Fast Food v. Fast Casual

The Wall Street Journal posts an interesting story, noting that “ultra-affluent” customers — who spend more than, gulp, $7,000 a month on their credit cards and meet other, unnamed income criteria — are spending more on both fast food and fine meals. The super-rich, the article says, are bifurcating More…

Former Reaganite: McDonald’s Would Have Vetted Palin Harder

In an interview today with MSNBC’s Norah O’Donnell, former Reagan chief of staff Ken Duberstein agreed with former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger’s comments that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is unprepared to assume the presidency, if needed.

However, Duberstein — an adviser to Sen. John McCain’s failed More…