But As For Me notes that the guarantee of bonuses to AIG was specifically (thanks to Chris Dodd) written into the stimulus bill, you know, the one Congress had to immediately rush through to “keep the economy from collapsing” (via Jim Geraghty).
Over the last few weeks, an intense debate has developed in (mainly) punditocracy and blogosphere circles over the Obama administration’s choice of Chas Freeman as head of the NIC. This pick was atrocious for a number of reasons discussed here. Unsurprisingly, it was reported last week that the vetting process did not happen on Chas Freeman until after he had been offered and accepted the position and after it was announced publicly by Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence. Blair had – according to his spokeswoman – not notified the Obama administration before he made the announcement of the selection of Freeman, which implies that the Obama administration would have had him more thoroughly vetted had they known of his selection – and we know how thorough the “vetting” process is for Obama admin picks, right?
After the GOP’s losses last November in the election, and their attempts to regroup afterwards, as well as the continued battles for the soul of the party, many a “concerned” liberal has wondered if conservatives are “losing it.” They think worrying about the real threat of socialism in this country equates to conservatives “losing” their minds even though they themselves will acknowledge that they’re quite happy with the direction President Obama has steered this country in … they just don’t think it should be called “socialism.”
Reusable toilet wipes? Worse still, here’s how to “use them.”
Your Tuesday afternoon funny (h/t: ST reader CQM):
