Stories on the front of the NY Times Business Section on August 23, 2011:
“Scramble Begins for Access to Libya’s Oil”
The Cheater Says: War! Uhn! Wha-at is it good for? Foreign Multinationals! I say it again…
“Milken Gift Stirs Dispute At UCLA”
The Cheater Says: You embody securities fraud for one generation, you pay to brainwash the next.
“Report on Blankfein’s Lawyer Shocks Goldman Share Price”
The Cheater Says: The Vampire Squid’s getting religion/a high-powered defense attorney? Sounds like someone wants to Stay Out of Jail Cheating.
“On Food Safety, a Long List but Little Money”
The Cheater Says: Oh no, the regulators can’t afford to Stop Us From Cheating. Looks like the above is easier done than said.
“President of S&P, Its Public Face During US Downgrade, Resigns”
The Cheater Says:To-do list: Get hired, get paid to over-rate mortgage-backed securities, have those securities crumble and send world economy into recession, deflect attention over / investigation into all that goodness by downgrading USA, have that move shake up world a second time, resign with multi-million payout for job well done.
Check, check, checkcheckcheck and check.
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