Bob Wills, the renowned leader of a classic Western swing band, would joyously call out mid-song, “Take it away, Leon!” bringing on a crowd-pleasing instrumental solo by steel guitar maestro Leon McAuliffe. But now comes another Leon who’s such an off-key, screechy Wall Street billionaire that crowds are shouting, “Go away, Leon!” He is hedge fund huckster Leon Cooperman, who gained public notice nearly a decade ago when he compared Barack Obama’s election to Hitler’s […]
To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable