Three Cheers for the American Consumer...They are Back!!!

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Thursday December 02, 2010 · 6:14 PM PST

2010/12/02 · 18:14

Now it is too early to declare the victory over the recession (which has technically ended months ago but due to high unemployment lingers in many people's feelings). May actually be ready to abate...The American Consumerism long delcared dead by many at DKos on the Rec list seems to want to defy their predictions...

http://finance.yahoo.com/...

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The Holiday Season will be

53 votes Vote Now!

The Holiday Season will be

A very joyful and profitable one with jobs galore

7 votes

A ho-hum average one with a few jobs for the select

16 votes

A real bummer with no jobs and no joy

16 votes

I have no friggin' clue but I hope you and the artical are right

13 votes

I have no friggin' clue and I hope you are wrong so we can trash your POV

1 vote

A diary in response to a Blatant Threadjacking...

dvogel001

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Sunday November 28, 2010 · 10:45 PM PST

2010/11/28 · 22:45

As well as other unnecessary atrocities.

In my previous diary a blogger continues to bring up a unrelated blogging conversation we had several months ago that has nothing to do with the topic at hand in the diary.

Of course I got angry and I MADE A MISTAKE AND HR'ED THE BLOGGER IN MY DIARY, which is against the FAQs. I subsequently retracted my HR. My purpose of this diary is to explain the interaction for all to see and judge...

http://www.dailykos.com/...

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31 votes Show Results

Cassiodorous and Big Tex are

31 votes Vote Now!

Cassiodorous and Big Tex are

Really bad and deserved to be spanked

13 votes

Threadjackers of the worst kind

9 votes

Destroying DKos.

9 votes

Why is it required to be down on America in order to be a Kossack Progressive?

dvogel001

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Sunday November 28, 2010 · 6:18 AM PST

2010/11/28 · 06:18

I know I have been especially hard on Kossacks of late in my comments and I have to say, it has been really bothering me about how negative Kossacks are on America, Americans and the resilient ability of our country to survive and prevail in the end...

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In America Kossacks should celebrate

92 votes Vote Now!

In America Kossacks should celebrate

1. Nothing because it all sucks

22 votes

2. Everything because we can do no wrong

2 votes

Somewhere in the middle between 1 and 2 because like every nation we have a lot of good and some room for improvement

68 votes

I was profiled for enhanced screening...

dvogel001

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Thursday November 25, 2010 · 1:59 PM PST

2010/11/25 · 13:59

I was profiled for advanced screening on my flight today...and I survived just fine.

Going through security this morning, I was careful as I always am about making sure all my stuff was out of my pockets and I did not have any contraband.

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165 votes Show Results

Enhanced pat downs

165 votes Vote Now!

Enhanced pat downs

Make me sick to my stomach

87 votes

Make me feel safer

18 votes

Neither...I just don't care

60 votes

An Educational Diary on Goodwill Valuation

dvogel001

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Saturday November 06, 2010 · 8:32 PM PDT

2010/11/06 · 20:32

Reading this story/opinion artical in HP this morning really made me mad as it is a typical misapplication of how Goodwill is valued in any company and I am sure it will be picked up by the usual suspects as evidence that the end is near for certain TBTF banks...

http://www.bloomberg.com/...

So in typical fashion the opinion makes this statement...

Here’s how Bank of America allocated the purchase price for that deal. First, it determined that the fair value of the liabilities at Countrywide exceeded the mortgage lender’s assets by $200 million. Then it recorded $4.4 billion of goodwill, a ledger entry representing the difference between Countrywide’s net asset value and the purchase price.

So do you want to know how valuation of goodwill works in the real accounting...if so then keep reading...if you want to keep on believing the negative hype...then stop reading...

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This diary was helpful in understanding

11 votes Vote Now!

This diary was helpful in understanding

Goodwill accounting and impairment tests

2 votes

Bank of America's accounting

0 votes

None of the above

5 votes

All of the above

4 votes

Other in comments

0 votes

Fighting Climate Change Painlessly

dvogel001

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Sunday October 17, 2010 · 8:07 PM PDT

2010/10/17 · 20:07

During my last trip abroad, I noticed something interesting in almost all major hotels outside the US. When you come into your room the heating/air conditioning as well as lights and electricity was completely off until you stick your room key into an internal key slot....

So I thought to myself...why not require this everywhere???

Link to a relevant case study in San Fransisco...

http://www.energydesignresources.com...

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What do you think of this idea for conservation of energy?

46 votes Vote Now!

What do you think of this idea for conservation of energy?

Great...lets propose it today

6 votes

Its OK but we need more

9 votes

I have other ideas in comments

0 votes

This sucks...how could anyone think this is a good idea

31 votes

Taking a Break - Good Bye for a While

dvogel001

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Thursday August 26, 2010 · 10:38 PM PDT

2010/08/26 · 22:38

Thanks to the improving economy in the NY Metro area, I need to take a break from DKos and focus on my growing business.

I am just too busy to continue to debate with Kossacks right now and I am doing too well in my business to take the turn in events and the negativity of many at DKos...

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124 votes Show Results

My current prediction for the General Election is....

124 votes Vote Now!

My current prediction for the General Election is....

