The President of R Street, a conservative think tank in DC, joined the program to talk about Ronald Reagan’s environmentalism. (It is possible a few liberal heads just exploded after reading that sentence.) John also presented this week’s Powerful or Pitiful award to a very deserving candidate.
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Big three:
Here’s just one more consequence of regulatory uncertainty:
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-companies-are-doing-with-their-cash-0rKhaLubQ_aVlYxOFZSgnA.html
Speaking of uncertainty. . . The Nikkei crashed yesterday. (It was described on Bloomberg as “quite a day.”. . . . Yeah, I think a 6.4% drop in one day qualifies as “quite a day.”)
How are US equities going to weather the world-wide volatility? . . . Even people who get paid to answer those kind of questions are having trouble:
Powerful or Pitiful:
Yeah. . . Keep in mind the ending of “Animal Farm.”
And, by the way, here’s the biggest difference. . . Bush was collecting data on phone calls (and emails) that were made to high-profile areas (like the Middle East). . . But Obama? Well:
Other News:
Another runner up for “pitiful.” Makes me real happy I married a normal person:
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/newlywed-couple-vows-life-on-bitcoin-Zv8indyYRpaYymRIJPCnww.html
Yeah. . . Because nothing says “patriotism” like spilling jello on an American flag:
http://theweek.com/article/index/245587/hgtv-has-a-star-spangled-tablecloth-problem
Really? We’re consumer sentiment is getting better?
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000175472