Your loooong Studs pullquote was magnificent. Never be chagrined.

Say it ain't so, Milan. But why am I not surprised? A neighbor once turned me in for cutting down a tree too close to the shoreline. I assumed that betrayal went along with jazz and free love; this is why I have never feared communism. Congratulations on your tour de farce. I have placed my bet on you for a special commie this week.

God, Westbrook Pegler. One name that left my father speechless. That was unusual when it came to right wingers.

mike jahn (Weegee's bored)

I kind of skimmed, to be honest. I saw the big portion in the middle that appeared to attempt to argue against the implicit treasury guarantee.

The losses on those assets aren't necessarily inevitable, but it's likely that most of the portfolio needs to be heavily written down.

Hot damn, I like the way you argue.

Excellent. We await your return.

Where are you?

We should be able to Russell something up.

I think I have to stop for a while, lest I forfeit the curmudgeonly exterior I've worked so long and hard to cultivate. Although, thinking back on my comments of late, I have totally not been cultivating it at all. Dammit.

Hey Rosa, thanks! But if you want to send me a message in the future, just email me, okay? ian@ianspiegelman.com. This message system doesn't send me any alert when someone writes, so I never even think to check it. But your crazy pinko screaming is wonderful! I didn't want you to think I didn't appreciate it.

Translation si vous plait. (OR however you say it.)