Month October 2008

How gibbering numbskulls came to dominate D.C.

George Monbiot How was it allowed to happen? How did politics in the US come to be dominated by people who make a virtue out of ignorance? Was it charity that has permitted mankind?s closest living relative to spend two…

Field Poll shows No on Prop 8 with narrow lead

From the quite reliable FiveThirtyEight Per a commenter, the measure is trailing 49-44. My guess was pretty good! But ballot initiatives are notoriously hard to poll, so this is probably best considered to be a toss-up. Obama’s coattails may be…

An epic crash

Chart from Calculated Risk. There’s no sign the current stock market crash is anywhere near done either. That 10% up a few days ago was a bear market rally. Such rallies are known to spike up ferociously then die quickly,…