Monthly Archives: March 2009

Journeys without George: London Part I

Journeys without George: Big Ben and the Dreaded Daylight Savings Time
(Note: The following must be read using a British accent.)
Cheerio from London! I arrived in the UK on Saturday afternoon. My return trip on the Eurostar was much better than the leg to Brussels earlier in the week. There is definitely a difference between 1st [...]

Journeys without George: Brussels Part II

Journeys without George: When in Belgium, do as the tourists do…

I forgot to mention what last night’s dinner actually was.  I went to a nearby place called L’entrée Des Artistes.  When you walk inside you’re greeted by framed photos of Hollywood stars including my boy Bobby D. (Robert DeNiro).  I counted at least two Tom [...]

Video Commentary From Brussels

A little ditty from Grand Place in the heart of Brussels on the Strategy of Niche.

Or you can check it out here. As you can tell, I’m having a lot of fun with this video thing.

Journeys without George: Brussels

From the top: Mom dropped me off at the Highland bus station Wednesday afternoon for the journey north to O’Hare. As we were pulling up to the airport, a girl sitting a few rows behind me said, “Nice watch.” It’s amazing how many conversations start because of my silly Mickey Mouse watch. I got to [...]

Quick Thoughts: The Presser

President Obama took to the East Room stage again last night to discuss the economy, and specifically his budget proposal currently before Congress.  Primetime press conferences are an ace that only president’s can play.  Who else can convince network and cable TV to preempt huge hits like Biggest Loser and American Idol?  (Unless Ross Perot pays for the time, [...]

Coming Thursday…

I leave tomorrow night for a week long trip to Europe including two nights in Brussels and four in London. By Thursday, I’ll post the first Journeys without George diary. You can check them out right here!
If you’ve ever been to either place (I was in London for a night once), and have suggestions on [...]

Quick Thoughts: Bipartisanship

According to Dictionary.com the definition of “bipartisan” is the following:
bi-par-ti-san /[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn] - adj. representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions.
In the Obama Dictionary Version 2009 the definition is:
bi-par-ti-san /[bahy-pahr-tuh-zuhn] - adj.  a one-way street representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions embracing every presidential agenda item with open [...]

Quick Thoughts: Curbing Exec. Pay

Our friend Molly Lyons over at FOX News’ Live Desk (@livedesk on Twitter) sent out a note asking the tweeting masses about their thoughts on the Obama Administration’s plan to curb executive pay on Wall Street. Since my less than 140 character response to her was…well…short…here’s more.
This is a dangerous slippery slope. @newmediajim pointed out [...]

UPDATE: Weekend Pondering

Here’s what I’ll be thinking about this weekend, let me know if you have any thoughts.
1) Will we still be talking about AIG with the same furor come Monday? We are. Thanks to an investigation by the CT AG, we know the bonus $$ was actually bigger than we thought. Today, Obama [...]

Times Column: Obama offers too much material for critics

Here is my column that was published today in The Times.  You can also read it at http://tiny.cc/peteseat3 where the cloak of anonymity has provided for some fun comments this morning.
Obama offers too much material for critics
By Pete Seat
Times Columnist
I have been very critical of the still infant Obama administration. But with all the precious [...]

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