tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post5778390931580218690..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Obama's approval continues to sinkScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37930505834144726122009-10-29T05:46:06.893-07:002009-10-29T05:46:06.893-07:00Scott, exactly my point. They are inversely relat...Scott, exactly my point. They are inversely related. Democrats are saying that Obama's decline in the polls is because of the economy. It's not. It's because of his policies.Mike Eliasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035227065407574760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87087572908960539622009-10-27T13:40:34.811-07:002009-10-27T13:40:34.811-07:00Mike: I think you would be disappointed. Consumer ...Mike: I think you would be disappointed. Consumer confidence has been rising while Obama's approval has been falling.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-35096284470235571722009-10-26T17:26:39.167-07:002009-10-26T17:26:39.167-07:00I'd love to see a chart showing the relationsh...I'd love to see a chart showing the relationship between consumer confidence and Obama's approval rating.Mike Eliasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035227065407574760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-4471194508081745782009-10-26T04:10:00.243-07:002009-10-26T04:10:00.243-07:00Scott,
Thanks for the response.
W.E.
I will che...Scott,<br /><br />Thanks for the response.<br /><br />W.E.<br /><br />I will check it out, thanks.<br /><br />BobBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-79092852461162778472009-10-24T07:11:05.867-07:002009-10-24T07:11:05.867-07:00Bob:
Mr. Grannis is correct. However, you might w...Bob:<br /><br />Mr. Grannis is correct. However, you might want to look at John B. Taylor's book Getting Off Track.<br /><br />The book gets into Liquidity vs Counter Party Risk.W.E. Heasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368333904571061995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67124129044502716012009-10-23T22:56:41.467-07:002009-10-23T22:56:41.467-07:00Bob: there are lots of sign of liquidity having re...Bob: there are lots of sign of liquidity having returned to the markets. Swap spreads are back to normal. Credit spreads have declined hugely. Bid/ask spreads for Treasuries, TIPS and corporate bonds have come way down, corporations have sold hundreds of billions of new debt this year. The TED spread is back to normal. Things in general have improved immensely.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-30425693755910141122009-10-23T03:09:36.853-07:002009-10-23T03:09:36.853-07:00The trend is your friend...
Let's hope the t...The trend is your friend... <br /><br />Let's hope the trend continues. Fundamentals indicate no change to the trend -- which is a good thing. <br /><br />As Scott mentioned a month or two back, perhaps we'll be done with this as more people wake the heck up and realize the damage that is being done.Cabodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299113185481067179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-23720910175772729602009-10-22T21:44:20.234-07:002009-10-22T21:44:20.234-07:00The blush is off the rose. The king has no clothe...The blush is off the rose. The king has no clothes. Ignore the man behind the curtain, he's just a socialist. Finally, the slow process of discovery is producing the awareness that is needed to start to turn us around. This administration has focused on not wasting a good crisis and completely ignored the fact that "it's the economy, stupid" while the rest of the country dr. jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109493108309557229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-89370486540812183632009-10-22T17:53:22.879-07:002009-10-22T17:53:22.879-07:00Hi Scott,
Can you forward me your e-mail address ...Hi Scott,<br /><br />Can you forward me your e-mail address to PTrolan@aol.com. I have a question for you. <br /><br />Txs,<br /><br />Pat TrolanPT564https://www.blogger.com/profile/12409161875696429782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55158851649355325472009-10-22T14:12:54.579-07:002009-10-22T14:12:54.579-07:00I know this is off topic but could someone please ...I know this is off topic but could someone please explain the notion that there is still a lot of liquidity for the markets? Is this refering to the amount of money in money markets? At one time I think the number $3trillion was on the sidelines. Is this still true? ThanksBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190525712352815677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-22303377825276373352009-10-22T13:53:02.405-07:002009-10-22T13:53:02.405-07:00Thank you for posting this chart. Obama is providi...Thank you for posting this chart. Obama is providing an object lesson in what to do to sink an economy and the diff between SA and SD show the effect of the lesson. Also, Americans are understanding magnitude of debt and money creation(recently posted charts) which is a second negative object lesson.ronraschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708698068353771219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67475994867928573612009-10-22T12:29:16.734-07:002009-10-22T12:29:16.734-07:00"The continuous reference to having to "..."The continuous reference to having to "clean up the mess" from the Bush era also shows a flawed understanding of what the Presidency entails."<br /><br />I could stomach Obama's incessant whining about Bush if Prez O was actually doing something constructive. Instead, his "solution" is to cover Bush's wave of debt with a tsunami of debt and then expect Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843411100678811292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-17260940657540125882009-10-22T10:09:26.370-07:002009-10-22T10:09:26.370-07:00Mr. Grannis:
Had a professor of Political-Economy...Mr. Grannis:<br /><br />Had a professor of Political-Economy that explained the notion of The Political Anger Factor in relation to unemployment. That when unemployment rises, the Political Anger Factor rises against incumbents. That when unemployment reaches 10% the Political Anger Factor begins to increase exponentially. Persistent unemployment above 10% removes incumbents from office.<br /><W.E. Heasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368333904571061995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-65126179057266028762009-10-22T09:40:40.537-07:002009-10-22T09:40:40.537-07:00I agree that the failure of these policies would c...I agree that the failure of these policies would certainly be good for the economy. Obama's failures hence have some upside. <br /><br />The problem with the Obama Presidency seems to me to be the lack of understanding that the US Presidency is foremost an executive role. Not a political partisan role. <br /><br />The continuous reference to having to "clean up the mess" from the Thomas Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216347874446684542noreply@blogger.com