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Posted by Larry Doyle on February 21st, 2009 6:43 PM |
Why do I believe we will see a wave of material on this topic? Well, whenever I see it I plan on updating my post Legalized Bribery so that Former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and current CIA head Leon Panetta are continually vindicated.
Who lived rent free for 5 years in the Washington townhouse of a CT Congressman, directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to that Congressman’s husband’s lobbying effort, served on the board of Freddie Mac when it stifled Republican overtures, and now serves one door away from the Oval office?
Did Rahm Emanuel declare that rent-free arrangement as income? Did he pay taxes on it? Did he share that arrangement with the Congressional ethics committee? Rahm’s ‘Rent’ Is Just the Tip of Ethics Iceberg.
Change? No, this Legalized Bribery has been going on for a while.
LD
Let’s Get a First Down
Posted by Larry Doyle on February 21st, 2009 9:10 AM |
Football fans know that ball control and time management are two very critical factors in determining outcome. While a coach may at times “go deep” in order to catch the opponent off guard, victory is determined by the hard work in the trenches and grinding out first downs. I know of no team that has ever established a winning discipline by “throwing Hail Mary’s.” The same can be said of investing. In the midst of these challenging markets, do not lose sight of your long range goals and the disciplines necessary to achieve them. Leave the “Hail Mary’s” for the gridiron entertainment.
The Wall Street Journal provides us with an excellent piece on this topic:
Desperate investors do desperate things.
A few months ago, most people were too terrified to do much more than wring their hands while sitting on them. But now, as the stock market takes another bullet every day and the yields on cash dwindle away, some investors seem to be flinging caution to the winds.
You can read the rest of the article at your leisure. Enjoy your weekend. – LD –
As Stock Losses Loom, Don’t Throw a ‘Hail Mary’
by Jason Zweig
illustration by Heath Hinegardner
The Wall Street Journal; February 20, 2009
An $800 Billion Mistake
Posted by Larry Doyle on February 7th, 2009 4:40 PM |
The American populace knows that the primary architects in the formulation of the Stimulus Plan working its way through Congress are Rahm Emanuel, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. This contingent, along with President Obama, have not been bashful in stating they view the November election results as effectively a mandate to change policies emanating from Washington. Against that backdrop, the initially proposed Stimulus Plan was so loaded with pork that the Republicans and the American population at large slammed it as more a promotion of the Democratic agenda than a true stimulus plan.
I will give President Obama credit for formulating a Panel to Advise Obama on Economy. This panel will be known as the White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board. The Board will be headed by former Fed chair Paul Volcker. He will be joined by Jeff Immelt of GE, James Owens of Caterpillar, William Donaldson, former SEC chair, Roger Ferguson Jr. of TIAA-CREF, Richard Trumka of AFL-CIO, Anna Burger of SEIU, and Martin Feldstein, renowned Harvard economist. The group will be guided by Austan Goolsbee, an economic adviser to the White House.
Do you think President Obama and his economic team would listen to Mr. Feldstein or is that a “mere courtesy” having him on the board. Let’s review what Mr. Feldstein said about the Stimulus Plan just last week.
