“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into”

Jonathan Swift
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The city is crowded my friends are away and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go

It's a cruel ... cruel summer"

Friday, July 11, 2008

Today's the-economy-is-going-to-hell news is brought to you by King Decider and his MBA:

Government mulls Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac takeover: report

Is it cynical of me to go looking for an increase in news about Iranian threats after reading an article like that?

Update 7/12/08
Somebody got rich off it all. I guess that's all that really matters, right? Regulators Seize IndyMac