The Democrats' Latest Hit Job

"Democrats sense in the corporate scandals an issue that might finally dent Mr. Bush's approval ratings," the New York Times breathlessly reported Wednesday. "We, I mean, they are making a case that Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney, during their time in the corporate world, would not have been able to live up to the policies they are advocating now." Indeed, talking points released Tuesday by the Democratic National Committee, from which the New York Times takes its cue, said, "If it's corporate penalties the president prefers, perhaps he should take a look in the mirror."

(Yawn)
So the Gray Old Whore is at it again.
That liberal toilet paper is about as relevant as any Euro-scum tabloid.

John, you need to focus on the relevant period. That is the last week in June through mid August, 1990.

The relevant period as you call it........

Date	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume	Adj. Close*
31-Aug-90	5.08	6.38	3.88	3.88	22,700	38.80
30-Aug-90	2.80	5.30	1.50	4.00	46,100	40.00
29-Aug-90	5.05	6.25	3.75	3.75	20,000	37.50
28-Aug-90	5.08	5.08	2.58	3.88	23,600	38.80
27-Aug-90	7.80	10.30	4.00	4.00	91,600	40.00
24-Aug-90	-1.00	9.00	-2.20	4.00	62,500	40.00
23-Aug-90	2.08	4.58	0.88	3.38	32,300	33.80
22-Aug-90	3.13	4.33	1.83	3.13	54,700	31.30
21-Aug-90	-3.20	3.00	-3.20	3.00	81,400	30.00
20-Aug-90	8.58	8.58	2.38	2.38	31,300	23.80
17-Aug-90	4.30	4.30	3.00	3.00	23,600	30.00
16-Aug-90	3.13	3.13	3.13	3.13	9,400	31.30
15-Aug-90	3.25	3.25	2.05	3.25	18,100	32.50
14-Aug-90	4.30	4.30	3.00	3.00	33,800	30.00
13-Aug-90	5.63	5.63	3.13	3.13	23,000	31.30
10-Aug-90	3.38	3.38	2.08	3.38	11,900	33.80
9-Aug-90	4.58	4.58	2.08	3.38	16,400	33.80
8-Aug-90	7.30	8.50	3.50	3.50	13,700	35.00
7-Aug-90	4.00	6.50	2.80	4.00	24,800	40.00
6-Aug-90	5.30	6.50	2.80	4.00	25,500	40.00
3-Aug-90	4.00	4.00	2.80	4.00	18,700	40.00
2-Aug-90	2.80	5.30	2.80	4.00	33,400	40.00
1-Aug-90	2.55	3.75	2.55	3.75	14,200	37.50
31-Jul-90	8.50	8.50	3.50	3.50	19,500	35.00
30-Jul-90	6.50	6.50	4.00	4.00	7,500	40.00
27-Jul-90	5.33	6.63	4.13	4.13	13,700	41.30
26-Jul-90	6.75	8.05	4.25	4.25	23,800	42.50
25-Jul-90	3.30	4.50	3.30	4.50	11,700	45.00
24-Jul-90	4.38	5.58	4.38	4.38	16,200	43.80
23-Jul-90	4.25	6.75	3.05	4.25	47,800	42.50
20-Jul-90	-0.75	4.25	-0.75	4.25	32,500	42.50
19-Jul-90	2.58	3.88	1.38	3.88	14,800	38.80
18-Jul-90	4.83	4.83	3.63	3.63	13,400	36.30
17-Jul-90	4.83	4.83	3.63	3.63	13,000	36.30
16-Jul-90	2.55	5.05	2.55	3.75	21,100	37.50
13-Jul-90	3.63	4.83	3.63	3.63	10,600	36.30
12-Jul-90	3.63	3.63	2.33	3.63	7,300	36.30
11-Jul-90	2.30	4.80	2.30	3.50	21,300	35.00
10-Jul-90	4.58	5.88	3.38	3.38	11,900	33.80
9-Jul-90	2.33	3.63	2.33	3.63	14,200	36.30
6-Jul-90	4.83	4.83	2.33	3.63	14,200	36.30
5-Jul-90	4.83	4.83	3.63	3.63	24,400	36.30
3-Jul-90	2.55	5.05	2.55	3.75	15,300	37.50
2-Jul-90	3.63	3.63	1.13	3.63	16,900	36.30
29-Jun-90	3.75	5.05	1.25	3.75	31,900	37.50
28-Jun-90	2.80	4.00	2.80	4.00	2,000	40.00
27-Jun-90	2.80	4.00	2.80	4.00	12,500	40.00
26-Jun-90	6.38	6.38	3.88	3.88	14,800	38.80
25-Jun-90	3.05	4.25	1.75	4.25	10,800	42.50
22-Jun-90	4.13	5.33	1.63	4.13	242,500	41.30
21-Jun-90	3.05	4.25	3.05	4.25	13,700	42.50
20-Jun-90	4.13	5.33	4.13	4.13	15,000	41.30
19-Jun-90	5.33	5.33	4.13	4.13	29,100	41.30
18-Jun-90	4.25	5.55	4.25	4.25	5,800	42.50
15-Jun-90	5.55	5.55	4.25	4.25	11,400	42.50
14-Jun-90	4.38	4.38	3.08	4.38	10,200	43.80
13-Jun-90	3.08	4.38	3.08	4.38	20,600	43.80
12-Jun-90	3.05	4.25	3.05	4.25	10,500	42.50
11-Jun-90	5.55	5.55	4.25	4.25	10,300	42.50
8-Jun-90	3.08	4.38	3.08	4.38	13,300	43.80
7-Jun-90	1.88	4.38	1.88	4.38	26,400	43.80
6-Jun-90	5.33	5.33	4.13	4.13	10,500	41.30
5-Jun-90	5.33	5.33	4.13	4.13	12,000	41.30
4-Jun-90	5.55	5.55	4.25	4.25	21,600	42.50
1-Jun-90	5.55	5.55	4.25	4.25	12,700	42.50

Bush has been remarkably restrained in his treatment of the Clintons.

Class will tell.

Don't you like my charts? :) I like them better than tables myself.

If Bush would have held on to the stock for another 18 months he would have doubled his money. Bush was stupid to sell when he did, although it would have taken some guts to stay invested in the hard times.

Yours is a remarkably restrained post.

Don't you like my charts?

They are fine, just using the tables as I think it helps point out the daily variation in price rather than lines on a chart. The chart is more compact though.

I strongly suspect that this is yet another "Enron-like trial balloon," floated off on a weekend to see how much traction it gets.
( Remember the clinton-era Friday Night Data Dumps? )

Aside from the fact that earlier investigations found nothing wrong ( Hey, why let FACTS stand in the way of a good talking point? ) what they will find is that so much more dirt can be found on the clintons' dealings, that it will be dropped like a hot iron.

The real purpose is to induce "one more shred of doubt" in voters who already don't care much for the President- the mushy middle that doesn't decide which lever to pull until the last moment.

What's Krugman got to do with this? I didn't reference him. If I want polemics I go to Krugman. But this isn't about polemics. It is about the evidentiary trail.

:-} Krugman is the little engine that could. He's the designated hitter for Honest Terry McCauliffe in this little brushup and the reason for Byron Yorks screed.

I wasn't being a polemicist(?), just addressing what I have read so far in Krugmans columns on this topic. He offers no evidence, simply conjecture. He never mentions the stock price before or after the trade or the stocks trend line.

As for whether Bush had inside info, I don't know. I don't see a precipitous drop in the stock price , just a slow steady one.

I understand your point, I just see no evidence in the charts to support any insider info.