QTAU.com : Opinion and Commentary http://www.qtau.com/ Opinion and commentary en-us Copyright 2008, A. Sinan Ünür QTAU.com http://www.qtau.com/img/qtau.png http://www.qtau.com/ 120 110 Opinion and commentary He's done his part http://www.qtau.com/contents/20081104-done-his-part.html OK, just before the end of the election day, it looks like my prediction was wrong Prediction: McCain Wins http://www.qtau.com/contents/20081020-prediction-mccain-wins.html Genuine prediction is an art rather than a science. Especially when the event whose outcome one is trying to predict is a one-shot affair. Why is Senator Obama running for President? http://www.qtau.com/contents/20081020-why-is-obama-running.html A recent report on the Huffington Post pointed out to me, in the candidate’s own words, Senator Obama’s motivation. According to AP reported Christopher Wills, the Senator said to his wife: Wait, wait, don't tell me http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080908-wait-wait-dont-tell-me.html?s=rss Professor Krugman seems to have a penchant for self-serving starting points when showing graphs. Jobs, jobs, jobs http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080905-jobs-jobs-jobs.html?s=rss Observations on patterns of employment and education in the US Family Income and GDP Growth in the U.S. (1977 - 2007) http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080828-us-gdp-income.html?s=rss A brief look at the GDP and median family income growth rates in the U.S. over the last thirty years. Facts and figures don't speak for themselves http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080829-facts-and-figures-dont-speak.html?s=rss This morning, a friend of mine forwarded me Professor Krugman’s column in the New York Times. The middle class indeed is shrinking http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080822-middle-class-is-shrinking.html?s=rss The middle of the U.S. income distribution has shrunk since the 60s. What does age have to do with it? http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080822-age-and-income.html?s=rss Observations on the distribution of U.S. family income by the age of the householder. Now, that's Rich! http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080818-now-thats-rich.html?s=rss Senator Obama defines "rich" What did President Bush do today? http://www.qtau.com/contents/20080813-what-did-president-bush-do.html?s=rss The U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Georgia could have been limited to empty rhetoric which would have opened the way for Russia to re-annex a whole bunch of countries from Ukraine to Tajikistan. On the morning of August 13, President Bush made a game changing move.