It's been a while since we've presented the parasite of the week.  Either no one seemed deserving for a particular week, or -- more often -- there were too many in one week for us to cover.  This week, the newspapers across the country have been filled with articles regarding the CEOs of several lending institutions who cleaned up to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses and stock options while customers went into forclosure and the stock in their institutions fell like goose poop on a new blue Armani suit.  These guys get the award this week, and we're sure that there are plenty more just around the corner.  Remember the words of Richard (Dick) Brown to his employees in 2002. 

"NOBODY is worth $54 million a year, but I have to make that kind of money because I have a very expensive wife."

Parasites of the Week thought for the day....

The difference between a "rock-star" CEO and a real rock star is that the real rock star has talent!