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Don’t hire his lawyer

Poor Billy Gillespie. Today, he saw his two-year run as head coach of the Kentucky men’s basketball team end with an unceremonious firing, made worse by the athletic director crucifying him in a press conference.
This wasn’t your typical “we wish Billy well in what he does…”  This was about as harsh as you can get:
“There [...]

Disgusting

In Elkhart, Indiana, a high school basketball coach was arrested for driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license the night before his Elkhart Memorial team was set to take on Valparaiso in the Michigan City Regional Semifinals. He wasn’t bonded out of jail until after noon the next game, roughly the same [...]

Flush

You know what’s wrong with the Illinois GOP? Guys like Gary Skoien. He adds very little to the debate (beyond his desire for power), brings little in terms of ideas, leaves good candidates (see: Jack Ryan) on their own, yet one-ups everyone with this latest for the archives.

Palatine Township Republican Committeeman Gary Skoien denies he [...]

Not so fast

When Rod Blagojevich was arrested back in December, some of the details we heard surrounded the Tribune Company’s attempted deal with the State of Illinois concerning a sale of Wrigley Field.  This was back when Sam Zell was still trying to structure a deal that reduced his tax exposure as much as possible yet yielded [...]

About Rick Santelli…

Yesterday’s rant has made him the household name du jour.

I have a secret for you: he’s right. I’ve made money on investments. I’ve lost money on investments — big investments, too.  Some of my losses weren’t because I made uninformed decisions. Chance played a big role in it. But I played, and I knew the [...]