Well, we're steamrolling right through the Democratic Convention, and since we know it's all about raising taxes on the rich, who needs to watch? Instead, lets take a peak at who John McCain may select as his Vice Presidential candidate. After extensive research via the web and TV Guide, I've narrowed it down to four likely candidates.
- Mitt Romney, (Not pictured), former Governor and Republican Presidential candidate.
- Tim Pawlenty (Not pictured), current Governor.
- Colin Powell (Not pictured), former Secretary of State.
- Jamie Chung, from MTV's Real World San Diego and also starring as "Samurai Girl" in this weekend's ABC Family mini-series.
I think it's a no brainer. Jamie has almost as much political experience as Barack Obama, and has also just completed a crash-course in martial arts. What says "change" like a VP candidate wielding a Samurai sword? Everyone always talks about courting the Black or Hispanic vote. What about the Asian-American vote? Her selection as Vice President would be a political shocker, but that's why John McCain is known as "the Maverick."
Watch Fox News to see if a Secret Service detail was sent to Jamie's house. That'd be the sign that McCain avoided the obvious picks. Who would you rather spend the next two months with on the Straight Talk Express? Again, a no brainer.
Meanwhile, the stock market TANKED today. Why? Are all the buyers in the Hamptons this week? It does appear obvious that the move up off the lows was just another bull market rally in this long and grinding road.
To add insult to injury tonight, the new Long-Short timing model gave a sell on the QQQQ and a buy on the PSQ. The Black Box Jr. gave a buy on GLD and a sell on EEM. Stay tuned for tomorrow's paper-trading portfolio updates! And with Real World money, I'm 100% long and feeling the pain.
I ended up in Reno over the weekend and made some football bets. I usually take a flyer from each conference to win the Super Bowl. A friend took the Giants at 38-1 last year, and this year she took the Saints and the Broncos. I went with the Redskins and the Bills. 40-1 are mine. LOL. But, a good running game and a defense work wonders in the NFL. I also took the Miami Dolphins over on 5.5 wins for the season.