In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
While the American public, media, and bloggers laugh at the GOP and their accounting issues with Sarah Palin's clothes, the GOP still in charge is busy looting our treasury for amounts that make Palin's wildest shopping sprees pale in comparison.
Palin - Pale. Oh gosh this is a funny site.
Palin sorts clothes to see what belongs to the RNCWASILLA, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent part of the weekend going through her clothing to determine what belongs to the Republican Party after it spent $150,000-plus on a wardrobe for the vice presidential nominee, according to Palin's father.Seriously folks, it is always fun to spend time learning about Palin's wardrobe purchases, but I'd gladly let her keep all of the $150,000 clothes if it meant the media would start paying attention to the billions that the treasury department is handing out like candy.
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Palin's father, Chuck Heath, said his daughter spent Saturday trying to figure out what belongs to the RNC.
"She was just frantically ... trying to sort stuff out," Heath said. "That's the problem, you know, the kids lose underwear, and everything has to be accounted for.
And we don't even know who they are handing the money out to.
They won't tell us.
It could be to Cheney's favorite bunker builder as far as we know.
Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to DiscloseNov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.So is this how it goes?
Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn't require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return.
College Roommate: Hey Hank! Old Bennie told me to give you a call, he told me to use the phrase 'the helicopter has landed'. I've got a little problem.
Henry Paulson: Well any old friend of Ben's is a friend of mine. What can I do you for?
College Roommate: Hank, I've got a bank see... well it is actually a construction firm, but last year we gave a secretary down the hall an advance on her salary, so like that is kind of like a bank right?
Henry Paulson: I think we certainly could find the form that would allow us to consider you a bank, trust me that won't be a problem.
College Roommate: Great Great. See uh, we've been building these houses in the middle of nowhere that no one wants, which was fine until earlier this year when suddenly "market forces" kind of demanded our business model make more sense.
Henry Paulson: Yes the market is a cruel mistress. Your business should not be held responsible for its capricious ways. How much you in for?
College Roommate: We've extended ourselves just a bit.
Henry Paulson: Oh don't worry, you shouldn't be embarrassed.
College Roommate: Yeah we need about 20 billion.
Henry Paulson: Not a problem! You got collateral?
College Roommate: You shitten me? I ain't got nothing! Bennie said you were cool.
Henry Paulson: No no - I was just kidding, I'm cool, I'm cool. If you've got some old fax machines sitting around in some closet somewhere that'll be good enough.
College Roommate: Okay, yeah I'm fine with that.
Henry Paulson: So will you be my friend in Facebook?
College Roommate: Not until I see the money.
Unfortunately I don't think the American tax payer will ever see the money.
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