Monday is the day the United States celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, the black Republican Conservative American who pushed the US Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act – over the protests of the Southern Democrats, like Al Gore Jr’s father.<\/p>\n
S&P did the widely expected sovereign debt downgrades today – dropping France<\/strong> from the AAA club, and pushing down Italy<\/strong>, Spain<\/strong> and 6 other countries.\u00a0\u00a0 Germany keeps its AAA rating as the cream continues to float to the top of Europe.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/01\/13\/us-eurozone-sp-idUSTRE80C1BC20120113<\/a><\/p>\n That picture is really symbolic – at first glance, I thought<\/p>\n “There is blood in the streets”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n until I realized what it is.<\/p>\n Monday is a holiday in the United States<\/span>, so the US markets will be closed (unless the racist white people who ignore MLK day show up for work) – so if things get ugly over the situation in Europe on Monday, nobody will be at Goldman Sachs to catch the falling knife<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monday is the day the United States celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, the black Republican Conservative American who pushed the US Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act – over the protests of the Southern Democrats, like Al … Continue reading