“Our only hope that financial disaster won’t strike sooner lies with the Chinese, who actually fund our deficit by buying our Treasuries—$242 billion worth, or 12 percent of all foreign holdings. If the Chinese decide to be good communists and stop buying our bonds, the Feds will have to raise rates to attract new investors and the reaper will be at our doorstep with interest rates more akin to those of South than North America. Right now, it’s not a problem. But in a year or two or maybe less, I perceive that the government will throw a bond auction and nobody will show, including the Chinese, until rates shoot up dramatically.”

He’s a bit more optomistic than I am. I think the interest rate scene will be starkly different in the spring … more representative of the early 90′s than anything else.

NYT: In Falluja, Young Marines Saw the Savagery of an Urban War

The Greenside: Email from Dave – Nov 19, 04

Kevin Sites’ recount of the mosque shooting: Open Letter to Devil Dogs of the 3.1

All are insightful reading, and well worth the time spent.

This is a picture taken this evening around 4:30 PM of the western view from our yard, overlooking the Davis’ house.

. They’ve been pretty good at raw analysis of the poll data and the up-and-down trend over the past month or so is fascinating. Here’s the current score:

I found this on Tim Bray’s site, which is always a good read.

]]> http://gregrushton.com/archives/245/feed 0 http://gregrushton.com/archives/241 http://gregrushton.com/archives/241#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:06:44 +0000 Gregory Rushton http://gregrushton.com/wp/?p=241 Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Inside a Republican Brain lakeview [...]]]> Today’s editorial is a good one for Mr. Safire. I often find myself agreeing with his principles, but often come down on the other side of his conclusions. This is a great insight into his brain, for what it’s worth.

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“I will take my teeming noggin to both conventions, watch all the debates and cast my vote – careful, in the tradition of Times columnists, not to endorse anyone. But now you know how one Republican mind will be made up. I presume the liberal brain works the same way.”

Update (2/6/04):
His bio page was broken last night, but seems functional now. And this is his new wife, Susan.
Mike before.
Mike after.
Their wedding

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The Andover Townsman covered the story from the bride, Susan’s, perspective, as well as the Eagle Tribune

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Update (2/8/04):
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“The president’s budget, to be released Monday, will also project a federal deficit this year of about $520 billion, congressional aides said. That would far exceed this year’s $375 billion, the highest ever in dollar terms.”

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I’m not sure why they’re so surprised by a $145 billion increase in subsidies to the drug companies. The subsidy will surely get bigger as time marches along. Drug company stocks are looking pretty good right now, just like they did when the the health care package plowed its way through congress last year. The way it’s going, we should just put Pharma in charge of Social Security. They get most of that cash anyway. Skip the middleman and send the checks right on over.

[ Via NYT: White House Defends Medicare Law Despite Higher Price Tag ]

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“Conservative Republicans have said that the new $530 billion estimate confirmed their worst fears, while Democrats said it vindicated their view that the law gave far too much money to drug manufacturers and insurance companies. The bill passed narrowly in the House after Republican leaders gave assurances that the cost would not exceed $400 billion.”

They’re just figuring out that he’s a fiscal/state’s rights democrat hiding in a military/corporate republican body.

“He [Dr. Alan Altman] won’t accept payments from any insurance companies, which he said are hurting the healthcare system by creating hours of paperwork for doctors and paying them less than their services are worth.
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Dr. Cathleen Hood, 47, recently canceled five managed care contracts because she believed the companies’ payment policies encourage doctors to provide substandard care. For example, she said, insurers pay her a total of $160 to $200 if she sees four patients in an hour, but only $85 to $110 if she sees one patient in an hour.”