I was convinced that this year's October 31 must be completely divorced from any Halloween spirit. I mean just look around, what can be more frightening than what we have undergone for the past a few weeks? From Hurricane Ike to Wall Street breakdown, from $700 billion bailout to historical stock market plunge, from socialism to communism, I was pretty confident that no other haunted house stories or zombie movies can top what we have got so far - until I saw this:
Exxon Profit Rises, Tops Estimates, After Oil Surges
Chevron Profit Doubles After Oil Tops $147 a Barrel
THAT scared the shit out of me. I can't help but wondering after reading this how could possibly anyone sitting in this global-wise inflaming financial poop still claim to be "an undecided" for Tuesday's election?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Why Safe Is Good?
After the 30-min Obamercial pinned down with a jaw-dropping $3.5 million spending, of course all the TV pundits couldn't wait to weigh in. From Countdown to AC 360, zealous discussions were held on Obama's costly pitch. It seems strange to me, though, that most people feel the presidential candidate's major achievement from this 30 minutes is to reassure the Americans that he is safe.
Since when "safe" has become a presidential virtue in this country that values innovativeness and individuality to the point where "safe" is almost synonymous with "boring" and "stagnant"? Is it really the quality ought to be bragged about with a 7-digit informercial of someone who has spent the past 20 months trying to convince people that he is about to bring "change" to the country?
On the other hand, what seems even more puzzling is that while attacking Obama for being "unsafe" or "risky" by pegging him with every possible damaging association, McCain prides himself and his running mate on being "maverick" - the exact opposite of "safe". Is it me or presidential campaigns are never good for logical analysis?
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