Delegate Voodoo: Credentials, Dates and Magic Math
Recently Howard Dean expressed confidence that the Democratic nominee would be known by July 1st. There is a significance to that date that has gone unreported. July 1st matters because…
Read moreThings that scare the hell out of me
Being watched by the likes of the Bush Administration: Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers,…
Read moreThose 3AM Ads
According to John McCain and Hillary Clinton, the newest 3AM alarm will sound over the economy. Note to John McCain: That alarm has sounded and it was actually at about…
Read moreForward Momentum
It looks as though the Great Obama Bus Tour of 2008 is paying off nicely. According to this poll (PDF) the double-digit divide has been closed and crossed, with Obama…
Read moreMore Subprime Analysis
An excellent post on the relationship between the ballooning interest rates, mortgage defaults and adverse selection: …when the major cause of large-scale defaults is not the fecklessness of the borrowers…
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