Day April 17, 2008

Why commodity prices are so high

People who hold billions in derivative bets on higher wheat and soybean prices are also buying the companies that stock grains. They are taking wheat off the physical market to manipulate the price upwards and to profit on their bets…

Twitter wisdom on the debate

From Leo Laporte Sure – we’re drowning in Iraq, mired in recession, #28 in infant mortality, but flag pins are the story. No wonder we elect morons.

ABC Democratic Debate

WaPo: Debate hosts Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos “turned in shoddy, despicable performances.” Clinton needed a knockout to get back in the race, but came nowhere close as this shoddy excuse for a debate instead showed the inane and vapid…