What a sobering and depressing string. It is very hard to argue with Mall's astute analysis. Even guys who have more money than they can spend the rest of their lives unfortunately are operating this way, I think. I guess we just need to hope for some more of the like of Forego and Kelso (looks like an 'o' at the end helps -- maybe it signals the emptiness?)

Mall, your quote about the wise guy exec in Chicago, was apparently also often applied to Jeff Skilling at Enron (a wise guy from Illinois if my memory is correct). We all know how that turned out!