Mar 19 2008
Peterson Spitzer Pataki
On Peterson’s infidelity, NYT said “.. It remains to be seen, however, how long Republicans will give him a honeymoon. .. .. The governor expressed uncertainty about whether he had used campaign funds to pay for hotel rooms for his assignations, but said he never would have knowingly done so. .. .. “
How [...]
Mar 19 2008
Last Friday we were talking about Bear Stearns, speculating that one or more hedgies wanted their money out [fm Bear] but couldn’t. So they told other hedgies, hence the Northern Rock began, on Wall Street. Reportedly, Jamie Dimon was having a relaxed birthday (FT put him at 51, NYT 52 .. I know I need a [...]
Mar 19 2008
The unrest in Tibet has the uncanny smell of 1989 in Tiananmen Square: all the western major media outlets report on the plight of the Tibetans but their violent protest. The burning of han Chinese stores showed Tibetans’ anger at being in the economic disadvantage, rather than human right as it being widely [...]