Two paragraphs I find most significant below just in case anyone...

Two paragraphs I find most significant below just in case anyone wonders why I posted an article about big bird? point is I don't think it's the middle east that is directly driving pog, it is the fragile state of the us economy. the world needs a guaranteed, safe currency, and it seems to be either US dollar or gold. You choose.


"Our nation is on the edge of bankruptcy and Congress must make some tough choices to rein in spending, but ending taxpayer subsidies of public broadcasting should be an easy decision," DeMint said in a statement.

Lawmakers' deadline is March 18, when the latest short-term spending bill -- the fifth this year -- expires. That's the game of chicken the government has been playing since the fiscal year started on Oct. 1.