Joe Public

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Not that I was ever tempted to do this, but I won't be taking market timing advice from Harry "it's not going to be a pleasant sight" Reid. As I write this, the S&P is up a point on the day. Bravo to the Senators who just said no to this multi-billion dollar band-aid. But a big Thumbs Down to every single one of them who value their December vacations more highly than continuing to work on this problem. Didn't we rip the Iraqis for taking their August vacation instead of working on their constitution? What's so different here?