Halliburton Company (HAL)

Evil elements:
-Overcharging & squandering American tax dollars
-Ties to corruption
-Poor environmental record

Oil is probably higher than it should be. Recent news from Exxon Mobil regarding investment push appears bullish for HAL, but fundamentals will eventual cause correction in coming months. Long-term horizon looks positive for HAL.

Growth-adjusted PE twice the industry average.

Obama's 3 step plan out of Iraq-

1)Barack Obama will responsibly end the war in Iraq:

Immediately upon taking office, Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: successfully ending the war. The removal of our troops will be responsible and phased.

2)Encourage political accommodation:

Obama and Biden will press Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future and to substantially spend their oil revenues on their own reconstruction.

3)Increase stability in Iraq and the region:

Obama and Biden will launch an aggressive diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive compact on the stability of Iraq and the region. They also will address Iraq's refugee crisis.

- Starts with (former chairman and CEO of Halliburton) Cheney's steps out of the White House

"http://www.barackobama.com/issues/iraq/"

With the Bush administration out, Haliburton won't have any friends left in the white house. Considering they have one of the higher P/E ratios in their industry, I can see this stock lagging behind its competetors.

I understand the concept of "peak oil" and that even with alternatives oil will run out by 2040. However, that is not the point. HAL has had a dream presidential administration for the past eight years. What can be better when the VP was your former CEO? But now that advantage is gone, and they will get taxed to the hilt like no other company when Obama gets his way. There is no greater paradigm of an Anti-Obama company than this one.

It seems obvious that we will soon have a Democratic President and a Democratically controlled congress. This will lead to greater taxation and regulation of the oil companies. OPEC is trying to keep its profit footing by continuing to cut production, but this will only lead world economic markets farther closer to recession (technically we are not in a recession, yet). I see oil prices in the mid-40s to mid-50s range, and it doesn't help that the polical cloat proping up Halliburton will soon be gone. It's not a bad idea to buy now and sell as after OPEC's decreases in production take hold. Long-term: GO CLEAN energy.

SEE YA AT $38.00............

Can you say deteriorating investor confidence?

Shift in political power may effect Halliburton in the near future.

Not to be too political, but once the current presidential administration turns over, expect Haliburton's profits to suffer . . .

BIDS ON BRITISH OIL SUPPLIER

Another politically motivated pick.. Unless their current CEO ends up being John McCain's running mate, the days of HAL setting their own price with no competition are over.

CEO is not a real oil field person and lacks the industry knowledge to get a head o the pack and lead. Relies on stock analyst to set the company direction instead of leading the analyst to where they are going. He knows accounting methods but not how to make money in the oil and gas industry. Too many of the real oil field savvy people have left the company.

They will suffer once the Republicans are out of the Whitehouse.

When the Iraq War started, Halliburton stock was over $60 a share. Botched jobs there and in New Orleans have hurt, and led to negative perception domestically. If the Dems get into office, that will also hurt since these are Cheney's bedfellows. I don't think they will get the contracts they got with the Republicans. I'm not sure how gas prices will affect things. If Halliburton can start promoting more sources of renewable energy and not be so oil-reliant, they have a chance. Also, expanding globally, such as with their pipelines could help. But I don't think they will bounce back to their previous star status. I am admittedly somewhat naiive about all this, though.

Halliburton is going to get a rude awakening when the White House is taken by the Democrats. No more no-bid contracts or cozy deals with the government.

Chavez just threw out HAL and SLB from Venezuela so a major cut in their profits. Ecuador is threatening the same as may other Latin countries given th esad Bush diplomacy efforts in that region...not to mention his losing cause in the Middle East where America is hated. I rec PTR since China is rapidly developing ties with Latin countries and is now building the rigs for Chavez. Esp since HAL emblemizes th corruption and sickness in this administration I would avoid it for now at least.

When Bush plays hardheaded hardball, we lose out.I bet on China, the ultimate diplomats.

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