it.
Acer706
November 28th, 2012
10:52 pm
Signed*
Mick
November 28th, 2012
10:55 pm
acer
Simple, either congress protects the 98% or doesn’t, that’s the key. If we go off the curb, then the new congress will have to fix it. Political pressure almost guarantees that outcome…
Acer706
November 28th, 2012
11:00 pm
So that’s it? 0 accountability for the administration?
Mick
November 28th, 2012
11:01 pm
doom
You’ve been on here long enough, one thing I learned from the 2010 midterm shellacking was to keep my cards close to the vest, I did not believe that could happen. Couple of weeks before this past election some of the cons on here were talking some rude smack about how obama was toast. I always felt obama was going to be re-elected but in this case as it is so many times, it’s not who the people were voting for, but against. Romney had a shot but obama had game…
Mick
November 28th, 2012
11:04 pm
acer
What do you mean zero accountablility? He ran on keeping the tax cuts for the middle class and raise them on the 2% – he won.
I disagree with that by the way, the middle class or 98% should also have taxes raised and all revenue dedicated to deficit reduction…
Acer706
November 28th, 2012
11:08 pm
Whatever Mick. Sure you do.
Mick
November 28th, 2012
11:16 pm
acer
Actually, I do..one or one and half percent for the 98 percent. I can budget that with no problem.
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
5:51 am
Here I am, back at work. DAMN! I had to cancel my Cayman Island account…nothing to put in it.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
5:56 am
mornin’.
Actually, when my boys were on [Medicaid], we had one of the best pediatricians on the ATL’s southside. Very respected and she gave us excellent care,
Echoing RF above–yep, there was an interim period, as foster parents, when our child was covered by Medicaid, and we had a local pediatrician who provided excellent care.
FWIW, YMMV, BBQ, etc.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
5:58 am
morning guys … you’ll have to pardon me if I seem a little … well … not myself
the sun is out
it just feels weird.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
6:02 am
Sun is out? I want some…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLxt74ObBl4
/drive-by
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
6:05 am
Mitt plays pocket pool…
http://cheezburger.com/6796474368
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
6:08 am
A legend i n his own mind…
http://cheezburger.com/6816043264
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
6:11 am
The Republican Party is sending out Xmas cards this year…here’s the front runner so far…
http://cheezburger.com/6812557568
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
6:14 am
Corbin – 6:11 – my favorite of the bunch …
although the 6:05 reminds me of this
http://www.buzzpirates.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/nick-nolte-mugshot.jpg
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
6:15 am
Ah, this explains it…
http://cheezburger.com/6788207104
Jefferson
November 29th, 2012
6:28 am
Volentary taxation, in reality.
Jack ®
November 29th, 2012
6:58 am
One of the Venters got it right: Why are these people that hate the wealthy buying tickets?
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
6:59 am
For the people who won the money, here’s some financial help…
http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/finance/2012/11/28/extraordinary-tax-deductions-2/
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
7:03 am
Jack,
I don’t believe that anybody hate the wealthy per se, but they hate the way they try to avoid paying a fair share. You have to ask yourself, if you are rich, how much is enough? Anyway, this country gave them the tools for their opportunity, so pay it back. They really won’t miss it.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
7:14 am
“One of the Venters got it right: Why are these people that hate the wealthy buying tickets?”
ah, yes … the old “hate the wealthy” red herring … closely related to the “punish success” falderal.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
7:20 am
Yes we bought 5 tickets……It was fun to talk and laugh and dream.
That said – I have a family and a life that already makes me rich.
Congrats to the winners, may you find your way through all the hubbub and come out happy and healthy.
Mick
November 29th, 2012
7:22 am
Hate the wealthy? Nah,on the contrary, it our duty as americans and capitalists to figure ways to pry money out of their greedy, cold fingers! Afterall, you can’t take it with you…
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
7:23 am
just in case someone hasn’t already posted this …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYN96RWEo28
Corbin Sharpe. I think, therefore I am...I think.
