Is the fate of our corporations and its leaders in the hands of a president making economic decisions by opinion poll? Will CEO heads roll because of a Gallup-ian thumbs down from the angry crowd? The panel on this afternoon’s Hardball didn’t merely acknowledge that chilling possibility.  Like a bloodthirsty mob on a hot Roman [...]

Man, am I glad to be wrong. When economist Peter Morici, appearing on the Early Show in December, placed much of the blame for the automakers’ woes on the UAW, I imagined that we might have seen the last of him on CBS.  I’m happy to report that my fears were unfounded.
Morici was back with [...]

Spare us the phony populism, Keith . . .
If Keith Olbermann wants to say it’s wrong for honchos at firms getting bailout bucks to bag big bonuses, fine.  But the Countdown host should lose the man-of-the-people shtick.
On this evening’s Countdown, Olbermann engaged in a gripe-fest about bonuses, corporate jets, etc. with Rep. Maxine Waters.  Then, [...]