Big Three Begging For Bailout

A record number of Americans are now on food stamps, adding up to about 10% of the population.

 

Right now it looks like there aren't enough votes to give the Big Three a bailout, and some lawmakers are actively supporting bankruptcy.  This thing might go down in flames after all, which is why GM and Chrysler are admitting that they might accept bankruptcy if it gets them a bailout.  Of course, only politicians can have any sympathy for the Big Three, because despite the business troubles they've continued to spend millions on lobbying efforts.

 

Tesla Motors, long hailed as the company that was going to save us all from gasoline, is asking for bailout money too, since right now they're over budget by $40,000 per car.

 

Treasury Czar Henry Paulson is now considering another plan to spark the housing market.  His first two didn't work; when is somebody going to put a leash on this guy?

 

The family of the guy who was trampled to death in that Wal-Mart stampede is suing Wal-Mart.

 

John Ziegler, the guy who commissioned that poll of Obama voters and proved how ignorant they are, has another poll, this one of McCain and Obama supporters.  No surprise; McCain supporters are more informed than Obama voters.

 

Muslims aren't very happy that their religion of "peace, tolerance, and compassion" is being used to label Islamic terrorists.  Unfortunately for them, they have radical clerics who are more than willing to threaten Islamic terrorism, saying that there are plenty of Muslims who "seek death, and are eager for it."

 

Did you know that Obama's successor in the Senate has to be black?  When did they pass that law?

 

State lawmakers have been pre-filing bills for the 2009 legislative session.  Jason Pye has some of the more interesting bills highlighted.

 

Only in Macon can you get this headline in the midstate:  Men Convicted of Crack House Rape.

 

Fort Valley State University doesn't like the thought of merging historically black colleges with other colleges in the area, as has been proposed for Albany and Savannah.  It wouldn't affect Fort Valley, but of course it's all about race.

 

We almost had another Darwin Award Candidate in Warner Robins yesterday, as a guy tried to beat a train through an intersection.

 

Here are the top ten stupidest gifts of the year, including the "Wealth Redistribution Holiday Ornament."