President Obama gave a speech today and, for some reason, people seem to be all thrilled that he did what he always has been able to do and say the right things. Whether or not he actually does them is a completely different story. Hell, in some cases, like Don't Ask, Don't Tell, it doesn't seem like he's really going to do all that much more; he basically just kind of lumped it in Congress' lap and said they need to handle it.

I also can't feel that upbeat when the key headline is "I don't quit." Maybe it's me but the only time that you really hear that is from die-hard (and soon dead) smokers and people who are on the brink of quitting. It's nice to see the fire is back but I'm afraid that it's going to just turn out to be a bunch of smoke again.

In SoulStocks news, I bought some new stocks and am hoping the market rebounds from last week's fall. I really need my TMO option to rebound but I doubt it's going to happen now; Cramer just said that he liked the stock and thought it should do well and that's been a kiss of death for pretty much any stock I've owned. I just bought options on AKAM and NVS but am not feeling too good about either. Some buyer's remorse but I'll see how they shake out although I am thinking about going with Bank of America and Citigroup, even though those are bigger risks.

And finally, how soon until Apple's key competition responds to the Ipad with Microsoft Windouche?