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lj: Not one damn dime. Not one damn dime.
They cannot give away Treasury bonds, mortage rates are 8 percent, oil is moving up, and the CIC (Clown in Chief) is told to read a script asking for $100B. It is beyond bizarre; it is unbelievable.
lj: I guess the water in the Carribean is still warm enough to fuel some big hurricanes. In a few weeks, that might not be the case.
lj: Matt Gaetz is an American patriot. To quote Mr. Micawber from Dicken's "David Copperfield":
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen and six , result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds nought and six, result misery."
lj: Saw the canary in the coal mine. Got gas the other day at an independent station for $3.15 a gallon. Today, it is $3.29.
Here we go. Keep your tank full, even if U have to fill up every few days.
I remember my father waking me up on a Saturday morning telling me to get to a specific gas station because the line was not too long. 1973? 1974?
I still cannot believe that that dumb Lindsay Graham wants the U.S. to bomb Iran's oil fields. Calling him as idiot insults idiots.
lj: An enemy could send in a missile to hit the Three River Gorges Dam, and that would be that.
One alternative to XI would be a military Government as they have in North Korea.
I am worried about the Chinese males who have been coming into the U.S. illegally.
Biden is the personification of weakness.
America is being destroyed from within.
We should forget Ukraine and lend only minimum support to Israel.
Our number one security risk is the border, and I agree with Trump.
Everyone here illegally has to be repatriated.
It would take a military operation and last for years and years.
Business cannot replace their illegal workers.
That is where technology comes in.
The U.S. is one big nightmare.
Gmenfan: Amen. By the way, the Obama minions who sent Old White Joe to Tel Aviv are pretty stupid.
First, the Arabs dissed him. Second, he cannot handle long flights. Third, the shoulder-length rubber mask had a big wrinkle on one side of the forehead. Fourth, Biden seems to be struggling to get the words out of his mouth. He more than embarrassed the U.S.; he disgraced it.
lj: Keep your gas tank topped up. Stockpile food and water. Have a decent stash of cash.
Buy ammo. If China goes after Taiwan, I believe the Ruskies or even China will take down power grids.
They already caught China messing with grids around military bases.
Were average citizens this nonchalant in the leadup to Hitler's invasion of Poland?
lj: EGY
IMO, a nice CD. A CD with political risk, but a nice instrument for dividend income.
lj: Several of our sats, that is for sure. Israel wouldn't lie about something so verifiable.
Biden's big accomplishment: driving Iran and the Saudis together.
Having China and Russia play kissy-face,
But, you and I know that the Saudis still don't like the Mullahs and Vlad trusts Chairman Xi as far as he could throw him.
And, back at the ranch, the budget deficit will be at LEAST $1.7T if the uniparty gets is way.
Was is Biden, or Yellen, or some other yahoo who said the U.S. can afford both wars?
The U.S. cannot afford toilet paper for Federal buildings, let alone two wars.
Vote Democrat or Rhino--cut off your nose to spite your face.
lj: VTLE REI and EGY are worth what the buyers will pay. Fair Value might be higher, but if the buyers aren't there. . . .
The Biden Administration has thrown together bitter enemies Saudia Arabia and Iran. A representative of the Mullahs is in Saudia Arabia planning their Gaza strategy. This is the last thing that would have happened if DJT were in the W.H.
It was unthinkable, even laughable, a few years ago.
lj: AMD
Saw the stock below $102 early this morning, got distracted, and missed out on selling a $100 put.
There will be another chance.
DD: Well, why have 2M people entered this country illegally since Old White Joe took office????
Why did Biden reverse Trump's stay-in-Mexico policy?
You don't have any valid arguments. NONE!
DD: If U honestly believe that the U.S.-Mexican border is not open, that says everything we need to know about your knowledge on this issue. Go down to El Paso and check things out. Or Yuma Arizona, to name two places.
I have ZERO respect for your opinion on this issue. ZERO.
The vote for Speaker of the House is happening now. On the Republican side, it is a shambles.
Why any Republican would still vote for Scalise is beyond me. After 10 or more votes, it would not surprise me if everyone threw up their hands and voted swamp-boy McCarthy back in.
DD: Some of your posts make me think U are smoking weed when you post them. Your views are very uninformed.
