2013 archive
The Hollow Men 0
Zandar on Rand gestures.
Wars-On and Rumors of Wars-On 0
It’s all too much–hype, that is.
Goldman’s Sacks 0
At MarketWatch, Paul B. Farrell asks a question:
Bogle saw a “happy conspiracy” of Wall Street, Washington and Corporate America was spreading a “pathological mutation of capitalism” driven by the new “invisible hands” of this conspiracy pushing their selfish agenda in a war to control American democracy and capitalism. Goldman Sachs had a winning hand, and the competition wanted one too.
They won: Democracy is dead. Capitalism is dead. Our moral compass is broken. More proof? See for yourself the 13 signs of the “pathological mutation of capitalism” that Bogle fears. How it’s metasticized right under our noses. How Goldman’s pathogens spread so rapidly since the 2008 crash they are infecting every other Wall Street bank, plus the global Big Banks Conspiracy, the world’s top hundred banks?
Follow the link for his answer.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Show courtesy to other drivers.
If both drivers had fired guns and offed each other, the balance of politeness would have been maintained.
The Salvage Tour 0
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Meanwhile, the Cooch is budget-minded (wait for it; it’s at the end).
Of course, compared to Vince, these guys are pikers.
Via Raw Story.
The Silence of the Regency 0
After all, some things are best left unsaid.
“Absolutely never,” McDonnell said Friday, during a visit to Salem to announce a series of grants to school boards for a new teacher incentive pay program.
Indeed, he never even knew of it.
No indeedy not.
Just ask him.
“I’m Going To Hold Your Breath until I Get My Way” 0
Daniel Ruth points out that, when it comes to Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, “J. D.” most definitely does not mean Juris Doctor (emphasis added):
But Rubio and Cruz have never had to manage a business or a bureaucracy. Threatening to shut down the country because you didn’t get your way is not statesmanship. It’s juvenile delinquency.
Synchronicity 0
I always look forward to Bob Molinaro’s Saturday column in my local rag. It’s a parade of short takes on sporting silliness.
Read the rest.
Update from the Foreclosure-Based Economy 0
Process servers’ job prospects wane in Tampa Bay:
Though cash buyers remain king of the market, buying up 42 percent of the homes sold last month, their share of the local sales slid for the seventh month in a row. Cash-rich investors from hedge funds to local flippers are finding fewer home deals that could leave them room to earn a profit.
Anything that keeps hedge funds out of a marketplace is a good thing.
When Quid Met Quo and Quo Said No 0
There’s a difference between corruption and cronyism, even though the two often come in a blend, like a toxic mai-tai. Corruption is about what you can get; cronyism is about who you know.
This looks more like the latter than the former, but it still signals an absence of good judgment. Good judgment goes out of the way to avoid offering a plum to someone to whom you are indebted.
Paul Davis told The Washington Post he has been friends with McDonnell for more than a decade. He said he believes the appointment offer was unrelated to the loan he gave MoBo Real Estate Partners in 2010.
The doctor turned down the post.
Details at the link.
Dustbiter 0
The masters of the universe continue to upend themselves. There’s one fewer bank tonight.
Shed no tears for
Espresso, Extra Glock 0
Just a shot away.
Cooch and the Cuckoos on the Couch 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Marty Klein tries to understand Cooch and the Cuckoos pervy fascination with what other folks do in their bedrooms.
He concludes that it’s all about politics: creating a monster to hate so as to rally the troops.
A nugget:
Politicians, religious leaders, and do-gooders use oral sex—and sodomy, non-monogamy, S/M, vibrator use, and other common erotic behaviors—as code for “those people aren’t like us,” even when “those people” ARE like us. In fact, they ARE us. But creating a dangerous, degenerate, out-of-control sexual “other” is such a dependable trope for motivating people, no political, religious, or civic leader can give it up. They are captivated by the power the trope gives them.
Follow the link for more.
Everybody Must Get Fracked . . . 0
. . . behind closed doors.
From Asia Times:
This revelation came only days after the Los Angeles Times reported that it had obtained a set of government-censored Powerpoint slides related to a study by the Environmental Protection Agency. The slides conclude that fracking was indeed polluting the aquifer in question.
Critics of the controversial extraction method note that these examples are part of an overall cover-up strategy being employed by the oil and gas industry.