<Obamacare is a great leap straight into socialism. People first came to this country to escape things like socialism, to create a free society where they could have religious, economic, and political freedom.>

Another one said:

<MEXICO... Its sounding better everyday>

Really? People came in 1620 to escape socialism? And do you really want to go to Mexico, a country that has a near universal health care system, because of Obama's ACA?

Here's one more gem:

Mitt Romney >

< <Jim Bartle> wrote: Come on, kb2ct. That quote has to be from George W. Bush, not Romney. [snip] >

I like this "Links, please?" trend.

<FSR> already verified <kb2ct>'s quote with a source from Mark Steyn, "conservative-leaning political commentator" [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_S... ], but here is the quote along with 9 others for your delectation:

[ http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/... ]

My own view, backed up by a lot of professional market pundit analysis, is that this is a temporary relief rally, and we'll soon be seeing the market nervous and turning down or flat again with concerns over global economic slow down, falling corporate earnings, falling commodity prices, threats of sovereign debt crises and election predictions/results.

One interesting way to bet at least a small portion of a portfolio that today's optimism (e.g. stock and commodity prices rising 2% plus today) will soon wane, is by purchasing the VXX exchange traded index (based on the VIX index), which essentially measure the nervousness or volatility of the market based on prices those hedging stocks and commodities are paying for options (e.g. puts and calls).

Currently, the VXX is near a three year low trading around $15.40, and several experts on this index, such as Thomas Kee, writing for the WSJ's "Market Watch" at http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ap..., thinks that a long position in VXX at these price "results in a 200% increase or more over the next handful of month."

However, Kee emphasizes this is a risky investment -- "not for the faint of heart" -- and recommends only a small portion of a portfolio be invested in such a hedge. Still, it's an interesting play.

I'm hedging my bets by selling puts at 13 to 15 strike prices while the index is trading around 15.40. The 15 puts for next Friday, 7 days away, are selling for 33 cents. If the index doesn't fall below 15 by then, that's a 2% gain for one week on the investment if the option expires worthless (i.e. the price of VXX stays above 15 through next Friday). If it does fall to 15 and I pick up the shares for about $14.70 a share, I think I'm owning the index at a great price (it got up to $56.84 when the market tanked last October) that could easily double in two to five months.

However, investors should be wary that with renewed optimism and a strong bull market such an investment could tank and go the other way and stay low for a while. Also the VXX index fund will deteriorate over time, so it is definitely not something you want to buy and hold for a long period.

Unbelievable.

Obamacare will cut $500 Billion from Medicare over the next ten years. Use as much space as you need with as many links as you want to explain how that will improve the QUALITY of anyone's health care.

For those interested in a limited risk strategy with the VXX, Jim Cramer's "The Street" has an excellent article by Matthew Buckley at http://www.thestreet.com/story/1160.... Buckley says the analysis of his firm (Top Gun Options) suggests "the VXX index is not very likely to go below $15." But to hedge the bet, they're suggesting a strategy of selling the July 15 puts and buying the July 14 puts.

My current open position now is on a sale of July 14 put options. Like "Top Gun Options" I too am making an educated guess that the recent drop in VXX (it's acted like a "falling knife" over the past several months/days) stalls at 15. I'll probably sell more puts once we get past the July 4th Holiday, and get some sign the euphoria over the European Union's bank bail out is over, stocks start leveling off or trending lower, and the VIX/VXX starts going up.

For those interested in studying the VXX, which is near a three year low and poised for a possible 200% gain over the next five months, the VXX tends to trail the VIX, tends to move inversely to stock prices, and is not suitable for a long term holding due to deterioration.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...

Just what we needed to kick in now, with an economy struggling on the verge of a double dip recession....which VP Biden called a depression a few days ago. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic... This after he and countless other high profile Dummycrats announced the recovery was fully under way and it was all Obama's. http://www.politico.com/news/storie...

Talk about a kick in the teeth.

Talk about teeth, won't the Dems be lying through them now.....as they continue to try to make you and me believe the Biden Depression is all Bush's fault.

For the Modern Amoral Liberal, lies no longer matter. Its the promise of what I get from the government that counts. <FSR> has spent all day claiming how wonderful the government is in giving him all kinds of goodies. If a perfectly intelligent, sane and rational family man can make those claims, there isn't any way the poor and uneducated have a chance fending off the Democrat lies.

Justice Roberts being uninsurable because of pre-existing conditions might actually cost Obama the elettion.

Both sides are lying about the effect of ObamaCare, but a lot of Americans don't even like the illusion that they are being forced to do something whether it be motorcycle helmets or health care.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politi...

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<poisonpawns>, you came to party late.

your question is if the miracles jesus is supposed to have performed are real or just myth.

it would lead to a more general question - are miracles possible?

science can not answer this question conclusively. physicist leonard mladinow says , "science does not and can not prove god is an illusion"