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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...
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...
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...
$700B buys a Wall Street PATRIOT ACT
Warren Buffet has called the credit derivatives the “financial weapons of mass desctruction”. To combat this financial weapon of mass destruction, Bush administration is getting another Patriot Act with a price tag of $700B. Pentagon runs abo...
Why AIG? Why Not Lehman?
Bush administration has been acting already. We just don’t know if the actions are effective. Why did the government bail out AIG (NYSE: AIG) and not Lehman (NYSE: LEH)? And now with US$180B from central banks all over the place, would th...
Where Do Mccain And Obama Want To Go With This?
Lehman was still crying about loss of the Korean (KDC, sold at SEO, not in any of the US exchanges) sale last Friday. And now, poof, gone! Merrill is now a subsidiary of Bank of America! Certainly buying Merrill is a smarter buy when one compar...
Bail Out: Fannie/Freddie or McCain?
S&P responded very well on Monday to the bailout news of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We should also expect more news generated from Bush administration to lift the economy when we move toward November. Actions taken will be timed to trickle i...
Obama vs Palin vs Stock Performance
Since Tuesday, S&P has fallen more than 3%. Certainly, reasons like retail and job data can point to that direction. On the other hand, oil is easing as well which should have facilitated a spike. A political news that may have played a bit...
