The stock market had an interesting day Thursday, with the Dow down 311 points. How interesting is that? Well, it is the second-biggest one day drop this year. But when you’ve got a number in the 13,000s, subtracting 311 just isn’t something to get too worked up about. Today’s 2.26% drop was just the 94th-biggest [...]
The Senate Finance Committee voted 20-1 this afternoon to send some “anti-pussyfooting legislation,” as John Kerry dubbed it, to the full Senate. I know because I was there for all the action at the lovely Dirksen Building. I also ate at the all-you-can-eat buffet in the basement and had a little bowl of Senate bean [...]
