Go, Saints –delightful win  –This was a lovely Super Bowl to watch, or partly watch. Go Saints–a nice bright moment for New Orleans, and the city deserves it. Streets and cable channels celebrating, and no wonder. Of course it’s always fun to watch warm weather (from the perspective of stuck-in frigid DC) and a good [...]

Another late Friday afternoon drop: Goldman CEO gets $9M bonus  –Another news drop postponed to a late Friday afternoon, another postponed announcement by Goldman Sachs. Goldman, if you recall, previously did its bit for Scott Brown by delaying its annual bonus announcement–scheduled for the day before the Massachusetts special election–until a couple of days after [...]

Some more good news on the financial horizon  –Following yesterday’s post. With Republicans and tea partiers becoming ever more aggressively irrational–radio hostess with the leastest Heidi Harris said yesterday on the Ed Schultz Show “I don’t know,” when Ed asked her whether President Obama was born in the United States–it is essential that the public [...]

NY AG Cuomo sues Bank of America, Shelby tries to hold up ALL Obama nominations  –There are bright spots on the financial horizon, aside from the somewhat less dismal unemployment figures released today. This week in the news: New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a civil complaint against Bank of America and its former [...]

Not ready for their close-up: Fotosearch probable source for Landrieu office caper costumes?  (–Why didn’t they just go dressed as Saints fans? They would have had no trouble getting entree . . .)Image:  Fotosearch # x17592140 Caption:  Telephone repairman using telephone, close-upType:  Stock photographyDescription:  Guy on handset, blue work shirt over white shirt or stock, [...]