| Obama's Michelle Problem
If she wins a primary one week that makes her more likely to lose the next one. .... 3:06 P.M. link ___________________________ Is that an S-Chip on Your Shoulder or Are You Just Glad to See Me? John Podhoretz argues that Michelle Obama's comment--about how "for the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country"-- suggests the Obama campaign really does have its roots in New Class leftism, according to which patriotism is not only the last refuge of a scoundrel, but the first refuge as well — that America is not fundamentally good but flawed, but rather fundamentally flawed and only occasionally good. He could be right! Her comment is also of a piece with the cavalier Obamaesque dismissal of the achievements of the Clinton years and her church's focus on "this racist United States of America." But is the explanation necessarily political? Even Dennis Kucinich would probably have no problem finding something to be proud of in the past two decades.
Recruiting is key to success for Air Force football program
After that, he hopes, no more than one or two freshmen will play significant roles each season. "We’re going to become a more talented football team," he said. Last year’s recruiting class was cobbled together hastily after Calhoun was hired. So the high school class of 2008 will be the first true recruiting class for Calhoun and his staff. And Calhoun has called it "the key class" in rebuilding Air Force football. Preliminary results come Wednesday. Most major college programs will announce lists of high school players signed to letters-of-intent. Army, Navy and Air Force recruits don’t sign binding letters of intent. Air Force doesn’t release the names of its recruits until they arrive on campus in the summer due to the appointment process. But many Air Force recruits will sign nonbinding certificates Wednesday in ceremonies at high schools across the nation, and others already have given verbal commitments.
Ayala Land to borrow for 2008 capex
Ayala Land Inc., the country's largest property developer, said Monday it plans to tap borrowings to fund its capital expenditure budget of P24.3 billion this year.
"The capex will be financed through a combination of available cash or cash flow from pre-selling and collections from our leasing business. Some borrowings are more likely, definitely, since the high cash balance will not be enough," said company chief finance officer Jaime Ysmael.
"We're still calibrating it (the borrowings). I cannot give a definite amount at this point but we are confident that we can fund the P24 billion," he added.
Of the capex, 42 percent will be spent for residential projects, 30 percent for ongoing business process outsourcing (BPO) projects, 14 percent for shopping centers and 10 percent for landbanking, Ysmael said.
Winning the war on …
Granted, I was not stupid enough to sign up for an Adjustable Rate Mortgage nor did I sit around the last 7 years whining about how bad things were and not doing a damn thing to make my situation better, like all of the cry baby lib losers, who were apparently too ignorant to succeed in this fiscally beneficial environment, have done. I crank out the greenbacks and the libs whimper. Thank You Very Much, Luckoduh P.S. Can you believe that all of these libs that have failed financially and only know how to whine about it are now wanting to run the whole country? Ah-hahahahaha, yeah, right. $$$$$$ Guess who: John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth. $$$$$$ {{{{So here we are back in the politics of the 1990s and the Clintons have not even gotten into a race with the diabolical Republicans.
Greenspan says economy on the edge of recession
Washington: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the US economy is on the verge of its first recession in six years as falling home values hurt consumer spending. "We are clearly on the edge," Greenspan told a group of energy-industry executives on Thursday at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates' 27th annual CERAWeek conference in Houston. He reiterated comments from last month that the odds of an economic contraction are "50 per cent or better." Greenspan's view has evolved from a year ago, when he saw a one-in-three chance of a recession, citing slowing profit growth and becoming one of the first economists to warn of the risk. Now, Wall Street firms including Merrill Lynch & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are forecasting a contraction in the aftermath of the worst housing downturn in a quarter century.
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