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On a Lighter Note…
The Agitator — …this made me laugh. Laugh, because it doesn’t do much good to cry.

FAIL: Wave Rises on the Web Against Wall St. Bailout
techPresident — ... Perhaps the surest indicator of public sentiment online against the Paulson plan was the rapid spread of satirical emails and websites poking fun at it. An email purporting to be from Paulson read like one of those Nigerian email scams we all get in our inboxes: “Dear American,” it started, “I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would ...

Today’s Laugh
sassafrassin.com — Dear American

Maybe It Went to Congress's Spam Folder
Opinionator — The publishers of The Seminal, a group political blog, have apparently uncovered the original draft of Henry Paulson’s economic bailout . It’s even shorter than three pages! It begins: Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.“Paulson” asked the recipients ...

Josh Nelson: The Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Originally posted at The Seminal. Every time John McCain mentions his POW experience, praise his courage and drink a kamikaze. This one is only for the heavy drinkers. Every time Obama says change everyone has to switch seats and drink the other person's drink of choice. Every time John McCain tries to associate Barack Obama with an unsavory character, take a sip of your dirty martini. Every time someone says bailout you have to finish your drink and pour another. Every time John ...

Presidential Debate Open Thread
Crooks and Liars — ... Game: Every time John McCain mentions his POW experience, praise his courage and drink a kamikaze. This one is only for the heavy drinkers. Every time Obama says “change” everyone has to switch seats and drink the other person’s drink of choice. Every time John McCain tries to associate Barack Obama with an unsavory character, take a sip of your dirty martini. Every time someone says bailout you have to finish your drink and pour another. Every ...