How you like DEM appers, Hans Brix??

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While the [[SPY]] and it’s brothers [[IWM]] and [[DIA]] continue to melt down this morning in a “Wiener Health Care Epiphany” paroxysm of joy, something odd is going on with my usually dour miners.

They are not doing the D-Wave downshuffle along with the greater market.   Usually [[HUI]] and its components, Goldcorp Inc. (USA) [[GG]] , Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (USA) [[AEM]] , Yamana Gold Inc. (USA) [[AUY]] , Hecla Mining Company [[HL]] , Gold Fields Limited (ADR) [[GFI]] , Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) [[KGC]] and Newmont Mining Corporation [[NEM]] (among others) are getting bashed with the best of them in a dollar up ( [[UUP]]  is one metric) and market down environment.

Could it be that precious markets (and maybe the commodity markets in general) are sniffing out the gut-busting dollar explosion that will result in the fatal pillar of the Welfare State being added to our toxic soup should Obamacare gain some ground in today’s six hour tribute to Castro-style grand-standing?

I dunno, all I know is my babies — Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) [[SLW]] , Eldorado Gold Corporation (USA) [[EGO]] , [[PAAS]] [[EXK]] , IAMGOLD Corporation (USA) [[IAG]] and Allied Nevada Gold Corp. [[ANV]] are showing some resiliancy here.   Could be that the Hueys are just oversold and resting up for a new sell off, but this action is not compelling me to give up my sammitch-eating marathon as instituted.  

Sure, [[DRR]] is probably a good bet here, as the Euro is a piece of dangling gypsy tchockes (sic) hanging off a sick old Romanian lady’s pleather purse right next to her Molotav-brand cigarette lighter.   But if you think a billion plus in new entitlement spending — let’s call it WienerCare if it passes — is going to strengthen the dollar in this new decade, I have some Jimmy Carter brand dental floss ready for delivery to you upon your immediate call.   Just pay shipping and handling.

Favourite (sic) pick o’ the day — Eldorado Gold Corporation (USA) [[EGO]] .

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