Recession Blues and Blahs – Post 1

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Note of Introduction from your faithful blogger:

I have had multiple posts on the Recession issue and have done my best to show my disdain for anyone who has the audacity or snootiness to boldly lie to the American people (and those who watch America around the world) when it comes to the status of the Recession. In recent days I have started hearing the term Double Dip. This is horse poop if you understand the Recession never went away. What Double Dip does mean that the Federal Government does not talk about is that Congress, under the Obama Administration voted to allow double dipping by retired Federal Workers so they can take their retirement and go back to work for the Fed at their full salary and a new retirement in addition to the ones they already have. I have some friends who do this…

So, why the impetus to finally create the Recession Blues and Blahs? The following article.

There is one particular word in the article which I am reacting to. I have highlighted it but I think you would have guessed it too.

From The Washington Post.

News Alert: Sales of previously occupied homes drop to lowest level since ’95

10:07 AM EDT Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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Sales of previously occupied homes unexpectedly plunged 27 percent in July from a month earlier to 3.83 million — the lowest level since 1995, according to a report released Tuesday morning by the National Association of Realtors.

While mortgage rates are at record lows, consumers have been skittish about making purchases due to concerns about their jobs and the value of homes.

 

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com:

http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/KYNZS9/266KVX/DWOE6J/X48525/QOWT5/50/t

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FBI Priority Procurement. Bidding closed today.

Another Government Buyer Opportunity that closed today.

The FBI was looking for potentially interested government vendors to offer bids on selling to them what must be a very important priority since in the current Recession one would not image they would spend moneys on things that did not have a direct impact on the Mission of the FBI.

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Preserving America’s Civil War Battlefields: Antietam and Manassas (via Nalat Phanit)

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Crisp air scented with sweet morning dew lingers on the lush green countryside as the sun rises. Silence has befallen the land. Bloodstained grass quiver as the wind brushes by. Across the once-again peaceful land, lays thousands of dead soldiers. They were all brothers of the same nation. The American Civil War occurred over a century ago, but the stories of the war are very much alive. What better way to remember the gruesome battles than to pr … Read More

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Recovery Act Funds needed at Antietam Battlefield? Not on recovery.gov

As I was entering Sharpsburg, Maryland I noticed that workers were putting up a Recovery Act project sign at one of the entrances to Antietam National Park Battlefield area.

What in the world can be so important in a National Park that requires Recovery Act funds?

This is worth NOT VOTING for anyone responsible for this one!