November 29th, 2012
7:24 am
The next time the lottery pot gets real big, someone should partner with me. I’ll buy five tickets, and because I have never, ever gotten even one number right, you can pick numbers not on my tickets. That should lessen the odds dramatically…
Alex
November 29th, 2012
7:34 am
Revenge and jealousy, I’m not rich, don’t really have any desire to be ..but, I’m not jealous of them and I don’t want their money. i don’t lease a Lexus, don’t need one. It’s their life, move on worry about yourselves.Quit whining.
Mick
November 29th, 2012
7:38 am
alex
It’s a wonderful world, revenge and jealousy are your words and opinion. There are some really great philanthropic wealthy americans doing miraculous works out there, bless them…
Alex
November 29th, 2012
7:39 am
Looks like one of my last nighr blogs got moderated out, let’s see ddd can provide a really hideous,perverted fantasy and I can provide an eye-level accurate observation of the midtown scene in the ’80’s and I get edited out. Bookman, join the putzs….The Nittany Lion family awaits you..
Alex
November 29th, 2012
7:40 am
NO Mick, their your thoughts and the rest of the closet wanabees..just quit whining..
Georgia
November 29th, 2012
7:42 am
The winners are from Arizona and Missouri. I wasn’t even on the same tectonic plate as the winners. That’s how lucky I am. What now? I have to rely on continental drift to get me closer to winning? It’s absurd! Tax the lotto big shots! Tax them into helllllllll.
Mick
November 29th, 2012
7:51 am
alex
You’re the one doing all the whining around here, I’m quite fine with where I am in life. You? Some kind of ax to grind, break on through to the other side…
GT
November 29th, 2012
7:55 am
There is something to be said about earning your money instead of winning it, though I suspect most money has more to do with luck than earning. In Texas a man runs a broken down farm only to find oil. He then educated his children to become lawyers for his estate. The next kids go to Harvard make friends end up in Wall Street where they occupy a job getting buckets of water out of the Mississippi River.
Occasionally a man invents a car, or a light bulb, but most wealth is being at the right place at the right time. The lottery is a bit like America, or maybe America is a bit like the lottery. If you can learn to be happy no matter the winds of fortune, this new fortune might not ruin your life. Find a family that really loves you, stay with them for life, be proud of our character not your self importance, but now I am talking silly.
Don Abernethy
November 29th, 2012
8:01 am
The Bible says the love of money is the root of ALL EVIL.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:05 am
One of the Venters got it right: Why are these people that hate the wealthy buying tickets?
^^Reason #749 for Why You Never Ever Need To Read the Stupid, Whiny, Old-People-Smelly AJC “Vent” Ever Ever Again.
Alex
November 29th, 2012
8:09 am
Mick…”Hate the wealthy?….You may be fooling yourself, but not me and your a whiner:pry out of their cold…” Your projecting, plain and simple..get to work and you may get an opportunity, good luck.
@GT, not silly at all,except the luck part. of course that does happen along with family ties (genetics?). I suuspect you’d be really surprised how many hours venture capitalists put in, etc. That is their choice, not mine. But, don’t belittle that most wealthy people get AND stay there with hard work (shirt sleaves to short sleaves in 3 generations), really hard work. It’s their life, you don’t see them at their kids games, Arthur Blank used to go to his sons b-ball games and work his blackberry, never putting an eye on the game. Personally, I think that is a little pathetic, but who am I?.. Back to work
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:12 am
Think what you will of Julian Assange, seeing this bit of news from his hidey-hole made me have a bizarre thought:
How much more of a loss to humanity would it be to have Assange sayonara’d, than to have Brietbart biting the dust?
Obviously we’re talking multiple whole numbers here, but I’m not sure if it’s 10x or 100x or…
godless heathen
November 29th, 2012
8:13 am
Old cartoon: Man is standing on the bosses desk, whizzing on it. Boss is saying, “Well, Smith. I see you won the lottery.”
Some at my office pooled money to buy some tickets. I usually don’t buy lottery tickets, except for the occasional scratch off, but I felt that I had to get into the office pool deal. With my luck if I didn’t get a ticket, they would win and I’d be the only poor SOB left.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:14 am
Shorter Alex @ 8.09:
The skimmer-class give so much, and ask for so little in return!
