So GM may have to file for bankruptcy after all. Well, is it really a surprise? GM hasn’t made a decent car since the 1972 Buick Riviera. That was a great car! Miles and I, after putting down a few at Magoons, test drove the new Buick ‘09 LaCrosse last week. What a piece of shit. I’m all for bailouts, as is evident by this blog, but when something sucks so bad, throwing money at it wont help. If that LaCrosse was financed by tax payer money, then it actually hurts.

Thanks for checking out this site. Please donate. The wife and I are heading to Jamaica for the weekend.

These robes are great, and only $125 a piece. I ordered six — three for each of us. I’m probably gonna lounge around the apartment in one of these all weekend. TGIF!

Jake DeSantis gives Edward M. Liddy a piece of his mind in this resignation email printed in the times today. I don’t agree with all of it - namely that he’s going to give all the money to charity, and that he thinks perhaps he had been overpaid to begin with. But he basically calls Liddy a spineless liar, and there’s a nice little jab at Andrew Cuomo too, that witch hunting dickface!

Well, it’s official. The MTA is raising fares and cutting services. Oh well. Doesn’t really effect me — but I do feel bad for the poor bastards who have to ride those dirty trains.

Listen people. When you take a job, you agree to a certain salary, and even when you make mistakes, you’re still entitled to your paycheck. Remember, “80 percent of success is just showing up.” These AIG execs came to work, and in that way they were very very successful. If a waitress spills some coffee, should she expect to not get paid? Of course not!! That’s ridiculous. She showed up for work, and sure, she may not be good at her job, but that’s not the point. Not everyone is great at what they do, but a deal’s a deal. Show up for work, and we’ll pay you, whether it’s $8.50 and hour for incompetent waiting, or $165 million in bonuses for incompetent investing. The principle is the same. Sure, these AIG guys helped precipitate the worst economic collapse in more than half a century, but again, that’s not the point. The point is, a deal’s a deal! This populist outrage is downright moronic.

I just read in the times that Switzerland, as well as Austria and Luxembourg, are going to unlock the swiss bank account, essentially eliminating the whole point of having a swiss bank account. Granted, they will only exchange information with other countries on individual tax evasion cases where there are “specific and justified” requests. But come on people!! Isn’t the whole point of having a Swiss bank account to avoid paying taxes? This failing economy sucks. What a fucking mess. I guess I’ll have to move my money from UBS. What a pain!

This dude’s got my name, but in reverse, and he’s giving out money, rather than asking for it. We’re so similar, yet also so so different. Hey Bailout Bill, give me some money for christ’s sake! My wife needs a new coat. It’s fucking cold out!

I partied so hard with some wells fargo dudes a few years ago! Holy shit. I can’t even remember their names — met them at some recruitment conference over at the Moscone Center and got hammered. We ended up at some joint in North Beach called the lusty lady at like 4am. Disgusting! Those San Fran dudes are nuts! They just lost 2.6 billion. Poor bastards. Looks like their holding their own though. Not me — donate some money, please!