Dealbreaker

Entry: Dear Fairfield Sentry Investor

posted by ekraus

Dec 31, 2008 3:39AM

The Buddha is infinitely merciful, but in your particular case, he may make an exception

Entry: Richest Man In Mexico Hating On Gates, Buffett and Santa Claus

posted by ekraus

Dec 31, 2008 4:09AM

Ya, the Russian oligarchs made lots of money off of good old fashioned hard work. Never got any benefit from political connections, sweat-heart deals, suspension of anti-trust regulations (or misuse of such regulations against their competitors). Isn't free market capitalism glorious? Just ask Bernie...

Entry: Madoff To Use Same Defense As Certain Mustachioed Austrian

posted by ekraus

Dec 31, 2008 4:16AM

What is truly wierd is that he knew the wolves were circling, yet he sat there, passive, waiting for them to bite. He had money - he could have made a run to someplace without an extradition treaty. Plastic surgery. A canoe in the amazon. He obviously got trapped into his own game, and had no exit strategy. Did he hope the grim reaper would take a swipe at him before the investors wanted out? Surely, this is some suggestion of madness in all of this (though a sense of unreality is not a legal defense)

Entry: "Stop Bailing Out Billionaire Bankers!"

posted by ekraus

Apr 05, 2009 9:48AM

Readers of this blog seem so wonderfully smug, standing at their windows, pissing down on the peasants who dare to protest. It is a bit reminiscent of the Russian upper classes as the Bolshie Rabble rousers tried to stir up the masses. They too were so sure of their natural superiority, of their place guaranteed among the elite. It didn't quite work out the way they expected, now did it? Watch this space!

Entry: "Stop Bailing Out Billionaire Bankers!"

posted by ekraus

Apr 05, 2009 9:54AM

There ARE people who take Ayn Rand seriously. These are much the same people who think that McDonalds is "cuisine" and Hesse is spirituality and FOX is "news."