Poolitics | Put your money where your mouth is!

Put your money where your mouth is!

February 2007

Pools Resolved: 88

Jackpots Claimed: $580.00

Good Guess Rate: 163/402 (40.55%)

THE POWERS VESTED IN HIMSELF [PEO6]

How many (publicly announced) executive orders will President Bush issue during the month of February?

Outcome: 1 or 2 orders

$9.00
1 | 25%

THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER [CHE17]

Will Dick Cheney be hospitalized – for any reason whatsoever – during the month of February?

Outcome: No

$12.00
5 | 71%

IT'S THE LEAST THEY CAN DO [LEG46]

Will the 110th Congress pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$12.00
1 | 14%

SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN DENMARK [APL7]

Will Steve Jobs resign as the CEO of Apple Computer (NASD: AAPL) prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$12.00
7 | 100%

IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN WE DO IT [SEN19]

Will Senate Republicans attempt to filibuster any legislation prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$9.00
2 | 50%

THE DULLEST PENCILS IN THE BOX [NJL1]

Will the New Jersey state legislature approve the proposed amendment to remove the word "idiot" from the state's constitution prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$8.00
Unclaimed

GUESTS IN THEIR OWN HOMETOWN [LEG52]

Will Congress pass legislation that would give the District of Columbia a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$10.00
3 | 60%

LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT [LEG49]

Will the 110th Congress pass legislation that would expand federal support for embryonic stem cell research prior to March 1, and if so, will President Bush sign it into law or veto it?

Outcome: No. Legislation will not be passed

$14.00
5 | 56%

WHICH DECIDER WE FIGHTING [LEG50]

Will the 110th Congress pass legislation that would amend the Military Commissions Act to restore habeas corpus rights to enemy combatants prior to March 1, and if so, will President Bush sign it into law or veto it?

Outcome: No. Legislation will not be passed

$15.00
5 | 50%

THE LITTLE THINGS ADD UP [LEG48]

Will Congress pass legislation that would alter the chemical composition of the penny prior to March 1?

Outcome: No

$9.00
4 | 100%