tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post1597075022099343497..comments2023-11-05T02:49:32.373-08:00Comments on HAPPY TO BE FROM IOWA: I shake my headMnmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004472091756966173noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-60942401032808784882009-07-20T21:35:04.252-07:002009-07-20T21:35:04.252-07:00Somebody is having a Merry Christmas!
___________...Somebody is having a Merry Christmas!<br /><br />___________________<br />Julie<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-0-173189" rel="nofollow">Lock in your price today for Your favorite <br /><br />channels - and keep it there until 2010!</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-57003445074079345772008-12-23T10:09:00.000-08:002008-12-23T10:09:00.000-08:00Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas now, in ca...Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas now, in case I don't get back here later. I know it will be a tough one, but you have the love of your family and hopefully your health. 2009 will be better for all - I am making this prediction now.themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-18601189990182939102008-12-23T09:08:00.000-08:002008-12-23T09:08:00.000-08:00But we still have each other, right?Now, who wants...But we still have each other, right?<BR/><BR/>Now, who wants some stone soup?Scott J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16578650076090814511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-55140966717085241402008-12-23T06:10:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:10:00.000-08:00Doesn't help us much if we can't qualify for a loa...Doesn't help us much if we can't qualify for a loan though, does it?Mnmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004472091756966173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-89378096420772838552008-12-23T04:46:00.000-08:002008-12-23T04:46:00.000-08:00The theory , of course, is that if you help banks ...The theory , of course, is that if you help banks you help the entire economy because it is their loans that keep it running. <BR/>Hey! That's the theory.Dr.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752941912945095736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-6489209022128893122008-12-22T17:23:00.000-08:002008-12-22T17:23:00.000-08:00I heard an NPR program this morning about the fact...I heard an NPR program this morning about the fact that the banks are not talking about where they have spent their bailout money. Why? They don't have to. It wasn't part of the terms of the deal to have to be accountable. I nearly fell out of the car when I heard that.michaelghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690275773546255294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-59120538182234173652008-12-22T15:46:00.000-08:002008-12-22T15:46:00.000-08:00If I were to start ranting about this fiasco, I wo...If I were to start ranting about this fiasco, I would stroke out for sure. I believe the first priority was to STOP all foreclosures - allow payments of any kind on the mortgages without going into default, until these mortgages could be restructured. Has anyone noticed that nothing has been done in that area? WTF are they waiting for? The government has never had a sense of priorities - it's always been "their pockets first." Bah-Humbug!themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-62575702359330900852008-12-22T12:56:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:56:00.000-08:00NO KIDDING!NO KIDDING!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02048943082445040917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-8332883303742591322008-12-22T12:39:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:39:00.000-08:00I hear ya!6 years ago, when the business where my ...I hear ya!<BR/>6 years ago, when the business where my husband worked closed, several people actually had the nerve to ask me if my husband was enjoying his VACATION! Oh yeah, we were having a ball living on half of our former income! :(tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-76538637369456520972008-12-22T12:19:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:19:00.000-08:00Not only that but the auto bailout is really a loa...Not only that but the auto bailout is really a loan that they will pay back, like they did last time. Don't hold your breath if you think those Wall Street bankers will ever pay us back.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-32523256383964034232008-12-22T12:09:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:09:00.000-08:00I swear, I have no words left for the utter arroga...I swear, I have no words left for the utter arrogance of the Wall Streeters. They have so much and think they deserve so much more.<BR/><BR/>Jail. That's what they deserve. Impoverishment. Pain. Shame.<BR/><BR/>Okay - I guess I did find some words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-46511023920296792542008-12-22T11:55:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:55:00.000-08:00NO KIDDING - I was losing my job and had to take a...NO KIDDING - I was losing my job and had to take a job with a 25k annual paycut, because I wanted to HAVE a job. I would have been better off on unemployment practically. <BR/><BR/>The economy sux, the government sux, rich people with no heart sux...<BR/><BR/>I am turning up the volume on my Christmas music and not watching the news for at least 4 days. *wink*MommyLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288191448338432734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211543031504081746.post-4474405110446672382008-12-22T11:14:00.000-08:002008-12-22T11:14:00.000-08:00I think the eyes closed picture says it all. Out o...I think the eyes closed picture says it all. Out of sight, out of mind. Terrible.<BR/><BR/>I do not even understand these bailouts. I never will. These ame people also do not want to pay taxes, but I guess they are glad to take the tax money when their stocks are down a couple million.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904564712432173588noreply@blogger.com