tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post8755960221071962422..comments2024-03-18T13:22:06.536-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Obama's tougher fuel standards are absurdScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-83227228662468680802009-05-22T22:31:53.069-07:002009-05-22T22:31:53.069-07:00Thanks, and that's a very good way of putting thin...Thanks, and that's a very good way of putting things!Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-51120597895688530592009-05-22T21:05:17.278-07:002009-05-22T21:05:17.278-07:00Loving nature's beauty and good thinking go togeth...Loving nature's beauty and good thinking go together. Thank you for the great work Scott.ronraschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708698068353771219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-12006744351028050502009-05-21T22:58:22.072-07:002009-05-21T22:58:22.072-07:00And by the way, we did have a fabulous time in Sed...And by the way, we did have a fabulous time in Sedona, and will surely return at some point to spend more time there. It is a very special place.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-2553182502269356102009-05-21T22:57:37.786-07:002009-05-21T22:57:37.786-07:00As I've mentioned at times in other posts, I'm not...As I've mentioned at times in other posts, I'm not an expert in muni bonds. The muni bond market is very different from the regular bond market, mainly because liquidity is awful, and information is hard to come by. Since you can't easily trade muni bonds (it's mostly a buy and hold market), it is very inefficient. Trading is very costly. The market is very fragmented. Who in the world knows Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-73716809719264555862009-05-21T22:33:48.661-07:002009-05-21T22:33:48.661-07:00Totally off the subject but I have been meaning to...Totally off the subject but I have been meaning to ask your opinion and/or any general commentary you would consider providing regarding Municipal Bonds?<br />Thank you. PS: Sedona is a very nice place to visit. I live in Phoenix but do not get up there as often as I should. Hope you enjoyed the time there.zumbadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124444420383526405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-70066480920780497372009-05-21T08:43:39.968-07:002009-05-21T08:43:39.968-07:00Bernard,
I wouldn't have any real problem with th...Bernard,<br /><br />I wouldn't have any real problem with the 35 mpg standard if Obama was also addressing the supply issue. As it is, people will have to end up buying high mileage cars anyway because the price of gas is going to go through the roof again unless we undertake a serious commitment to drilling for oil. Obama is going in the exact opposite direction.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842065702455026249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39349374820074179942009-05-21T08:16:59.456-07:002009-05-21T08:16:59.456-07:00This just in...Neptune Orient Lines will move US H...This just in...Neptune Orient Lines will move US HQ from Oakland to Phoenix. Not the first and not the last. We'll see corps leave US altogether. I talked to a nat gas CEO the other day - their strategy is to build a fortress balance sheet and invest abroad if at all and wait "one party rule" out. <br /><br />At the end of the day, Americans will tolerate only so much economic decline. We Donny Baseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040288585224426073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90459088295723164032009-05-21T08:11:40.311-07:002009-05-21T08:11:40.311-07:00We should have been at 35mpg 10 years ago. Why is ...We should have been at 35mpg 10 years ago. Why is everyone surprised? <br /><br />GM crashed and burned the electric car even though the owners were willing to buy them outright. And why are cr@ppy car companies like GM and Chrysler spending hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying to fight CA fuel standards?<br /><br />Watch the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car"<br /><br />http://Public Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017383928897945054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79044615235294283092009-05-21T07:54:00.392-07:002009-05-21T07:54:00.392-07:00Fear over what has happened in the last 9 months h...Fear over what has happened in the last 9 months has caused retraction and submission in our population. The majority has abdicated both personal and democratic responsibility and handed authority over to the President and his minions. <br /><br />We are witnessing the slow and generally undetected power creep of a dictator, not a Socialist. He is making decisions that are not based upon what dr. jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109493108309557229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75801506189636158642009-05-21T07:43:50.976-07:002009-05-21T07:43:50.976-07:00I have outrage to spare, but - like others - I fee...I have outrage to spare, but - like others - I feel relatively powerless as our democracy has become so unresponsive to citizens true wishes by virtue of all the imcumbancy protection mechanisms erected over the years. You in CA at least got an opportunity to send an unambiguous message the other day. In NY, we have no such ability. Our choices are 1) take it, 2) leave.<br /><br />Anyway, I Donny Baseballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08040288585224426073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-90974378962499444202009-05-21T06:51:11.746-07:002009-05-21T06:51:11.746-07:00Here is an example of why those tiny boxes on whee...<A HREF="http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2009/05/obamas_upsidedown_energy_logic.html" REL="nofollow">Here</A> is an example of why those tiny boxes on wheels are going to be necessary in the coming years. Obama actually believes we are producing too much oil, and it "..is detrimental to long-term energy security…”Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4036526677623500602009-05-20T23:59:05.432-07:002009-05-20T23:59:05.432-07:00To be generous, perhaps the majority is just ignor...To be generous, perhaps the majority is just ignorant of what is really happening.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53998108640964894032009-05-20T22:30:50.992-07:002009-05-20T22:30:50.992-07:00Scott:
You wrote:
"Why are we letting some egoman...Scott:<br /><br />You wrote:<br />"Why are we letting some egomaniac force such dramatic change on our economy, our lifestyles, and our freedoms, if there is no demonstrated benefit to anyone? Where is the outrage???"<br /><br />I believe Ayn Rand said it best:<br /> The majority of the population is intellectually bankrupt.CDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-19444354012317231202009-05-20T21:19:54.414-07:002009-05-20T21:19:54.414-07:00My outrage has no specific place to vent. Who do I...My outrage has no specific place to vent. Who do I complain to? The press? My congressman? <br /><br />In part, because of the explosion of the internet and the flood of words and opinions available through it, I think that our individual voices are being diluted. Used to be that a letter to a congressman would actually be read - now it just generate an auto-reply.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869071526968957308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53112949802974870922009-05-20T19:18:43.878-07:002009-05-20T19:18:43.878-07:00we will probably be riding around in electric golf...we will probably be riding around in electric golf carts by 2016 anyway due to <br />a)Obama's thuggery against the oil companies<br />b)Mexico may be out of the oil exporting business by then as Cantarrel's output continues to drop off a cliff.<br />c)Chavez is doing his best to destroy PDVSA.<br />d) China and India's growing thirst for oil.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842065702455026249noreply@blogger.com