One Step Ahead Of The Gulf Cartel

Discretion is the better part of valor. Found! Accused Scammer Stanford Turns in Passport in Washington The billionaire banker accused of scamming $8 billion, R. Allen Stanford, was located by FBI officials today and served with civil papers by the SEC, putting an end to a nationwide search. Stanford later turned in his passport to [...]

Springtime In Gaza

The usual suspects are out and about enforcing the new U.S. foreign policy, sucks to be Israel in the Obama age. In Gaza, US lawmakers push for progress Three US lawmakers, including Sen. John Kerry, visited the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the first trip there by US congressmen in eight years and an indication, according [...]

The Shot Heard Round Chicago And Spreading

Santelli’s Chicago Tea Party A must see TV rebellion. NRO Talks to CNBC’s Rick Santelli Earlier today, Kathryn posted a link to the video of CNBC’s Rick Santelli giving voice to what he described as a groundswell of discontent over the president’s new mortgage plan. I caught up with Santelli just moments ago and talked [...]

Nothing To See Here, Move Along

Lawyer: Religion not an issue in NY beheading case A Muslim-American television executive accused of decapitating his wife remained jailed without bail Wednesday as his lawyer dismissed suggestions that culture played a role in the crime. Muzzammil “Mo” Hassan, 44, appeared subdued during a brief appearance Wednesday in Orchard Park Village Court, where his lawyer [...]

Prison Ahead For Rich And Famous People

UBS Will Disclose Names, Pay $780 Million to End U.S. Tax Case UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, will pay $780 million and disclose the names of some secret account holders to avoid U.S. prosecution on a charge that it helped thousands of wealthy Americans evade taxes. The Justice Department accused UBS of conspiring to defraud [...]

Porkapalooza Paying For ACORN To Break The Law (Again)

Bailout Begins A New Round Of Shakedowns Fresh off the trillion-dollar porkulus bill signing in Denver, President Obama immediately launched into his next New Raw Deal expansion: a massive mortgage entitlement program forcing lenders to refinance at an initial cost of $50 billion to $100 billion. That’s in addition to the bipartisan-supported $50 billion in [...]

Tastes Like Chicken

PHOTO IN THE NEWS: “Extinct” Bird Seen, Eaten A rare quail from the Philippines was photographed for the first time before being sold as food at a poultry market, experts say. Found only on the island of Luzon, Worcester’s buttonquail was known solely through drawings based on dated museum specimens collected several decades ago. Scientists [...]