Day December 6, 2007

The Messy World and Blackwater

Rob Paterson, a libertarian whose “greatest joy” is his work in public TV and radio, blogs about why he decided to help Blackwater. Our world does not work any more and I think that deep down we all know this.…

Wall Street perkies

In a previous post I referred to Wall Street “perkies,” my name for those in the financial world who diligently and unceasingly attempt to make bad economic news appear to be good. Here’s how a perkie views things. “We’ve received…

Pentagon didn’t want Iran war

The latest National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was the final factor in a military equation that now appears to guarantee that there will be no war with Iran during the Bush Administration. The Pentagon’s intelligence units were instrumental in forming…

Does Hillary also see laws as pesky?

Hillary Clinton says she’ll ignore the law and constitutional issues so as to aid those whose mortgages are about to reset. Mish says this makes her no better than the current inhabitant of the White House, who also ignores the…