Spanning the Drudge

Well it's been a while since I've been on here, and now I've also got a dueling identity blogging thing going, and its all a bit much at times. But its time for some quick hits from the news.

Billary as SecState? Boo. But it looks like its going to happen. I hope this is a "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" kind of situation.

Back on the bailout front, traditional gridlock seems to be reestablishing itself after the uncertainty of the election is over. That bitter pill would not have been swallowed by congress if it had not all went down right before the election. But they're getting a little tighter, and that's a good thing. A very compelling case can be made that letting the automakers go bankrupt would be a very bad thing, but if you're going to subsidize the industry that heavily just go ahead and call it socialized. I don't necessarily have a problem with that, but call it what it is and have some real restrictions on what executives can make. I would rather have them go bankrupt or out of business and let the free market take care of itself, but nobody seems to be interested in true conservatism anymore. Yeah there would be pain, but in the long run we would be better. GM is getting desperate though, asking Germany for help.

And on a somewhat lighter note, Mark Cuban's shadiness may be catching up with him. This charge is very believable on the face of it, he does seem like the kind of dude that would do that. But who am I to judge, it could also be a conspiracy to prevent him from purchasing the Cubs. Either way it is interesting.

And Go Blazers! I've got the fever, and even without the comcast thanks to justin.tv, I can watch every game. yeah baby yeah. Let there be no mistake, they are Brandon Roy's team.