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Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling the wage payer down
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves
Abraham Lincoln

...and the response???



The only comment needed is that the shooting is reported to have occurred around 9:20pm

Update: The main page of the UCA website was posted with a short warning description to say that campus is locked down around 10:55pm.

UCA sent emails to students at around 11:00pm

A recent poll reported by the Associated Press shows Obama with 44% and McCain with 43%

Associated Press Article

I just finished reading the book "The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity" by Russell Roberts. I have now read two books by Russ Roberts (The Invisible Heart). I enjoy his novels because of the underlying economic principles taught thoroughly throughout the book. It gives a compelling explanation why it might be best to raise prices during times of emergency and also the process of making a Ticonderoga #2 pencil, without a pencil czar.

The book gives an approach to look at the world through economic eyes. In his acknowledgments he hopes that in the future "America is still a place where dreams can still come true because there is no weaver of dreams."

Although this video may only present part of the picture since it pieces together short clips from here and there, it offers an interesting picture of what was going on with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac several years ago. An interesting quote from the video is from Obama's economic advisor claiming that sub-prime mortgages are "riskless".

Whether or not you believe that the bailout bill for Wall Street is a good idea, you should read this article from the Wall Street Journal. According to this article, some Republicans have been reluctant to vote in favor of the bill because it may give as much as 20% of any profits from the distressed securities that the government will purchase to political activist groups like ACORN.

"Acorn, one of America's most militant left-wing "community activist groups," is spending $16 million this year to register Democrats to vote in November. In the past several years, Acorn's voter registration programs have come under investigation in Ohio, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri and Washington, while several of their employees have been convicted of voter fraud." -WSJ

Bankruptcies, take overs, and stock market crashes - we're obviously in a recession, right? - wrong!

"The economy shrank marginally (-0.2%) in the fourth quarter of 2007, but otherwise it's been growing steadily for years. In the most recent quarter it grew at a vigorous 3.3%, fueled not by government stimulus checks but by a strong rise in net exports. The OECD has just raised its forecast of U.S. growth for the full year from 1.2% to 1.8% - not blistering, but still the fastest growth of all the G-7 countries."
- Geoff, Fortune Magazine

Fastest growth of all the G-7 countries? If this is what we call a recession, imagine what it must be like to live anywhere else in the world?