DrStool Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 After fighting in Viet Nam, Kerry came to the right conclusion, and his decisions to quit the war, and his position after leaving the war were the right ones, in my opinion. Bush stayed home, drank and partied, and shirked his duty. I think that contrast says it all about the character issue here. Doc, By your logic then, Bob Dole should have been elected in 1996, no? What bugs me about Kerry and his Vietnam experience is that in 1992, while campaigning for Clinton, he said Vietnam should NOT be used as a divisive political issue in the Presidential campaign; isn't it hypocritical of him to now wrap himself in the flag? Mad- My logic is that Kerry is a better choice than Bush. Dole is a good man. I think we would have been better off with him than with Clinton. Not sure how you arrive at Kerry being hypocritical for pointing out that he went an fought while Bush didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 stop now 1098-this POS is approaching crash status! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 X-boxers running for the exits Who will end up with the carpetbag full of confetti? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrStool Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I guess I don't think telling the truth is either divisive, or hypocritical. Bush's lies are what is divisive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrStool Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Fercryin out loud, I believed the s.o.b. I was a sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiding Bear Posted August 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 The Fed withdrew $2B more from the repo pool, which is two days in a row of about the same action. To repeat, it looks like they are locking in a 0.25% rate increase next week. I suppose the advance word from Secretary Snow is the economy is strong and getting stronger, but at worse the figures will be good enough to keep the Fed on course to a rate increase. The Fed is reducing the repo market temporarily to tighten the Fed funds market ahead of the rate hike next week. I expect after that they will add back repos and go back to sleath monetary easing. No one wants to be first to say the R word (recession), especially the Fed - and we are not quite there yet. But money supply measures say the economy is slowing down fast to almost no growth. More figures on that tonight. Many tanks to Doc for the Feed Report which lays out all the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 STRA up 3%?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian4 Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Opening now till 35 minutes past the hour-someone blow Taps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearbones Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 X-boxers running for the exits Who will end up with the carpetbag full of confetti? Maybe some have decided that Bill Gross is correct, that a pig on financial steroids is still a pig. He disses hedge funds big time in his new piece. http://www.pimco.com/LeftNav/Late+Breaking...August_2004.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Fercryin out loud, I believed the s.o.b. I was a sucker. Yeah, me too, and now not only am I disappointed, but I pissed as hell for believing all the lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregFokker Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 The Fed withdrew $2B more from the repo pool, which is two days in a row of about the same action. To repeat, it looks like they are locking in a 0.25% rate increase next week. I suppose the advance word from Secretary Snow is the economy is strong and getting stronger, but at worse the figures will be good enough to keep the Fed on course to a rate increase. The Fed is reducing the repo market temporarily to tighten the Fed funds market ahead of the rate hike next week. I expect after that they will add back repos and go back to sleath monetary easing. No one wants to be first to say the R word (recession), especially the Fed - and we are not quite there yet. But money supply measures say the economy is slowing down fast to almost no growth. More figures on that tonight. Many tanks to Doc for the Feed Report which lays out all the details. Wasn't there a net add today? A 14-day, 7-day and overnight repo for a 5B add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Posted on Aug 5 2004, 10:46 AM The Fed withdrew $2B more from the repo pool, which is two days in a row of about the same action. To repeat, it looks like they are locking in a 0.25% rate increase next week. . HB, agreed likes of GE getting slapped a bit Also CFC, MBI :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Ooops Not MBI, ment to say MTG MBI to get slapped later this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucid and confused Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 My goodness, A half Trillion doolar defense bill His majesty states: "With this legislation America's military will know that their country stands behind them as they fight for our freedom and as they spread the peace," Theres a word that characterizes a statement or definition that is the opposite of its true meaning (ie money=debt). Perhaps one of the more loquacious stoolies wouldn't mind helping ol lucid out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Opening now till 35 minutes past the hour-someone blow Taps! http://bands.army.mil/music/bugle/taps.asp Click on the speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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