Margaret Thatcher. God I miss her.

Poland side steps the whole rotten Euro mess and thrives. Thanks again to Dr. Rothman.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204826704577074641429388370.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

A very Merry Christmas to one and all.

My dog, ducks and my grandson last Sunday. That is pretty much the trifecta for me.

Cafeful there old boy....

John Cochrane is always worth listening to. Does our economic garden need fertilizer or do we simply need to pull the weeds?

http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/12/john_cochranes_1.html

If he does not already, Newt Gingrich should worry the hell out of you.

http://www.nationalreview.com/agenda/285056/newt-gingrich-gse-model-josh-barro

You took the wind right out of me. From John Whitehead's Blog...

http://www.env-econ.net/2011/12/breaking-wind.html

This is the face of Evil. Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, meet Kim Jung Il and burn in hell.

Ron Paul could win Iowa...and you wonder what is gonna happen in November 2012?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fed-bashing-gone-wild/2011/12/09/gIQA6sMDoO_story.html

The Fed and their lending.

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2011/12/more_on_those_s.html

What do Uncle Fidel, Hugo Chavez and the OWS miscreants have in common? They don't know supply and demand economics.

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2011/11/venezuela-repeals-laws-of-suppy-and.html

Greek statistician faces life in prison for NOT cooking the books.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45458728

Dr. Rothman tells me that the data from the UK are the only reliable data in Europe. What then should we think of Chinese data? Here the dude comes from the IMF and cleans up Greek data and now faces life in prison.

They should have let Greece default.

New web site: expert economists surveyed regarding hot topics of the day.

http://www.igmchicago.org/igm-economic-experts-panel

How about if "The Muffs" explain it to the OWS miscreants?

The key words are:

And you know...
you have a 1000 things in front of you...
But doing anything you like
and taking it easy is all you ever need to do...
You have no ambition and all you do is sit around
and I don't know why?
And you know it's true and you never want for anything...
You're a lucky guy, oh ho ho ho you're a lucky guy.

Via con Dios. Guess I won't have Barney Frank to kick around anymore.

http://www.economics21.org/blog/reflections-barney-franks-legacy

This is real good.

http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/7352

Memo to the OWS creatures.

http://frontporchviews.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/memo-to-ows-crowd-mary-beth-hicks-wash-times/

BTW if I was a cop and saw someone crapping on my car like the dude above, he'd sure have a case of the red ass because I'd pepper spray his butt.

There is over 160,000 miles of pipeline carrying hazardous material around the U.S. It is how you get your gasoline. And Keystone languishes...

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2011/11/shovel_ready.html

This is probably the most beautiful puppy picture I have ever seen...and it is my dog.

Whacking 'em and stacking 'em in New Orleans...with my friend Matt the Cat.

I never thought I would say this but I am going to miss this guy. Read on below...you'll miss him too.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/11/the-real-reason-to-miss-barney-frank/249132/

Puppets anyone?

http://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2011/11/30/courting_joe_the_puppeteerhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif