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The Honeymoon Is Over: Gauging the Market with an Obama Presidency

bill d,

One doesn't have to be an Obama fan to blame George W. Bush and the Republican party. The election results soundly reflect America's discontent with our government's domestic and foreign policies.

The important question is whether Americans can put aside partisanship and work together to solve the many challanges we face as a nation. Unfortunately, I don't think we can. We are so polarized and we are so suspicious of those who have different views and opinions that we cannot move forward. As a nation, if we used our shared strengths and common beliefs as a foundation to solve our problems, we might get something accomplished.

Until we stop listening to those who would divide us (the Linbaughs, Moorer's, Hanity's, the Hollywood elites, and most importantly, the self-serving politicians), we will be at each other's throats and get little or nothing done. It really is a tragedy that so few people can so inflame, polarize and divide a nation.

The Honeymoon Is Over: Gauging the Market with an Obama Presidency

I find it interesting that commentators, whether on financial blogs or on CNBC or on Bloomberg, are asking what Obama has to do to bolster the stock market. Is it the market that drives the economy or is it the economy that drives the market?

It seems kind of selfish that investors aren't first asking what is good for the country. It would seem that a strong vibrant nation would naturally promote a strong market.

As Bubba once said, "It's the economy, stupid. "

Credit Default Swaps, Part One: Origins and Implementations

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There is too much money for politicians not to be involved.

Credit Default Swaps, Part One: Origins and Implementations

All I can say is that all this really has me spooked. Am I missing something here? It's pretty obvious that with little or no reserves, there was no sense in pay premiums. Are people just stupid or were they duped? The real question is to what extent were the politicians involved.