Published at Channel 4 News
From Computing newspaper in the UK.
This evening, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden go into the vice-Presidential debate squabbling over who will help inherit a ‘broken society/economy’ (take your pick). In Congress, the House of Representatives will probably pass Hank Paulson’s revised bank bailout bill. Markets will probably react positively. However, the dollar in every American’s pocket will have been massively devalued. Some of these things may slow the pace of events down, or, they may not. In the UK there may be light outbreaks of distraction.
Published at Channel 4 News
Today, the world appears to be asking if one ‘wrong’ and one ‘right’ make a match, or whether, instead, you end up with a mess. What do you think the answer is?
We do appear to be getting into this sort of territory.
The blank cheque for the bankers got rejected. This cartoon was made for Tribune magazine.
…so, the anecdotal stories of US constituents and voters haranguing their representatives not-to-sign the bailout of the banks appears to have had some effect. The lower house of Congress has rejected the rescue plan proposed by President Bush.
UPDATED: 3pm
Robert Peston from the BBC
Heartbeat the presidency from. She’d really be better off slaughtering those defenceless moose (Mooses?) (Meece?)
