Bobby Brown sentenced to eight days.

Neither Whitney's money nor Bobby's bullshit could keep him out of jail again. A Dekalb county judge issued and arrest warrant for Bobby Brown when he left the state while on probation and appeared on a television award show. The genius had been barred from leaving Georgia as a part of his bond on DUI charges. So he leaves Georgia and appears on the American Music Awards show in California. I guess the idea of getting a gig when his career is in the toilet was just too much of a temptation. After getting out of jail he will serve 24 months on probation, have to perform 240 hours of community service, and will have to attend AA meetings for 6 months.

I'm guessing he thought leaving the state while on bond was his prerogative.

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Macy's stores to close.

Federated Department Stores, parent to both chains and to Atlanta-based Rich's, said Thursday it is dropping the standalone Rich's and Macy's names and combining them into one brand -- Rich's-Macy's.

In doing so, the company in April will close four Macy's locations, including the historic downtown store, and transform its store at Town Center at Cobb into a single-floor furniture gallery.

Well, this was going to happen sometime. Macy's and Rich's are two stores that target the same consumer. For Federated Department Stores this was not a good situation. Combining the two will save money, expand the single brand of Rich's-Macy's, and stop the needless competition. Unfortunately, what it will also do is close a few stores, and cost a few people jobs. It is estimated that 1500 Macy's workers will lose their jobs in these bad economic times.

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Bill Gates proves that Bush's tax cut favors the rich.

From Nathan Newman:

For Bill Gates, who personally owns 611,749,300 shares, this will give him a dividend of $97.9 million.

Normally, this would be taxed at a 38.6% rate, but with Bush's new tax plan, Gates will save and the Treasury will lose $37.8 million.

A $38 million tax cut for the richest man on earth, while almost half of all tax filers would receive less than $100 in benefits.

MyDD adds:

What better way for the Gates to show the class warfare that Bush is proposing, than to show how the richest of the rich, will benefit the most, while the federal government's revenues are depleted. You think that doesn't trickle down?

MyDD's post also talks about how neither Gates Sr. or Gates Jr. like Bush, or his agenda. An Excellent read! Go read it!

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