From The Telebraph”, via Drudge. I presume London Telegraph. It doesn’t say.
“The global financial system has become dangerously unstable and faces an avalanche of bankruptcies that will test social and political stability, a leading monetary theorist has warned.
“The situation is worse than it was in 2007. Our macroeconomic ammunition to fight downturns is essentially all used up,” said William White, the Swiss-based chairman of the OECD’s review committee and former chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
“Debts have continued to build up over the last eight years and they have reached such levels in every part of the world that they have become a potent cause for mischief,” he said.”
Everyone in the world owes uncalculable amounts of money. But to whom does it owe the money. China? Japan? Somebody, somewhere has an investment they’re going to lose.
This is a long article, but nobody explained the significance of every government in Europe and North America going bankrupt
Europe and North America (+ Australia, Japan, Israel) are the places where civilization eists.
“President Obama’s past three defense secretaries have emerged as some of his toughtst critics on military strategy and foreign policy.]
A retired general and military scholar says the fact that three executive defense secretaries have criticized decision-making should be a sign that the White House needs to retool it’s National Security Council processes.
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………..Retired Army Lt. Gen James Dubik, a scholar at the Institute for the Study of War and a professor in international security at George Wasjomgtpm University, said the White House should closely listen to men such as Mr Gares, and Mr. Hagel because their constructive criticism s mirror one another”
What nobody seems to understad is that Obama is doing exactly what he wants to do. He has no use for anything military and would disband the entire force if he could. The quoted article talks about the many military failures during Obama’s administration.
Obama has had no failures.
This is long, I read it last night, but it’s a good rundown of the numbers needed for the GOP nomination and what we may know when during the upcoming primaries (which will be hot and heavy once Iowa kicks it off Feb. 1 with its caucus). The writer is a Republican.
Welcome to a 2016 Republican presidential primary unlike any other. A crowded field, angry electorate and uncharacteristically divided establishment, not to mention the wild-card role of super PACs, have already made this nominating contest more frenzied and unpredictable than its recent predecessors. It’s become conventional wisdom that, whatever the chaos of the early campaign, a winner is most likely to emerge by mid-March. This cycle, we can’t be so sure. In fact, the better you understand how the 2016 calendar works, the more likely it seems we can face a messy slog that runs into late spring and possibly even into the July convention—an unlikely fate at this point but one that’s no longer impossible.
For starters, the 2016 calendar quite deliberately avoids having a mid-March nominee. …
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Last week I saw a Facebook thing that claimed that Rubio’s statements that our rights come from God means that he thinks non-believers don’t have rights. And it was shared by a liberal Christian. 😦
Make It Man shared a piece by Matt Walsh on Facebook. I thought this paragraph was funny. . .
“Sarah Palin, of course, has completely sold out and stabbed the Tea Party in the back. Although I won’t complain about that because I find her embarrassing, insufferable and incoherent, and I’d rather she inflict herself on Trump than a real conservative.”
I’m disappointed by Palin’s choice. I kept thinking that she was getting a bad rap from the media, but this just plays into their hands.
Wandering Views 
Prayers for the Ben Carson volunteers and staff who were in that accident. Especially prayers for the family of the one who died.
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Palin is endorsing…Trump? I did not expect that one!
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I was surprised too, Janice. Something going on here that we don’t know about yet.
Palin campaigned for Cruz for the Senate.
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From The Telebraph”, via Drudge. I presume London Telegraph. It doesn’t say.
“The global financial system has become dangerously unstable and faces an avalanche of bankruptcies that will test social and political stability, a leading monetary theorist has warned.
“The situation is worse than it was in 2007. Our macroeconomic ammunition to fight downturns is essentially all used up,” said William White, the Swiss-based chairman of the OECD’s review committee and former chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
“Debts have continued to build up over the last eight years and they have reached such levels in every part of the world that they have become a potent cause for mischief,” he said.”
Everyone in the world owes uncalculable amounts of money. But to whom does it owe the money. China? Japan? Somebody, somewhere has an investment they’re going to lose.
This is a long article, but nobody explained the significance of every government in Europe and North America going bankrupt
Europe and North America (+ Australia, Japan, Israel) are the places where civilization eists.
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An article in this week’s Washington Times says,
“President Obama’s past three defense secretaries have emerged as some of his toughtst critics on military strategy and foreign policy.]
A retired general and military scholar says the fact that three executive defense secretaries have criticized decision-making should be a sign that the White House needs to retool it’s National Security Council processes.
…………
………..Retired Army Lt. Gen James Dubik, a scholar at the Institute for the Study of War and a professor in international security at George Wasjomgtpm University, said the White House should closely listen to men such as Mr Gares, and Mr. Hagel because their constructive criticism s mirror one another”
What nobody seems to understad is that Obama is doing exactly what he wants to do. He has no use for anything military and would disband the entire force if he could. The quoted article talks about the many military failures during Obama’s administration.
Obama has had no failures.
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This is long, I read it last night, but it’s a good rundown of the numbers needed for the GOP nomination and what we may know when during the upcoming primaries (which will be hot and heavy once Iowa kicks it off Feb. 1 with its caucus). The writer is a Republican.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/2016-gop-primary-crazier-than-you-think-213542
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Welcome to a 2016 Republican presidential primary unlike any other. A crowded field, angry electorate and uncharacteristically divided establishment, not to mention the wild-card role of super PACs, have already made this nominating contest more frenzied and unpredictable than its recent predecessors. It’s become conventional wisdom that, whatever the chaos of the early campaign, a winner is most likely to emerge by mid-March. This cycle, we can’t be so sure. In fact, the better you understand how the 2016 calendar works, the more likely it seems we can face a messy slog that runs into late spring and possibly even into the July convention—an unlikely fate at this point but one that’s no longer impossible.
For starters, the 2016 calendar quite deliberately avoids having a mid-March nominee. …
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Thoughts?
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frenchrevolution/2016/01/20/an-atheist-challenges-marco-rubio-about-his-faith-watch-rubios-authentic-emotional-respectful-response/
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Kim – I liked his answer.
Last week I saw a Facebook thing that claimed that Rubio’s statements that our rights come from God means that he thinks non-believers don’t have rights. And it was shared by a liberal Christian. 😦
Willful obtuseness, anyone?
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Make It Man shared a piece by Matt Walsh on Facebook. I thought this paragraph was funny. . .
“Sarah Palin, of course, has completely sold out and stabbed the Tea Party in the back. Although I won’t complain about that because I find her embarrassing, insufferable and incoherent, and I’d rather she inflict herself on Trump than a real conservative.”
I’m disappointed by Palin’s choice. I kept thinking that she was getting a bad rap from the media, but this just plays into their hands.
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Enjoyed the Rubio video, Kim, thanks.
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