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
8:16 am
Darn it! I didn’t win the lottery. Oh well. That’s two dollars I paid toward my daughter’s Zell Miller scholarship.
Gale
November 29th, 2012
8:16 am
Well, no money for me either. However, over the years imagining I would do IF I won has given me hours of fun. Dollar for dollar, it has been more fun than a movie ticket.
Gale
November 29th, 2012
8:18 am
We had an office pool for the lottery a few years ago. The fun there was imagining the entire accounting, IT and engineering departments suddenly resigning.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:18 am
I felt that I had to get into the office pool deal.
GH, I’ve done that once or twice in the past, same kind of feelings about the whole thing as you.
Yesterday I happened upon a story of some office poolers who had worked at some phone-support center, who hit it big, and they were clearly the exception to the rule. They all apparently have done everything right–first off, they didn’t quit their jobs, they all went back to work because that’s what they did, after all, and they stayed there for a coupla years until the business shut its doors. And secondly, they all kept in close touch with each other and formed a kind of support group to help with financial management questions.
It probably didn’t hurt that (from the sound of it) they were mostly women. Men — I hate to say this, but it’s true — seem to have more of a problem working within a supportive community, there’s some stupid wiring in us that makes us get all obsessive about who gets to play Alpha Dog at a given moment.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
8:22 am
even if I won a half a billion dollars, I’d still look forward to Hammersmith Market and falafel Thursday …
YUM
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:22 am
So are Rachel Maddow and, apparently, Andrea Mitchell the only two corporate media types who see the Susan Rice nonsense as nothing more than a naked power grab by Senate Goopers who want Kerry to leave, so they have a shot a filling his seat with the guy who lost to Liz Warren?
The more I think about this, the more sense it makes, is the reason I ask.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
8:22 am
dB – 8:22 – I watched that this morning … VERY compelling.
Fred ™
November 29th, 2012
8:25 am
wow, sounds like Alex is a sad bitter little man. How did you get him as a stalker Mick lol?
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:25 am
UnU, it’s compelling because the alternative reality being presented–that these three GOP senators leading the charge against Rice–makes absolutely no sense at all.
I know it’s asking a lot, but Jay, could you tell some of the guys you work with in the media to DO THEIR GODDAMNED JOBS FOR A CHANGE?
kthnxbye.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
8:28 am
Hi Fred!!
dB – psssht … it was a closed-door meeting – frankly, I would have been surprised if McCain, Lindsey and whats-her-poodle walked out and said, “we had an open and frank conversation and now see that there really was nothing there, so … nevermind”
Fred ™
November 29th, 2012
8:32 am
Hi UnU (lol I like that abbreviation, thanks dB) and dB.
Interesting theory. Maybe Obama should cross them up and appoint McSame as Sec State if they deep six Rice. Or how about the OTHER Rice, Condi? That would screw them up as well.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:32 am
it was a closed-door meeting
which is to say that at least several thousand Villagers know exactly how it all went down in the woodshed.
and that’s ok for them to pretend like they can’t tell, but so long as those a-holes keep workin’ it so the corporate media can continue to put headlines like “Rice’s meetings on the Hill raise questions about her future”, I’d think it’s time for someone to step forward and call out these clowns.
But, it’s the Village. (”Who is number 1?” “That would be telling.”)
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:34 am
Maybe Obama should cross them up and appoint McSame as Sec State if they deep six Rice.
oh God… unless someone mentally stable could work Gramps like a hand puppet at official functions, that’s a non-starter.
Mick
November 29th, 2012
8:35 am
fred
Didn’t quite think he was a stalker, more like and annoying hemmoroid, something not needed in life…
GT
November 29th, 2012
8:37 am
Alex one of the few things I am disappointed in Obama about is his light hand with Wall Street. We have created a system too big to fail that is as corrupt as any strip joint or gin joint in this country. There is talent in this country, but we won’t find it praising failure. The world, not just the United States is in a recession because of the incompetence of Wall Street. Why in this time and day do we even need a place call Wall Street? Where there is great earning there should be great losses, and the people responsible for these losses should not be allowed to remain. Like the Mississippi River there is good and then there are the floods. We see where it floods and we fit it not reward it.
