A Bargain at Twice the Price
According to recently released documents, former Chairman and CEO of energy giant Enron Corporation Kenneth Lay was paid $153 million, including an $81.5 million loan, as the stock price of…
Tough Love? Tough Break…
Dear Dr. Laura, I am in love with the most wondrous boy! He is handsome and witty. When I am with him, I never want to leave, and when we…
The Dictator’s Management Guide
Chapter 7: Saddam Hussein Some people have accused Saddam Hussein of being a madman. However, to give him credit, he has managed to hold onto power for decades, through a…
Taxes for the Warthog Challenged
Does anybody like to pay taxes? Do warthogs listen to Celine Dion with rapt adoration? (For the warthog challenged among you, the answer is no.) Does anybody dislike the services…
Speech Therapy for Brokers
"Se...se...se...se - it's no use, doctor. I just can't say it." "It's a common word - we use it every day. Are you sure?" "You heard me struggle with it."…
The Recession Is Dead! Long Live the Recession!
1. The Missing Link It makes no sense, really, until it starts making sense. On the front page of the newspaper, a headline tells us that the economy has created…
Do the Perp Walk
"Da freak is dat? Could you - could somebody please tell me what da freak dat jackass t'inks he's doin'? He looks like a deer caught in freakin' headlights! Da…
Da Price of Nuttin’
There's an old saying that: "Nobody knows nuttin'." I can't speak for anybody else, but I certainly believe it in my own case. I recently obtained a credit card. (I…
Boycott This!
We're talking today with Mark Franciscus, father of three and pillar of his small mid-western community. Mark, welcome. "Hi." Mark knows that the United States, home of the free and…
The Physics of Success
Ladies and gentlemen, Oral "Pat" Righteous. Friends, did you see the way I bounded onto the stage? Bounded. Didn't shuffle. Didn't walk slowly with my head bowed. Heck, didn't even…
The Provincial Conservative Party Social Policy Algorithm
1 Does the program benefit individuals or corporations? CORPORATIONS 2 Put a businessman in charge and ignore the program. INDIVIDUALS 3 Put somebody who has a financial stake in eliminating…
Shocking News
Today on the Les Pages aux Folles hot seat, we have Ontario Premier Ernie Eves. He will be talking about energy deregulation in the province. Premier Eves, welcome. "I appreciate…