Al Franken Does Mick Jagger
By Barry Ritholtz - January 9th, 2009, 8:15PM
Your New Senator from Minnesota!
Macro Notes
We don’t want your help because maybe we don’t need itPeter Boockvar
While yesterday's US stock market close was poor, Asia and Europe didn't follow today as debt in Greece, Spain, Portugal, etc... rallied, their CDS narrowed and stocks bounced. The Greek finance minister said January tax revenues came in above expectations and that spending was below target for the month and said "that means the deficit reduction for January is well within what we have promised." The euro is rising in turn. Also helping is the story that Trichet is headed to the European Union leaders summit a day early in order to address Greece's problems even as the Greek finance...
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January 9th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
For some reason I actually “feel” better having someone like Al Franken as U.S. senator than the “typical” political personae. Humorists can actually have better insights into the “issues of the day” than most.
Perhaps this is the great revolution of our day….happening in Minnesota…home to Jesse “the Body” Ventura and Al Franken….displacing empty suits like Norm Coleman.