buzzwords

The words we overused in 2008.

i'm changing my name to fannie mae

Tom Paxton composition, but I like Arlo's version better. (thanks to Pam in St. Louis)

from the freezer jesus files

That's the Virgin Mary appearing in a window in Springfield, Mass. Not far from Requiem. (Thanks to Maureen in Holden)

the subprime primer

 John McCain, please read:

minnesota police state

Police raids on GOP protesters in Minneapolis.  Free speech is now a crime in America!  "Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic weapons drawn, entering homes of those suspected of planning protests, handcuffing and forcing them to lay on the floor, while law enforcement officers searched the homes, seizing computers, journals, and political pamphlets."  Videos.  (Thanks to Mike in Miami Beach.)