Daily Briefs: MC 900 Foot Biden

By CHRIS PACKHAM

House opposition to the financial sector bailout is collapsing amidst the very important political imperative to give rich fuckers a giant prize for blowing up the country. So, you can sleep well knowing%{[ data-embed-type=”image” data-embed-id=”57150c4289121ca96b960678″ data-embed-element=”aside” ]}% that at least there’s a gigantic financial Hail Mary pass spiraling toward the end zone and that the House Democrats will use some bump-and-run tactics after the Republicans stop their intrasquad scrimmages, starting from a shotgun formation and dropping back to pass to the receiver at midfield, while the center, right guard and right tackle block left. While strained and even surrealist football metaphors are useful for changing the subject completely, football is not my, y’know, “thing.” Personally, I’ve always been swept up in the majestic beauty of the ballet, which explains all the punches I had to absorb when I was in grade school, but that’s how it goes. After the jump, some discussion of books! Click here or on the book-replacing space-age miracle of teevee: