Ugh, not a good day for retail. I blogged about this in November and it has come to pass. I get no satisfaction, trust me. Circuit City is closing down, selling off everything. Not that I ever went there. They were overpriced and poorly-trained. Besides, I could find what I needed on the web. However most people aren't like that; when they want gadgets they usually need to go to a store and CC and Best Buy are (were) the biggest gadget-dealers in the country. Now it's down to just Best Buy. This is nothing to sneeze at since it bodes very badly for 2009.

Speaking of ill omens, Bank of America is now just that. What are we waiting for, may as well convert the dollar to the ruble and give up all pretenses of a free market banking system. Rather than let the chips fall, we are instead deciding to go the road more-or-less traveled all over the world: when times get tough, authoritarianize. And CitiGroup? What are they even still doing listed on the Dow?

The US has lost any finger-pointing rights at this point. We've got nothing on no one.

But on a happier note, Sully for US Senate! I think Gov. Patterson can quickly side-step all controversy re the possible appointment of Caroline Kennedy by appointing Capt. Sullenberger instead.