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Red ivy this year!

They're in their spiderholes.

A backlash against the "media elites" could work in their favor (if they have played that card one too many times already).

Are you kidding? This is awesome, it's like fuckin' Falcon Crest!

"Our superior zingers and one-liners will bury you!" They've actually dumbed down the debate format which, in effect favors the use of sound bites and easy punchlines. Expect a short-lived bump in the polls from the people on whom these imbecilic tactics work.

Dude, I like having 3 or 4 different company's phone books stacked up on my stoop. It gives me more choice (freedom).

Yeah, the Republican strategists, commentators, and analysts down on Palin are just a bunch of elitists!

"I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN, MY HUSBAND CAN'T DO ANYTHING!"

John and Cindy = Not Stoked

Bailin' Palin.

Hello? How's it going? We miss you. Would love to have your input on the relevant issues of the day. Told you so. Bye.

Marie Antoinette.

I think that in light of how deeply financialization has rooted itself in American daily life, the dichotomy between "Main Street and Wall Street" is a gross simplification. Its usage is another effort to dispel fear, raise confidence in the system, and score political points for politicians willing to "stick it to the fat cats". I am no friend to this bill, capitalists, or to the American political elite but the "kill them all, let the market sort it out" option would take pure folly coupled with criminal neglect to a whole new level. This "taxpayer populism" based on the last remains of pop free market economics (as we've seen none of the real players buy a word of it) is nothing more than political grandstanding. Bailout or not, ordinary folks will be left holding the bag, but maybe I'd rather that bag not be full of soup I've just gotten in a bread line. And they'd better hurry before those vampires start smacking their lips looking at your mutual funds.

The Vanilla Oil Drilla-Wildlife Killa-Corrupt Wheela Deala-Librarian Position Filla from Wasilla.

Well, what's the verdict? Did the Republicans slit our throats now to prevent us from being bled slowly later? Realizing Obama's impending victory, did they want to leave him with the worst conditions possible under which to govern? Did they sacrifice millions of American working and middle class people for the ideological purity of the "free market"? Last desperate stab at a hollow "taxpayer populism" for posterity while the ship goes down?

the Neo-Natalator.

Trig's nickname for her is "Grandma".

Um, I'd say we're still gathering that data (in real time).

I'm not sure we can talk about this stuff in the past tense anymore. Reaganville's are on the rise from coast to coast.

Wow, that was quick.

Citigroup obviously bought low with regards to Wachovia keeping in mind that a bailout for bad debt is right around the corner. We're seeing a tremendous consolidation in finance. Will it help stabilize the financial landscape, or make things worse?

The FDIC is the last thing in the world the State's gonna let get swamped. They'll try to print their way out before risking the kind of upheavals likely in the event of widespread bank runs, mutual fund lockouts, etc.

Wachovia's in the house! The FDIC's house.

The Republicans' revolutionary goal to bankrupt the State, that is.