evanslf

@evanslf (484)

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Joined myLot 16 years ago

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10 days out - so who do you think is going to win?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 27 Oct 12

Well folks we've only got 10 days to go til the US Presidential election. Seems that the polls indicate that Romney and Obama are virtually tied overall but that Obama has a small stubborn lead in the key states in the Electoral...

us elections

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Obama the Renegade!

evanslf @evanslf (484) 14 Nov 08

For a little bit of levity on Mylot, I read an article which talks about the Secret Service names of Presidents and Vice-Presidents (note these names are not so secret anymore, the names were made up in the days before encryption)...

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Final electoral college map before voting begins - we'll see if they are right

evanslf @evanslf (484) 4 Nov 08

For information to Mylotters, here is the final electoral college map from Electoralvote.com at http://www.electoral-vote.com Even Karl Rove is predicting Obama will win by 338 EVs to 200. Let's see if all these pollsters and...

final electoral college map

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Not yet made up your mind? - useful comparison table to help you decide

evanslf @evanslf (484) 23 Oct 08

Though I am clear who I will be supporting, I have noted that there are some of you on Mylot that still haven't quite made up your minds. So I came across this useful table which compares both major candidates on the issues. The...

healthcare

table to help you decide

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Bin Laden wants McCain to win!

evanslf @evanslf (484) 22 Oct 08

Just saw an article which says that an Al-Quaida website is talking about the Presidential election and hoping that McCain wins, as they describe him as 'impetuous' and likely to follow the existing foreign policy of George Bush,...

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McCain giving up on Colorado, now aiming for Pennsylvania - bold or desperate?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 21 Oct 08

Just heard that John McCain's new electoral strategy is to pull out of New Mexico, Iowa and now even Colorado and concentrate instead on winning the remaining swing states that Bush won back in 2004 and, to take him over the 270...

Dems closing in on 60 seats in the Senate

evanslf @evanslf (484) 14 Oct 08

Until recently, it was unthinkable that the Dems would gain a fillibuster proof majority in the senate, 60 seats. But recent polling suggests that they are on target to gain 58-59 with three other races highly competitive, but...

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Paulson II: the nationalisation of the banks - what do you think?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 14 Oct 08

The original Paulson plan of $700 billion bailout to the banks is being changed considerably as Paulson now intends to follow the Gordon Brown model of recapitalising the banks, thus effectively part-nationalising (if not fully...

nationalising the banks

paulson ii

Some useful information for Mylotters - factcheck

evanslf @evanslf (484) 14 Oct 08

I know some of you have already mentioned that you have looked at factcheck and other sites to check what the candidate's are saying. However the information below may be of use to a number of Mylotters to clarify issues that they...

candidates telling the truth

ccn ticker

factcheck

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Barack Obama: road runner fustrating coyote McCain?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 13 Oct 08

Saw an interesting article that made me laugh, describing how 'road runner' Obama is running rings round his political opponents by getting them to make mistakes (first Hillary, now...

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McCain pulling out of Michigan - what do you make of it?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 3 Oct 08

Overshadowed by the VC debate and the bailout bill was the news that John McCain has decided to pull out of Michigan, but is that a wise move on his part? Realistically, Michigan and New Hampshire are the two Kerry states that...

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what do you think are the long term consequences of the credit crunch?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 30 Sep 08

Over the last two weeks, we have seen the banking world turned on its head with governments proposing bailouts to save the banking system. There is now much more talk of regulation in future and the days of the laissez faire free...

long term consequences

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The banking crisis: what might be the long term consequences

evanslf @evanslf (484) 25 Sep 08

Today I've read an interesting blog on CNN that talks about how Asian banks and investment arms of Asian governments are swooping on our cripped banks and investment companies by buying them up. For me, this means that there could...

asia companies

banking crisis

investment companies

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The Iraq war - more information comes out day by day

evanslf @evanslf (484) 25 Sep 08

The reporter Ron Suskind has a new book out in which he recounts how, in the runup to the Iraq war, British intelligence secured unique access to Saddam Hussein's head of intelligence, Tahir Jalil Habbush. Habbush told them...

bush

iraq war

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Useful table that shows how McCain's and Obama's tax plans will affect you

evanslf @evanslf (484) 22 Sep 08

I came across this interesting table in the Washington post. It shows very clearly how the tax plans of the two candidates will affect voters. I also found it interesting because I have heard many times on Mylot that Obama is...

mccain

obama

tax plans

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A trillion dollar bailout for the banks - where is the money going to come from?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 19 Sep 08

We've heard today that Bush's treasury secretary has announced a far reaching plan to bail out the banks, basically by the US taxpayer stumping up billions if not upto a trillion dollars to take the bad mortgage assets of their...

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biology and politics - does our biology really influence our politics

evanslf @evanslf (484) 19 Sep 08

I've come across this interesting article, the link is www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4783077.ece Basically, the article talks about an experiment in Nebraska and how this apparently shows that our biological...

biology

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Iraq - is it about to blow up again?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 16 Sep 08

I've heard some worrying news that the Shia government in Baghdad is dragging its feet in relation to bringing in the Sunni 'Awakening Councils' into the security apparatus of the Iraqi state. Apparently, a number of arrests of...

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Lehman brothers - what are the candidates going to do about it?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 15 Sep 08

Today we've heard how the 4th biggest US bank, Lehman Brothers, has collapsed with thousands of employees now out of work. I think this credit crunch is getting very serious, it goes on and on, we are told not to worry but I don't...

bankrupt

economics

lehman

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have you changed your support to a different candidate after looking at Mylot?

evanslf @evanslf (484) 15 Sep 08

I wanted to ask a question to Mylot members. We have been debating political issues for some time, but I wonder if you have ever switched support (from McCain to Obama, vice-versa, or to a third party candidate) after reading the...

change support

political arguments

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