Now, let's discuss TREASON, as in an open border.
I doubt that U have ANY idea whatsoever of the status of the southern border.
There are scores of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of "get aways" who have entered the U.S.
under the Biden Administration's open arms policy. Males from China and the Mid-East.
If this happens in the U.S., Biden should be tried for treason.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12638863/Police-shoot-suspect-following-manhunt-Belgium-terror-attacker-killed-two-Swedish-football-fans-automatic-rifle-avenge-death-Palestinian-boy-six.html
lj: I was just thinking that the Dems running the party are going to make sure he doesn't run next year, one way or the other! Then I came hear and read your post! Great minds. . .
Late breaking news--Iran is going to hammer Israel.
RFK, Jr.'s candidacy will draw independents from Trump. A recent poll shows that Biden and Trump are now tied, due to RFK Jr.'s candidacy. IMO, the poll is VERY bad news for Trump because Biden is one of the weakest candidates Dems could put forward.
lj: Ford and GM are doomed, unless the Government enacts policies that make it very expensive to own a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Doomed. If the UAW were interested in the long-term, they would demand that Ford and GM scale back their EV initiatives.
Further, jobs are going to be lost to AI.
Again, the alleged Marxist heading DOL is behind the unions.
In 5 years, many of the UAW workers will be lucky to even have a job.
lj: Very, very. good.
OT: TGT (Target) I skated by on a $112 call yesterday. It closed at $111.97!
That was my only contract for the 13th. I had a crazy week and could not spend much time on the market.
ksquared: All that Palestinians need to do is to make it to the Darien Gap on the Colombia/Panama border. I'm sure that there are organizations that would assist them in getting to the Gap. Then they travel by train to Costa Rica (costs $60), then I guess cartels take over from there.
The U.S. is being destroyed from within. We are frogs in water that is going to boil.
ksquared: Illegals who enter the U.S. and register with a child get $2K a month. I do not know whether that is cash on a debit card or in benefits like food assistance, phones, etc.
lj: EGY
If oil continues upward, perhaps EGY will climb to $6 or better. Hard to predict. With higher oil prices, the dividend should be safe, assuming new management in Gabon doesn't cause a big problem for the company.
lj: VTLE
Are U of the disposition that the stock will rock up to $80 or higher? Just curious.
ksquared: Steve Bannon's War Room has a reporter or reporters in the Darien Gap who interview people who are waiting to come to the U.S. illegally. Recently, he asked men from Senegal (West Africa) where they wanted to go, and with the exception of one guy, they said "New York"! There are people there from every country in the world. The majority of them are young males. The U.S. is in BIG trouble.
Correction: I do not have a $55 VTLE call. Apparently, the order did not go off, which might be a good thing. The downside is that the stock probably won't move up!
SkeBall: We should stay out of it. The U.S. is putting a big bulls eye on the homeland.
Israel has been buying our weapons for a long time and they have a first-class military.
That being said, heads will roll (figuratively speaking) after this is over. There was an incredible intelligence failure, and possibly a military response that was too slow last Saturday.
What we have to worry about is who is running around this country who entered illegally.
NYBob: Israel is going to come out of this looking like the bad guys. It makes sense that they would activate their cells.
Knowing in advance of their attacking on Gaza, it would make sense that they would give their sleeper cells a specific date for worldwide attacks.
IMO, Jews should not attend any synagogue that is not very well protected. If there is any way terrorists could storm in to their shul, they should stay home.
VTLE: Just so U know. If the stock closes above $55 today, U can thank me. I sold a $55 call earlier this week to get the stock moving. So far, so good!
OT: Israel is making a big mistake expecting 1M Palestinians to evacuate. World opinion will turn on them, imo. But, then again, it is jmo.
lj: Let's see. By becoming involved into Israel's battle, the U.S. is putting a bull's eye on Uncle Sam's forehead.
How many terrorists who were not intercepted at the Mexican border are lurking in the U.S?
It could be thousands. Reports from the Darien gap reveal people have come from every country in the world, mostly young males.
The D.C. Democrats know who the real terrorists are--the rabble rousers who ran around the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Ashley Babbitt was a regular Osama Bin Laden.
Meanwhile, the Obama, errr, Biden Administration has an invisible Statue of Liberty on the U.S. Mexican Border.
