Yes, the cyncism has bloomed...
I know of at least one pool
already well underway in Albany,
NY State headwaters...
Gerald S.
choosing (desiring) "when hell freezes over"
> Speaking of sporting, intrade.com has opened up two futures markets on a
> possible Libby pardon, one betting that it happens by December 31, 2007
> and
> other by the end of the Bush term:
>
>
> LIBBY.DEC07.PARDON
>
> This contract will expire at 100 if I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby is pardoned
> by
> the President of the United States of at least one conviction by
> 11:59:59pm
> ET on Decembers 31st 2007.
>
> The contract will expire at 0 if I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby is NOT pardoned
> by
> the President of the United States of at least one conviction by
> 11:59:59pm
> ET on Decembers 31st 2007.
>
> LIBBY.EOT.PARDON
>
> This contract will expire at 100 if I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby is pardoned
> of
> at least one conviction by the end of President Bush's term in office.
>
> The contract will expire at 0 if I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby is NOT pardoned
> of
> at least one conviction by the end of President Bush's term in office.
>
> Expiry will be based on official and pubic announcements from the White
> House, and as reported in three independent and reliable media sources.
>
> http://www.intrade.com/aav2/search.jsp?z=1173275867698&searchText=libby
>
>
> Rachel L.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to
>> poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of Joseph Duemer
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 5:59 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Libby Guilty of Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case
>>
>> Spotting or sporting?!
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Duemer
>> Professor of Humanities
>> Clarkson University
>> [sharpsand.net]
>>
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