Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Joe the Plumber Will Decide My Vote
I am writing this post today in typical Man Overboard fashion. Tonight I go so Overboard as to pledge that my vote, regardless of the outcome, will be decided by “Joe the Plumber.”
For those of you who did not watch the 3rd and last Presidential Debate tonight, Joe the Plumber is the working class [...]
72 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Current Events, Economics, Politics, Society by Jack Gamble - Man Overboard
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Nuclear Energy and the 2008 Presidential Election
By now I’m sure we have all heard the election year colloquialisms: energy independence, climate change, renewable energy, drill here drill now, environmental stewardship, etc.
One campaign promise from one candidate leaps out at me as a sure fire way to accomplish or negate all of these. That is the pledge made by John McCain to [...]
35 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Current Events, Economics, Energy, Environment, Politics, Science, Technology by Jack Gamble - Man Overboard
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Word Power: Economy
Word Power will be a weekly blog that is intended to teach you the etymology and construction of everyday words. Etymology in short is understanding the origin of words and how the word has evolved throughout history. Today’s lesson is to understand the etymology of the word economy and other words associated with it.
Economy (Noun): [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Economics, Etymology, History by Gregory Rineberg
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Who Really Caused the Bailout Failure? The Media is Lying to You!
Notice how, despite what Barack Obama and the media will tell you, it was the Republicans calling for tighter oversight of Fannie and Freddie back in 2004. But the Democrats were quick to defend those who made them rich, even going so far as to lob pathetic personal insults at regulators attempting to raise the [...]
14 Comments » - Posted in Babeled, Business, Current Events, History, Politics by Jack Gamble - Man Overboard
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
The Slow Economy is an Opportunity: Get in Now
The good news is:
I am over twice my annual income in debt
My 401(k) is down 20% on the year
My Company stock is 30% down from its 52 week high
I purchased my home in the summer of 2006 (at the top)
My financial outlook has never felt so good.
Why?
I believe in the strength of the US economy.
Imagine [...]
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