Apologies for inserting that song into your head.  The most insipid song ever written by Fleetwood Mac (which takes some doing) pairs well with the most insipid, and corrupt, Illinois politician in recent memory (which takes some doing).

So: does he resign, or does he stick to his guns?  One thing I can tell you is that Rod’s lawyer — who, frankly, sounded drunk when on camera earlier this week, complete with waddling down the street — has gotten real close to going completely mental.  I mean, the tapes will eventually be played.  If it is Blago’s voice, it’s all over.  The only thing left is the race to see who, besides Rod, can claim the prize for being the biggest idiot of them all.  It’s a big field.

Open thread, kids.  Go nuts.

First it was the banks.  Then AIG.  Then Shittybank. Then the automakers.  Now it’s the former millionaires created by Bernard Madoff.

One week ago, Ronnie Ambrosino was a millionaire.

One week ago I owed less on my student loans than I do now.

Now, Ambrosino is among the long list of investors whose fortunes were allegedly wiped out by Bernard Madoff. Like them, she’s left hoping for a bailout that might never come.

I’m hoping Sallie Mae forgives my student loans.  And gives me a pony.

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Suggested Speaker		Offended Group
	John Hagee	Catholics
	Jesse Jackson	Hymies
	Bill Donohue	Gooks

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Paul Weyrich is dead.  A Bush Enabler of the first order, he is, as are so many others, ultimately responsible for heaps of dead bodies, trillions of dollars wasted, and a Constitution destroyed.  He also helped found the hideous American Enterprise Institute and the “Moral” Majority with Jerry Falwell.  It’s hard to imagine a more destructive human being (excepting mass murderers). Good riddance.

The fundies, of course, are all atwitter.

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Paul Weyrich, of the Heritage Foundation, Free Congress Foundation, etc. died today at the age of 66.

If you can’t say anything nice, you shouldn’t say anything at all.

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How about those Blackhawks, eh?

“It’s hard to tell, hard to imagine what it’s like to go from 100 miles an hour to 5. I’m going to want to build a policy institute at Southern Methodist, probably write a book. And beyond that, I’m open for suggestions.”
— George W. Bush

• Hindenberg Reenactor
• Pretzel Taster
• Crash-Test Dummy

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Damn.  Chrysler is closing its plants for thirty days and may never reopen them.  I know, I know, Dan Quayle has a hand in running Cerberus (which owns Chrysler).  But I still want that Challenger R/T.

And if you want more nostalgia, visit the Old Car Manual Project.