Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Quotes of the day

... monetary policy around the world was too loose too long.--Timothy Geithner

I couldn't believe how poorly the [stress test] impressions leaked, how effectively people say it was leaked, if it was any other company leaking that information there would be SEC investigations all over the place.--Meredith Whitney

It doesn't take a masters degree in political economy to realize that when you go up against the government in a financial negotiation where it holds all the cards—including some of yours—you are going to get your head handed to you on a platter. Deal with it. Buck up, and move on. Find a less lopsided game to play in. Because I can guarantee you the government and 95% of the people who elected it to power don't give a rat's ass that you're going to lose money on your Chrysler bonds.--Epicurean Dealmaker

In Obama's wide grin as Sykes was telling her joke, we saw the smug look of a man who enjoys seeing his critics dehumanized. The president of the United States should be better than this.--James Taranto

Nancy [Pelosi] is very bright but doesn’t apply herself.--Jules Crittenden

TRUDIE Styler -- who co-founded the Rainforest Foundation 20 years ago -- flew her hairstylist from New York to Washington, DC, last weekend on a private jet to do her hair and makeup for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.--Richard Johnson

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