Nuff Said: Sinfest on Paulson's New Bailout Plan

Paulson: <Vader>I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.</Vader>
(UPDATE:
According to the Washington Post, the deal is not voluntary.

Federal regulators said they did expect some banks to volunteer, though none stepped forward yesterday. But they added that they would not rely on volunteers. Treasury will set standards for deciding which banks can be helped, and the regulatory agencies will triage the banks they oversee: The institutions faring best and worst will not receive investments. The institutions in the middle, whose fortunes could be improved by putting a little more money in the bank, will be pushed to accept the money from the government.

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Clearly someone gets it.

Nuff Said: That Giant Sucking Sound

If I weren't already incensed as to the "good judgement" McCain's showing by nominating Palin (is he tring to force me to vote for Obama?!), this would certainly do it. The whole "it's a crisis, let's elect a king" reflex is never good, but the "we have to act yesterday" drums keep beating....

For half that amount we could simply buy all the foreclosed houses outright and transfer them to HUD (not that I think the Feds have any business having a HUD, but it's better than making Paulson the most powerful man in the world).

Missed Me, by the Dresden Dolls

Ok, it's song lyric time. This is the first and last time I will ever post song lyrics on this blog. These song lyrics are no pathetic paean to any bedraggled "my lexus key, it cuts me" emo-esque foppery -- no, this's appropriate kudos for a true work of art.

Behold, the most "Wow, that's fucked up" composition you'll ever hear, not only displacing Ein Stuhl in Der Holle, but even edging out Excitable Boy for its "yeah, uhh... huh?" value.

(click title for link to audio)

missed me

missed me missed me now you've gotta kiss me
if you kiss me mister i might tell my sister
if i tell her, mister, she might tell my mother and my
mother, mister, just might tell my father and my father,
mister, he won't be too happy and he'll have his lawyer
come up from the city and arrest you mister,
so i wouldnt miss me if you get me, mister, see?

missed me missed me now you've gotta kiss me
if you kiss me mister, you must think i'm pretty
if you think so mister, you must want to fuck me
if you fuck me mister, it must mean you love me
if you love me mister, you would never leave me
it's as simple as can be!

missed me missed me now you've gotta kiss me
if you miss me mister, why do you keep leaving
if you trick me mister, i will make you suffer
and they'll get you mister, put you in the slammer and forget
you mister, then you'll miss me won't you won't you miss me
won't you miss me

missed me missed me now you've gotta kiss me
if you kiss me mister, take responsibility
i'm fragile mister, just like any girl would be
and so misunderstood (so treat me delicately!)

missed me missed me now you've gone and done it
hope you're happy, in the county penitentiary
it serves you right for kissing little girls, but i'll visit, if you miss me
say you miss me!!
how's the food they feed you?
do you miss me?
will you kiss me through the window?
do you MISS ME? MISS ME?!
will they ever let you go?
i miss my mister so!

Congratulations to Chris

My brother Chris is now officially wed (last Sunday) to a really neat woman. Yay!

Taleb

I've been a fan of Taleb for a while now, doubly so now that everything I've ever heard him say has shown itself to be true. Whether or not you have a math or finance background, he's worth reading. And now he has an article in Edge; and even though Edge can be excruciatingly self-congratulatory in it's "we're the smart people" marketing, the article is very worth reading.