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Demeter

(85,373 posts)
34. THEY....ARE....INSANE!
Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:27 AM
Nov 2012

What kind of souless adding machines run the EU anyway? I used to look upon Europe with envy. I think I've been cured of that. They have everything to lose and everything at risk.

We in the US STILL have everything to gain...and the means to do so. If we are canny enough to slit the throats, cut off the hands, and roast the feet of the 1%, while refurbishing the dignity of the Common People.

A History of Saturn Demeter Nov 2012 #1
Winning Awards Wasn't Enough for Corporate Bean Counters Demeter Nov 2012 #2
How GM Destroyed Its Saturn Success David Hanna, 03.08.10 Demeter Nov 2012 #3
What happened to that 1990s success story? Demeter Nov 2012 #4
Sounds Japanese, no? Demeter Nov 2012 #5
I almost bought a Saturn in 1993. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #11
AND WE HAVE A BANK DOWN IN GEORGIA, FOR A CHANGE Demeter Nov 2012 #6
Fiscal Cliff Talks Get Started Demeter Nov 2012 #7
Get your parachutes ready. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #12
10 things stores won’t say about Black Friday Demeter Nov 2012 #8
Obama administration officials hopeful FHA can avoid a bailout Demeter Nov 2012 #9
No more bailouts! Warpy Nov 2012 #10
Saving the Planet or ‘Fixing’ the Debt By Dean Baker Demeter Nov 2012 #13
i see you... xchrom Nov 2012 #14
Not much to look at Demeter Nov 2012 #21
well i hope it's a good busy... xchrom Nov 2012 #24
AS EUROZONE ECONOMY SHRINKS, GOV'T DEBT LOADS GROW xchrom Nov 2012 #15
2 YEARS AFTER IPO, GM IS PILING UP CASH xchrom Nov 2012 #16
Industrial Production in U.S. Drops 0.4% on Sandy Effect xchrom Nov 2012 #17
From Tansy: The Artist is Evelyn Pickering de Morgan Demeter Nov 2012 #18
lovely xchrom Nov 2012 #20
Both sides appear upbeat on opening round of ‘fiscal cliff’ talks xchrom Nov 2012 #19
I'd feel so much safer and confident Demeter Nov 2012 #22
well -- since i have my doubts about this 'crisis' -- for me it's just another reason for democrats xchrom Nov 2012 #25
Real Danger of “Obamacare”: Insurance Company Takeover of Health Care By Nomi Prins Demeter Nov 2012 #23
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. running $34 billion deficit xchrom Nov 2012 #26
New Studies: Austerity Is Crushing, Not Saving, Europe xchrom Nov 2012 #27
Don't Fall for the Right's "Fiscal Cliff" Hysteria Demeter Nov 2012 #28
Why Jobs Should be Obama’s Top Priority -- Not Suicidal Austerity By William K. Black Demeter Nov 2012 #29
The Austerity Bomb. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #33
Prison of Debt Paralyzes West xchrom Nov 2012 #30
German Hysteria From An Economic Idiot Demeter Nov 2012 #36
Judges slam royal decree on stemming evictions as inadequate{spain} xchrom Nov 2012 #31
Spain faces cut in EU budget allocation of 20 billion euros xchrom Nov 2012 #32
THEY....ARE....INSANE! Demeter Nov 2012 #34
... xchrom Nov 2012 #39
Doonesbury Demeter Nov 2012 #35
Mark Fiore--Cliff Diving with Newly Frugal Guy Demeter Nov 2012 #37
Mark Fiore--Big Secret Bucks Demeter Nov 2012 #38
When the Nerds Go Marching In -- Tansy_Gold Nov 2012 #40
Karl Rove Loses Election After Being Checkmated By Cyber Sleuths? Demeter Nov 2012 #41
SEE ALSO Demeter Nov 2012 #42
The Deficit Crisis Mongers Go Off the Deep End By Dean Baker Demeter Nov 2012 #43
Why BP Isn’t a Criminal By Robert Reich (HINT: YOU HAVE TO BE A HUMAN BEING) Demeter Nov 2012 #44
Why Credit Unions? (#OWS) Cathy O'Neil, mathbabe Demeter Nov 2012 #45
San Diego's drone industry doubles in size Demeter Nov 2012 #46
10 Filthy-Rich, Tax-Dodging Hypocrites Pushing Disastrous Austerity on America Demeter Nov 2012 #47
Is The World Abandoning The U.S. Economy? By Brandon Smith Demeter Nov 2012 #48
Wall Street Week Ahead: Going off "cliff" with a bungee cord Demeter Nov 2012 #49
IMF'S Lagarde says Greek deal should be "rooted in reality" Demeter Nov 2012 #50
Why even President Obama won't champion social security Dean Baker Demeter Nov 2012 #51
ACLU Asking the Federal Government How It’s Using Drones Inside the U.S. Demeter Nov 2012 #52
DHS to start testing drones over US for 'public safety' Demeter Nov 2012 #58
Data Shows Massive Spike In Electronic Surveillance By DOJ Demeter Nov 2012 #59
Plan for Hunting Terrorists Signals U.S. Intends to Keep Adding names to Kill Lists By Greg Miller Demeter Nov 2012 #61
The Top 20 Airports for TSA Theft Demeter Nov 2012 #53
Thank You, Dear Anonymous, for the Star Demeter Nov 2012 #54
Democrats stiffen spine against trimming benefits Demeter Nov 2012 #55
Blue Dogs Are Dwindling By Molly Ball, The Atlantic Demeter Nov 2012 #56
Now Ireland is Nationalizing the Banks Demeter Nov 2012 #57
The following are 28 good questions that the mainstream media should be asking.... Demeter Nov 2012 #60
Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead Here Demeter Nov 2012 #62
It isn't a case of popularity... AnneD Nov 2012 #77
PRE-ELECTION: Obama Campaign Struggles to Find Voters Hit by Foreclosures Demeter Nov 2012 #63
... xchrom Nov 2012 #64
Economic Data Confirms Hurricane Sandy Was Worse Than We Thought xchrom Nov 2012 #65
OPTIMISM: What Keeps Us Alive Today Will Kill Us Tomorrow xchrom Nov 2012 #66
Here's What The "Fiscal Cliff" Tax Deal Is Starting To Look Like... xchrom Nov 2012 #67
Spain Deepens EU Budget Deadlock as Rajoy Spars With Van Rompuy xchrom Nov 2012 #68
World’s Wealthiest Lose $26 Billion as Fiscal Cliff Nears xchrom Nov 2012 #69
"5 Ways Most Americans Are Blind to How Their Country Is Stacked for the Wealthy" bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #70
"Why Even President Obama Won't Champion Social Security" bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #71
538 members of Congress will have to get off their asses then Demeter Nov 2012 #72
Nate Silver: "looking for the next low-hanging fruit...Economic news, he thinks" bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #73
Hostess Blames Union for Bankruptcy after Tripling CEO’s Pay By Annie-Rose Strasser Demeter Nov 2012 #74
They Led Us to the Cliff but Can’t Make Us Jump By Froma Harrop Demeter Nov 2012 #75
The Trojan Horse in the Debt Debate By Sarah Anderson Demeter Nov 2012 #76
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