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While you're voting on the best new name for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, I'm sitting in the California Assembly chambers awaiting Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State address.
Folks, the state of the state ain't good. More on that after he speaks.
But as California comes to grips with its own budgetary Ponzi scheme, on the other coast, Andy Borowitz "reveals" in a spoof the "full letter" Bernard Madoff sent his co-op neighbors.
It includes a "P.S." which reads, in part, "I didn't get a chance to tell you just how much Ruth and I have appreciated the support you've shown - especially all of those lively and memorable messages you keep leaving on our voicemail in the middle of the night.
While some of the language is a little saltier than what I'm used to hearing, it's very much in keeping with the rambunctious spirit that this building is known for. Good times!"
Read more to find out about the new "investment" he's offering neighbors.
GAS PRICES AND CHIROPRACTORS
In the "I had no idea" file, I interviewed a chiropractor this week named Scott Mintz. His work focuses on trauma victims, and business dropped 20 percent last summer as gas topped $4 a gallon. People drove less, therefore, there were fewer accidents! However, as prices plummeted by the holidays, people were driving again, especially to do shopping, his business shot back up.
Who knew?
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