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I read a great deal of information from many, many sources and some of the things I’ve read indicate that today, or at least the near future, could be more than a little interesting. If the things I’ve read are correct we may be in for a good deal of unpleasantness, to put it mildly. I’ll try to outline my thoughts on this in a cogent fashion.

First has to do with the financial markets. An advisory service I subscribe to posits a theory which holds that today (plus or minus a few days) marks a major simultaneous top for the gold, oil and stock markets. Seeing as these markets are all at or near all-time or long-term highs, this seems plausible. Should we expect them to continue to bull upwards, or will they undergo perhaps severe corrections? Might we experience another ugly October stock market crash like 1929 or 1987? If so, what will this mean for the gold and oil markets?

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Americans experienced a win and a loss last week in the Bush Administration’s ongoing war against our Constitution; not to mention our very way of life. The win came in the form of a U.S. District Court ruling by Judge Ann Aiken striking down parts of the USA Patriot Act that were grossly in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. The loss came in the form of the passage of the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment by the US Senate.

I’m going to take the optimistic view that both of these events are indicative of a sea change that I believe is taking place in America. This is because the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment was effectively watered down in order to achieve passage. More and more people are now wise to the lies, propaganda, and fear-mongering of the Bush Administration so it is becoming much easier to oppose it and much harder to support it. That’s my trend and I’m sticking to it.
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