Democratic Nominee wins 2012 election
lumpy19
Senior Member
-180 at 5dimes, off the board at Pinny
This bin laden thing is pretty big news
ETA: somehow this isn't considered a "prop" by 5dimes, I didn't have prop limits on this bet
This bin laden thing is pretty big news
ETA: somehow this isn't considered a "prop" by 5dimes, I didn't have prop limits on this bet
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The killing of Bin Laden probably increased Obama's chances for re-election, which made democrats at a fair, unadjusted price, potentially a +EV bet.
The way 2011 has gone so far, having the funds tied up is probably a good thing for me
I had similar thoughts when forced to withdraw my balances from Matchbook and then PokerStars... putting that money in the bank felt like a huge win.
Same here.
Locals are a good place to play this angle -- i.e., no tie up of money for long periods of time. Going to check my locals' lines now...
But, ALL credit for getting the deed done! Thanks to ALL who worked diligently on this task for far too long.
but it's not Obamas fault either.
Bush deserves alot of credit......if he didnt ignore that intelligence in September '01, this never happens.....
You better do some research on that one. Doesn't everyone know that by now? I guess if you get your news from only one biased source.
They are both empty suits. Get with the program.
We didn't get the info from waterboarding by the way. You better look that one up again.
In summary, I would be very surprised if Obama is called on to serve two terms. That's the way I'm betting.
Why does the proverbial cliche seem to pop up here.....be careful what you wish for, I'm afraid, very afraid...from a personal standpoint I could be selfish and say well his tenure has allowed me to make very decent coin in the mortgage business and as an investor in real estate, but from an overall standpoint I fear for the future generations as (prepare for the other proverbial cliche) the can continues to get kicked down the road as no administration is willing to take the pain and medicine necessary to right the ship. JMO of course but the probability of this country having to do a chapter 11 has risen greatly. Have never been a fan of the yellow metal but two investments - Smith & Wesson and GLD seem to be attractive at this point. Things have been so f'ckd up, people getting divorced so they can buy a home, people having to hold off getting married so they could buy a home, insurance companies telling you if you didn't have insurance, medications would be available for free rather than your co-pay, etc. Ignorance is bliss, the masses have been ignorant for the last 16 yrs., it's very sad....having said all that, looking forward to my Rebs exhibition game tonight
I will spare you my detail political thoughts but will tell you this.
The two Bush's buried me to almost financial death, I have thrived to unbelievable heights with Clinton, and now even with Obama have crawled back to a comfortable position. After he had to work through a world economic failure that even God could not have fixed in 4 years. I am also partially in real estate and hotel industry.
Just my thoughts man, not trying to start an up roar.