Comments for PoliFiLogic.com http://polifilogic.com/blog1 Political and Financial Commentary Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:45:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on A Shot Across the Bow by Brian http://polifilogic.com/blog1/2011/04/19/a-shot-across-the-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-12485 Brian Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:45:15 +0000 http://polifilogic.com/blog1/?p=1128#comment-12485 When S&P announced this negative outlook, treasury bonds were bid up and the stock market sold off. In other words...people bought up bonds that were just put on negative outlook. And as I look at my ticker screen this morning, treasuries are bid up again across the curve. Smart money? Institutions? Foreign buying? just doesn't make sense. I guess I'll go back to watching my reality TV. :) When S&P announced this negative outlook, treasury bonds were bid up and the stock market sold off. In other words…people bought up bonds that were just put on negative outlook. And as I look at my ticker screen this morning, treasuries are bid up again across the curve. Smart money? Institutions? Foreign buying? just doesn’t make sense. I guess I’ll go back to watching my reality TV. :)

]]> Comment on A Shot Across the Bow by Mike Esteve http://polifilogic.com/blog1/2011/04/19/a-shot-across-the-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-12474 Mike Esteve Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:14:48 +0000 http://polifilogic.com/blog1/?p=1128#comment-12474 It is truly amazing how long people will watch a disaster approach and spend their time and energy intellectualizing why the disaster isn't real, as opposed to responding to it. I have to say, though, for the varying effect the Tea Party had on the 2010 elections, they were immensely successful in bringing attention to these issues -- probably the greatest contribution the 2010 wave made for the debate was changing the paradigm from social justice language to "cutting and gutting the federal government language." Let's hope we hold the new legislators to their word. It is truly amazing how long people will watch a disaster approach and spend their time and energy intellectualizing why the disaster isn’t real, as opposed to responding to it.

I have to say, though, for the varying effect the Tea Party had on the 2010 elections, they were immensely successful in bringing attention to these issues — probably the greatest contribution the 2010 wave made for the debate was changing the paradigm from social justice language to “cutting and gutting the federal government language.”

Let’s hope we hold the new legislators to their word.

]]> Comment on A Shot Across the Bow by Dan & Deborah Mance http://polifilogic.com/blog1/2011/04/19/a-shot-across-the-bow/comment-page-1/#comment-12473 Dan & Deborah Mance Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:07:30 +0000 http://polifilogic.com/blog1/?p=1128#comment-12473 Thank you for presenting a dose of reality. This piece should be read by every public official from the municipal level to the President of the United States. Unfortunately, they may not wake up until it's too late. Thank you for presenting a dose of reality. This piece should be read by every public official from the municipal level to the President of the United States. Unfortunately, they may not wake up until it’s too late.

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