December 8 Bunker Index - The Final Scene

The news lately has been pretty depressing. At Market-Ticker blog, Denninger keeps talking about something called a clawback. What is a clawback? Best I can explain it is when a bank or brokerage firm does something shady and loses everyone's money. At that point, if you've withdrawn your money from there prior to the collapse, the government can come after your assets to get it back, on the assumption that since you didn't lose your shirt like everyone else that you must have had inside info. Something to think about for those who are waiting until the last signs of banking collapse before withdrawing from the system.

The thing I'm trying to remember is that God is sovereign over all these things, and more. You're not going to lose your house unless it's in God's plan that you do so. Most of the time it seems that if we're living in accordance with God's will and His principles then we'll come out ok. Sometimes, however, He allows bad things to befall even the righteous. This is one of the mysteries that it's difficult for us to understand.

Should we stop doing His will? Definitely not. We should seek it even further.

1. The White House has a broad new plan to stop "homegrown" terrorists. If you can stomach the NPR propaganda, you'll notice a big part of it is to incorporate the "see something, say something" strategy at the school level. How many schoolkids do you think actually can provide intel on Al-Qaida? This isn't meant for Al-Qaida, folks. It's meant for you and me.

2. In this blog article, JohnGaltFLA presents a theory of how the collapse of Europe this winter could lead to Obama's reelection in the spring. Frightening stuff. I think that despite the horrible polling Obama is doing, when push come to shove he may very well win the reelection. Look at the crap the Republicans are trying to run against him. Romney? Perry? There's no way I can hold my nose and vote for either one of those.

3. Today is a great day to watch C-SPAN as both Eric Holder and Corzine have two separate hearings. I love to watch these criminals sweat. I'd love even more to see them both swinging from a rope, but I must be patient.

4. Occupy protestors disrupted a rally in support of presidential candidate Mitt Romney in West Des Moines, Iowa. Gov Chris Christia heckled them back by saying they'd all be working at the Marriott down the street. While I'm not sure he meant that as anything other than an assault on people who actually do menial work, he's probably right. The SEIU is behind a lot of these protests aimed at disrupting the Republican campaign.

5. Police cleared Occupy New Orleans and raided the San Francisco camp. In DC, dozens were arrested. Are we seeing the beginnings of a mass crackdown on the Occupy movement?

6. Is Hillary Clinton about to open up a second front against Obama? Some new rumors are flying based upon her recent actions. This would be interesting to watch in the way that a gazelle watches hyenas and lions interacting before they pounce.