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Government moves again to unclog credit lines | MiamiHerald.com

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Said Bernanke: “We will not stand down until we have achieved our goals of repairing and reforming our financial system and thereby restoring prosperity to our economy.”

The move, in effect a partial nationalization of the banking system, does put the United States in the awkward position of owning shares in institutions it also regulates. The shares purchased by the government are expected to be nonvoting ones.

“The government’s role will be limited and temporary,” Bush pledged. “These measures are not intended to take over the free market but to preserve it. He said these steps and other related actions echoed similar bold moves made overseas in an effort to prevent a global recession. Bush said that by restoring confidence in the system, the hope is to “return our economy back to the road of growth and prosperity.”

The belief, nay hope, that the Federal Government/Fed can solve any problem that they created by doing more of what caused the problem in the first place is pathetic.  Does anybody doubt that we live in a fascist country now?  Does anybody with half a brain really believe that casting a vote for Frick or Frack can “fix” the economy?  “Limited and temporary” government power to save the free-market; uh, right.  

The biggest, most powerful state in history is on its knees folks.  The idiots who birthed this fiasco are getting desperate while grabbing more power and exercising more control.  I hope you all are tightening up your local networking groups, especially with your local farmers.  Silver is a steal.  Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

All is not well in the Land of Lehman:

Just a regular guy- Joe Six-Pack and his body guards:

Someday, the giants of freedom will walk tall among the remains of the bloody empire:

Everyone is a suspect:

Never give in and certainly don’t resort to begging:

The new dollar….

….to help you out of those sticky situations:

What ever it takes to sell the con. How’s this for putting lipstick on a pig?

The clueless search and search….

….until they find their soul mate:

The White House has time to think about breasts:

Cuba holds on to its myths:

The next financial crisis- the search for more digits:

A building on fire that doesn’t collapse? No “unusual magnetic forces” or “thermal expansion” here:

JoMac and his maniacs are feeling a bit anxious:

Pests and varmints come in all sizes and shapes:

Not to advocate violence, but someone really needs to slap this bitch:

Even the war mongering state can’t hold back the forces of nature:

What to do, what to do? The Emperor is lost in the woods:

The outcomes of game theory’s ULTIMATUM GAME raise serious implications for the prospects of freedom in any community.

In one version, given two players A and B, A finds $100 that he can keep only on the condition that he gives a portion to player B that B will accept. B also knows the conditions, but if B declines the 1-time offer, neither player gets anything.

Experiments show that B usually turns down anything less than a quarter of the money. In essence, people are willing to have nothing rather than something if they think what’s being offered is “unfair” even  for found money – property that they’ve had no hand in creating or perpetuating.  The purely rational choice would be to accept any amount since something is always better than nothing, but many people’s sense of “fairness” and “justice” tilts their preference to desiring nothing for all parties concerned.

This occurred to me while debating “price gouging” with an Atlanta resident who made it clear he’d rather sit in a city with no gasoline than in one in which the price impacted the marginal dollars of poor people in a much more significant way than for the well off (as if it could be any other way).

Such a mindset — hopefully, not genetic in origin — explains the movie monster type resilience of socialism which is ever popular no matter how much misery it spreads equally. The game implies the resentment is inevitable in a necessarily free and unequal society, and the task of people who want freedom to be the rule is a relentless task of educating people to know that freedom is in their best interest.

Hide your crimes by encouraging others to read goofy books:

Any sweet, moving stories about dropping bombs on women and children?

Watch JoMac say “thumbs up” to socialism:

Watch Jo Mac have an identity crisis:

Running a con is so much more fun when done with a loved one:

The new War Wench seeks counsel from a killing expert:

Headed for the dumpster of obsolete symbols?

Take comfort, Johnny Law will dry your tears:

“Now I know the secret; there is nothing that I lack.
If I give my love to you, you’ll surely give it back.
Let it rain, Let it rain…..”

….Or is a just God pissing on, still another, false messiah:

Congress takes a close look at Bush’s bailout plan….

