Dear Leader.

Who will it be?  My money is on the brother-in-law.

The Google Killer.

It's almost completely useless. But it's early days yet!

Hosed.

Ellisblog! finds special brilliance in essays and blog-posts that exactly conform to the Ellisblog! view. Read Megan McArdle's superb post on why California must be allowed to fail.  You can view yesterday's vote data here.

Please Die

Banks are counting on you.

Readings:

Charles Munger interview (Stanford Lawyer, via Kedrosky).

John Podhoretz on why Newsweek is doomed. (Commentary, via Kausfiles).

Jimmy Kimmel talks about the upfronts.  (NYT, via Drudge).

Michael Lewis on Warren Buffett.

Really good.  Read the whole thing.

A-Rod Returns.


And the Yankees are 8-2, winning their last six games in a row.

Treasury Woes.

Tons of money going out.  Not much money coming in.  And under inexperienced and overwhelmed management.  It's not a pretty picture.

Lens.

I suspect that this will be great.

Rogue AIG.

Maybe AIG was Enron all along.