Democrats will retain significant majorites in both houses

18 votes

Democrats will retain slim majorities in both houses

55 votes

Democrats will retain the Senate majority and lose the House majority

29 votes

Democrats will retain the House and lose the Senate majority

8 votes

Republicans will win majorities in both houses

12 votes

Something else - explain in comments

2 votes

The Dog Ate My $400 Million Homework - But it is Obama' Fault Anyway

dvogel001

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Wednesday August 25, 2010 · 7:22 PM PDT

2010/08/25 · 19:22

File this under...WTF...The Wingnut Republican Governor of NJ loses a $400 Million dollar grant partially because of not filing the grant application properly and it is all of a sudden President Obama's fault...

http://www.nj.com/...

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Gov Christie is

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Gov Christie is

Absolutely right...it is President Obama's fault

7 votes

An idiot who always blamed the dog for eating his homework

19 votes

Just a victim of buearacracy

1 vote

A Wingnut with an Axe to grind with Presdent Obama

29 votes

Some Crazy Kossacks want to increase marginal income tax rates from 31% to 91%!!

dvogel001

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Sunday August 22, 2010 · 2:43 PM PDT

2010/08/22 · 14:43

Are you in favor of this?

I hope not. Now I know that most of us want to end the GWB tax cuts for the wealthy...but to raise income tax rates to a draconian 91% will have a negative effect on the economy and Democrats electoral prospects for the next generation...

Now you say it just is not so...nobody would be in favor of this with a straight face...but there are and the numbers seem to be growing...

http://www.dailykos.com/...

**************Final Update***************
Thanks for all of you showing up to this diary...especially the ones who agree with the 91% tax rate...I applaud your honesty and answering the poll. Now the next time this comes up and a Kossack retorts...there are no Kossacks who are really advocating this policy, I can link this diary in retort to that comment and they will be "blown away" with your responses...

For the sake of the Democratic party and Liberals everywhere, I hope your views don't get into a RNC ad this fall or in 2012...
******************************************

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180 votes Show Results

Raising Marginal Income Tax rates

180 votes Vote Now!

Raising Marginal Income Tax rates

To 91% is a great idea, it will get votes and help our country

37 votes

To 91%- screw the rich they deserved to be punished

42 votes

To 39.6% when we had our last and biggest budget surplus in recent history under the great WJC

34 votes

To 39.6% because that is politically tenable to let the GWB tax cuts expire

23 votes

To 0%...I am in favor of another tax...abolish the income tax

8 votes

To 100% - Why leave 9% on the table

3 votes

To 50% - 1/2 for me and 1/2 for the US Treasury...what could be fairer

15 votes

0% for me and 100% for everyone else making more than me...because by definition they must be evil

6 votes

Other - Explain in comments

12 votes

One of the saddest days on DKos in a while...

dvogel001

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Friday August 20, 2010 · 12:15 PM PDT

2010/08/20 · 12:15

I am truly saddened to see these 2 diaries on the Rec list...

http://www.dailykos.com/...

Two more diaries to divide us and wedge this community apart by its innner soul. How sad that so many Kossacks think it is OK to divide us as a community...

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Diaries that...

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Diaries that...

Unite us as a community should be on the Rec List

48 votes

Divide us as a communtiy should be on the Rec List

14 votes

I like/agree with should be on the Rec List

32 votes

Wouldn't it be funny if both the LW and RW Lost the Senate?

dvogel001

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Wednesday August 18, 2010 · 11:03 PM PDT

2010/08/18 · 23:03

A recent artical by Mr. Yglesias said that it is possible the Democrats and Republicans could end up with 49 seats in the Senate with Charlie Crist and Joe Lieberman leading a centrist coalition wielding the swing votes needed for any legislation. They could be joined by...

http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/...

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A centrist coalition making policy with President Obama would be

153 votes Vote Now!

A centrist coalition making policy with President Obama would be

Really Cool post-partisanship

15 votes

Really suck because I only like Liberal/Progressive legislation

63 votes

Really suck because I am a RW Troll

8 votes

Be quite interesting and fun to see the RW and LW suck up to the centrists instead ofthe other way around

12 votes

A pipe-dream (give me more of what you are smoking)

40 votes

A real possibility whether I like it or not

15 votes

I wanted to thank all the Obama/Democrat bashers and naysayers

dvogel001

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Thursday August 12, 2010 · 9:43 PM PDT

2010/08/12 · 21:43

***********Final Update*********
Wow the Rec List...it has been so long...thanks for all the support for this diary and it was a monster diary...over 1000 comments and over 1600 votes in the poll (80% positive)!!! I have welcomed you all as friends whether you agree with my POV or not and have no issues any HRs unlike some other diarists who view open debate in their diaries as a distraction and annoyance...I love you all and GO DEMOCRATS!!! ***************************
You all reminded me over the past few weeks what is important...electoral victory!!! Many of us came here in the duldrums of the Democrats being our of power and a dream of kicking out the Neocons and getting better (albiet not perfect) government...

And great news...WE DID IT!!!!

Is our work done...absolutely not...but we have achieved so much in so little time as history goes...so on a whim based on all the negative diaries during the past few weeks, I decided to donate a large sum to OFA...to counteract this pervasive negativism...

http://my.barackobama.com/...

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1705 votes Show Results

I believe OFA deserves...

1705 votes Vote Now!

I believe OFA deserves...

My support because they are much better than the alternative

509 votes

My support because Obama has done a great job

850 votes

To "go suck an egg" because I was expecting miracles that did not materialize

166 votes

Other...describe in comments

180 votes

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