The Special Inspector General’s report on the bailout of AIG is pretty damning. It concludes that the bailout — which was engineered by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve and occurred on the Bush Administration’s watch — involved some gross overpayments on certain credit default swap transactions. In many instances the Federal Reserve “made whole” [...]
Archive for November 18th, 2009
Botched Bailout
Posted in America, Politics, tagged AIG, America, bailouts, Politics, President Bush on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Timing The “Tribute”
Posted in sports, tagged Big Ten, Buckeye football, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Michigan-Ohio State, Ohio State, Ohio State vs. Michigan, Ohio State-Michigan, sports, Throwback Uniforms, Tribute Uniforms on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ohio State Buckeyes will wear special “tribute” uniforms for Saturday’s game against Michigan. The uniforms are not replicas of the uniforms of the 1954 Buckeyes — which was Woody Hayes’ first squad to win the national championship — but instead are supposed to reflect the styling and color of the 1954 uniforms. The tribute [...]
The Video Game Revolution
Posted in America, Technology, tagged America, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, modern culture, Technology, Video games on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Those of us who are old enough to have grown up with a black and white television sets often struggle to keep up with the latest cultural and social developments in the modern world. Particularly when the kids move out, and we aren’t given daily exposure to the latest fad or entertainment device, we tend [...]
