Professor Elam

The Ford Transit Connect  is a European van transport to the US. Much taller for more intereior space this is the latest salvo in what began with the Honda Element. Gee where is the VW Microbus of the 60s?  Ford is promoting the van over the internet, I had not seen one before this article. 

Meanwhile, expect a continued rise in crime. Cindy Sutton 

is accused of embezzling $1.1 M from Dallas based Accura Systems, not the car company. The owner noticed some irregularities. Auditors should always exhibit Professional Skepticism.

I have noted the interest in horror and the surreal, notably our fascination with Vampires in Twilight and True Blood. Expect a return of various Horror Movies. The aptly named Rob Zombie has directed Halloween II. 

It only rates two stars for no surprise excessive gore. My point is that the down market has like the 1930s moved horror genre mainstream again. 

Page One of the Dallas Morning News this Saturday pairs these two stories

Taliban expand Afghan Presence

NFL Says Video Board Can Stay Put –

The first is self explanatory , the second is about the scoreboard at the new Cowboys Stadium. IN Dallas the Cowboys are always a news staple. 

The point is that this supposed war ranks right with sports news. Obama plans, or says he plans, to send another 21,000 troops to Afghanistan as Eric Holder announces plans to investigate the CIA in Iraq. I suspect that that the Holder investigation is the equivalent of Walter Cronkite announcing on national tv that Viet Nam was lost. I expect an exit form Afghanistan next year. ……