Sizemore Insights – by Charles Lewis Sizemore
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parli’ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England’s overthrow;
By God’s mercy he was catch’d
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Hulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!–Traditional English nursery rhyme
It doesn’t get much press on this side of the Atlantic, but it should. Today, November 5, is Guy Fawkes Day, the day that the English remember one of their most notorious villains or one of their most celebrated heroes, depending on their mood or ideological leaning.
On this day in 1605 Fawkes, a disgruntled religious minority tired of official abuse, attempted to take down the entire English government—king, ministers, parliament and all—by blowing up the House of Lords with a large cache of gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament.
Fawkes was discovered and promptly executed, but he is remembered—in typically dry English humor—as the last man to enter parliament with honest intentions.
Yesterday, Americans elected a new congress. I expect the new Republican-controlled Senate to be at least a little more business-friendly than the one it is replacing, and now that the Republicans control both houses of congress, they will be able to control the legislative agenda.
We’ll see what they do with it. The optimist in me hopes to see the American energy markets opened to export and a reform of Obamacare…and maybe a new free trade deal or two. But I have a feeling that instead we’ll get a lot of populist grandstanding about “securing the border” and “protecting marriage.” Oh, and probably a lot more pork-stuffed military procurement deals. You know, since our armed forces, which are bigger than the next 17 countries’ militaries combined, aren’t nearly big or well funded enough.
Sigh…
Tonight, pour yourself a drink and offer a toast across the Atlantic. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask if you feel like it, or burn a Guy effigy or the effigy of whatever politician irritates you the most. But tomorrow, tune out the political noise, roll up your sleeves, and focus on your investing.
Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, is the chief investment officer of the investment firm Sizemore Capital Management. Click here to receive his FREE weekly e-letter covering top market insights, trends, and the best stocks and ETFs to profit from today’s best global value plays.
Sizemore, typical bankster. Wants government more business friendly..Good God how many more jobs does he want to ship overseas..Wants a new free trade deal or two…Good God we need fair trade, not free trade where we lose everything to the corporations…Wants more energy markets open to export..Good God we are selling our oil to other countries while they jack up prices at home. Piss on banksters and the horses they rode in on. Just 4 more years of the same or worse. Tomorrow, roll up your sleeves and concentrate on investing.. Good God don’t you banksters already have enough money.
“Fawkes was discovered and promptly executed, but he is remembered—in typically dry English humor—as the last man to enter parliament with honest intentions.”
Ain’t THAT the bloody truth.
“Wear a Guy Fawkes mask if you feel like it,…”
Hat & cape too?
DONE!
HAPPY GUY FAWKES DAY, ALL YOU TRENCHERS!!! 😀
One of my heroes, even if he wasn’t an American. Would have made a great patriot if he were.
HAPPY GUY FAWKES DAY TO YOU TOO, #1. Dream of better days to come. 😀
Thanks, Martist.
I was a little disappointed. This was the only article I found about today.
I always remember…
It’s probably important for tptb to suppress ANY tales of resistance?
And you’re welcome! Paints a picture in my head of the mask, hat and cape! 😀 Haha
Hmmph, makes me wish I had a gold-fringed flag around to set ablaze!