JOHN RUBENS is no Mother Teresa.

Greatness is transparent and opaque.

Copyright John Rubens 07-27-2012

I am so selfish clones r opposed to kids.

It’s a time for promises Your Honor the Queen (of many parts), Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England: I am one to support the security of the 2012 Olympics in London, England. I am in favor of a contingent of readymen at your employ, pending all lawful and insured approvals.

I can be anyone but Dorothy, the Scarecrow or the witches. I may be hired.

A witch with a tuaat that twitched.

You and your guests nailed it on the head in today’s BloombergRewind—Things aren’t working in the regulatory slippery slope (re: calibration of scrutiny). Does the regulator get more involved in micromanaging and if necessary, underwriting, or less involved (a la Reaganomics & Milton Friedman). The United States already made a decision in “Too Big to Fail”. Too big to fail is probably not a Sarah Palin “Rode to Nowhere” but a sober, scientific and sensible decision to lean toward more regulation. If the intent is to follow through on “too big to fail” one would include early intervention of faltering companies on public exchanges as a consequence.

Regulators, Trustees, Receivers and Liquidators, including leveraged buy-out attorneys must get involved sooner than previously in the management of property and entities that are tied to public markets. I bought Enron for the first time within two months of its collapse and MF Global at the end of the week before it went under over that fateful weekend Rewind covered briefly. Freeh is no longer named on the paperwork.

Gentiles get the credit, Gentiles have to take the blame too. No one-way Adolf Hitler cop-out scape-goats for what’s wrong with the world. Jewish people seem to adore civilization and we have all benefitted in that respect.

10:26 John R.: As an Oprah fan, I’m plumply exhuberant, but as a swimlesson devotee, I do not feel passionate one way or another. Which is excellence? Neither. Passion is fruit not perfection.

Tech Rules: Sometimes I think we have rules to keep us from a nervous breakdown; on the other hand, I skipped taking Algebra II in high school.

Saw a show about an English Obese man getting a stomach by-pass operation. As he was going to the hospital, he channeled Einstein: “I’ve been in my house for two years. As I see the traffic, it appears to move faster around me because I have been still so long.”