Bizzy’s AM Coffee Biz-Econ-Life Links (042506)

Free Links:

• PunditReview Does a Takedown on Taxing Oil Companies’ “Windfall Profits” — It ought to make the big fans of the idea hesitate a little to know that the Communist Chinese government has decided to do just that.
• Speaking of which, I wonder how Unocal shareholders, whose company was bought by Chevron last year, would be feeling right now if they had instead been bought by Chinese government-dominated CNOOC instead? My opposition, and others’ of course, to the CNOOC-Unocal deal looks at least a teeny bit smarter at the moment.
• A judge has kept a city worker from being fired for excessively surfing the Internet on the job — Expect more employers to cut off access to all but internal links if this ruling sticks.
• Now THAT Is Fast Food — Papa John’s has test marketed guaranteed 10-minute pizza delivery, and claims a 99%-plus success rate.

Lunchtime Reading:

• Get It While It’s There — Rush had an opening half-hour for the ages yesterday on Mary McCarthy and the administration’s enemies in the CIA and at State, and much more. It will only be up until about 6PM today, so see it, or save it, while it’s still there. His core contention is that Bush is being victimized by his “new tone” position when he first took office, when he didn’t get put the Clintonistas onto the street. I have to agree.