December 2008

Yesterday was a very cool day! It's not every day that you get the first interview with the President of Anheuser Busch since they merged with InBev, not to mention interviews with the Blockbuster CEO, the Chairman and CEO of American Electric Power, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. It was one of those days where I can honestly say I love my job. Its ... read more

This afternoon, after spending more than five hours testifying before the Senate, Chrysler Chairman and CEO Robert Nardelli joined me for an interview. As you can imagine, I asked him a lot of tough questions about the $7 billion his company is requesting: Whether it’s enough? What the future viability of the business looks like? What he will do if the Treasury and Federal Reserve Bank ... read more

This morning on The Opening Bell I talked to Sen. Bob Corker about the failure last night to get the deal passed through the Senate. It is now dead as we know it, although the White House opened the door to access the TARP funds while we spoke to the Tennessee senator. This story is fraught with problems. If you allow them to fail, we will pay more in the long run. If you give them the money, you ... read more

This was written on Wednesday night at 11pm. Sorry it took me this long to post it. It's been too long since I last wrote. I don't know if I'm experiencing writer's block or if I'm too overwhelmed, but I am disappointed in myself and I apologize to you for falling short. I have this unrealistic fantasy that I can "do it all," but sometimes that's just wishful thinking. Over the past couple ... read more

This morning I had the first exclusive national interview with UAW President Ron Gettlefinger since the White House announced it's $17.4 billion dollar plan on Friday. It was my first interview with the UAW have talked to many UAW members over the past couple of months. To have the opportunity to ask him some tough questions is something that I have wanted to do throughout this process. I was ... read more