Where the Dow Jones average stood on this day in 2007: 14,066 (it was a Sunday; that was the previous Friday's close)
Where it stood today: 9,447
Down 4,619 points in one year. Boy, wouldn't you hate to be a Republican running to replace a Republican president in such a year? In this climate, Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright could firebomb Norman Rockwell's home, screaming "Free Charlie Manson!" and it wouldn't do McCain much good.
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Try to argue this: The Dow and the world markets are down in light of the fact that Obama is ahead in the polls. That means Wall Street is scared to death of the effects of an Obama administration.
Stated another way, the conventional wisdom has causation backwards. Obama is not up because the markets are down. The markets are down because Obama is up.
Okay, nevermind...
Okay, nevermind...
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Whew! So glad you recovered from that, Kirk.
And as an anti-war pro-human rights citizen, if he claims "success" in Iraq 'cos the embattled populace finally embraced a mimimum in election legislation,
http://www.firstthings.com/blog/2008/10/07/christians-lead-peaceful-protest-in-baghdad/
I hope one of the members of audience calls him on it: What's the price your willing to pay for this "premium" on Iraqi freedoms - is the annihalation of basic human rights of an ancient Christian population and the establishment of Shari'a the new "American way"?
And as an anti-war pro-human rights citizen, if he claims "success" in Iraq 'cos the embattled populace finally embraced a mimimum in election legislation,
www.firstthings.com/blog/2008/10/07/christians-lead-peaceful-protest-in-baghdad/
I hope one of the members of audience calls him on it: What's the price your willing to pay for this "premium" on Iraqi freedoms - is the annihalation of basic human rights of an ancient Christian population and the establishment of Shari'a the new "American way"?
9447 represents, I hope, truth...and maybe even some bargains in the stock market.
Turn the nine over and get back to me.
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