Links and Minifeatures 07 17 Monday

RINO Sightings Recommended: Armies of Liberation (more two facedness in Yemen) , Respectful Insolence (debunking alternate medicine)



Carnival of The Capitalists Recommended: Econbrowser ($80 oil), Insureblog (health care options), View from a Height (Chavez' effect upon Venezuela's economy)



Carnival of Personal Finance



Carnival of Investing



Carnival of Real Estate



I will be hosting Carnival of Real Estate next week. You may submit via Conservative Cat or email me directly by Sunday 3PM Eastern, Noon Pacific)

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A "No **** Sherlock!" moment: Study: Many People Not Prepared to Retire



When I can't go to a fast food place or any number of other low skill employers without seeing seniors working there. When in all my time as a financial planner, I was the only person on course for a real retirement I encountered? Most people aren't willing to give up spending every penny now. Somehow they just never get the idea that all the warnings out there about not saving enough for retirement applies to them.



I am not there yet, but I intend to be prepared to retire even though I have no intention of actually retiring. I'll probably slow down at some point and I may even change careers again. But actually retire? Only if my health deteriorates so much that I can't work. Work isn't just a paycheck to me, and if it is to you, it's time to do something about it. Right Now.



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Japan insists on quick N. Korea resolution Smart of them. If history is any guide, we're about to see a major expansion of the War on Terror.



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Via Argghhh!,

A World Without America?



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Victor Davis Hanson pulls no punches on the facts of the War on Terror.



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Just when you thought the New York Times had taken every punch that was coming, along comes Lileks Screed with a haymaker that hits like a runaway train.



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I don't often say or link to things with this verbiage, but Captain's Quarters has Saddam Hussien's shopping list. Of supplies to create WMDs.

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Via Instapundit, a person who understands what is at stake: Thank you for delaying my flight