LONG BEACH— Long has been the speculation of just who cheated during the steroid era. And with each passing day, more is being learned.
Archive for July, 2009
Dirty Sox – How the 2004 World Series Was Stolen
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Positive Test, Steroid Era on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Does Hillary Clinton Want to Start War Between Israel and Iran!?
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged Genocide, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel, Jews, Nuclear Disarmament, Obama Administration on July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ATLANTA— Hillary Clinton raised some serious eyebrows last week when she suggested that a nuclear Iran could be “contained” by the United States’ “defense umbrella.” Now the Obama Administration and Clinton herself are backing off of this comment, saying that she was merely suggesting that Israel need not be so focused on a military solution to [...]
Goldman Sachs Reaps $3.4 Billion: Is the Moral Hazard Caused by TARP Already Here?
Posted in Current Events, Economy, Politics, tagged Bailout, Bank Bailout, Financial Crisis, Goldman Sachs, Moral Hazard, TARP, US economy on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is Goldman well capitalized enough to survive the next black swan? It doesn’t matter. As Shanley says in her analysis of Goldman’s bonds: “The company’s debt spreads clearly benefit from the perception that it is too big to fail.” So the price of Goldman’s bonds mean that traders expect that the government will bail Lloyd [...]
Braves Just Don’t Have a Shot
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Atlanta Braves, Cole Hamels, National League, Phillies, Playoffs, San Francisco Giants on July 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
ATLANTA— As we are now past the All-Star break and moving into what should be a very exciting second half, I am handicapping my Braves. And the truth is, with their current team, they don’t have a shot.
The U.S. Financial Markets Have Stabilized: Does that Mean TARP Worked?
Posted in Economy, Politics, tagged Anna Schwartz, Bad Assets, Banking System, Congress, Economic collapse, Fiscal Stimulus, TARP, Tax Cuts, Trouble Asset Relief Program, US economy on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
ATLANTA— A friend of mine asked me a very direct question the other day. Given that the financial markets have stabilized in the months after the passage of the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), has that caused me to reconsider my view that the policy was wrong? That is a great question. I had been thinking a [...]