Macrobius
03-01-07, 13:55
The Seattle papers this morning are claiming Bernanke is responsible for the one day miracle 'recovery' (which is probably true, in his role as lead plunger). One day his name may resonate with with Hoover, but for now they are singing his praises:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/305579_stocks01.html
This in preference to the then-immanent passage of a 'domestic partner' bill:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003595548_webpartnershipbill01.html
which in fact did pass will doubtless be tomorrow's headline as it just passed minutes ago.
But keep your eyes on your genitalia and don't notice the (related) usury of your pocketbook! Before 2007 is out, I think we will all agree usury bites, and, as marriages of convenience go, leads to little in the way of fecundity.
[for those who don't get the cultural joke, the Greek word for 'interest' is tokos which means 'the bite' and 'childbirth' -- the pun is that interest is like a bite (to the debtor), but it also leads to increase (to the creditor). The words are etymologically related because childbirth involves 'cutting' out the child and separating it from its mother. But since we don't read Dead White European Males anymore, and cultural associations with usury have mostly been obliterated, except for readers of St. John Chrysostom and similar writers, so we probably need it spelled out].
The Daily Reckoning takes a dimmer view of Bar-nanke:
http://www.dailyreckoning.com/Issues/2007/DR022707.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/305579_stocks01.html
This in preference to the then-immanent passage of a 'domestic partner' bill:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2003595548_webpartnershipbill01.html
which in fact did pass will doubtless be tomorrow's headline as it just passed minutes ago.
But keep your eyes on your genitalia and don't notice the (related) usury of your pocketbook! Before 2007 is out, I think we will all agree usury bites, and, as marriages of convenience go, leads to little in the way of fecundity.
[for those who don't get the cultural joke, the Greek word for 'interest' is tokos which means 'the bite' and 'childbirth' -- the pun is that interest is like a bite (to the debtor), but it also leads to increase (to the creditor). The words are etymologically related because childbirth involves 'cutting' out the child and separating it from its mother. But since we don't read Dead White European Males anymore, and cultural associations with usury have mostly been obliterated, except for readers of St. John Chrysostom and similar writers, so we probably need it spelled out].
The Daily Reckoning takes a dimmer view of Bar-nanke:
http://www.dailyreckoning.com/Issues/2007/DR022707.html