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Nice job, but what about that other case?
This Wall Street Journal editorial pats itself on the back justifiably for swimming against the mainstream media tide in opposing from the outset former New York Attorney General Eliot's Spitzer's popular but dubious litigation and propaganda campaign against former New...
The Spitzer Lesson
The mainstream media and the blogosphere have been buzzing over the past 24 hours regarding the fall from grace of New York's governor and former Lord of Regulation, Eliot Spitzer. As noted in this previous post, there is an...
Why didn't the mainstream media expose Spitzer's abuses?
Regular readers of this blog know that former New York attorney general and current NY governor Eliot Spitzer's abuses of power have been a frequent topic for a long time, particularly Spitzer's dubious prosecution of former New York Stock Exchange...
Spitzer is suffering?
So New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and his family just don't know whether the rough and tumble nature of politics at the state level of New York is worth the severe emotional toll. I wonder what Theodore Sihpol, Hank Greenberg,...
The real issue in the Grasso case
Eliot Spitzer's long-running propaganda campaign and lawsuit against former New York Stock Exchange chairman and CEO Richard Grasso has been a frequent topic on this blog, so I couldn't help but notice this NY Post article (hat tip to Peter...
New York's regulation premium
This Landon Thomas/NY Sunday Times article is the definitive report to date on the status of New York aspiring governor Eliot Spitzer's lawsuit against former New York Stock Exchange chairman and CEO Richard Grasso (prior posts here) over Grasso's $140...
Spitzer's $18 million footnote theory
In this Aaron Lucchetti piece($), the Wall Street Journal continues its fine coverage (see Peter Lattman posts here, here and here) of the Lord of Regulation's ongoing lawsuit against Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone and former New York Stock Exchange...
What? You mean there is discovery in a civil lawsuit?
This Wall Street Journal ($) article reports that New York AG ("attorney general" or "aspiring governor," take your pick) Eliot Spitzer is shocked, yes, shocked that he and his office may be subjected to discovery in the civil lawsuits that...
What's the big deal with the Lord of Regulation?
Matthew T. Bodie is a Hofstra law professor who is guest blogging over at the Conglomerate blog and, in this post, wonders why fellow law professors such as Stephen Bainbridge and Larry Ribstein are critical of New York attorney general...
Joseph Nocera on the Grasso lawsuit
You have to hand it to New York Times business columnist Joseph Nocera -- he has certainly come up with a reason that most folks would not have thought of for why New York Aspiring Governor Eliot Spitzer should drop...
Is the Lord of Regulation also the Lord of Compensation?
Following on the theme from this earlier post, this Kimberly Strassel/Wall Street Journal ($) op-ed examines the deposition testimony that is emanating from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's lawsuit to recover alleged overcompensation paid by the New York Stock...
Langone unmasks the Lord of Regulation
You remember Kenneth Langone, don't you? Mr. Langone is the co-founder of Home Depot who chaired the New York Stock Exchange compensation committee that approved Richard Grasso's $140 million pay package. As a result, he is a defendant along with...
More on the NYSE's failed corporate governance
In what cannot be construed as an endorsment of the oversight abilities of some of the most prominent business executives in the country, this Wall Street Journal ($) article reports that nine of the 12 New York Stock Exchange directors...
Is the bloom off the Spitzer rose?
Predicting the lifespan of popularity for a demagogue is a risky business, but recent mainstream media pieces certainly indicate that New York AG ("Attorney General" or "Aspiring Governor," take your pick) Eliot Spitzer's fifteen minutes of fame as the nation's...
The NYSE model of failed corporate governance
The MSM is atwitter today with news about the release of a previously confidential report that details former New York Stock Exchange CEO Richard Grasso's compensation and perks as head of the NYSE and paints the Big Board's directors as...
"AG" means "Aspiring Governor"
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer - for whom New York Governor George Pataki's press secretary once noted that "AG" stood for "Aspiring Governor" - confirmed today what everyone who has not lived the past few years on a deserted...
Mr. Spitzer: Get ready to rumble!
In this refreshing Wall Street Journal ($) op-ed, Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, who chaired the New York Stock Exchange compensation committee that approved Richard Grasso's $140 million pay package, throws down the gauntlet regarding New York Attorney General Eliot...
Spitzer v. Grasso
This Holman Jenkins, Jr. WSJ ($) Business World column examines New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer's latest propoganda campaign . er, I mean, lawsuit in which he seeks to recover a substantial portion of the rather large $200 million in...
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