Fred ™
November 29th, 2012
8:39 am
Mick, you have a point, he certainly was on your ass lol.
dB: Just think of the sound bites though. I’m thinking that in less than 6 months McSame would forget he was SEC State and start thinking HE was President……… then the real fun would start.
Blain
November 29th, 2012
8:43 am
“I had to endure the greed and the need that people have, trying to get you to release your money to them.
It sounds like Sandra hangs out with “gimme” libs.
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
8:44 am
I have heard stories of a number of people that win the lottery. Some do fine but a lot of them wind up in pretty bad shape. Broke and with their families gone. Depends on a lot of factors.
Alex
November 29th, 2012
8:45 am
Mick and fred, whine away…Andrea Mitchell and R.Maddow..now there are 2 OBJECTIVE opinions. Throw in Hannity and Rush..4 Brilliant, objective people. Bunch of lemmings..Bias confirmation..
@Fred, perhaps , for USA he should appoint a capable person of either party with extensive experience who will improve our relations with the rest of the world…HMM, there;s an interesting thought…
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
8:48 am
GT – Obama can only sign laws regulating Wall Street that he can get Congress to pass.
As to why we need Wall Street. Eighty per cent of the stock market trades are done by computer, and only twenty per cent on the floor of the stock exchange.
There has to be some financial center for people to buy and sell stock, bonds and other investments and for business to raise money.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
8:49 am
“Or how about the OTHER Rice, Condi?”
meh. I’d rather have DONNA Rice than Condi Rice
(actually, I’ve met Donna Rice – she’s very nice even if she has gone a bit religious wackadoo)
the cat
November 29th, 2012
8:52 am
Enter your comments here
the cat
November 29th, 2012
8:53 am
Reading the overnights, I see Thulsa is back to his drunken posting ways. He is very offensive and should be banned but obviously not my blog.
Richard Pryor
November 29th, 2012
8:55 am
Brewster’s Millions…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9kMHiqS6Kg
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
8:59 am
Andrea Mitchell and R.Maddow..now there are 2 OBJECTIVE opinions.
I’m not sure what plain ol’ objectivity has to do with how valid an idea might be.
However, for the record, Mrs. Alan Greenspan is probably as respectable a TV journalist/host as there is out there.
And Rachel, even if you disagree with her, tends to be very circumspect in her on-air speculation. She doesn’t toss stuff out there that she isn’t prepared to back up, and she’ll show her work, unlike those other two jackasses from the right you mentioned.
And last night, she actually *apologized* for using the word “stupid,” to describe the case-against the Goopers are making for Susan Rice. That’s how rarely she resorts to such base language.
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
November 29th, 2012
8:59 am
Rice V. McCain
Personal Vendetta
“She mocked McCain’s trip to Iraq (“strolling around the market in a flak jacket”), called his policies “reckless” and said “his tendency is to shoot first and ask questions later. It’s dangerous.”
~Dana Milbank, Washington Post
What she said then remains true and I’d like to see her restate that publically and emphatically.
McCain REMAINS reckless and dangerous.
Brosephus™
November 29th, 2012
9:00 am
Morning folks…
Was the blogging last night due to the full moon or what? Y’all are some crazy mofo’s here….
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
9:03 am
Bro = Slow news day and a lot of bitterness left over from the election.
Or maybe just one of those days.
I noticed Jeff Schultz picked the Dawgs. Running with no huddle.
Alex
November 29th, 2012
9:06 am
@ stands, I agree with R.M.she does think but she’s hardly objective..But, she definitely is a breath of fresh air on msnbc..As for revenge, McCain definitely has it in him, ask him about Jane Fonda and his broken back, Don’t screw witha man who was in the Hanoi Hilton for 5 years, perhaps she’s not smart enough to realize that and perhaps that DOES say something, perhaps…
@ Bro: yup, time to move on….
curious
November 29th, 2012
9:07 am
Asked earlier; Why not a National lottery?
Brosephus™
November 29th, 2012
9:08 am
Oscar
I won’t blog at Schultz’s, but I would question his reasoning if he didn’t. He probably has a dog bone shaped bed complete with a Bulldog sheet set.
