Washington Mutual and “Too Big to Fail”

I first learned of Washington Mutual when our mortgage in Pittsburgh was sold to them in 2001 or so. We had originally signed with Cendant Mortgage (they had the best deal when we bought in 1999) and I remember some vague talk about the possibility of our mortgage being sold to another company. It didn’t …

Palin Plug

I have nothing of interest to say about Sarah Palin, but over at Lawyers, Gun$ and Money they’ve been doing a great job of covering her sudden rise to fame, no doubt with the help of an Alaskan on staff.

Civil Liberties

At drinks last night, Rick pointed out that nobody on the democratic side of this presidential campaign is talking about restoring the civil liberties decimated by the Bush administration. Then I read this column today. Oh, and this. There is a world of trouble coming.