DecemberDec 3 Thursday 09
Wary that BofA's proposed early repayment of $45 billion TARP bailout funds is likely to translate into decreased lending activity.
updated 4 days ago via Twitter
DecemberDec 2 Wednesday 09
Alarmed by Financial Times report that some of the worst financing practices of the credit-bubble years have returned to Wall Street.
updated 5 days ago via Twitter
Question to GM’s Bob Lutz: Why are the distinguishing characteristics of experiencing a Cadillac, Buick or Chevrolet so blurred?
updated 5 days ago via Twitter
Endorses views of two outside candidates for position of BofA CEO that operations should be simplified and focused by breaking up the bank.
updated 5 days ago via Twitter
DecemberDec 1 Tuesday 09
Looking for a change for the better at GM, in the wake of Fritz Henderson’s resignation and Ed Whitacre’s appointment as interim CEO.
updated 6 days ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 25 Wednesday 09
Agrees with Atty. Ross Garber "The eyes of the world are on South Carolina," as lawmakers decide on whether to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford.
updated 2 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 24 Tuesday 09
Amused that George W. Bush would fail the proposed ten-point litmus test to determine the eligibility of GOP candidates for RNC support.
updated 2 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 23 Monday 09
Jolted by NY Times article on U.S. national debt, which exceeds $12 trillion and the corresponding likelihood for future currency inflation.
updated 2 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 20 Friday 09
Marvels that Goldman Sachs - 2009 earnings 22% lower versus 2007 – plans to award the highest bonus payouts in the firm's 140-year history.
updated 2 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 19 Thursday 09
Looking for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to transform his vow to tackle political corruption into immediate and demonstrable actions.
updated 3 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 17 Tuesday 09
Hopes GM's plan to start paying back its government loans earlier than expected will not be done at the expense of new model introductions.
updated 3 weeks ago via Twitter
NovemberNov 13 Friday 09
Encouraged to hear that Pres. Obama plans to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in his State of the Union address for 2010.
updated Nov 13, 2009 via Twitter
NovemberNov 12 Thursday 09
Firmly agrees with Henry Kaufman’s opinion in WSJ that new regulations should prohibit formation of too-big-to-fail financial conglomerates.
updated Nov 12, 2009 via Twitter
It’s a reflection on departing CEO Ken Lewis’s stewardship that no clear successor has emerged from within BofA's internal organization.
updated Nov 12, 2009 via Twitter
NovemberNov 11 Wednesday 09
If AIG chief executive officer Robert Benmosche now feels he wants to quit, it would be in the company’s best interests to let him do so.
updated Nov 11, 2009 via Twitter
NovemberNov 10 Tuesday 09
Following Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments in Bilski and Warsaw v. Kappos on extending patent protection to new business methods.
updated Nov 10, 2009 via Twitter
Wishes Bill Clinton a successful outcome in speaking to Senate Democrats about health care legislation during their weekly caucus today.
updated Nov 10, 2009 via Twitter
NovemberNov 6 Friday 09
Wonders who will meet the not-unassuming asking price of $3.3m for the unassuming house in Braunau, where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.
updated Nov 6, 2009 via Twitter
What does RNC Chairman Michael Steele mean by “bloated debt, government expenditures and growth,” given George W. Bush’s track record?
updated Nov 6, 2009 via Twitter
NovemberNov 4 Wednesday 09
Given an improving business outlook, G.M.’s U-turn decision to keep its Opel and Vauxhall operations makes sound strategic sense.
updated Nov 4, 2009 via Twitter