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
9:15 am
Bro- I blog every now and then on Bradley’s blog. Did Sunday on his piece on Georgia Tech.
Sports bloggers are more crazy than political bloggers.
Tundra Dude
November 29th, 2012
9:15 am
Money can’t buy happiness … right?
So what….
The list of things money _Can_ buy is much longer….
guy
November 29th, 2012
9:16 am
Money can’t buy happiness but it can damn sure buy obama’s re-election! Debt up 6 trillion since he took over. Now it’s his baby and let the fun begin! It’s George Washington’s fault!
Rumor has it
November 29th, 2012
9:17 am
Republicans would rather have John Kerry instead of Rice for SOS. This would give Scott Brown a chance on capturing John Kerry’s seat..
WASHINGTON — Recently defeated Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) wasn’t willing to announce any plans to seek another office Tuesday, but he was willing to recommend his senior Democratic colleague, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), for an Obama administration position that would open up a seat in the Bay State.
Asked if he was interested in running for Senate or governor of Massachusetts should either position open up, Brown, who lost reelection last week to Elizabeth Warren, declined to say yes or no.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/scott-brown-john-kerry-secretary-of-state_n_2125226.html
JKL2
November 29th, 2012
9:19 am
Money can’t buy happiness, but it makes being miserable a whole lot easier.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
9:24 am
“now there are 2 OBJECTIVE opinions”
opinions, by definition, AREN’T objective.
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
9:25 am
Republicans worship money. They spent enough of it on their candidate, Mitt. Even with the hundreds of millions or billions or whatever the total, their candidate could not beat Obama. Hence, Republicans must accept their true messiah, President Obama. Anyway, that’s why I believe Republicans refer to President Obama as their messiah.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
9:25 am
“Money can’t buy happiness but it can damn sure buy obama’s re-election! ”
right. because Mittens and Unca Karl didn’t spend ANYthing …
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
9:26 am
JKL – 9:19 – word.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 29th, 2012
9:28 am
Great story about the company that made the tail for Winter (became the movie Dolphin Tale) helping out Pirelli the dog
http://www.11alive.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1965380531001
TaxPayer
November 29th, 2012
9:30 am
Hostess Brands Inc. plans to ask for a judge’s approval Thursday to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans.
If only those greedy workers had been willing to give up even more! It’s their fault those executives earned those bonuses.
St Simons - he-ne-ha BOOTAKOOK 2014
November 29th, 2012
9:30 am
Is Mittens surging yet? – maybe today’s the day! heheheh
Cosby
November 29th, 2012
9:30 am
Maybe you should tell your Democratic buddies inc.luding the anoited one that they do not need any more money it will not bring them happiness
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 29th, 2012
9:31 am
“Don’t screw witha man who was in the Hanoi Hilton for 5 years, perhaps she’s not smart enough to realize that and perhaps that DOES say something, perhaps…”
McCain was a POW in Viet Nam???
really???
he never talks about it.
please – that’s about ALL he’s got – his “political capital” has long been spent.
stands for decibels
November 29th, 2012
9:32 am
Debt up 6 trillion since he took over.
Are you frightened by big numbers? Wish that the economy of the richest, most powerful nation ever on earth could be run like a working-class household’s?
If you are, that’s ok, apparently lots of people share your neurosis. But you ought to recognize it for what it is.
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
9:33 am
Once you have enough money for the basics, additional money does not bring more happiness. But if you don’t have enough for a place to live, food, clothes, etc then happeniess is hard to come by.
guy
November 29th, 2012
9:34 am
TaxPayer, There is only one Messiah and that is Jesus Christ. No human being is a messiah except those with warped minds. Don’t put your faith in humans as you will be let down most of the time.We do have choices and everyone has to choose what floats their boat!
Oscar
November 29th, 2012
9:34 am
McCain – Why is he even still around. And why does anyone listen to what he says. Lights went out long ago.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 29th, 2012
9:35 am
Gotta love the silliness of the $6 trillion blame claim. Like somehow it would have been zero if McCain had won.