GM only lost $1.15 million in the latest reporting period as opposed to the $1.5 billion I wrote yesterday. Ok -- I was typing faster than I was thinking or thinking faster than I was typing or, and I expect that this is really what I think, they have no fucking idea how much money they lost. They took a swag. "Somewhere between $1 and 2B, not sure, call it $1.15. Oh, and tell them we're going to pay off the government sooner than later. And, talk about the Hybrid Camaro we're going to make..." The Department of the Army announces that while they expect to top the total number of suicides this year, the actual rate at which soldiers are killing themselves is declining. That is definitely great, great news.
This is why statistical intelligence matters, folks. The fact that the slope of the line is changing doesn't mean that the general direction has changed. And, how much has the slope changed? We might have a jobs bill now by Christmas? If they can get Ben Nelson on board? Meanwhile, I dread answering the phone or even going out because I'm expecting to see folks or hear from folks who have just lost their jobs and need help. And, since I left mine so long ago, there's a real limit to the help I can give them. A limit that at times breaks my heart. Wonder if it breaks Ben Nelson's heart? Or Mitch McConnell's heart? Or, for that matter, Barrack Obama's heart? I suspect that these folks either intentionally or inevitably see only a Potemkin village of America, where everything is just humming along.
Well, gang, it's not. It's rapidly not humming along. Now, when our buddies the Bushies and the Ronnettes were running things, we could hope that if the Democrats got back in, things would get better. Instead, they get worse, only slower. Is less worse better? This isn't the Princess Bride, assholes, where you can be mostly dead. Although, we're mostly there...
This is why statistical intelligence matters, folks. The fact that the slope of the line is changing doesn't mean that the general direction has changed. And, how much has the slope changed? We might have a jobs bill now by Christmas? If they can get Ben Nelson on board? Meanwhile, I dread answering the phone or even going out because I'm expecting to see folks or hear from folks who have just lost their jobs and need help. And, since I left mine so long ago, there's a real limit to the help I can give them. A limit that at times breaks my heart. Wonder if it breaks Ben Nelson's heart? Or Mitch McConnell's heart? Or, for that matter, Barrack Obama's heart? I suspect that these folks either intentionally or inevitably see only a Potemkin village of America, where everything is just humming along.
Well, gang, it's not. It's rapidly not humming along. Now, when our buddies the Bushies and the Ronnettes were running things, we could hope that if the Democrats got back in, things would get better. Instead, they get worse, only slower. Is less worse better? This isn't the Princess Bride, assholes, where you can be mostly dead. Although, we're mostly there...
Sounds like you need hugs Mr. Crusader AXE of the Lost Causes. ^_^
We miss you and your snarkiness.
Posted by: Crusader Ukelele of the Happy Bubble | 19 November 2009 at 03:43 PM
Nice post. I really liked it.. Don't forget to update it regularly. I am looking for new updates dying to read more stuff from you.
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