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Great comment from a reader at the WaPo:

Is anyone other than me feeling really good about the economy today? I mean, here I was yesterday struggling to make my next mortgage payment, and now I'm the part-owner of the largest insurance company in the US...and rumors that I may even become a part owner of a few banks next week.

As they say, only in America. Now I understand what the Republicans mean when they talk about "trickle down."

Indeed.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 04:41:56 PM EST
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Well what with each American giving the banking industry $1000, I'd say it puts you all in a considerably different position, the next time the bank manager calls you in to discuss the fact that your account is overdrawn.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 04:48:20 PM EST
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True.  "I'll pay the credit card when I frakking feel like it, assholes.  You owe me more than I owe you."

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 04:58:40 PM EST
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And, for that matter, the "Ownership Society"
by Zwackus on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 05:31:04 PM EST
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Or "Pwn3rship Society," as Mig has called it.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 05:48:33 PM EST
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I copied that from the comments to a blog post somewhere else.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 06:06:32 PM EST
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Damn it, Mig.  I can't remember what I was doing ten minutes ago, and you want me to remember that? ;)

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Thu Sep 18th, 2008 at 06:15:36 PM EST
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