Friday, 6 June 2008

Smithson and his crystal ball

Hats off to Mike Smithson who reminds us that nearly three years ago,he predicted a rosy future for a certain senator from Illinois

Over the past few months there has been growing speculation that Barack Obama, a Senator from Illinois, might be the Democrat contender for the White House. He came to prominence with a major speech at the party Convention in Boston last July and in recent weeks has become third favourite in the betting behind Hilary Clinton and John Edwards. The best price you can get is 8/1.
But a better long-shot bet might be the 50/1 that’s available on him going all the way and becoming George Bush’s successor at the White House. We normally do not like these long-distance bets where the only purpose seems to aid the cash-flow of the bookie. In this case we think it might be worth a small punt
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Now don't you wish you would have taken those odds of 50/1

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