Good place to get news is: http://ronpaulnews.net/
This is the group I have thrown my hat in the arena with. It is neither Republican or Democrat, but founding fore fathers principles. IRS deduction because of it.
For Presidents out of the last go around, Ron Paul was my pick, but would settle for Mike Huckabee or Sarah Palin(nada John McCain). Presidents do not hold the real power. Congress does and 2010 is coming quickly.
There is probably a dozen constitutional congressmen all ready and another three dozen that are close to it. But majority is what is needed to change the system.
I do not expect gold, and dollar to do much till deflation is over. Deflation will depreciate stocks, property, or anything that requires credit as a whole over a period of time. Getting credit easily created a robust economy. People's attitudes were to buy before the market ran off without them. Now they got in on the tail end and the market must remove this false value out of the market (deflation).
Sound like commodities, no difference as it is all human emotions pushing the ups and downs.
What interests me now is the Treasury Notes up for sale this month. Wondering if they get sold? If not the debt gets monetized and inflation takes off big time.
Monetizing government debt is when the government takes their debt and bundles it up. Then buys it back with Treasury Notes with printed money. This is inflation. Glenn Beck shows what the government is spending. How the government handles it, depends on inflation or huge interest payments.