On What does Barrett candidacy mean for voters?
Posted on November 19 at 12:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Lakeneddy:
Yes; the Clinton campaign made many mistakes, but it was not clearly lost till after the Super Tuesday primaries. And it was very peculiar that it was lost after Super Tuesday, even though they essentially won (delegate wise)!!
The reason for that reminds me of a chess game. Where one opponent positions all there pieces for one huge flank attack to just knock out the opponent quickly. If such a blitzkrieg attack is unsuccessful, however; and the opponent is able to hold that attack to a mere draw, it will result in an almost certain loss in the end game.
That was basically what happened in that primary. the Clinton camp stacked ALL their resources to knock the Obama campaign out on Super Tuesday. They had NO endgame past Super Tuesday; as it would not be needed with a knockout win; as you then just coast home in the remaining states. They assumed they could win the in this knockout type fashion. When Obama was able to hold her to a mere draw on Super Tuesday, they had planned WAY ahead, and all ready had a ground network set up in VA, MD, WI, and the upcoming states. Clinton had nothing in place. Obama survived the knockout barrage of Super Tuesday; and much like in chess, the end game was an elementary win with the huge advantage you have going forward.
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As far as the WI race; I think it will be Walker just based on the huge amount of fund raising he has all ready secured. Walker is also more conservative then is Neumann, and that is what usually wins primaries; as it's the conservative base that shows up in mass for primary elections (just as the liberal base shows up in mass for a Democratic primary). Barrett is really the only big name Democrat out there willing to run at this point, so it's pretty much a shoe in that he will be the nominee. The race COULD become interesting if a big name 3rd party candidate declares. Many people in the Fox Valley, and rural areas of WI, do NOT like Milwaukee politicians (and rightfully so; as it's history is loaded with endless corruption and scandal). So with two Milwaukee heavy weights, you could possibly see a very strong 3rd party candidate.
On President Obama – Take Me To China
Posted on November 18 at 7:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Mr. Knox writes a good, and passionate article here.
He (and others) should really focus more on the root of this whole problem, and that is the currency manipulation between the US and China. That is truly the root of all problems, and why we have this unbelievable trade deficit. As the US dollar gets weaker and weaker (because of horrible Fed "free money" monetary policy, but that's a whole other discussion) that in theory would at least allow us to get that trade deficit more in balance. As a weaker dollar, of course, means that other countries pay less for US products because of the exchange rate. However; China has shrewdly tied their currency to the dollar to artificially keep their own RMB weak. On top of that they have made trade deals with us, that do not allow our products to compete in their markets.
Their is very little we can do about it at this point; as they hold all the leverage over us now via the mass trillions of treasury notes they hold of ours. The problem is long past fixing at this point. Simply years of governmnet incompetence that is in the process of destroying the American citizen, and worker.
On President Obama – Take Me To China
Posted on November 18 at 2:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Hu Jintao, and company, must have been laughing with one another non stop after this visit with Obama. They know they have the US over a barrel. They may have pulled off one of the biggest scams ever in currency manipulation by tying their currency to the US dollar. Now they can beat us to death with a massive trade imbalance, out source all our manufacturing jobs, and finance all our reckless spending and debt. They pretty much hold all the cards over us at this point, and have all the leverage.
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In the words of their great military general/strategist Sun Tzu: "Let your plans be as as dark as night, and then strike like a thunderbolt!".
Just wait till they strike! It will not be pretty.
On What does Barrett candidacy mean for voters?
Posted on November 18 at 2:10 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Lakeneddy:
You are dead on with that comment!
I'll be waiting eagerly for Intrade to put out wagering odds in this race, once the primaries are complete. I will drop a nuclear bomb on Walker if it's Walker vs Barrett. If it's Neumann vs Barrett; I'll just drop one of those bunker busters.
nonetheless; it will be pretty much as strong of a play as you can get. Perhaps I will detail why exactly that is in later postings. It will be almost as easy as it was putting $$$ on Obama to beat Hillary in the 08 primaries. Hillary was actually still the the favorite in that race after Super Tuesday! Everyone with a brain, and even the most amateur analytical skills knew it would be Obama.
