Comments on: Charlie Keating Helps Sarah Palin With Couric’s Tough Questions

By: MarkH

MarkH — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:22:34 +0000

Yglesias notes, “Moscow is closer to New York than it is to Anchorage. And yet nobody would say that David Paterson has extensive foreign policy experience thanks to his proximity to Russia.”

another governor who can’t see Russia from his front door

Yeah, I know he’s a Dem. But, that bit of humor is irresistible.
At least he doesn’t have to go in every 30,000 miles for an exorcism.

By: BaxterJ

BaxterJ — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:56:31 +0000

I would love to see what Palin really thinks about the Keating Five.

By: KayInMaine

KayInMaine — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:16:12 +0000

Bingo!

By: bmaz

bmaz — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:10:50 +0000

Which exhibits quite clearly how bad my team was down the stretch. The Dbacks are the youngest team in baseball, but still they had enough talent to do better than they did. Crikey, what a nightmare.

By: stryder

stryder — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:43:55 +0000

If Buffett can get such a good deal with Goldman why can’t we?

By: caseyf5

caseyf5 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:43:00 +0000

I would like to make a bet that Sarah Palin thinks that the Keating 5 are a rock group of 5 people.

By: 4jkb4ia

4jkb4ia — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:33:46 +0000

Congratulations LA and Joe Torre: you have won the weakest division in baseball.

By: behindthefall

behindthefall — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:20:41 +0000

Are these guys addicted? Would they recognize “for the good of the country” (or anything except making more money) if it bit them onthe ass?

By: acquarius74

acquarius74 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:20:40 +0000

Details of the Plan taken to Paulson are at McClathy:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/583085.html

By: AlbertFall

AlbertFall — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:57:59 +0000

slow learners, at least about counter-party risk:

Wall Street Firms Provide Way Around Short-Sell Ban

Hedge funds executives have told CNBC that several Wall Street firms are marketing a new hedging product that would allow them to “short” stocks—even those on the banned short sale list.

The new “product” is being pitched to major hedge funds today to gauge their interest—it’s unclear if any funds have agreed to implement it.

Citigroup [ officials have been among the firms pitching the new shorting technique—which involves the use of derivatives.