Skip to content

Daily Archives: February 3rd, 2009

Wells Fargo planned a party

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Sometimes things move too fast. A friend of mine tipped me off to this story this afternoon, and I put it aside to rail against yet another example of corporate greed. Well, it still is, and was, despite Wells Fargo’s decision to back down. It’s also yet another example of the collective blindness under which […]

Filed in Corporate Crime | | Comments (0)

Bonuses for regulators?

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I actually think this is something worth exploring, from the New York Times’ Andrew Sorkin: Maybe someone deserves a bonus. Like someone who sniffs out the next Bernie Madoff. Or jousts with tomorrow’s gonzo bankers. Or defuses the Next Big Crisis in whatever Next Big Thing is dreamed up by Wall Street. Someone, in short, […]

Filed in Economics | | Comments (0)

Profile in Courage

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Headline from this morning’s New London Day: Rell stands firm in her opposition to tax hike. Let’s speak tautologically. How about, Rell refuses to make hard choices, or Rell tries to maneuver Democrats into taking political heat, or Rell stands firm in her support for local property tax increases.

Filed in Local issues | | Comments (0)

Where’s Tripp?

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Most conspiracy theories persist because they are inherently impossible to definitively disprove. Sarah Palin could defuse this one with ease, yet it persists and she does nothing to refute it, other than condemn it. I could spin out a conspiracy theory on that one. Maybe she’s waiting to debunk it at an opportune moment for […]

Filed in Sarah Palin | | Comments (0)