We will lose as long as we think the truth is all that matters.

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Wednesday September 10, 2008 · 3:30 PM PDT

2008/09/10 · 15:30

How many elections are we going to have our heads handed to us on a daily basis? Obama finally launches an excellent line about lipstick on a pig in reference to John McCain, the republicans twist it into being about Palin, and what does he do in response? He CLARIFIES it. Which, given the context, is really just a backhanded apology.

WHY?!!? What is the value of telling the truth and being clear? It is not the fact that Obama is truthful or clear that is the problem; it is that he betrays a lethal NAIVETE when he behaves as if facts will win out over emotion if only given their rightful presence in the debate.

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 12:03 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 12:03

The stock market has dropped 250 points so far today, and traders are mystified as to why.

A broad sell-off sent the Dow Jones industrial average more than 290 points in afternoon trading, hours after the government reported that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week.

But the sharpest declines came nearly two hours after that report was released, a lag that rarely occurs in today’s overheated financial world. The other financial news of the day, including a $2.50 drop in the price of oil, would usually cheer investors. So what gives?

Could it be that enough of them were spooked by the prospect of Vice President Sarah Palin? If this is another example of a Palin bounce it is of the dead cat variety, 'dead cat bounce' being the term traders use for a momentary uptick of false enthusiasm before the market plunges even further into the red.

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We will lose as long as we think the truth is all that matters.

another Palin 'bounce'