Political elections are easily the easiest thing to handicap, and profit off! Can't wait for the 2010 cycle!
On Troubling portrait emerges of Fort Hood suspect
Posted on November 12 at 3:19 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Here is a great You tube video that I was talking about in my earlier post in this thread, on how the Muslim religion will soon dominate the world.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kKkY5EpV...
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One must find it amusing at all these secular/atheists on blogs like this debate how right their beliefs are, and the reality is they will fade away in the wind; as the Islamic culture takes over the world by sheer numbers of procreation! Kind of reminds me of one of the great American philosophers/poet; Ralph Emerson..He wrote about how all the intellectual "elites" pat them self on the back for being smarter then all the rest. While all those idiots they mock are the ones breeding, and procreating the race, in mass! LOL.
Posted on November 12 at 12:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yeah; I love the progressive ideas, and "giving them a chance". It's a guarantee to destroy prosperity, and all you have to do is short sell the dollar; and cash in, as things go down the tube. I'm not complaining; it's easy $$$ when you bet against foolish policies. And it should be noted that the policies of Bush are no different, and just as reckless as Obama. Really does not matter what party has power anymore. Both are awful. Both administrations supported TARP, both supported the endless bailouts (banks, auto's, insurance companies), and both have put the most corrupt insiders at the federal reserve, and treasury. Who continue to make one disastrous monetary policy after another.
On Sanford closing cuts 140 jobs
Posted on November 12 at 12:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
NAFTA, and free trade in general, are a great things. It was one of the better things Clinton campaigned for, and signed into law. Free trade is a great thing; as it opens up US products to a world market. If it wasn't for free trade, I'd hate to see the shape our economy would be in right now. As the only thing keeping it having some pulse is the explosion in US products over seas, in developing countries.
Posted on November 12 at 12:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yeah; the gold bugs have really been getting killed. It's not like it keeps hitting a new record high every day. Not like India and other G20 countries are dumping their junk US dollars, and converting them to gold. Who on Earth would want to own US dollars? Not when you have a federal reserve bank who recklessly destroys the currency, and politicians who won't ever stop spending. Since the creation of the federal reserve, the dollars purchasing power has only dropped about 95%. With the current monetary policy, and endless governmnet spending, the dollar is on the fast track to total junk status.
Posted on November 12 at 12:09 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
FOR SURE Kid!
That's the 1st thing I thought of to, when I read it. Like any Realtor is going to tell you "The market sucks. Now is a horrible time to buy. Things will not start to turn around for a good decade".
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I always get a laugh when I hear these infomercials of a "great buying opportunity." They then point to a small up tick in the market, and somehow think that a minor up swing in a trend line that is pointing ALL DOWN, is somehow miraculously a pivot point, or the sign of a bottom, and turn around. As I always like to say:
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT....Good luck with that one!
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On Pew Center looks at Wisconsin's outlook and says, well, pew
Posted on November 20 at 5:11 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
It's not rocket science.
Government spending goes up every year, and tax revenues are going down, and will only decline further as unemployment gets worse and worse. The government will not just never cut any spending, but will keep on increasing it, and will only impose more taxes to try and make up the gap. As the great economist Art Laffer taught; the more you tax something the less revenue you will end up getting. The higher taxes in midst of a deep recession, will only make things worse, and we will fall deeper into a hole. Unlike the Federal government who can make up reckless spending via borrowing and printing $$$$, the states do not have such a luxury.
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California is the 1st state to go bankrupt from reckless tax and spend policies. NY has said they will be bankrupt by years end (and they did not even make the top 10 pew list). MI, IL, WI (all in the pew study) will soon follow the path of California. Doyle and company can dismiss it all they want. It's a mere mathematical certainty.