I’m Shocked, Shocked
to find that they're playing the Rev. Wright card in here! Somebody please tell Rick Davis to stop treating all of us like McCain's likely voters. We've never been so…
Reports From Pike Creek Civic League Candidates Forum
With some tipsters weighing in it seems like the candidates were all literally overshadowed by Christine O'Donnell's huge rear end. Attendees were flabbergasted at the size of O'Donnell's ass. As…
Copeland ♥ Markell
Poor Bill Lee. He must feel jilted at the altar. Or thrown under the bus, and run over a few times. Either analogy will do. Copeland has said repeatedly that he…
QOD
Is the media doing the same thing and trying to make this race look close?
The Long Reach of the 50 State Strategy
As a result of the epic fundraising Obama has been able to do, the DNC is actually free to rethink its investments in House, Senate and State legislative races. Control…
Everyone Just Needs To Mellow The F*ck Out
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QOTE
Why don;t Randy and Dave send me these updates?
How Can You Live With Yourself?
I pose this question to all of our conservative and Republican readers and commenters. How can you do it? I am going to tell you two stories, and then I…
Warning: This is not from The Onion
Rice defends Middle East legacy Ms Rice said the US had helped advance the cause of freedom US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told the BBC she believes the…
HOPE
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl2EndLZv7w[/youtube] Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel. Obama/Biden '08
Comment Rescue: KWS says she does not work at Lowe’s.
From Miscreant: BREAKING NEWS: Delaware Talk Radio’s Maria Evans called Weldin-Stewart to invite her on the show. During the course of the conversation she asked her if she worked at…
Bailout Nation — Same As It Ever Was
On Saturday, this article was front page news in The Guardian, with this choice bit of reporting:
Financial workers at Wall Street’s top banks are to receive pay deals worth more than $70bn (£40bn), a substantial proportion of which is expected to be paid in discretionary bonuses, for their work so far this year – despite plunging the global financial system into its worst crisis since the 1929 stock market crash, the Guardian has learned.
This $70b is 10% of the talked about bailout figure of $700b. The real figure will, of course, be higher.
You really should read the whole thing. What is clear is what many folks on the outside looking in have long suspected — that the bonuses paid at these firms really have no relationship to any kind of work performance. The article highlights instance after instance of where the bonus pool is equal to or close to the actual value of the company. Here’s just one: