tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post13370494904579223..comments2023-05-30T05:16:03.894-04:00Comments on The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, proprietor: Speak for yourself, EllenDennis Byrne...http://www.blogger.com/profile/12684119518936854024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-88805257093854417862008-01-20T21:42:00.000-05:002008-01-20T21:42:00.000-05:00So Dennis:John McLaughlin posed the question “Why ...So Dennis:<BR/>John McLaughlin posed the question “Why has the economy tanked?” on his discussion show “The McLaughlin Group" – televised Sat. Jan 19. None of the 4 discussants, including Pat Buchanan, suggested that the question was flawed. Hmmm, I guess they don’t read your column.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-28131768890890833942008-01-17T16:46:00.000-05:002008-01-17T16:46:00.000-05:00Tank: –verb phrase, 1. to lose $9.8 billion in on...Tank: –verb phrase, 1. to lose $9.8 billion in one quarter, eg, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup in 2007, 2. to lose profits by 43-57%, eg, Sears from 2006-2007, 3. an advance in the average yearly increase in the Dow Jones average by just 0.05%, as from 2000 (11,722, Clinton administration), to 2008 (12,159, Bush administration, an increase of 3.7%, or 0.05%/year). <I> The economy has tanked during the Bush years.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-83653881052484355542008-01-12T11:44:00.000-05:002008-01-12T11:44:00.000-05:00So Dennis, do you really have to re-define words t...So Dennis, do you really have to re-define words to find something to write about? What type of journalism is this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-10202429002482618242008-01-11T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:22:00.000-05:00Tank: 7. Slang. to do poorly or decline rapidly; f...Tank: 7. Slang. to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail: <I>The movie tanked at the box office.</I><BR/>—Verb phraseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19614248.post-3393704123961635312008-01-06T21:39:00.000-05:002008-01-06T21:39:00.000-05:00Dennis:So this is about the definition of "tank"?Dennis:<BR/><BR/>So this is about the definition of "tank"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com