2008 Election Eve

Should McCain (L) lose, Romney (R) needs to begin stepping up on the national stage for the GOP   Well, it's finally here: Election Eve. Just one more night of these incessant commercials that end or begin with: "I'm _______ (insert politician name), and I approve this message." The majority of the opinion polls are … Continue reading 2008 Election Eve

Betting on America

  The idea of the United States stock market is actually a very simple concept to wrap your arms around at it's most basic. A company, let's pick an old standard that everyone knows like Coca Cola, wants to make some more money, beyond the simple sales of its products on store shelves. It wants … Continue reading Betting on America

The bailout and the bloodbath

The Down Jones Industrial Average, the most popular and famous benchmark to guage the strength of the American economy, plummeted down almost 700 points today. The index, which is based on the scaled average of the stock prices on 30 of the largest and most widely held companies here in America, was celebrating the one-year … Continue reading The bailout and the bloodbath

Democratic ticket Palin by comparison

  The 2008 U.S. Presidential election just keeps on getting more and more interesting with every passing day. Of course this pace cannot continue, and now that both parties have set their full tickets things will settle down a bit to the serious campaigning, particularly once next week's Republican National Convention passes. But what presumptive … Continue reading Democratic ticket Palin by comparison