Michelle may be a number of things…intellectual elitist, American apologist, socialist sypathizer…but a Fashion Icon…NOT.

 She dresses well enough….I mean a $540 pair of tennis shoes on a food line? But she just does not look well in clothing. She is big and looks a bit awkward at times. But she looks nice enough..

I just wish that she wouldn’t wear those belts stuck up under her chest….not a good look…

I have to laugh at their facination with Hollywood….so telling.

DeBurca…….you overlooked deber B’s kind words.   =)

"Way too much attention is being directed towards insignificant "wonders" of the White House instead of the press reporting on this administration’s progress.   By deber B on 05/13/2009 4:32 pm

An economist was on Good Morning America yesterday morning.  She said, "Yes, the recession is over."   There are certain indicators they watch.

Real estate is making a comeback…there are only a small percentage of people who have bad credit.   The ones with good credit are buying foreclosures, resales and building.   The numbers are out there to prove it.   When this happens, as it is happening now, jobs start flowing…mortgage brokers, builders, construction workers, insurance sales, retail goods, etc.   If I have done nothing else this past year I have researched until I am blue in the face all of our recessions from 1948.   You should do it, too, if you are interested in seeing how quickly they recover.   It’s quite amazing, actually.   When an administration comes in and "tampers" with a recession, an induced recovery, shall we say, it does nothing more than prolong the natural recovery process.   What was really good news today is not only is the real estate sector recovering but home appraisals are easing back up.   A great sign.

Also in my research, I found information that stated that "jobs" are always the last to show signs of turning around.   And that makes sense when you think about it.

Our auto industry is a mess and I don’t that much about it except to say that Americans have been holding on to their money and purchasing a car might be the last thing on their "must have" list.   My opinion is that infusing them with capital was a total waste of money.  

Recessions happen because a country needs "rebalancing"…in other words it is "out of sync."  Bankruptcies are necessary…the weak companies fold and newer, more innovative companies come in and take their place.   Foreclosures happen when the values of our homes soar too high too fast….the rebalancing comes when the market can’t sustain the higher prices….a crash….foreclosures….price falls….people buy them and slowly the prices go up again.   Real estate drives a recession and real estate corrects it.