As more than a casual observer of the recent economic and business events of the last two weekends, it occurs to me that the age-old adage “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered” applies here.  It is truly regrettable that such venerable institutions as Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers are no more.  Thousands of [...]

I was reading Mr. Smith’s blog below and my blood began to boil.  I must be on the wrong email lists, because I’m not a proud recipient of Senator Harkin’s email.  Please do not sign me up.
What made my blood boil was the notion that there are innocent victims in the curreng housing mess–that “predatory [...]