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There’s little debate that the country has embraced our new President with open arms.  If there was any doubt about the love of our 44th President all you need to do is watch a rerun of the inaugural celebration that took place across the country.  Recently I heard that his approval ratings are approaching 80%, [...]

Talk about a complete turn around story.  The Arizona Cardinals are heading to the Superbowl after being one of the NFL’s laughing stocks for years.  This is a great example of a group of individuals that never lost faith in themselves and despite loads of adversity have found a way to win.  Perhaps we can [...]

I often wonder if the constant blaming of the Bush administration will come to an end on January 20th when O’bama is sworn in as President of The United States of America.  There’s no doubt that things have gone terribly wrong under Bush’s tenure, but is he really the one to blame?
I’m not going to [...]

The barrage of poor economic news continue to flow across the headlines like water over Niagra Falls.  In an effort to try and slow the rampit flood overwhelming our economy, Presedient Elect O’bama expressed today his desire to urgently pass an economic stimulus bill.  While the intend of the bill is to bring us out [...]

There seems to be a growing sentiment throughout the world that America is headed down a path of certain failure.  How many times have you heard a foreign leader lean on the recent financial uncertainty and basically point the finger at the U.S.?  More then likely you’ve heard this more times then you’d like to [...]

It’s time for another round of “The Weekend Fix”.  Each week I like to highlight some of interesting reads that I came across on the web and share them with my readers.  Hope you enjoy this weeks list;  Have a great weekend!

Who Invests in 0% Interest T’s? - by Gen X Finance
I heard this headline [...]

I’m the last one to say I told you so, but professional sports is now starting to feel the pain of this economic recession.  Being a huge sports fan I truly hope the impact on professional sports is limited and short lived.  With big corporate sponsors cutting budgets and looking for ways to save money [...]

Retailers might be creating a new breed of consumers and it’s not to their advantage.  With holiday sales slumping, it’s near impossible not noticing the endless sales and discounts that big box stores are serving up to customers.  Big margins might be a thing of the past even if things start getting better.
In the next [...]

Just a few weeks ago the Big 3 auto makers went out to capital hill looking for a loan from congress.  When they got there, they weren’t exactly welcomed with open arms.  In fact they were blasted for flying out to D.C. in private jets looking for a bailout.  Congress has made it no secret [...]