In the new Upstairs Downstairs is Lord Hallan A.K.A Baron Vansittart?

In the new T.V program Upstairs Downstairs is Lord Hallan A.K.A Baron Vansittart? In new Upstairs Downstairs the main character is Lord Hallan,an Aristocratic,a Diplomat who became the chief,number one civil servant of Foreign Office.Of course,Hallan is fictional character but he has a lot simlairs to Robert Gilbert Vansittart,1 Baron Vansittart who was an Aristocratic and Diplomat who 1930 became the permanent secretary of foreign office.
This was written about Vansittart in John Colville's book THE FRINGES OF POWER 10 DOWNING STREET DIARIES 1939-1955." Sir Robert Vansittart, made a peer by Churchill in 1941,was a striking intellectual ability,profound literary knowledge and poor judgment.He was made Permantent  under secretary when I join the foreign Office in 1937  and had established a high reputation at home and abroad.Indeed it was too high for his comfort ,Anthony Eden much dislike the general belief that Van was power behind the his throne and the real originator of all diplomatic intiatives.With the support Chamberlain who ,loke mostP.Ms,resented the Foreign Office Van was replace.
When Churchill came to power,Van doubtless hoped for renewed influece since he constantly warned of the German danger  in years before the war,but Churchill also dislike the  foreign office so Van never regain his power.    

Bloomberg T.V did two good story but left out punchline.

Bloomberg T.V did two good story but left the punchline.One was on restaurant business how it's doing well and growing but there(Betty Lu was reporter)mention what threat Obama care is to the industry.
Second there mention double standard for Ms.Dean(the butler queen) and Alec Baldwin.The promo said it was about sex but truth is Alec Baldwin gets away with much because he's big liberal.So can say studid bigot things and get away with it the media is blind to there bias.

The rails in North America oligopolies might turn into monopolies.

The rails in North American oligopolies might turn into monopolies.Today the railroad industry is basically regional oligopolies in North America.It seems Mr.Buffett wants his Burlington Northern Santa Fe to expand from western routes,maybe a partnership or merger with Canadian National Railway,or go east with CSX or Norfolk Southern or down to Mexico with Kansas City Southern.
Strange the antitrust movement started with Railroad but time plays it's game and nobody cares about monopolies anymore.
Dow reach all time high today.FED seems unlikely to stop printing money so stock should go up unless inflation raises it's ugly head.
Obama has summertime blues?
G.O.P doesn't know what to do about immigration.
Hot summer in Northern New Jersey,near New York City.
Heat makes wish I was in Scotland,wonder if they vote for independence from U.K.

Got a letter to the Editor published today.The paper is the Record(northern New Jersey)subject Lawyers ripping off the system

Got a letter to the Editor published today.The paper is the Record(northern New Jersey) the subject  is lawyer ripping off the system.
Here is the letter:"I see state Comptroller Matthew Boxer has issued a report sugesting that some municipal lawyers have been ripping off some towns.
The trouble is that too many people see government as an employment agency,especially for lawyers.Too many lawyers are involved with government,so more laws are made then are necessary.
According to the report,some lawyers have overcharged the municipalities and sometimes get paid for work that isn't done.The basic problem is that if we ask too much from government and government employs too many people,at the end of the day we get nothing from government,because the cupboard is bare."

Gary Schwartz
Fort Lee     

On this Fourth of July the great works of Thomas Paine when all seems lost in American Revolution.

Thomas Paine,in many ways was pain,but had greatness with pen and paper,although much his life he failure he had shinning movement,in the sun,penning his words for American Revolution.Indeed,when war was going bad for Americans,Paine penned these immortal words,in what called the "Crisis" he wrote,: "These are times that try men's souls.The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis,shrink from service of their country;but he that stands it now,deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.Trranny,like hell,is not easily conquered;yet we have this consolation with us,that the harder the conflict,the more glorious the triumph."  

The Egyptian people are singing the old passover song,"Let my people go"

The Egytian people ironically are singing the old Passover song,"Let my people go" as they seek freedom from Muslim Brotherhood who seeks to enslave them forevermore.Shari'ah Law is a practice more suited for stoneage then modern life.The Muslim Botherhood is nothing more then thugs,who see world as it was a thousand years ago.There is sophistication in Egypt,for old pround culture,with many learned people that rejects the nonsense of the Muslim Brotherhood.And it maybe that sun of liberty with shine on the land Pharaohs.Land of long forgotten kingdoms,once a mighty power on land now world looks at crowds demending freedom and says,indeed,from darkness of past may be light of the future.

Despite being shareholder unfriendly,but having great bussiness model a ticket on Kansas City Southern just might lead to riches.

Despite being shareholder unfriendly,but having great business model a ticket on Kansas City Southern just might lead to riches.In past blog, I wrote I thought railroads are great business because there are oligopolies and there have advantage in cost over the trucking industry.And I wrote the best business model for railroads was Kansas City Southern because the path spines up and down the Mississippi River,which in a way is America's economic highway,and Kansas City Southern goes deep into Mexico.Now this week in Barron's there is story basically saying that,the story points out stock has gone up 344% and Mexico's growing manufacturing,especially for automoblies, will lead to more demand for intermodel transport.The article suggest that Kansas City Southern just might be takeover candidate.
Not in the article but mind belief,is that growing Mexico manufacturing,especially in the auto industry,will good for USX.Why? Because a few years ago,USX bought Lone Star Steel,which rail spur that connected with Kansas City Southern that lead deep into Mexico.