Is the Recession really over?  Here is a very interesting article I caught making a pretty good case. 

The United States and the world are in the early recovery stages after a major recession. That is certainly not new information, the government spokespeople have been trying to convince the public the Recession was over even as the economy was still falling. All major indicators are beginning to indicate the direction has reversed and the painful economic collapse ha ... Read More

And I think you know what we mean when we say "tool".  Old Dennie boy was up to his antics again last night.  He was calling out all of the bloggers who dissed his "recession is over" call as mean spirited, bitter, recluses basically because they disagreed with his idiotic call.  He issued a challenge I guess to a few of these writers to come on his show and "debate" him on his call. 

Evidently only one person took him up on his offer, a gentleman named " ... Read More

Do you get the feeling that something is just wrong out there?  It seems like there is a big disconnect between what you hear on TV and what you see for yourself in real life.  Seems like every week more and more stores close, less people on the road, and just a general sense of unease.  It's hard to describe but it just feels a little wierd out there.  I am not a negative person by nature but it is hard to see the supposed "green shoots" we keep hearing about.