Houston's Clear ThinkersLongtime Houston attorney Tom Kirkendall's observations on developments in law, business, medicine, culture, sports, and other matters of general interest to the Houston business, professional, and academic communities.An Enron "hero" is looking for work- (Found July 15, 2008 ) This JoAnn GrecoPortfolio.com article bemoans that "famed Enron whistleblower" Sherron Watkins is having a hard time finding a job. Those dastardly employers just don't trust honest employees such as Watkins, now do they On the other hand, perhaps the reason...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/an_enron_hero_i.asp Incompetence masquerading as demagoguery- (Found July 15, 2008 ) University of Houston finance professor Craig Pirrong (blog here) does a nice job in this Wall $treet Journal op-ed on Friday of explaining how speculation in oil and gas markets helps all of us deal with rising energy prices:...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/incompetence_ma.asp Dr. Michael DeBakey, R.I.P.- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Dr. Michael DeBakey (previous posts here) died late Friday at the age of 99. One of the most influential men in Houston's history, Dr. DeBakey was the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who researched, developed and initially implemented not only a...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/dr_michael_deba.asp Be careful, Mr. Wagoner- (Found July 15, 2008 ) General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner made some interesting public comments this past week in Dallas regarding the besieged automaker's bankruptcy prospects: "Under any scenario we can imagine, our financial position, or cash position, will remain robust through the rest...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/be_careful_mr_w.asp Tyson who- (Found July 15, 2008 ) I swear, you can't make this stuff up. The American Family Association apparently has a policy over at its new outlet, OneNewsNow, never to use the word "gay" in an article. Instead, the AFA always replaces "gay" with the...http://blog.kir.com/archives/2008/07/tyson_who.asp |