After this weekend's games this is where positions will fall...

Right now, I'd say...

Seed - Team - Record

01 - GB Packers 15-1
02 - NO Saints 12-4
03 - San Fran 49'ers 12-4
04 - New York Giants 10-6
05 - Atlanta Falcons 11-5
06 - Detroit Lions 9-7

Round 1 - Wild Card
Detroit geauxs to San Fran and gives a good fight but Stafford throws too many int's rather than stick with tried and true Megatron....

I have been having a running debate with one of my investment bank friends (call him Mike) about how to stimulate the economy. His essential premise is that below-water mortgages (where the value of the home is less than the outstanding mortgage) are causing banks to freeze lendable assets in anticipation of being forced to write down potential bad loans in the inevitable event of a homeowners default. If the government “covers” the portion of the account underwater and allows the bank to remark...

Sanity Zone 9-25-2011

The Role of Government

I am not going to offer a political commentary on this topic, but rather an attempt to offer a distillation of the competing theories of “government” and what the impacts may be. As with any short piece, there will be missing or abbreviated concepts, so address those with comments, please.

First, let’s get definitions:

• Government: A third party formed to create and enforce

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Hi Everyone.

I thought it somewhat necessary for my intellectual health to write at least something on the foolishness surrounding the so-called "Debt Crisis." I hope you all remember that I have no dog in this hunt, save that I am partial to eating and sleeping safely in my home, working for a wage, and not being persecuted for my beliefs.

For all those who wonder whether it would be catastrophic to allow the US to default on its obligations, the answer is yes....

Is this even a good idea? They haven't even had a full practice as a team yet. Their are usually OTA's and so on and so forth beofre the first preseason game. I just see this as trouble for alot of players because theyarent used to the physical side of football yet. Hopefully our starters don't get too much playing time in preseason, if they do it could spell disaster. Its a good thing Drew is such a good leader. If he hadn't organized player drills a few months ago the team might be alot worse....