Support Today’s Vote On The Bail-Out Bill

Today there will apparently be a historic second vote in the House on the bailout bill for Wall Street and some say Main Street. Like everybody else, we have no idea if the bill will do what supporters hope it will, but we do know that if it passes, the Poobah, as a result of donations to his Congressperson, will get to write off 100% of the cost of a shiny new red Hummer he’s always wanted really, really badly. And, it will come with a handful of children’s wooden arrows made in Oregon and a couple of cases of Virgin Islands rum.

"Why shouldn’t everyone else in the United States pay for the Poobah’s new car, after all, he’s been a good friend of mine?" says the Poobah’s Congressperson. And it’s not like the Poobah is selfish. "I think," he says, "that everyone in the United States ought to get a free new car, paid for by somebody else."

We don’t know about the rest of you, but when it comes to times of national crises, we’re glad to know our country is in the hands of the best Republicans and Democrats that money can buy.

P.S.  If you don’t understand the attempt at humor here, please review highlights of the proposed bill.