February 22, 2012

2012 GOP Primary Poll: Vote Here

For those who think media’s Primary Polls influence voters, feel free to vote in the GOP Primary Poll below.  This primary poll isn’t which candidate you believe is most likely to win the presidential election. This primary poll for which candidate your boyfriend or girlfriend likes.  And this isn’t a primary poll for which candidate you think has the most television coverage. This is an American gut primary poll.  Which GOP Primary candidate has the best [...]

Poker’s FairTax

Capitalism and Poker make for a good discussion as much as the Mayans and 2012.  Specifically, tournament take-out percentages.  While the 2011 WSOP scale, see below, looks like the wealthy get a bigger break, that’s not exactly true.  How many players only play the 50K event?  How many players spend 50K on other events?  How many minimum wage workers win a [...]

Predicted Winner in Tonight’s GOP Debate

Remember who won the Mitt Romney and Rick Perry fight? The other GOP candidates. Romney and Perry used a poker metaphor and then they both went on tilt.  Who will win tonight’s GOP debate between Romney and Newt Gingrich? If both candidates fight hard then it’s the easiest prediction of 2012. Prediction for Who will [...]

GOP Presidential Debates Lose Big Strategy

As we near the end of the GOP presidential debate season, Governor Rick Perry leaves the game and heads to the locker room. This is bad news for candidates using emotional campaign strategies because the offensive line has lost the border patrol tactic. This might be the biggest drama upset since the loss of Herman [...]

Who or Somebody Left the Gate Open

Since banking conspiracy theories are popular these days, let’s assume why Citibank chose the song Into the Wild for their latest commercial.  If you haven’t seen the Citibank Thank You Card commercial, there’s a scene where just as a rock climbing woman reaches the top of the mountain you hear the song’s lyrics “somebody left the gate open.”  [...]