Wow, Toyota is leaving Ford and GM combined profits and stock in the dust at 13B and $127 respectively. Where's DF , or WS when one needs a good GM IPO laugh!

Noticed your very snazzy avatar on several buddy sites. we should be buddies

>Remember "no taxation without representation"? That's exactly what's going on now.< You have representation. The fact it is ineffective is your own fault. If the guy you wanted didn't get elected, it's also your fault. You didn't campaign hard enough for him. If course, if you're as arrogant and as clueless as "Etch-A-Sketch" Romney, it's awfully hard to get elected dog catcher.

First, Would love for you grant me Full Access. I like to check out other GB"s buddies and see how many of mine are there!! AND!!! Hey buddy, sorry, but let me give you A BIG BELATED CONGRATS on your 1900+ Cons Days!!! Keep up the good work. Your buddy David................QjQ

Thanks for becoming my newest buddy. Hope that you are having a great week there in Florida. Warren {:D)

Hi, BIG congratulations on having the dedication to post for 1,900 consecutive days. WOW!! Keep up the great work and Good Luck in the future! Want to become buddies??? Warren :-)

Thx, Shep! The press likes to focus in on the $ numbers for profits. Very few look at the % net profit numbers. Usually, Big Oil cos are right in the middle of the S&P 500 as far as % net profit numbers are concerned, i.e. about half the SP500 cos are MORE profitable than Big Oil. BTW, crude prices above $120-125/bbl reduces their profit margins.

Thought you might find this interesting. Big Oil's most profitable quarter ever: $51.5 billion - ABC News abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5503955&page=1 Chevron and Total wrapped up a string of gargantuan, record-breaking earnings reports from oil companies on Friday, a stretch in which six of the major ...

With Toyota raking in Billions, stock at $105 per share and GM slashing Malibu prices in desperation…sad that DF got the boot!

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