Comments on: Electing the Janitor-in-Chief http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/11/electing-the-janitor-in-chief/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:04:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ed Sanders http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/11/electing-the-janitor-in-chief/comment-page-1/#comment-124194 Ed Sanders Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:12:12 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=7419#comment-124194 <i>Is a Democratic Congress likely to pass another huge economic stimulus program? Add another $150 billion.</i> Considering the current circumstances, are you sure you want call a $150B stimulus package "HUGE"? What word would you use to describe the borrowing of the last month? Is a Democratic Congress likely to pass another huge economic stimulus program? Add another $150 billion.

Considering the current circumstances, are you sure you want call a $150B stimulus package “HUGE”?
What word would you use to describe the borrowing of the last month?

]]> By: jmborchers http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/11/electing-the-janitor-in-chief/comment-page-1/#comment-124177 jmborchers Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:03:55 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=7419#comment-124177 I don't think it's as bad as that. I had to run out before to get some necessary items from the Lowes and no the Lowes wasn't usually busy but the mall was. There was traffic like I haven't seen since the beginning of the year. If this is any indication of what's to come it's going to be interesting Christmas season. I'll be paying careful attention to Black Friday around here as last year I could clearly see less shopping and empty cashier lines with too many cashiers on staff. I didn't get a chance to go by the Best Buy but I think it's stock move is interesting and the insider purchase for $23M moreso. I'm in the Allentown area of PA. The low gas price must be making a significant difference because I haven't seen the roads near here this busy during the weekend in many months. Coming home from work on Friday I also saw some cars in the parking lot of Taco Bell which has been unusally empty over the past few months. I own some LOW, GRMN and GLW. I don’t think it’s as bad as that. I had to run out before to get some necessary items from the Lowes and no the Lowes wasn’t usually busy but the mall was. There was traffic like I haven’t seen since the beginning of the year. If this is any indication of what’s to come it’s going to be interesting Christmas season. I’ll be paying careful attention to Black Friday around here as last year I could clearly see less shopping and empty cashier lines with too many cashiers on staff. I didn’t get a chance to go by the Best Buy but I think it’s stock move is interesting and the insider purchase for $23M moreso. I’m in the Allentown area of PA.

The low gas price must be making a significant difference because I haven’t seen the roads near here this busy during the weekend in many months. Coming home from work on Friday I also saw some cars in the parking lot of Taco Bell which has been unusally empty over the past few months.

I own some LOW, GRMN and GLW.

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