Author Archives: Bok
Clergy and Congressmen
Marching to Karzai’s Tune
Hamid Karzai is threatening to join the Taliban. Could be he’s upset the U.S. didn’t pick up the tab for his recent lunch with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Steele Trap
Some republicans are unhappy with the soaring spending of RNC chairman Michael Steele. One notable expense was $2000 at a “bondage themed nightclub”, Voyeur West Hollywood. The outing was an attempt to wrap up 30-something republican donors known as Young Eagles. A private jet the high flying chairman had been angling for was rejected.
Middleman
As President Obama signed into law the federal takeover of the student loan industry, he said he was “ending giveaways to banks” by “cutting out the middleman“. “Middleman” Sallie Mae announced it will lay off 2500 employees.
