Kausfiles

Friday, January 9, 2008

OK, "Caterpillar" didn't make it. (No legs!) But give "Mr. Aflatoxin" time. The left is on the same side as kf  on that one . ... 11:50 P.M.

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The kf Curse! It turns out that alleged CarCzar Designee Steven Rattner, endorsed in this space yesterday , has a large and embarrassing** conflict of interest .  NY Post covers . ... More suprisingly, the New York Times picks up on the  Post 's sniping at Pinch Sulzberger's BFF .  But only online (as far as I can see). Rattner's ... special status seems to continue in the print edition (although I won't know for sure until tomorrow)...

**--[ Embarrassing?--ed He bought Blender !] According to the NY Post :

Cerberus [which owns Chrysler] recently notified Rattner and his group that they're in technical default of terms to repay a $125 million loan that he used to bankroll his $250 million purchase, two years ago, of sexy lad magazine Maxim and pop-music magazine Blender. 

Guy who can't run Maxim wants to run GM!  But he still wrote a great union-bashing article . ... 11:25 P.M.

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Thrown into the Burris patch : What makes everyone so sure that Majority Leader Harry Reid was " beaten " and  "outfoxed"  in the matter of Roland Burris? He was beaten and outfoxed into having one more Democratic senator than he was counting on having.  A few more of these beatings and he'll pass card check with 5 votes to spare. ... 10:00 P.M.

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