Monthly Archives: June 2008

Judge Jeri Beth Cohen

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Perception: The Braman lawsuit regarding the efforts to build the Marlins a stadium on the Orange Bowl site will determine if the local government’s [Global] megaplan are reasonable and whether the Marlins are paying their fair share.Reality: The case in … Continue reading →

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Why Golf is not a Sport

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Jorge Costales

While we’re at, it let’s add stock car racing to the non-sport list. Any ‘activity’ in which a semi-retired [from his main non-physical profession] long-time AARP member can take up and succeed in later in life means that the equipment … Continue reading →

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The un-Fab Five – MLB’s Profitable Leeches

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Please click on the spreadsheet to enlarge or print.

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Tracking Bad Loans Goes Way Off Balance Sheet

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Jorge Costales

The WSJ article [subscription needed] describes how banks are ‘fixing’ their bad loan problems, partly by making it harder to be a bad loan. The cynic in me hopes one day to see a ‘badder loan’ section on a financial … Continue reading →

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Current Iraq situation

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Jorge Costales

I consider Thomas Friedman to be part of the responsible political left. In this column, he gives his assessment of the current situation in Iraq. Hard to argue with his points about the current political realities facing the next president … Continue reading →

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Cartoon Physics, Debt and Calvinism

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Jorge Costales

On the one hand, I tend to be in philosophical agreement with the kind of people who feel that our societies are in decline. So when I read David Brooks column about how debt is undermining values required for a … Continue reading →

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My Interview with The Hardball Times

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Please check out my interview with The Hardball Times. I owe a big thanks to John Beamer for giving me the opportunity to express my thoughts in such an extended format. Aside from hopefully making a good argument about how … Continue reading →

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Tim Russert, Catholic – RIP

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Jorge Costales

… what they know, you can learn. What you know, they’ll never understand. That quote perfectly captures the advantage I’ve always felt coming a lower-middle class background. Whenever someone passes unexpectedly, my thoughts run reflexively to my own mortality and … Continue reading →

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Great Writing and a non-GIST Alert

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Ever read or see* something you really enjoyed and discover later that it was considered that way by a lot of other people – otherwise known as the gratuitous inconsequential spotting of talent [GIST]. I’ve always remembered great articles I … Continue reading →

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A lesson in how to insult

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Courtesy of George Will commenting on Sen McCain’s ability to give a speech: “McCain is fortunate. The eerie narcissism of Clinton’s speech the night that Obama clinched the nomination distracted attention from McCain’s badly delivered speech the same night, in … Continue reading →

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