July 2008
12 posts
“Wall Street got drunk … and now it’s got a hangover. The question is, How...”
– Still President George Bush (via NYTimes)
"a baseball team reaching deep into its bench"
The NYTimes details the staffing strategies of the Bush administration:
During the four years he spent as President Bush’s “body man,” or personal aide, [college dropout] Blake Gottesman acquired an eclectic set of job skills. He emerged from the experience schooled at reading presidential moods, expert at handling Mr. Bush’s Scottish terrier, Barney, and adept at carting around the mundane...
WatchBush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
To the rescue of Fannie & Freddie →
Stephen’s latest article on Fannie & Freddie is an excellent beginner’s guide to the latest news on the crumbling mortgage market.
WatchWe take off from Jersey, Channel Islands.
American Energy Policy, Asleep at the Spigot →
The NYTimes provides an excellent primer on the history of industry and politics regarding oil consumption.
“It’s currently better to be a toy car maker than a real car maker:...”
– Paul Kedrosky via Bloomberg
