tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post6845858760177153264..comments2023-11-13T03:52:13.643-05:00Comments on Pragmatism Refreshed: Niccolo: Call Your OfficeChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-55728337979543147282007-05-01T09:31:00.000-04:002007-05-01T09:31:00.000-04:00Gary,Welcome. I'm happy to have your clarification...Gary,<BR/><BR/>Welcome. I'm happy to have your clarifications on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Since my audience generally consists only of a very select group, i.e. family and friends, I'm a bit surprised at your appearance. But, hey, this is the age of the internet. Everybody is at least a potential reader of everything. <BR/><BR/>So, again, welcome. Make yourself at home.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-21610967396699184402007-05-01T09:10:00.000-04:002007-05-01T09:10:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755575167245729981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705190583378659608.post-65390941414690533392007-04-30T19:49:00.000-04:002007-04-30T19:49:00.000-04:00You’ve picked up on an intriguing role reversal by...You’ve picked up on an intriguing role reversal by well heeled financial execs—they’ve gone Democratic. Nice call. <BR/><BR/>I would, however, like to clarify a couple of comments you made about me. <BR/><BR/>Regarding your point that “Aguirre's charges were rather short in the supportive-evidence department …,” you might want to take a peek at my testimony on the Senate Judiciary website (http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearing.cfm?id=2437) or the Senate Interim Findings at: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/315/Congress-SEC-Investigation.pdf<BR/><BR/>As for my speaking to the media, you might want to take a closer look at the June 23 NY Times that broke the story. It reads: “Mr. Aguirre writes to Congress about his case without naming the fund or the executive.” The article goes on to state that the NY Times obtained the identity of Mr. Mack, the identity of the hedge fund (Pequot), the identity of the companies whose stock was traded, the status of the investigation, and the letter itself from government officials. Finally, here is what the Times said about my involvement: “Mr. Aguirre … declined to elaborate on the letter or to provide a copy. The New York Times obtained it from a government official who released it without authorization and asked not to be identified.”<BR/><BR/>Regarding Mr. Mack’s support for Hillary, that should come as no surprise. PBS’s NOW reported on April 13 that 2/3’s of financial industry money goes to Democrats. Here are the top five recipients of financial industry political contributions according to Open Secrets: <BR/><BR/>Lieberman, Joe: $1,806,260<BR/>Clinton, Hillary: $1,683,478<BR/>Ford, Harold E Jr.: $1,115,971<BR/>Santorum, Rick: $834,645<BR/>Dodd, Christopher J: $607,150<BR/><BR/>Perhaps, this sheds some light on why Senator Spector’s and Senator Grassley’s separate bills for minimum regulation of hedge funds were DOA when the Democrats took over Capital Hill. And no, I am not a Republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com