So the National League tried to help out the poor defenseless Yankees before the season by trading them a quality starter for a marginal fifth outfielder, but so far it’s been merely an awful trade rather than a complete heist (although I bet Vazquez ends the year with an ERA+ well over 100 while Melky will still be Melky.) So I guess the Yanks needed more charity, getting an excellent hitter in a mild down year and cash in exchange for a “free Coke refill at Appelbee’s with $30 purchase” coupon. Man who should return to blogging Ken Tremendous summarizes the progression of the Astros’ “logic”:
Global markets started the day lower, with Asian markets down overnight and European bourses lower this morning. Our markets also opened weak, but quickly bottomed and have since rallied back into positive territory on the heels of some positive economic reports.
Obama’s glacial pace in making federal court nominations is not, strictly speaking, an example of the kind of thing Krugman is talking about today. Making a couple dozen more nominations to the lower federal courts would not be a base-energizing move (nominating someone like Pam Karlan to the Supreme Court, maybe.) But allowing a lot of vacant seats on federal courts as the GOP is poised to make huge gains in the Senate is still bad on the merits — bad for the functioning and fairness of the criminal justice system, and bad for the application of federal law. And while this is an area in which Obama’s power is shared with an institution in which Republicans have a de facto veto, it’s still true that 1)he could make it harder for them, and 2)even with the Republican obstructionism he almost certainly could have gotten more nominees confirmed if he had made more nominations.
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The market is slightly higher in early trading. Jobless claims came in below expectations (457k vs. 464k consensus), and that helped boost sentiment at the open.
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I’ve taken a lot of interesting flack for my non-review of Inception, but before addressing it, I want to address Anderson’s comment at my old haunt:
The market is slightly higher in early trading, following a nice 3-day rally. I think its obvious that the reason the market is higher this morning is that the cast of Jersey Shore was at the NYSE to ring the opening bell. I also heard that it was the first time the NYSE sold out of guest passes. Too funny.
