jamiemcdaniel

Economy Might Suffer, But That Won't Prevent a Stock Rally

I could be misunderstanding you, but "big stupid government programs, like medical welfare for everyone" sounds like you are against some real (not just repackaged) health care reform in America. It should be clear that it is not good for the economy to have millions of fellow citizens worrying about being uninsured or underinsured. The greed of insurance companies has created a crisis and needs to be properly addressed via surgery -- not just a band-aid applied.

In Anticipation of Google's Earnings

"Even if the stock ends the year flat..."

I remembered reading this article in early 2008. Well, 2008 is over and GOOG ended the year much much lower. As did about everything.