http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/occupy_wall_street/2011/10/18/2011-10-18_occupy_wall_st_officer_anthony_bologna_loses_10_vacation_days_for_violating_nypd.html

Ten.

Vacation.

The fun just never ends.

Christopher Ketcham has a new piece just posted in Orion Magazine, titled  “The Reign of the One Percenters: Income Inequality and the Death of Culture in New York City.”  Find it here: http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6470/

John Kennedy O'Hara is still fighting the good fight:

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg continues to miss the point of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Before I get to this, you should check out Christopher Ketcham's piece for the Albany Times-Union in regards to the OWS Movement - is it a movement, or is it street theater?

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/A-movement-Or-street-theater-2210706.php

It's truly disheartening to see our mainstream media and our elected officials' failed attempts to marginalize the public protest termed the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The phenomenon of students having other students take the SAT Exam for them in order to obtain a higher score has once again reared its ugly head.

Let's just spell this one out, okay?

You were too stupid to get a decent score on the exam, so you pay for a more accomplished student to take the exam for you. This is what happens:

Bank Of America has followed in the steps of Wells Fargo, and is issuing a $5 per month fee for use of debit cards associated with your accounts.

The "reason" cited is that the Durbin Amendment has put an "undue" limit to the fees that banks were formerly charging customers.

Mazel Tov, dear readers!

I gotta say that Chris Christie gives a hell of a speech.

Governor Christie Addressed New Jersey's Fiscal Crisis on Tuesday, March 16.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie presented a state budget proposal today at the Statehouse. The Gov. Christie speech outlined his plan to deal with the state's current financial crisis. address the state's fiscal crisis.

Here is the full of text the Governor Christie speech

If my life were a Greek myth, Howard “Gatemouth” Graubard would be Poseidon; David “mole333” would be  a conglomeration of Scylla and Charybdis; and I would be playing the part of Odysseus/Ulysses, trying to make it home to my family. Of course, I can’t take sole credit for evading their barbs; I’ve Athena on my side.