AndyFromCB

Great idea. Sell insurance and have posted prices for those who have chosen not to buy it. Mobilization fee: $50,000,000,000 One medium sized building leveled: $2,000,000 One confirmed dead russian soldier: $100,000 On Wednesdays, a twofer special...

Completed what mission? You go out 40 miles past Kabul and tell me how much power the central government has? Zero. Took us what, 14 years now to secure a 40 mile radius parameter. Soviets could not pull it off because they were fighting "Osamas" whom we supplied with weapons and training and then when they withdrew so did we. We had a chance to stabilize the country for 1 cent on the dollar we had to spend later. We didn't. Chickens came home to roost. Iraq was almost identical. We armed Saddam to keep Iran in check until he grew too bold and invaded Kuwait. Chickens came home to roost again. Our foreign policy is a giant cluster fuck because we think we're exceptional. We're not. We've proven it over and over again. We're just as dumb when it comes to predicting the future as the rest of them. 14 years in Afganistan now. Yeah, we accomplished the mission. What was it again? Does any one remember? Troops in 43 countries around the world bankrupting our economy to a tune of 1 trillion a year. Not disagreeing with you about drawing the line in the sand at all. I think we disagree differently though. You think we should have followed up with the threat. I think we should have never made in the first place. At least not publicly. Speak softly and carry a big stick. If something is truly in out interest, get in, do whatever needs to be done, get out and realize that there will be consequences one way or another. We used to be such good friends With this guy too:

No John, you are a pussy. He is a leader of the free world. Somebody forgot where they were in the totem pole. It is him who fills you with anguish. I highly doubt he knows who you are, which makes you the pussy. Correct me if I am wrong. Not sending ground troops into a conflict that cannot be resolved is not being a pussy, it's called being smart. We all know how well we did there 2003-2008. Get over yourself and realize that not everything can be solved militarily. Once again, "Christ's Love From Above™" is not always the answer to everything. That really should be air force's motto. I'm hearing Bibi is now trying to back pedal. Apparently he forgot who really is in charge of foreign policy. Let me let you in on a little secret. It's not John Bohner. Typical chicken hawks. Why don't you get yourself over there and fight them yourself. You too could be a martyr and the next Catholic saint. Pussy. Bellicose pussy, the worst kind.

I'm sorry, but since when does holding index ETFs and selling covered calls make you a genius? It makes you a "grinder". Nothing wrong with grinding. I don't swing for the fences but I understand tech.

It's going to cost you. I understand your post is sarcastic but Qs are up closer to 400% since 2008. May be close to topping, but who knows and who cares. The volatility is there, so I'd recommend monday morning $2 straddles on weekly options. Hard to lose money. Last two months, if you were not terribly greedy, you could cash out profit in both directions with auto trade. Writing $4 out of the money covered weeklies is not a bad game either. Pays lots of bills. You use your "Mitt Romney" SEP IRA to hold the QQQ, and write calls in your taxable account, hence avoiding a tax event if they get exercised. You can milk that game forever with uncle Sam's tax "subsidy". Did you know you could do that? Most people don't.

John, Keep on talking out of your ass. The devil is in the details. This will be another 1000 pages. Do not disagree with anything you said above, but 28 pages? Good Lord. And there has not been a bill produced to do any of the above. Produce a fucking bill. You have the congress…ACA could use about 200 replaced and another 1000 added along with a ton of changes to medicare and medicaid. But it will not be 28 pages even if we started from scratch.

Only 1.8 trillion more than Bush. Maybe we can't tax ourselves into prosperity, but how about buying it on credit? Can anyone point out where it all started? Anyone, anyone? Top tax rate under carter was 70%. Maybe, just maybe, I know it's a crazy idea, it needs to go back there. And yes, maybe the feds could manage to live on 20% of GDP like they historical did.

He didn't. He just signed an executive order declaring it to be a moose. If the supreme court can make a tomato a vegetable, he can make a elk a moose, damn it. Or maybe he was day dreaming of European Socialist Utopia. They call a moose an elk in Yurop.

It's got to be real

Sorry, but I'd take Berry high on model airplane glue and suffering from a small stroke any day as a partner to accomplish any task before I'd take Sarah. Even moose hunting…Sorry for being honest, to me IQ matters. It matters a lot. That is one thing that no amount of other skill can make up for.

And now add deductibles. Anyways, got back in the posts and see what my number was. It was around $70K for 20 years. I know my shit. As to % of German voters? No idea, but from watching old videos, that old queen Adolf seemed to be fairly popular.

Hey, You voted for her ;-) One heart beat away from nuclear trigger…

I get it, he is not your favorite. Got that. Guess what, you'll just have to suffer for next two years. Maybe Rick Santorum will get elected and start eliminating the heretics. But then you'll miss me. I just noticed that a bunch of conservatives have thrown "coked up" Sarah Palin under the bus since her speech. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/28/you-betcha-i-was-wrong-about-sarah-palin.html

It's only a loser because you and your candidates made it a loser. Pilots lived the high life when airlines were regulated. Yes, keep on worrying about ISIS and Ukraine. That's how you'll make more and pay less for health coverage. Exactly. And lower the debt too.

That doesn't affect you what so ever…You're not a multi national and you don't have millions laying around in foreign banks. Burger King does not need your help. They have all the lawyers money can buy and then some more. They will find a way.

Dave, Get together with your other pilots, go on strike, demand more salary and better health benefits. That's how capitalism works. Show what you are really worth. My right hand guy makes more in salary than I do by a considerably large factor. That's why I can waste hours here. He knows what he's worth. He calls the shots.

Anyways, got to run some wires in the garage. My weekend project is 12 new can lights so I best get to work. I'd like to insulate and put the drywall back on next weekend. Cheers.

Why do you worry about tax hikes for people making over $400K a year. How does that affect you. And if it does, you're a cheap bastard for flying that C. Get an Acclaim. Life is short.

Not disagreeing with you what so ever on the above statement. Just stating reality. There will not be a smaller more limited government anytime soon. Neither side wants that. The fight is over where the money gets diverted not how much. I am a libertarian at heart. I also happen to live in reality where ski vacations don't pay for themselves.

Here is one for all the good Catholics on board. Where you are John? Or should the church stay out of economics and just stick to bedrooms?

That was a failure of your pilot's union, sorry Dave. I bet you voted for a lot of candidates who voted to diminish the power of unions. Now your carrier is making record profits and you're stuck with a lower salary and higher health care bill. I understand. I feel your pain. Keep on voting Republican. You only have yourself to blame. Trickle down.

Hey, The Iraqi war was going to be $60billion. If we're just going to go on ratios alone, who's more trustworthy? For me, life has always been a game of ratios and percentages. ...At the outset of the Iraq war, the Bush administration predicted that it would cost $50 billion to $60 billion to oust Saddam Hussein, restore order and install a new government…

Could have not increased $4K even if they did not have insurance to begin with if the max premium is $3.2 a year, now, could it have? Math does not lie. You didn't make it up, I'm sure, but check your sources for article in questions. Not calling you a liar, just gullible. There is a difference.

John, Show me the republican proposed alternative? I have yet to see anything concrete or for that matter anything. Where is it?