LJ: Only a Ford plant that makes their best sellers--trucks and SUV's.
LJ: Inflation index (CPI) excludes fuel and food. Think there might be a connection between inexplicably low gasoline prices and the Government's desire for the inflation figure to come down? Perhaps too conspiratorial.
lj: VTLE
Are we surprised?
Options expiration is tomorrow (Friday).
(Saw gasoline as low as $3.18 today (cash price) in a neighborhood where only the brave would stop.)
lj: Yes, just a touch!!
lj: I used the heat again last night--ngas. Neighbors tell me they have turned on their heat at night.
Israel is getting pelted on several fronts. What did the late Sen. John McCain sing? "Bomb, bomb, Iran,
bomb, bomb Iran" It is Sen. Graham's favorite tune these days.
Keep your gas tank full and have a prepper's supply of food.
You never know.
lj: The effect of a spike in the oil price on China's economy is not a pleasant thought. Is Israel going to be able to smoke Hamas out of its tunnels in a few weeks, or is there going to be a long war. The hostage situation complicates things.
The U.S. has sent a hostage rescue team to Israel. Is the market not selling off in a major way the biggest headfake in the history of the market? We'll know sooner than later, maybe.
lj: War in the MidEast has not moved the price of gold. Interesting.
Iran is fighting a proxy war, so they say.
The U.S. lost the moral high ground when it sent weapons, instead of money, to Ukraine.
Why does Israel have nukes?
If they are nuked first, there will be no point in using their nukes. It would be too late.
Would Israel nuke Iran?
By the way, someone should tell Lindsay Graham that taking out Iranian oil fields will jack up the price of Russian oil.
He should think before he speaks.
The House might get a new speaker tomorrow.
"War, war, what is it good for?
Absolutely, positively nothing."
lj: Heard a guest on CNBC today say that demand is not keeping up with the supply of oil, and this could continue.
Good news for VLO, but only if the crack spread doesn't shrink. Still see gas prices of $3.25. It probably should be down to $2.75, but that is another story.
lj: Did I fail to mention that Joe threw a BBQ at the White House on Saturday for the staff? Forgive me if I am repeating myself. If the WH were not so dysfunctional, this mess never would have started.
lj: Thanks for the history lesson. King Solomon suggested cutting a baby in half, whereas the Hamas scum beheaded two babies in the attack. This is going to be one, long ugly mess, especially if the U.S. were to buy in to Sen. Lindsay Graham's plan to lower oil supply, namely, bomb the Iranian oil fields. He failed to mention who should do the bombing.
I get your message. This mess has been going on for a long time.
Now, I'll impress U with my knowledge of history.
You brought up the Roman taxation which caused the Israelites to revolt.
Well, the Romans were corrupt throughout their empire and imposed taxations that caused starvation.
Queen Boudicea of ancient Brittania got fed up, raised an army, and went after the bastards. (They had stripped her naked and whipped her, not to mention rape her two daughters.) I think her tribe were the Iceni.
She was defeated in a big battle with the Romans, but only after she had sacked Londinium and a few other places.
She and her gang were worse that Isis (not the goddess), boiling people in oil and doing other hideous stuff to the residents of ancient London, including women and children. The residents were lucky if they had been killed in battle.
Okay, back to the big battle scene. Her army was devoted and brave, but the Romans were organized and experienced.
Now, let me mention something. It seems that the Iceni were a bunch of hillbillies, because the army's kinfolk came along in wagons and what not to watch the battle. The thing is, lj, when Boudicea's army was losing, they could not retreat because the spectators were blocking the field. So much for driving the Romans out of ancient Brittania.
Back to the year 2023 Anno Dominus (threw in the Latin to keep with the Roman theme!).
Roughly 2,000 years later, and we still have the kind of savagely that existed in the ancient world.
Mankind has not progressed, imo.
One final thing I know about ancient history:
"Venus Damilo was a beautiful lass,
She held the world in the palm of her hands,
But she lost both her arms in a wrestling match,
Over a brown-eyed handsome man!"
littlejohn: Saw Lindsay Graham on TV tonight suggest that the U.S. bomb Iran's oil fields.
The SPR is down to a 2-week supply, give or take.
Biden threw a BBQ for staff at the W.H. over the weekend. Business as usual.