I do get the sense with a lot of the bailout measures that none of the companies want to show their own cards, portfolio-value-wise. Sounds like that’s unexpectedly causing stalls in several places.

Were I a banker, I’d be reluctant to loan to anyone unless I expected to make a profit on that loan. But my expectatons of making a profit would be colored by that person’s likelihood of making good on the terms of the loan. The less likely, the more I’d charge. Rational behavior. But, if I knew that the govt would make good for them, I’d be much more inclined, especially if I had a govt guarantee.

But, now bankers are not loaning, even to each other, because they have no way of knowing who is solvent and who isn’t. And the recent congressional decision to drop “mark to market” bookkeeping for assets has killed all hope.

the more you see Franken right next ta Coleman and Barkley the better he looks and sounds…another couple a debates and Coleman will be suckin’ Barley’s dust.

Damn! I so want Franken to be a senator. That guy is really, really good!

good night all

Franken’s campaign got a big boost not only from the economic crash but from the bailout where he could stand apart and not be identified with either the final plan or the causes of the folly goin on in D.C. And the biggest boost came from the first debate confrontation with Coleman and Barkly where , like Obama and McCrazy, the more you see Franken right next ta Coleman and Barkley the better he looks and sounds…another couple a debates and Coleman will be suckin’ Barley’s dust. As long as the dynamic in this race is focused on Obama’s rise, Barkley will take from Coleman but I’m worried about the next couple a weeks, there are alotta “older” (50’s-60’s) middle class white feminist wannabe’s who are pissed that Mrs. Clinton lost and are takin’ it out on Franken…this is gunna be a problem in statewide election, especially for Governor with the Independence Party bein’ the stalkin’ horse for the fascist Republicans.