Maybe Ken Feinberg is looking at the wrong thing. If you believe in the Russian model, instead of being gatekeeper to executive compensation, he should be determining if and when the likes of Vikula and Kenny boy have done enough to spend some time away from the office.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave VTB head Andrei Kostin permission to take a week's vacation after the banker said he was on track to meet and surpass an order to boost the lender's loan portfolio by 100 billion rubles ($3.14 billion) in three months.
Clearly Russia's unique forced lending program has yet to make it big over here. However, if the administration is serious about encouraging banks to lend, the prospect of KL sobbing about having to cancel his 2-weeker to the Boone's mothership in Modesto because BAC is still keeping the purse strings a bit too tight might just do the trick.
Putin Lets Kostin Take a Vacation [Moscow Times]
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:33PM
I'll say it again: "What a gorgeous hunk of blubber!"
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:35PM
"However, if the administration is serious about encouraging banks to lend, the prospect of KL sobbing about having to cancel his 2-weeker to the Boone's mothership in Modesto because BAC is still keeping the purse strings a bit too tight might just do the trick"
Seriously, that was awful. 50-word sentences = FAIL.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:39PM
Greg hasn't earned the right to print the same lies w/r/t KL and his favored sauce that Bess has.
Posted by wcburrs87 , Aug 14, 2009 4:40PM
Good idea, just terrible writing.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:40PM
vneshtorgbank is a critical lynchpin of the russian economy. no vacations should be allowed, period.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:42PM
Vlad needs to spend some time with PX90.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:43PM
Greg, stop stealing Bess' schtick. Ken Lewis / Boone's Farm jokes are funny when she does them. Coming from you, they're just stupid.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:50PM
methinks bho might like this idea. maybe he can put feinberg on the case?
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 4:56PM
Greg, I'm going to send a threatening letter to a celebrity using your name and address.
-Jeff Macke
Posted by Riskybusiness , Aug 14, 2009 5:04PM
Greg you incompetent prick! KL's vacation home is in Spring Island, SC.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 5:09PM
Macke, you are on fire today, man.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 5:09PM
@10 I think he was referring to Boone's production location in Modesto, not KL's vacation home.
-Very reluctant Greg defender
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 5:10PM
what happened to the irs post?
Posted by Anal_yst , Aug 14, 2009 5:33PM
@Risky
@12 is right, www.justfuckinggoogleit.com son
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone%27s_Farm
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 5:33PM
Nice photoshop of CG's body under Putin's head.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 6:31PM
this story is so old. Greg, start reading something other than your moms notes taped to the inside of your bag lunch.
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 6:43PM
Andrew Rastrick swallows
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 6:44PM
Andrew Rastrick swallows
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 11:09PM
Wow! Putin has the absolutely best set of Man Tits on the planet!!!! Yummy!!!
-- Greg
Posted by guest , Aug 14, 2009 11:25PM
15,
I like your style.
-[you know the fucking name] in Charge
Posted by guest , Aug 15, 2009 12:19PM
WHO WANTS TO SEE MY TITS?
-V.Putin
Posted by guest , Sep 19, 2009 6:34AM
Rastrick swallows my amazon after a good run