Machines Run Wall Street Trading

Examining recent volatile charts on Dow Jones and one gets the impression that only nano- second trading machines could leave such foot prints. From down 300 points yesterday to up 100 today without any improvement in fundamental facts that are eating away at the economic base of global business. I.E. the continuing meltdown in financial instruments and institutions. It's safe to say that more and more people who are engaged in the market are not sure what they own or what they are short- trading's the thing. Rather it's their machines trading that's the thing. It's really not trading but a video intimidation stock trading game that's aided by massive amounts of liquidity untethered to real economic events until they are. And then look out.

What's The Difference Between A Republican And A Democrat?

According to "The Kingfish" Huey Long the 1930s Governor and Senator of Louisiana, "The difference between a republican and a democrat is the democrat will skin you from the ear down while the republican skins you from the ankle up".

And so the difference between former disgraced Republican Speaker of the House Tom DeLay and the current Speaker Nancy Pelosi is negligible. On Pelosi's watch, we have $8 corn and $ 140 oil and a subprime meltdown. Israel continues to build illegal settlements with U.S funding on Palestinian land. Bush is talking to the Iraqis about long term bases. Where is the voice of oppostion or the voice with a plan to mitigate these catastrophes? Anyone hear Speaker Pelosi with a plan?

Maybe she likes it this way. Certainly she's not much better than Tom DeLay. When someone is silent who is in a postion to make a difference then the silence is assumed to mean satisfaction with the status quo. If the democrats add to their majority in the coming elections and also take the presidency they may try for more gun control. After seeing Pelosi and DeLay one should never give up their personal protection against Congress.