Monday, February 6th, 2012

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A message to all my RFC friends…the above man is NOT Fingers Tiberius Malloy! It was a different deranged man with a mohawk at Miami Airport. You may now return to your normal day. That is, if you can ignore all the whooping by the President and Congressional Dems.

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Stupak caves. Dems get the votes. The Senate version of Obamacare is ready to be inked by the President. A contentious year later, the government has spoken. If you don’t care about the bill’s passing, then I suggest you don’t listen to the podcast. However, if you feel that this is a new day and [...]

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Will Obamacare cover sex changes? Male to female? Female to male? What about those who choose to be neutral? I found a story in the HuffPo. Norrie May-Welby may be the first gender-neutral person. IT was born a man in Scotland and became a woman at 28. May-Welby was not thrilled once IT was a [...]

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Want a little preview of Obamacare should it pass? Walgreens in the state of Washington will no longer accept prescriptions from Medicaid patients as of April 16th. The company states that they are below break-even on Medicaid sales because of lowered government reimbursements. Current patients will continue to receive their prescriptions, for now. Memo to [...]

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Happy St. Patty’s Day to all! I really love this holiday because I get to barbecue outside for the first time this year. On the menu: SMOKED corned beef! Yes, you heard me right. Need some tips on how? Just email me at michael@armchairenergist.com and I’d be happy to talk ‘que with you. Shifting from [...]

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While one in five workers underemployed in this country, it’s comforting to know that your Rep. or Senator still has a sweet ride. Or, is it TOO sweet? From Politico: The economy is still limping along, but some members of Congress are nevertheless riding in style: At least 10 House members are spending more than [...]

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Warren Buffett, the world’s 3rd richest person according to Forbes magazine, received a 6% salary increase from his company, Berkshire Hathaway. He now receives about $520,000 in salary and benefits. Most of his wealth comes from his investment in BH stock and other companies. Buffett, who has often complained that the tax code here in [...]

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With the economy still a long way off from sustained growth, one industry still rakes in cash: Sex Case in point: the domain URL sex.com is going on the auction block. Starting bid: $1 million bucks. What will the winner have to pay? Who knows, but this will happen – sex.com will garner the largest [...]

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Lindsay Lohan claims that baby ‘Lindsay the milkaholic’ in the E*Trade commercial was a diss to her. A $100 million dollar diss. Lindsay (the elder, and I use that label loosely), please get over yourself. You ARE NOT Oprah, Cher, Madonna or even Roseanne. You ARE an attention seeking train wreck. C’mon! Pull it together [...]

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