A CBS News/New York Times polls shows that 81 percent of Americans believe members of Congress don’t deserve re-election. Yet 91% of Congressional incumbents get re-elected. How can this be? Obviously these people are “Sheepeople” or these people just simply do not even even know what they really believe in and lied in the poll. In either case the only real conclusion is that about 85 to 95% of the people have know idea what policies would work to fix this economy or who they could vote for to achieve them. This is the current state of democracy. I imagine it is similar in other western democracies. So you still think it is a wild eyed idea that we are being manipulated? How much more data do you need to understand this?

You say you are a free thinker? Examine your own ideas. If they are similar to a large majority of people chances are you are a “Sheepeople.” Many people have come in to the Blue chat room and have listen to many of our parodies on the current economic state of affairs. Often said to be a bit radical, even the “commie” word has been used. I take it all in good fun.

Here is the point; if the idea sounds strange and radical, very often this is what is true – as you have been condition to think otherwise. For example: I believe in fact that it is not me that is a “commie” but this business lead right-wing party in America that has been promoting communist ideas for years. Nonsense? I could drop you into any American city and you would have no idea where you were at. It has the same franchised corporate government stamped stores and products every where – with vary little variety (i.e. Walmart has over 20% of the US retail market, many of the product in our stores come from a handful of multi-nationals.). Kind of like what Soviet Russia had in their government run communist stores – except with clever marketing twists. Individualism in America has all but disappeared, to a well oiled market manipulated handful of companies that have the government in their back pockets and the “Sheepeople” following willingly. Government or a handful of companies, either way it is centralized communist planning – no individualism allowed as you need to be politically correct !!!

So are you a “Sheepeople?”

Ok back to the markets: Equities look to continue its reflex rally off recent lows. It could extend today to 1082 or even to 1100. If we reach these levels in early trade today, shorts could be taken. Dollar and commodities retrenchment could also extend a bit more and then back down. Careful shorts on Forex and commodities on poke ups could be taken. Bonds are now trading in the middle of its several month trading range and we need to wait for direction.