Solyndra Hides from Sunshine Behind the Fifth Amendment

Late yesterday while I was alone in my office, working on an analysis of Italian bond price effects on exchange rates for the Euro, Gretchen opened one of the oak doors leading to the reception area and poked her head in. “I’ve got Vice President Joe Biden on Line Two,” she informed me.  “He says… Continue reading Solyndra Hides from Sunshine Behind the Fifth Amendment

Meet Rick Perry’s Most Ambitious New Volunteer

It’s been unseasonably cool here in Washington the last few days, and I can’t complain.  The finches and hummingbirds have ceased visiting their bird feeders, so I suppose it bothers them, though.  On the other hand, the brisk weather seems to have had a stimulating effect on the appetites of cardinals, jays, robins, and in particular,… Continue reading Meet Rick Perry’s Most Ambitious New Volunteer