Want to know why Friday’s high of 300 points in the black ended the session 150 in the red despite the passing of the 7 billion bailout package???

Two reasons. The recession in the USA is much bigger than a 7 billion dollar bailout package. Fridays jobless figures were absolutely horrendous, 159,000 jobs were lost in September, the largest drop in five years. And rumours of potential bank and insurance failures across Europe were making themselves heard loud and clear across the atlantic. (more…)

Has America gone mad?

Pundits on the left and right were earnestly discussing whether Palin had done enough to put the horrors of the Katie Couric interview behind her and if she had, who won the debate?

Did the folksy, youbetcha, johnny six pack, wink wink, i dont have a clue so i will ignore the moderator’s questions and talk about energy again and again Palin, put in a stronger performance than Biden? (more…)

Thursday night was supposed to be all about the drama of the VP debate. Would Biden behave himself? Would Palin be able to string a couple of unrehearsed sentences together in english?

Well the real drama of the evening was The O’reilly Factor, an hour before the debate.

Yes, good old Bill takes on the corrupt political establishment for the common man.

The sacrificial lamb in this instance was CongressMan Barney Frank…… (more…)

I have no doubt in my mind that tonite will break all records for VP debate viewing figures.

Why? Because so many of the people that I have asked whether they arre going to watch the debate are saying that they will be inviting friends and family around and making it a party night, like the suberbowl final…..loads of beer, doritos and other comfort foods.

It is clear that they are expecting a spectacle and so the debate moves from being an oppurtunity to make an informed decision about who gets elected president and vice president to what many believe will be a comedy of errors and thats entertainment!!

People are actually betting on how many gaffes Biden will make and how transparent Palin’s total lack of understanding the issues of the day will be.

Amazing. Presidential politics reduced to prime time entertainment. Probably just what the doctor ordered given the gloom over the economy.

Skimming through the websites to keep a pulse on both right wing and left wing news and blogs, I came across a stunning ad for the Marriot Courtyard hotel on www.foxnews.com

Why stunning? Because it caught my attention in a major way. Which is the whole point of advertising. Watch it and you will see what I mean immediately!!

The internet never ceases to amaze me in what can be achieved when matched with human creativity.

Ask yourself if the internet is an indispensable part of your life. If it is not, you just don’t realise it!!…. (more…)