National retirement casino breaks all-time high, as nation suffers worst depression

Ready for DOW JONES 25,000? How about Trillion? You know, I'm no expert - but to me this is only a symptom of inflation - especially in the face of no GDP growth. Good luck cashing those retirement paychecks from your 401k.

Dow Sails Past 2007's All-Time High, Nasdaq Hits Highest Since November 2000

Stocks shot higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average topping its all-time high, propelled by a better-than-expected ISM non-manufacturing index, upbeat economic data from Europe and as China pledged to meet its growth targets.

Meanwhile, in realville:
* Zero Hedge: The Last Time The Dow Was Here... : "we all know it's going to end badly, but in the meantime we can make some money"
* Former Obama Economic Adviser Destroys His Push for Minimum Wage Hike: "Obama is famously close-minded to views he doesn't already hold, which may explain why Christina Romer is back to teaching economics instead of running his Council of Economic Advisers. "
* AETNA CEO: Prepare for Obamacare Premium "Rate Shock" With 100 Percent Increases Possible Next Year

Dictator in the making: Obama threatens the press (and some of you started noticing too)

Welcome to reality folks, this isn't new. It just started to happen to more "mainstream" reporters.

* Obama has coordinated his attacks against Glenn Beck since 2009! Media was silent
* Obama was punishing Fox-News several times during his first term, and he restarted that effort since his reelection
* Obama has his goons run MSNBC to a fine tune
* Obama has publicly criticized the availability of information sources in modern age, urging college students to stick to Huffington Post.

And now, he goes after the Left's Watergate journalism hero: (Links directly from Drudge home page)
* WHITE HOUSE THREATENS WOODWARD: 'YOU WILL REGRET DOING THIS'...
* Watergate reporter blasts Obama 'madness'...
* 'It makes me very uncomfortable'...

They also went after Democrat operative Lanny David: LANNY DAVIS: WH threatened me, too...

The war on free press is disgusting, and doesn't stop there: USA Today reporter: I know more than a few reporters who’ve gotten White House e-mails like the one Woodward got

These are the actions of a dictator. Glad some of you started to notice.

US Government says you are a fellon, everyone of you

I heard this story when it happened but certainly didn't give it the proper attention. Consider this conversation in the comments of the relevant article at Rolling Stones:

1rdd: What am I missing here, I've read that Swartz copied copyrighted material and put it on the internet. Isn't that stealing? Then he was arrested and put in jail where he sadly killed himself. Not a hater but he broke the law and was arrested so why are people mad?

Barry Kort:

It's unlikely you read that in the mainstream media.

He downloaded scholarly journal articles onto his laptop (which he was legally entitled to do) but he downloaded them in bulk (which was a violation of the Terms of Service). He did not put them on the Internet. He returned the hard drive with the downloaded articles and settled amicably with JSTOR.

The CFAA, which he allegedly violated, makes it a felony to violate the Terms of Service of any web site you visit. That means that almost everyone who uses the Web is technically a felon under the CFAA.

1rdd : Ok. Thanks for the info Barry.

That's right, we didn't know. Time to raise your voice:
* The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz
* Conservatives Should Take the Lead Against Government Injustice
Can you define a tyrannical regime any better? The tyranny of stupidity and malice, AKA Idiocracy.

Look buddy, you downloaded stale academic papers, it's 35 years in prison for ya. I'll leave this rope for you to think of what you've done
H/T to Ace of Spades who started me on the trail of this story

My state of the union recap

I didn't watch it, what's the point? Getting lied to? Exposing self to propaganda? I don't believe in this president's policies, in his picks for government appointments, and I'm pessimistic for the next 4 years. Don't see any need to get myself any further aggravated. This Marxist earned my : Anything but you and your way vote.

I don't understand why anyone would care about what he still has to say, in any forum or setting.

Video: Graham takes Hagel to the woodshed

I laughed so hard I cried. Then, I just cried - because this is the guy Obama wants as secretary of defense.

Collapsing states: Egypt, France, Syria, Spain

A few headlines:

* Egypt: ‘Collapse of the State’: Egyptian Army Chief Warns of Nation’s Implosion if Political Crisis Continues

* France: Shocker! Senior french official admits socialist France now ‘totally bankrupt’

* Syria: Syria crisis: 'Bodies of executed men' found in Aleppo

* Spain: Spain Jobless Rate Hits 26% Amid Austerity

Who else thinks this is just a partial list?

Incompetence on display as Hillary explodes at Benghazi Senate hearing

What difference does it make that we are misleading the American public during the election, keep lying, put a man in jail for making a film, trampling over the 1st amendment. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE!

What difference does it make:

• That Hillary never saw requests for security
• That she still is lying and blaming congress lack of funding while buying green cars for missions in Europe (spend... spend... spend...)
• That her UN ambassador lied to the nation
• That her president lied to the nation

 
What difference does an incompetent secretary of state do for America...

Angry Clinton Explodes at Questioning on Libya Protest: ‘We Have Four Dead Americans…What Difference at This Point Does It Make?

That's the kind of leadership America voted to continue...

Oh yea, Rand Paul is tearing her highness a new one: