Since I was last here, the auto bailout has already gone down. It looks like the president will use some of the $700 billion to step in where Congress (or really the Senate GOP) didn’t.
While I don’t know if bailout or bankruptcy is the right solution for the Big Three, I do know that [...]
Archive for December, 2008
You Load Sixteen Trucks, and What Do You Get
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bailout on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Atlas Wants a Buyout Too
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The title of this post was inspired by an update of Atlas Shrugged for the current crisis. The money quote is:
He walked toward her and sat informally on the edge of her desk. “Why make a product when you can make dollars? Right this second, I’m earning millions in interest off money I don’t [...]
a professor, a lawyer, and a basketball player walk into a bureaucracy…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Education, Obama on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As of today, Barack Obama has officially unveiled more than half of his cabinet-elect (along with a few leaked members), but a few glaring omissions remain – particularly at the Department of Education. This is a story that we here at BTG will follow eagerly over the coming days and weeks, beginning with this list [...]
