The Economic Nationalist

To predict elections is not The Economic Nationalist’s purpose or forte. However, for what little it might be worth, I have mentioned in recent weeks in Daniel Larison’s blog and in one or two other places that I do not believe John McCain’s apparent current strength in the opinion polls. When excited supporters of either of the two surviving Democratic candidates promise to vote Republican rather than for the other Democrat, well, they’re just excited. Give them three weeks after the Democratic national convention to calm down, to remember why they don’t like Republicans, and Mr. McCain’s poll numbers will tank. What is surprising is not that Mr. McCain’s poll numbers are strong right now, but rather that they are not stronger than they are.

Remember: Mr. McCain right now is running unopposed. This will change, come Labor Day.

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Ali Akbar Dareini of the Associated Press reports:

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s hard-line president declared that crude oil prices, now above $115 a barrel, are too low, state media reported Saturday.

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There is not much new content here recently, for one does not like to retread old articles and I just do not seem to have much new to say on the topic of economic nationalism lately. New events will transpire someday and then I will have something new to say. Until then, the blog stirs little.

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