As I suggested the other day, my aim here, when we’re talking politics, is to cut through the CRAPP (constant reckless abuse of political power), which is (primarily) what’s been troubling the market this week. Now Washington has made it clear in recent months that banks need to get back to the business of lending. [...]
Ahhh…Gridlock – let that beautiful word roll off your tongue – Gridlock… Oh man, that’s just heaven! Last night when Scott Brown pulled off an epic upset in Massachusetts, his fans chanted “people’s seat, people’s seat, people’s seat”. I sat at home chanting “gridlock, gridlock, gridlock”… Dictionary.com’s definition of gridlock: any situation in which nothing [...]
I like to think of myself as a calm, peaceful, somewhat pensive individual. However I’ve noticed (these days) that my resolve meets with great challenge virtually every time I turn on a cable news program. And I’ll bet, regardless of which side of the political aisle you favor, you can relate. Therefore I’d prefer that [...]
It’s 4:57pm on a January 2010 Saturday afternoon and I’m helplessly stuck in Macys’ parking lot. An hour earlier I noticed that the sleeves of the Puma t-shirt my almost thirteen year-old pubescent had planned to wear to the college bball game that evening ended a good four inches above his elbow (I swear he [...]
