Category: Politics, Religion & Money

Drew Carey’s Friday Night Freak-Out on SiriusXM is always a fun listen, and Drew often says how much fun it is for him hosting The Price is Right. Today I put the show on while paying bills. Here’s Drew having fun helping somebody pay their bills.

At the start of the 1990’s, a technology company outside of Boston (a unit of a well-known mobile phone maker) collapsed shortly after completing construction of its beautiful, new headquarters. The building, on the grounds of an historic site dating back to the Revolutionary War, was never occupied. It was put up for sale and my employer submitted a low-ball cash offer of half the asking price.

I was told by someone in the know that the parent company’s rejection of our offer was less polite than saying, “You must be joking.” A year later, with commercial real estate in a slump, and having received no other offers, they came back with their figurative tails between their legs. Was the offer still good? Yep, the same amount, take it or leave it. They took it.

Another former Trump true believer who had to learn the hard way that he’d been conned.

Remember how William Barr applied for the Attorney General job by defending Trump?

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/03/william-barr-did-exactly-what-trump-hired-him-to-do.html

We know how that turned out for Bill, and it won’t turn out any better for Robert Hu, who is obviously playing up to Trump. His passive-aggressive attack on Biden may as well be an application for the AG job, if Trump wins in November. Hu’s report should be all the proof the MAGA crowd needs to see the DOJ isn’t acting on Biden’s orders, but of course they don’t see it that way.

Trump, the king of business bankruptcies and welching on his debts, has this admonition for NATO member nations.

“You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?” Trump recounted saying. “No I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-foreign-aid-russia-2b8054a9fe185eec34c2c541cece655d

Deadbeat Donald’s reputation for stiffing people is such that his lawyers — the good ones, anyway — have reportedly insisted on pre-payment of not only a retainer, but their anticipated fees. Which of course Trump isn’t paying himself, but leaving to his PAC to cover. Trump left loyal Rudy, who isn’t one of the good lawyers, high and dry with unpaid bills.

I’m not the only one who thinks if the Fed cuts interest rates before mid-year, it will be to provide some relief in the commercial real estate market.