Hypocrisy, thy name is Obama
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
It’s been a stellar first week for President Obama. Unlike some people, I do wish him well. I think his policies are going to hurt the country, but nonetheless, I don’t wish failure on him. But what I do hope for is a little more honesty and a little less hypocrisy. In the past... »
Tags: Analysis, CIA, hypocrisy, Obama, obamateur
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Chuck “I never met a bank I didn’t destroy” Schumer has... »
Tags: Business, Congress, economy, investing, law
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Maybe I’m getting soft in my old age, but does anyone really think that President Obama’s Aunt should be subject to deportation? Obama has unquestionable pardon authority and would anyone blame him for pardoning his Aunt and granting her citizenship? Maybe I’m off base here, but I think family should come before politics. Share... »
Tags: immigration, law, Obama
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
An interesting side show for the inauguration is the unfortunate flubbing of the oath that caused President Obama to have to retake the oath in the oval office. This, of course, leads to more controversy (he didn’t use a Bible, says Drudge.) But there’s something even more controversial about the second administration of the... »
Tags: Media Bias, Obama
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
There is something seriously wrong with a world in which it is okay to appoint, much less confirm, a man to be head of the Department of Treasury who failed to pay his taxes for four years. Secretary of Treasury designee Timothy Geithner today claimed, under oath, that he used Turbo Tax and did... »
Tags: Geithner, Government, Obama, obamateur, Taxes
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Today, shares of Citibank closed at $2.80. A year ago, the stock was trading at about $26. Two years ago, it was trading at over $50, and had been for the previous two or three years. Here’s what this means in simple, everyday terms: Assume that, last year at this time, you had $5000... »
Tags: Business, economy, investing, money
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
I may be risking my blue collar bona fides here, but my favorite restaurant is Nobu in lower Manhattan. If you’ve never had the pleasure, Nobu is a fantastic restaurant that was really the first Asian-fusion restaurant. The menu is Japanese style dishes with South American spices. Really fantastic food, and the staff are... »
Tags: Advice
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Figures.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (the only remaining respectable paper in the country), has a very interesting Best and Worst Jobs article out today. I find it particularly interesting because my winding career path to law took me through five possible professions. Each of the five are in the top 20, law is not: The... »
Tags: Advice, law
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Is this what Change™ looks like?
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Boy, I Hope you weren’t expecting Change. Did somebody steal President-elect Obama’s rolodex? Let’s look at the major appointees so far selected by Obama: Name Obama Position Clinton/Prior Position Hillary Clinton Secretary of State Wife Rahm Emanuel Chief of Staff Senior adviser. Eric holder Attorney General Deputy/Acting Attorney General Leon Panetta CIA Chief of... »
Tags: fail, Obama, obamateur
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Top Tips for an Ordered Life
Friday, January 2nd, 2009
In an effort to avoid turning Daily Danet into a crybaby factory, we’ve decided to establish a periodic advice column. Here now are Daily Danet’s top tips for an ordered life: Get One Notebook and Use it. This is one time when you should keep all of your eggs in one basket–and guard that... »
Tags: Advice, organization, technology
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