tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post6306253964989908257..comments2023-10-23T18:27:06.378+01:00Comments on PoliticalBetting - Channel 2: Political betting - a Rumsfeldian perspectiveMike Smithsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961547389548912471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-21771653974962750702009-08-03T22:08:28.579+01:002009-08-03T22:08:28.579+01:00This post has now been republished on the main PB ...This post has now been republished on the main PB site<br /><br />http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2009/08/03/political-betting-a-rumsfeldian-perspective/#commentsMike Smithsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961547389548912471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-9341679657549617542009-08-03T21:57:09.214+01:002009-08-03T21:57:09.214+01:00To an extent we can make a judgement on the unknow...To an extent we can make a judgement on the unknowns you mention as they aren't entirely unprecedented but agree a "game changer" can pop along without warning. Looking at uour list:<br />1 - Brown escaped sanction for the floods & plague in summer 2007 because the press was friendly; today? Doubt he would and the real response i 2007 was poor.<br />2 -Financial turmoil. You can only save the world once, another financial crisis does indicate you didn't do it the first time.<br />3 - Gov't unprepared would IMHO be the judgement, as in 1 the media have written Brown off so the worst construction would be made.<br />4 - Gordon is no Baldwin or Blair. Doesn't do empathy nor judge mood. He suggested changing the rights of succession without actually asking the Queen.<br />5 - Hard to see what, DC is a careful man but its a risk. Its the Conservatives to lose now - and they could.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932284926532855700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413493203849579481.post-28315814929262124702009-08-03T19:10:41.503+01:002009-08-03T19:10:41.503+01:00A 6th option - 'Ave it' gains world contro...A 6th option - 'Ave it' gains world control!!!!!!!Ave it 09noreply@blogger.com