LAD

Congress' Handling of AIG Bonuses Is Shameful

Citing Alexander Hamilton's writings is a good idea because these papers were the foundation of our system of government. This system as it was defined has been totally destroyed by the irresponsible actions of many people over a long period of time. With freedom comes responsibility. It appears you think the individuals who received these exorbitant bonuses were in some way acting responsibly. If they were using good judgment and acting responsibly then their team certainly wasn't. Is there any evidence that those individuals receiving bonuses spoke up, or made a decision in some way to not support that team?

Bait-and-Switch Obviousness Shock: GM's Payoff

GM, F and Chrysler were getting what they deserved - bankruptcy for absolutely horrid product quality and totally incompetent management.

Why my elected officials are allowing my tax money to help these guys, I can't imagine. I am totally discussed with the government of this country and agree with Michelle Obama that pride in this country is extremely difficult these days. Bush and his people should be hung for treason against the American people.

Buy a GM Car, Get 50 Shares Free?!

I just had to replace a battery in my GMC pickup. Guess what? The computer doesn't like it when the battery is disconnected. The computer must be reset by a dealership representative at $35 a crack.

Guess I won't be buying a GM vehicle anytime soon.

Man in the Street: Why Not Prosecute CEOs?

Mark,
I always considered myself a most patriotic US citizen and proponent of the free enterprise system. I have been naive. Michele Obama was correct in her statement regarding her dissatisfaction with the direction America is taking. She should have stuck to her guns and said it like it is "ashamed of our government and the lobbiests who run it".

I see only a revolution as a possible means to right this ship. Our elected officials have no goals except to raise money and get elected so they can sit and do nothing. I am glad I can no longer afford to travel to Europe and be embarrassed in front of our global neighbors.

Obviously I am in full agreement with your article - the SEC is useless, and congressional oversite is non-existent.

Yahoo Almost Gets It Right

Facts my friends are important. First of all I hold long MSFT, no interest in Yahoo or Google at all market-wise. Second, content is everything. When I do search and find a site with worthwhile information I put it in favorites. As I accumulate target sites I find that less and less time is spent searching (and enduring the ads). However, Yahoo content has become less and less reliable. I tried to access their site 47 times on one day last week and found the site to be down more than 25 times. The reason I kept track is because of the time I wasted the day before. I now have iGoogle up and running and won't have to even go to Yahoo for content that I can't egt to anyway. Can't wait to cash out of MSFT either.
Larry

What Does Microsoft's Bizarre Leadership Claim Really Mean?

A second to comment by Tom B. A leader who allows a product like Vista to get in the hands of even a beta test group of consumers should be fired immediately. The quality of Vista is incomprehensible. They probably don't have a quality assurance manager - if they do the position should be vacant. I am waiting for the opportunity to unload my shares, but Ballmer has no interest in his investors or customers, so I may have to hold till they become an inheritance for my 2 year old grandson (at age 25). Trying to buy a bigger loser in Yahoo is an even dumber move. Notice how slow and unavailable Yahoo has been lately. Must be distracted workers, unmanaged. Yahoo probably doesn't have a quality assurance manager either, if so, hopefully it has become vacant.
40+ years in systems development and operations management focused on software quality gives me the responsibility to express my opinion, if not the right.

Larry