The other night President Obama threw a party for congressional members and staffers that have been “working so hard” he felt that there needed to be some social time.  Said the prez: We also know that we’re not always going to agree on everything, but given how hard so many of yo...

I post this with some trepidation. Not because I don’t agree with it but because I just saw a picture of Larry standing behind Granny Nan seemingly supporting her insane position on energy. Be that as it may. Here’s the money quote. What went wrong? The illusion that the companies were d...

I was listening to the debate about NAFTA on The News Hour and it got me curious about a few things. There was a representative from the AFL-CIO who chirped that our trade deficits with the two countries has increased by $100 billion a year. As I’ve mentioned before that’s mostly from oi...

French man with two asses surprises Swedish officials Given the Swedes’ proclivity to add or subtract body parts, it’s a wonder they even could be surprised....

It was a rough week on the street and the tape was printing conflicting signals throughout. I was temped on Tuesday to short the USO EFT thinking the run couldn’t be sustained and beginning to believe that the oil bubble was going to pop. Not that there wasn’t money made by day trades bu...

So far Friday night has been boring and Saturday probably won't be much better. I can usually get some friends together on a night like this but nothing's going on yet. It's cold and snowy out there. I haven't shaved in many days. This is something I had scribbled in a notebook a while back, under t...

[1]  The comment thread at my shrine to George Clooney has taken a funny turn; Min and Steve are at it again and who knows if it'll end up like last time.  Once they get started, I'm relegated to blog voyeur status at my own blog (thankyewverymuch), but if you'd like to read a few masters ...