I generally try to avoid such important issues as politics and economics on this site, mainly because they seldom have anything to do with Rush. But I think I'll make an exception in this case. By now, we are all familiar with The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 which has been all over the news the past few weeks and was just passed by Congress on Friday. The man in charge of the rescue plan is ex-Goldman Sachs vice president Neel Kashkari, who happens to be a Rush fan. From the New York Post:
A 35-year-old former heavy-metal head who used to develop technology for NASA space missions has been tapped as the interim leader of the $700 billion rescue plan. ... Neel Kashkari, the financial whiz kid, fitness buff and avid Cleveland Browns fan tapped to save the free-falling economy. ... The ex-Goldman Sachs vice president lives in the pleasant Washington, DC suburb ... He was hired to work for the government after a Goldman Sachs boss recommended him to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, who once headed the investment firm. ... Kashkari has a master's degree in engineering and obtained an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. And when he wasn't hitting the books, it appears he was rocking out to heavy metal. His high school yearbook is filled with quotes he chose from rock bands like AC/DC and Rush.
Somehow I find it reassuring that he's a Rush fan (and a Cleveland Browns fan too!). Thanks to MechBill2112 for the heads up.
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