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Aren’t We Suppose to be Striving for Exceptional?

While I vote, and keep up on the issues, I am pretty much apolitical. And Lord knows, no one is turning to this space to hear me talk about either the Republican or Democrat platforms. But I was struck by something I heard about both vice presidential candidates during the conventions. Senator Joe Biden was described “as a regular Joe.” Yes, it was a play on his name, but it was an attempt to show he was everyman. Similarly, Governor Sara Palin’s appeal, we are told, is “she just like us.” In investing, we are always looking for the exceptional. Shouldn’t it be the same standard in politics? More…

Couldn’t They Donate Their Money Instead?

Couldn’t They Donate Their Money Instead? There is no doubt the economy is hurting, but you would never know it judging by the record number of Presidential ads you see on television. That thought was brought home for me last night as my college-aged daughter and I watched the Yankees-Red Sox game instead of the Democratic convention. (It is not that we are a-political. We both already know who we are going to vote for. And Shannon (a passionate Sox fan) and I (someone who has rooted for the Yankees since I discovered baseball when I was seven back in 1961) have a standing date—complete with pizza and trash talking—whenever the two teams play.) More…