Quetzalcoatl Returns

Glen and Joy are gone. The visit was just beginning. We finally got down off Medicine Bow Peak just before 7:30 last evening, reached Crapitude for dinner at about 8:15, and had finally settled into important political conversation, when the beer glasses were emptied and it was time to head back to my apartment. Before we could come to a conclusion about 2012 and the return of Qetzalcoatl. Thankfully there are four more years open to discussion. And it is not too late:

Vote for Me.

In the meantime, the Congressional Budget Office claims that the proposed bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost us taxpayers $25 billion. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/business/economy/23treasury.html?_r=1&8au&emc=au&oref=slogin

I am relieved to learn that my tax money may support a cause such as rescuing big business people who have chosen not to make judicious decisions, rather than, say, reducing student loan interest. According to the NYT: "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are commonly referred to as government-sponsored entities, because of the long implicit guarantee that the federal government would step in to save them if they were ever in danger of collapse." Thankfully, the government chooses to rescue only a select few. Otherwise, probably none of us would never bring home a paycheck. Right?

But now, on to the gem I promised, about drilling in ANWR- yes! yes!:

Unfortunately, the only part that would copy is the text. I creatively tried to add my own text, surrounded by asterisks, to paint the only picture I could muster of photos, maps and charts, but dag!- that was taking a really long time, and it's stopped raining so I'd like to go outside. Besides, it looked awful. However, please note the fine print found at the end of the e-mail and which I have included below, and if you would like a copy of your own, simply respond in the comments here, and I will be happy to e-mail you the one I received. I intend anyone who asks me to be a recipient. Thanks for spreading the word! (I guess it's a grassroots thing.)

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