Reply #1: I Think Daschle Misses The Point

[LoneStarLiberal]

O.K., this is most definitely unorthodox, but all this rhetoric about "trading in death" and "incentive to commit acts of terrorism" misses the useful criticism boat on the Policy Analysis Market.

I can't quite figure out what the end goal of PAM is, but it's a damned interesting concept. The goal of futures markets in the financial world is to allow participants to manage risk; I have a feeling that this is the goal for PAM, except with more of an eye toward institutions who do business in the Middle East.

There are lots of questions that need to be asked here; getting rabid before this is fully discussed doesn't do our leadership or our membership any favors.