….and responds to the corrupt, evil minds that created it:

The Emperor and his henchmen walk away empty handed….

….But with a little sweetening (and apocalyptic warnings), the plutocrats succeed with Bailout 2.0:

Love that plastic:

It appears the American sheep are all onboard, waiting to be fleeced:

Tough economic times require looking at alternatives:

Clueless Joe vs. The War Wench. Another good reason to dump television….

….and keep an eye on your assets:

The state gets angry….

….when its subjects fight back….

….by returning fire:

A lesson for the kids- Leviathan gobbles up taxpayers:

The state aims to create more warring robots….

….rather than tactful peacemakers:

The instruments of war have a long life:

They’re ALWAYS watching. NEVER get used to it:

A new design for a worthless coin commemorating a worthless tyrant:

“What? Obama is still alive?”

Keep the faith. There’s always hope when pigs start to fly:

Ben contemplates his bailout….

….despite rampant opposition:

Henry points to fellow Americans to bail out his buddies:

How quaint. Daddy and Mommy are going off to war. Killing for the state always takes precedence over caring for your children:

US Crusaders do the killin’ and the Iraqis do the buryin’:

Down for the count. Time to wrap the corpse:

Henry the Healer looks to make things right (for some):

Banks? Time to look for a safer place for your money:

Self defense- the ONLY kind of defense:

The Emperor looks to heal a scarred land:

A symbol so tarnished and muddy, it won’t even burn:

The state finds success in protecting us from plants:

Even with the flowery adjectives, it’s still mob rule:

Passive resistance has its extremes:

Power mad- Nationalists think they can hold back a hurricane:

McCain rallies are looking eerily familiar….

….as are his supporters:

And the ceremony for the innocent victims killed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan is when?

Sometimes the state grants just a bit of slack:

Puzzling mysteries. Scientists seek the origin of the Neo-con brain:

Sarah is responding well to training:

Emotional weakness will only allow the terrorists to win:

When not busy caging you, they bully, order, and abuse:

Gustav takes the French Quarter for a ride……

….and gives another chance for the road fascists to shine:

US Crusaders find a new beat to walk….

….and gather the sheep to explain the rules:

Looking to have a quiet, peaceful dinner?….

….while watching your liberties flushed down the sewer?

Let nothing block the path….

….of making eye contact with your adversaries:

An obvious provocation….

….deserving of pepper spray:

The Paulians know what this all about:

Stay on message- Rudy and crew continue promoting 911 hobgoblins:

The Afghan killing fields continue to be productive:

Monster in the house. Someone please page J.W. Boothe:

Hey Hillary! There’s a new War Wench in town:

“Yes, I foresee more war, more death, more scars upon the land. Glory Be!”

Tears shed in awe of the New Messiah:

Why not vote with your feet….

….rather than playing with fire?

Always make sure it’s a friend, not foe, that’s got your back covered:

A job well done- more of the world lies in ruins:

Just one guard for all that ganja?

Everywhere state gangsters gather, the smell of death permeates the air:

Johnny Law is always looking for a reason to show force, keep others in line, and shed blood:

I guess we better start buildding- then work on that sppelling:

Exhaustion is the cost of fighting the war mongers:

Obama flip-flops. A sign of things to come?

Waiting for Gustav:

No holiday for US Crusaders as they protect us from illicit posters on the other side of the world:

The state’s legitimacy is directly proportional to the force it projects:

The Anointed One patiently waits for that one Secret Service slip-up:

Dazed and confused- JoMac forgets what century it is:

Meditating on the joy of liberation:

Chinese rulers lean toward ostentatious tribal displays….

….but The Emperor claims size is not important….

….though he does get tempted by medal envy:

Imagine that- A proponent of violence (the state sponsored kind) gets whacked. As you sow, so shall ye reap:

State gangs square off over turf and innocent individuals have to head for the hills….

….or risk being consumed by grief:

The standard continues to fall for what militarists deem legitimate authority:

To the state, everyone is a potential criminal:

The obligatory, restrained recognition of collateral damage:

There MUST be something wrong with this. Let’s pass a law!