tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2807429766276197981..comments2024-03-19T02:45:37.685-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Coincidence?Scott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-70826700866265918752009-03-02T10:39:00.000-08:002009-03-02T10:39:00.000-08:00Mark: you are right of course, and that is why the...Mark: you are right of course, and that is why the title of the post has a question mark. I can only infer that the market is falling because of his policies. That's not impossible, but I can't prove it.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37944232280434194912009-03-02T10:16:00.000-08:002009-03-02T10:16:00.000-08:00Couldn't you instead infer from where you point to...Couldn't you instead infer from where you point to on the graph " Obama takes lead in the polls", was also the time when everyone started to realize just how bad the economy was... hence the reason for his lead in the polls. And the market has continued to decline from that point simply because the economic outlook has deteriorated even further.Mark Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146281621227220615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-84022083338493951912009-03-01T23:42:00.000-08:002009-03-01T23:42:00.000-08:00I would be very surprised if Obama had read Atlas ...I would be very surprised if Obama had read Atlas Shrugged. If he did, though, then he didn't understand a bit of it.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-64637435640250702372009-03-01T17:31:00.000-08:002009-03-01T17:31:00.000-08:00Scott,The following article titled 'Atlas Shrugged...Scott,<BR/><BR/>The following article titled 'Atlas Shrugged as Prophecy' by Higgins (2007), is a tribute to the brilliance of Ayn Rand and her understanding of economic and human action principles--principles upon which you base and deliver sound commentary herein--to clearly predict the anti-individual policies that eventually lead to the downward spiral of every society that puts the rights ofCDLIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216074401236580903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-46595486106820747892009-02-28T09:11:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:11:00.000-08:00Scott, Thanks for the dates. That means that w...Scott, <BR/> Thanks for the dates. That means that while Bush was still president and while there was still a decent chance that McCain would win, the S&P 500 declined 26% (from the high 10/31/07 to the close on 9/30/08.) Since Obama's ascendency in the polls and ascent into office, it has declined 37%. I think the market has moved from worrying about financial institution balance Don Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754112569609750210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32463378357487950062009-02-27T14:56:00.000-08:002009-02-27T14:56:00.000-08:00What I don't get is that the bush administration a...What I don't get is that the bush administration and now the Obama administration (and Clinton before that) continue to completely ignore Nuclear Power plant projects. Nuclear power is the only currently known technology that can replace fossil fuels while producing no greenhouse gasses. Wind and solar can't produce enough reliable energy to supplan fossil fuels. It will take at least 7-years Mark Gerberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980096984624964261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41185124378655120642009-02-27T13:53:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:53:00.000-08:00I've checked online betting exchanges and the Univ...I've checked online betting exchanges and the Univ. of Illinois' analysis of polling data (http://election08.cs.uiuc.edu/home.html). Obama started to move up in the latter part of September, following a brief period in early September in which Sarah Palin gave a significant boost to McCain's chances. By early October Obama had taken a commanding lead. The stock market's big leg down started Sept.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-41787441255872854722009-02-27T13:39:00.000-08:002009-02-27T13:39:00.000-08:00Scott,What is the actual day he took the lead?Scott,<BR/>What is the actual day he took the lead?Don Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754112569609750210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-58242342043446621052009-02-27T12:33:00.000-08:002009-02-27T12:33:00.000-08:00Scott, Besides cap-and-trade, did you see the othe...Scott, <BR/><BR/>Besides cap-and-trade, did you see the other taxes he is imposing on oil companies?<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/02/obamas-budget-a.html<BR/><BR/>I'm not catching how this jibes with his vow to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.com