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USA Election 2000 – Iranian Edition (And Your $$)
The Iranian election becomes another election mess. The American (the first edition) version requires a Supreme Court to give a final answer. Iranian one? A Supreme Leader gives a final say. And the Supreme Leader says the incumbent wins. In ...
Too Big To Be
Obama administration is finally using anti-trust as a treatment for “Too big to fail”. That is exactly what this blog asked for: http://poweranddollar.com/2009/03/27/anyone-understands-geithner/ Had Bush used this treatment during his time, sys...
CNN Advertisement: Time To Buy Republican
The author (John Feehery) of this CNN commentary is a political operative, lobbyist, etc. He makes his living by using his access to the Republicans. When Republicans are in disarray, so is his livelihood. In order to drum up more business, he ...
How To Use Swine Flu
This swine flu became a real political event: California declared a state of emergency; Homeland Security is making moves; Obama is making another TV appearance again. It so far looks like the market is reacting to the Fed statement rather than...
Did G20 End Unilateralism?
Many countries (Russia, India, China, …) talk about multi-polar world. Some think this financial crisis marks the end of American unilateralism. This G20 probably is not that marker. However, this G20 is going toward the direction of contain...
Anyone Understands Geithner?
Little reaction (criticism, actually) is out there considering the scale of Geithner’s proposal unless everyone is used to the lack of details from Obama Administration and is waiting for the real deal or no one understood what just happened. The f...
Geithner: What Did You ACTUALLY Say?
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52O6JP20090325?sp=true Geithner had a hearing, not quite an announcement on future regulation framework. And you cannot get much out of a hearing. So, if you were looking for a pdf of details that ...
Detox Plan: Taxpayers Fund 93%
Geithner announced the Detox plan. Stocks went up for a great deal. Investors probably are hungry for any positive headlines and don’t really want to read the content. AP writes that the taxpayers will actually fund 93% of the purchase. ...
AIG The Sacrifice: The Reflection Of America’s Political Risk
I agree quite a few points of this article in regard to the AIG episode. Of course, nothing is perfect. I would change a word here: “It will certainly make Mr. Obama’s task much more difficult when he tries to sell the public [my vers...
Navy Or Education?
Naval conflicts are obviously more exciting and therefore more headline deserving. However, Obama’s education announcement may have a greater impact over the US competitiveness. US’ timing of airing out these incidents at this time is inte...
Veto The Pork? Thought About The Cost Of Business?
Fourteen Senators are calling Obama to veto the budget (until 2009.09). Will Obama veto? If these 14 Senators are truly against the pork, they could eliminate the bill themselves. They would rather say they are against it, rather than calling t...
Obama, How Much Per Job?
Obama’s message in the first presidential TV press conference was straight forward. Who was he talking to? Sure we all want get going with the recovery. Where is the problem? If there were not problem, Obama would not have been talking. ...
Gimmick? What Difference Does It Make?
Obama did not actually ask for pay limit. Obama pretty much asks for pay through options: exercise to sell the stocks when you pay back the money to the government. Obama also asks for more say for the shareholders. Some will say such an ask is...
Mumbai Attack: Who Got The Worst Out Of It?
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/mumbai.synchronicity/index.html Reliability of prisoners’ information is always a question. Al Qaeda may have planted information to operatives in case of capture, check Art of War (13:23). Motive can ...
What Does America Care About Thailand’s Mess?
Anti government demonstrators have been protesting for months in Thailand, paralyzing the government. The government has declared it illegal and failed to enforce the laws, thanks to the military staying away from this mess, when Thai military has ...
Obama Administration Begins! (Or ?)
Obama settled on his economic team late Friday afternoon, sending Dow 400 points higher, just above 8,000 points. Then, news about Citi’s (NYSE:C) bailout came about. This news probably marks the beginning of Obama administration. Here is als...
Who Just Financed The Auto Bailout? What Do They Really Want To Buy?
How much money are GM (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F) and Chrysler asking? $25B. What if someone already lent more than that $25B money to America 2 months ago? Should America use that money for the auto industry or something else? Like the new stim...
How Long Can You Wait For A GM Bailout?
GM (NYSE: GM), Chrsyler and Ford (NYSE: F) are asking for a nagging for an auto industry bailout. This is what should have been expected once the $700B bailout flood gate is open. After the auto industry will be the steel industry, the building...
Prudent Obama Prolongs Uncertainty
Obama is not going to G20 because there is only one president at a time. This is prudent. This also makes him safe. He should not be responsible for anything Bush commits. By being next to Obama, he either has to say sorry to Bush or to th...
Market Is Still Waiting For Obama
How is the Obama administration doing? Obama may not have assumed the duties. However, he definitely started his impact. For one, gun sales are going up and that translates into stock prices already. S&P continues to fall. Starti...
Bradley Effect Or McCain Effect?
Is Bradley Effect still there? How can we find out? If we check the last polls before the election, Obama was having double digit leads. However, his popular vote is 53% against 47%, 6% lead. Here is a list of polls I gathered: Pol...
What Makes President Obama Not A Sure Thing
Are these undecided voters the key to this election? As of today (2008.11.03), Obama has 228 electoral votes where the state has >10% polling margin and 50 electoral votes where the state has >5% polling margin. The difference less than 5%...
John Manley Smells Blood? Or Avoided His Own Peril?
John Manley is gauging his support level. With Bob Rae around, it will be a difficult race for Manley. Bob Rae is a veteran: he knows how to build an organization for it. And Bob Rae probably expected Manley to return for this election. How d...
Obama, 1 Up Over Karl Rove
Voting lines are long.problems/index.html. Not much news about voter intimidation. But then this is early voting, not the big day. Is America ready for the big news that is only 11 days away? Some people are preparing for the transitions to t...
Electioneering 102: A Lesson From Green Party of Canada
The federal election in Canada concluded on 2008.10.14. The incumbent party won another mandate. There are a lot of interesting content in this election to fill the media. However, for the purpose of Electioneering, this story may not make the ...
Powell, What Makes A Good Endorsement?
An endorsement is similar to an advertisement. The endorser would want to make a difference. What is the difference to an election? Win or lose. You can win by 1 vote (W) or by a landside. They all give you the presidency. An endorsement th...
Market Concurs Pollsters
It is now less than 3 weeks to the voting day. Electoral vote spread is 128 (Obama vs McCain : 286 vs 158). Even if McCain takes the rest of the toss up states, he is still 34 votes behind (94 toss up). Short of Osama (not a typo) surprises, op...
Financial Crisis Now Carries A Political Premium
The financial crisis in America has over rode the presidential election to carry the most political risk in the global economy. While the American presidential election is a cyclical event and its political risks are more within control than many o...
What Is The Price Per Vote To Pass The Bailout Bill?
CNN says more banks are likely to fall. It seems like that 700B will get plenty of asset to buy. Now, how much did the additional votes cost to get the bill? Taxpayers For Common Sense compiles a list of 15 pet projects within the bailout bill...
Who Switched Their Bailout Votes?
Here is the list of ALL congressmen who changed their vote from NO to YES. If you like them, then look for their website and donate! If you do not, well, you can still look for their website! Name Affiliation State 2006 Vote Margin Re-elect...
