Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Paul Krugman is WRONG about The Obama TARP Plan

Economist Paul Krugman has been attacking the Obama / Geitner Troubled Assets Relief Plan (TARP) as using taxpayer money to pay investors to take the assets off bank's hands. But he offers no alternative. Paul is wrong in that he wants the "bad assets" to remain on bank statements, but for what? To continue to freeze the credit market? His blog posts in the NY Times on this matter are intellectually sloppy at best. That -- for a Nobel Prize winner -- is terrible.

Krugman sets up straw person examples to prove the idea that the investor spends little of his or her own money -- but that is the idea. I do not know why he comes up with these half-baked statements at all. Perhaps he is just angry that Obama did not pick him to be economic advisor.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Road Trip: We hit the Atlanta Auto Show

Few of the highlights that would pull you to Atlanta Auto Show

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Brides and prejudice: Planning a gay wedding in the South

Lesbian editor Kirsten Ott opens up about the happiness and heartbreak in planning a gay wedding in the South in the cover story of The Sunday Paper, a weekly newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia

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Bobby Valentino Kiss Magazine Photoshoot

Atlanta's own Bobby V dropped in for a photoshoot with Kiss Magazine and celebrity photographer Treagen Kier. Check out some behind the scenes photos here

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"Real Atlanta Housewife," Lisa Wu Hosts EF Mag Launch Party

Explore Fashions, Inc. will be having their official launch party for their new online publication EF Magazine (www.efmag.net), Monday, March 16, 2009, hosted by “The Real Atlanta Housewives” star, Lisa Wu Hartwell.The event will be from 10:00pm-3:00am and will be open to the general public.For more information, visit www.explorefashions.com.

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Airports' homeless resist efforts to remove them

His bags propped neatly beside him, Roger Gleen is among a dozen or so ticketless passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, folks with no destination in mind. Throughout the night they often blend in with stranded fliers, a shoeless foot or tattered clothes some of the only signs they're not ordinary travelers. Some roam

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10,000 metro Atlanta foreclosures up for sale in April | ajc.com

The foreclosure problem in metro Atlanta appears to be worsening. More than 10,000 lender-owned properties are scheduled to be sold on courthouse steps next month, according to EquityDepot.net, which tracks foreclosures. The 10,138 figure for 13 counties /

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Atlanta Weathers Water Damage

Atlanta homeowners are prone to water damage any time of the year; from storms to broken pipes water is no match for Kiwi water damage and repair services. On call 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, Kiwi water damage and repair of Atlanta reduces the risk of mold, mildew and bacterial contamination associated with water related damages.

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Atlanta ammunition supply is severely constrained

Mike Jones was at the Walmart sporting goods counter in Fayetteville, Georgia this evening, looking desperately through the empty shelves for ammunition to feed his .45 ACP pistol. He did not find any, and his said that this was the second store he had visited in less than a week.

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Hip, Chic Interior Design in Domicile section of Jezebel Mag

Interior design article highlights unexpected and unique renovation of a 1949 home in Atlanta. Cool ways to introduce uber-modern into a traditional, classical architectural home.

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Stormy Daniels Performs at The Pink Pony in Atlanta Georgia

Stormy Daniels the 2007 AVN Contract Star of the Year and 2008 AVN Award Crossover Star of the Year is Performing 2 shows each night at 8:30 pm and 11:30 pm at the Pink Pony in Atlanta Georgia, March !6th, 17th and 18thDon't miss Pink Pony, The hottest girls Atlanta has to Offer and Stormy Daniels, This Hot Blonde will get your blood rising.

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AVID Design Continues Expansion, Adds 2 Web & Multimedia

Atlanta healthcare marketing group AVID Design continues to thrive, despite the challenges and pressures of being a small business in a troubled economy

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