Markos said something that bears saying often in the hothouse of tea-baggers, Astro-Turf activism, and race-baiting populism that emerged after President Obama was sworn in.
While much is said in this collection that bears saying and bears repeating, at base this is a postmodern performance of the self, of the frantic psyche caught all at once in the gaze of its environs and their denizens.
A "law of markets" that bears Say's name is still the theme song for those who count on the economy to repair itself.
Timothy Frasca, who lives in Inwood, wrote to say how struck he was by the many garbage cans along West 207th Street that bear signs saying, "Sponsored by Council Member Miguel Martinez".
Valerie Wilson, chairwoman of the agency that bears her name, says her clients save around 20percentt of published rates.
Peter Callahan, the owner of a New York catering business that bears his name, said he had noticed that blogs have even influenced menu requests.
Charles A. Whitaker, who owns the Philadelphia auction house that bears his name, said, "Provenance is very important with a lot of things".
Bernard L. Madoff, the chairman of a firm that bears his name, says that for the largest 600 stocks, the spread now averages 10 cents a share.
R. Kenyatta Punter, president of the Greater Harlem Real Estate Board, and of the brokerage firm that bears his name, said that commissions may also rise.
But Priska C. Juschka, owner of a gallery that bears her name, said that if train service remained spotty, she would consider moving her business to Manhattan.
Gerard J. Picaso, the owner of a Manhattan management company that bears his name, says that large buildings need a plan for dealing with power failures as well.
