Monday, March 2, 2009

Michael Lewis on Buffett

So yours truly has been waxing rather skeptical on the great Warren Buffett lately, as documented here.

Well, turns out I'm a mere whelp when it comes to questioning the actions of the Great One. No, I'm not talking about talking about how Buffett's "lost his touch," which happens every time he sneezes while investing, seemingly. Instead, I'm talking about doubts about his intentions.

Back in '92, before yours hungrily ever was, Michael Lewis was casting dubiousness on His Highness in "The Temptation of St. Warren," referred to by David Collum in his editorial pitting Warren '99 against Warren '08. Interestingly, these allegations go beyond the investing realm and get into the question of Character. Would recommend the Lewis piece over the Collum piece, in terms of meatiness. To wit:
Lewis painted a vivid picture of an egotistical financial carnivore seated at the very top of the food chain--a world-class stockjobber--cloaked by a highly deceptive country boy shtick. It’s quite a read and surely took guts to publish.

Geez, hate to see what they think of cute drooling ravenous dog shtick.

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