TidBits

What organization in Iran would be stupid enough to have its money in a place it could be frozen by the U.S.? I read at least two years ago of Iran moving its money out of U.S. banks and the reach of the U.S. Treasury when it was first threatened with sanctions.

The U.S. Treasury Department went ahead on Wednesday and froze the assets in U.S. jurisdictions of a Revolutionary Guard general and four subsidiaries of a construction firm he runs for their alleged involvement in producing and spreading weapons of mass destruction.
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/11/iran-nuclear-state-accord_n_457940.html

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New Web Site for me
I found a new web site today through Huffington Post. The writer, Keli Goff writes extremely well and drew me to this glamorous URL.
Could Chuck Schumer Give New York Its Own Scott Brown?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keli-goff/could-chuck-schumer-give_b_456255.html
by Keli Goff, 02.10.2010
http://theloop21.com/
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Sarah Palin: If fog horns could talk..
Some years ago I read a member of the aristocracy in England tried her best to discourage her son from becoming a fashion photographer. Her biggest fear was him falling in love and marrying one of his models who would know absolutely nothing about running a castle.
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Brake Pedals: Toyota stands alone?
In the American nursery rhyme “The farmer in the dell” it is the cheese that stands alone. I recall the public being told when Toyota was building plants in the U.S. they would also use some American parts. It is hard to believe brake pedals were made exclusively for Toyota cars and not used in other American cars. That one is hard to take!
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Obama’s national debt
I am constantly reminding myself the Bush administration did not add the Defense Budget to the national debt when they were in office. President Obama said it would be included in his. I also have to remind myself the Bush administration did not pay for a lot of programs that now have to be paid for and added to the debt.
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Obama the socialist
I hear the statement so often but never hear what particular book or school he is supposed to be following i.e., The President is following the playbook of Ann Ryan or Milton Freeman. In other words, just calling the President a “socialist” means nothing to me. (Yawn)

As always,
BB