Economics

Kevin on March 12th, 2008

Oh, well, that’s not so much, In an earlier version of this story, the Associated Press erroneously reported that Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman’s total compensation for 2007 was $5.13 billion. Schwarzman’s compensation for 2007 was $350.7 million. Full story here.

Continue reading about Correction of the Day

This person should be shunned by all decent society. They’ll probably end up with their own reality show on Bravo. TMZ got an unbelievable pitch from a big-time Florida realtor, and here it is, verbatim — “I have a FABULOUS piece of property for sale DIRECTLY across from Tiger Woods new property on Jupiter Island […]

Continue reading about I know it’s tough to be a Realtor in this market, but COME ON!

Kevin on February 29th, 2008

A proxy war, NEW YORK (AP) – A dissident investor stepped up pressure on The New York Times Co. Friday, formally proposing its own slate of four directors and saying the company needs to take more drastic action to compete online. Harbinger Capital, an investment firm that now owns about 19 percent of the company, […]

Continue reading about Here comes another war the New York Times won’t support

Kevin on February 29th, 2008

Byron York has a very interesting article today in which he recounts a campaign visit earlier this week by Michelle Obama to a small, struggling town in Ohio. Zanesville is “in Muskingum County, where, according to the census, the median household income in 2004 was $37,192, below both the Ohio and national average.” Here’s her […]

Continue reading about Michelle Obama and the “helping industry”

Ok conservatives, do you believe in small government and fiscal discipline or is that just talk? If that is still one of the core pillars of the conservative movement than I would expect to see Rush, Hannity and the rest of the anti-McCain wing of the GOP praising him up and down in the coming […]

Continue reading about Do conservatives still believe in small government and fiscal discipline?

Kevin on February 13th, 2008

My previous post has left some wondering if I am supporting Obama. No way. I am celebrating his whupping of the Clinton’s however. Their demise is good for the party and the country. That said, Obama is WAY too liberal for me, and on the issue I care about most, the war against Islamo fascism, […]

Continue reading about Obama’$ $pending plan$

Kevin on February 1st, 2008

That’s the only kind of honesty that comes from Bill Clinton, isn ‘t it? Here is Bill Clinton on the campaign trail yesterday, once again doing all he can to torpedo his wife’s campaign. What Did Bill Clinton Mean By “We Just Have to Slow Down Our Economy” to Fight Global Warming? “Everybody knows that […]

Continue reading about Unintentional honesty from Bill Clinton