Gekko On The Rocks
The evil actors and corrupt cartoon characters at AIG are taking our money their bonuses whether Timothy F. Geithner, or anyone else— likes it or not.
Tag: AIG
Pie in the Sky With Diamonds Savings
Where does your slice of the American Pie go? Finally. George Orwell‘s letters to his mistress are going on the auction block. But before I can fork over the moolas for one or more of them, a have a few other decisions to make about where my ever slender piece of the yummy munny pie goes. So listen up, wage …
Send In The Clowns (Update 1)
President Chimpy cries out for help The term “free market” seems to be code for a Darwinian, survival of the fittest FU mentality. The “greed is good” mantram of the Reagan years has, under George W. Bush, gone into overdrive, precipitating a worldwide economic meltdown. Here is what the most incompetent and reviled president in US history had to say …
Bailout: Putting Lipstick On A Pig In A Poke
The way to feed rabbits is to feed hay to horses. A lovely little adage better known as trickle down economics. Unfortunately, it also describes even the modified bailout plan promoted by congressional Democrats, a plan that has no guarantee of ever working nor limits on the eventual cost. Instead of a top down approach, a bottom up strategy that …
I Lived In A Box.
Guess who took this picture. John McCain still thinks someone wants to put him in a box. “When you’ve lived in a box, you “only have time for right,” says a deep cowboy voice oozing authenticity, while the orgasmically large flat screen shows the aged maverick returning to his Vietnam prison cell and “forgiving” his captors— and their nation— for, …
McHoover On Wall Street Meltdown: We’ll Study It
Sarah Palin holding Trig, while Willow and Piper keep mom upright. First, a little context. When our self-proclaimed CEO president, George W. Bush took office the week of January 22, 2001, the Dow Jones Industrial average was 10,659. Yesterday, it closed 50 points under that. Bill Clinton left a budget surplus of over $250 billion. Bush will leave office with …
