Quote of the Day
Backstory: First U.S. arrest made in UBS offshore case On February 19, 2009, we reached an agreement with UBS that included, for the first time, the disclosure of the identities…
Quote of the Day
Backstory: Hungary could be the new Iceland. We had daydreams of capitalism during communism, but then becoming rich became a religion. - Hungarian playwright Peter Muller
Late Night Oddity: Little Red Riding Hood
h/t DesigneVerb!
Quote of the Day II
Backstory: The University of Notre Dame has asked the President of the United States to give the 2009 Commencement Address and the wackos have gone wacko. Over the first two…
Quote of the Day
From Paul Krugman's op-ed on Friday. But the wizards [Wall Street] were frauds, whether they knew it or not, and their magic turned out to be no more than a…
SB27 Hearings Liveblogging
Down with Absolutes is liveblogging the SB27 Committee hearings today.
Apocalypse Nigh
One of my daily reads is George Parker's AdScam/The Horror! If a blogger could be considered no holds barred, it would be Parker. Even though I am not involved in…
Quote of the Day II
Major Asshat . . . oops I mean . . . . Major Garrett of Faux News asked the following question to President Obama last night. Pay close attention to the…
Quote of the Day
President Obama was asked last night on why it took a few days to comment on the AIG bonuses. Well, it took us a couple of days because I like…
Perks Watch
If nothing else, Perks Watch, The New York Times' blog about various perks, incentives and cash American capitalists have received, should give Don Viti an aneurysm.
Quote of the Day
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. But failing to complain over the last 8 years wasn’t one of them. - Paul Krugman