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A company like verizon is divided into different business lines. If the wireline business is faltering why should it matter that the other side of the business is booming? Personally I think the truth is likely in the middle. The wireline business is probably key to the sucess of the wireless business, but the wireline business is not nearly as profitable or necessary as it was in years past. If the skills of the wireline business are so valuable they should all quit and go work for competitors, they would get hired up in a minute right? Or maybe business changes and they haven't kept up with the times. They don't drive profits nearly as much as they used to, they aren't nearly as imported to the companies success. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I blame their parents. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

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No the same would apply. Don't hire private investigators unless you know damn well what tactics they are going to use! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

This is a problem with many companies operating overseas. They use agents and contractors that operate in their own way, which is often not acceptable. Business 101, choose your agents wisely, you are bound by their fuck ups! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

No you got it all wrong, you aren't supposed to say Hilter, you are supposed to call some one a nazi. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I think they are responsible because they rated them, they took ownership. If they didn't want to dig deep they should not have rated them. Once they decided to rate these, be it DOGSHIT Double B, or AAA, they took ownership of the whole deal, and they should have done their due dillegence. I am not saying the rating agencies should be 100% right and predict the future. But if they are going to rate something they should be obligated to verify the information they are getting, and understand the products they are rating. Anderson went bust after Enron due to its poor auditing, lack of independence, and complete absence of professional skeptcism. Stock analysts are in the same boat, earnings constantly beat or miss analyst predictions, that is the nature of the beast. But if an analyst knew that a companys primary product was going to have it patent expire and there is nothing else inthe pipeline their R&D pipline , and ignored this knowledge when looking at a company, I would say that is pretty negligent, and pretty stupid! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

You can not blindly rely on information supplied to you. Same deal for accountants and auditors. When I am out reviewing a tax provision for a public company I can't simply take my client at his or her word, I need to exercise professional skepticism. I think they neglected to do their homework, and I doubt they even had the financial savy to understand the instruments they were rating. In this case they should have reviewed the underwriting guidlines for these loans, which were nill considering they were subprime no doc loans. They should have looked at the credit risk associated with the loans that were getting packaged. They should have verified that there was actual collateral backing these instruments up. Which there really isn't since banks originating these morgatges didn't record the leins with the courts, and didn't perfect their security interest. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Uhhhh huhhhhh.... And yet again, I must point out Deary, that you are the single poster that is constantly posting about anal sex toys, using sexually colored and poorly crafted rewordings, and other less than stable foamings at the mouth. Why is it that the other posters on here regardless of political orientation, can go a day or two between penis refrences on here, but you can't even abstain for single post? And even if your claims were true that there were a bunch of "log cabin republicans" on here, so what??! I am glad in your quest for being clever, or maybe just manic, you thought it was a good idea to make homosexuality into some derogatory insult. Thats not at all 5th grade nonsense, and not at all insulting to people that are actually homosexual. "thats so GAY!" Please keep foaming away at the mouth! DRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP.... BUTTTTTTTTTTPLUG.... KOOOOOOOOCK BROOOOOOTHERS :::twitch twitch:::: KELLLLLLLLLLLY CLARKSOOOOOOOOOON. TRICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Or maybe you can leave your bag of toys, and your bag of kinky hang ups under the bed for a change! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I am with Dan here, this has nothing to do with the US downgrade, and charges both civil and criminal should have been made against all of the rating agencies a long time ago. Their AAA ratings for dog shit collateralized debt instruments was nothing short of criminal neglegence. Incompetent bullshit. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

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Interesting... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri Doesn't appear to be killing many people, but I can easily see how the media could exploit how freaky it sounds. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

So were the homeowners who were not responsible enough to buy a home they could not afford if there was even a slight bump in the road , or worse were greedy and bought a house that they KNEW they couldn't afford just to ride the speculation wave. If your bank forecloses on your house because your job was downsized that sucks, no income no house, unless you have substantial reserves. On the flip side if your bank forecloses on your house because you took a liar loan interest only ARM, and it resets and you can't affoard the house it isn't suckage, it is just deserts. If you don't want to feel bad for the banks, I suggest you also don't feel bad for a large number of homeowners that were drinking the koolaide along with the bankers. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh. We all know that but the video is still funny, mostly because we know the video drastically simplifies how things work. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

If you find the student is sitting a little low after opening can you get them to stand on your feet while you crank down the MLW adjustment? Don't know if it is possible, and it definetly isn't desirable over getting the adjustment right the first time, but I was just wondering if anyone has tried. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

So walk away from the Condo and the loan? Is your mortgage cheaper than comparable rent? Businesses and banks on a daily basis weight the costs of breaking a contract, versus the costs of performing on a contract where they are in a loss. It is a financial equation. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Can't stay on topic can you? "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

needs to be increased = quantitative easing for the poor

Your math skills are improving! Wonders never cease! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Be accurate Bill. No one here has posted that there should be zero taxes. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I already showed that in a previous thread with census data. Hell I showed how a 100% tax on all of the income of individuals making over 250K, using 2006 census data, wouldn't solve this problem. Instead DD switched gears to some nonsense about the minimum wage that NO ONE else here agreed with. "If you're going to become true dodgeballers, then you've got to learn the five d's of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive" "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

HAAAAAA Wait wait don't tell me had a great quote when this was one of the stump the listener items. The comment went something like this: Some one asked, who the hell associates human sexuality with a bunch of fabric inanimate objects. What is next thinking? My futon looks really lonely and unfullfilled, I better get it a otomon so it can get busy. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I didn't have a radio for my student jumps. We did have another jumpers kids, 5 and 7 at that time, that would yell "FLARE BASTARD FLARE". Their timing was pretty good. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Yes I have heard of people changing party affiliation so they could vote for undesirable candidates in the other party. Sad shit! Personally if I was given the oppertunity I would vote for the democrat candidate that I felt most closey representent my beliefs and stances. I wouldn't be trying to vote for the weakest. Hedging my bets that way! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I agree. I should have said they were acting in an uncivilized manner, and not equated their behavior to the 3rd world. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P