Postcards: 1993 - The Nominee Who Made Wall Street Bailouts Permanent While Pocketing $125 Million

When we look back on the 2008 crisis, we must ask - who had the most to gain, the least to lose, and skated virtually all responsibility from the media. There lies your real benefactor of 1993 policy.

Right fast: Before we get started.

My daughter insisted that we open the presents she gave us before she opened anything yesterday.

This child’s ability to delay gratification is unlike anything I’ve seen.

Don’t credit me.

This is either her mother’s doing (impossible…) or some genetic anomaly that science hasn’t discovered.

On top of that, she also didn’t ask for much.

She wanted a pair of rollerskates, crafts (pipe cleaners), and the board game Twister.

That was it…

She’s a cheap date.

My friend Tracy told me the day before his daughter’s wedding that there is nothing more fulfilling than raising a productive member of society.

It was his father’s quote.

That quote and my friendship with the great Tracy Thomas fill my heart with joy.

Oh yeah, so does my daughter (and my wife).

Merry Christmas.

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The Front Page was a cornerstone bar in DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C., for 32 years.

It was a right of passage to the nightlife and culture of the city for most people who arri…