Baltimore – (TFN): Hallelujah, the markets work! You have no idea how happy I was this morning when I opened the Wall Street Journal and found an article detailing Goldman Sachs shareholder anger at the recent bonus payouts.

Now, I don’t care who makes what. That’s between bosses and their worker bees. But I do get a little peeved when Uncle Sam tries to tell some worker he can’t get paid per his contract.

Baltimore — (TFN): It’s confirmation! On Friday I wrote how I may have a touch of the flu or some other mind-altering ailment because my thoughts were far more liberal than I am comfortable with admitting.

Well, it turns out my ultra-liberal, straight-ticket voting, French-guy marrying sister has a verifiable case of the pig flu. And guess who I had dinner with on Thursday night? You betcha, big sis.

Capitol Hill is moving faster than ever. We will get a Cap-and-Trade vote on Friday. The market has already cast its vote, making now a great time to make some smart investments.

The much-vaunted stimulus bill has turned out to be a nauseating, pork-laden mess. Score one for the cynics as President Obama’s credibility takes a hard and early hit.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $14 billion federal loan package for Detroit’s embattled “Big Three” late yesterday (Wednesday), overcoming Republican opposition in the House but leaving the bill to face an uncertain fate in a hostile Senate.

As long as Pelosi has control of the big chair in the House, you might as well hang up your goal of becoming a rich businessman.