As ordinary Americans continue to see their saving decimated, our elected officials continue spending at an ever increasing pace. The latest $15 billion of our tax dollars looks likely to end up in the pockets of failed automakers and the unions that contributed to their failure. No doubt the $50 million the impoverished automakers have spent on lobbying in the first nine months of this year alone, contributed to the Democrats' rush to reward failure. With our tax dollars, no less.

The feds are putting a happy face on this total waste of our tax dollars by talking of appointing a 'car czar' to 'oversee the bailout funds. Don't you just feel like spitting?

 

Meanwhile, things are so bad on main street that two towns are considering printing their own money for use in local trading. At least they'd get value for their bucks. Amidst the economic pain however, there still remains plenty of:

GOOD NEWS:

 

President Bush stated that the end of the Iraq war is in sight. Iraq attacks are now at their lowest level since 2003. Looks like we won, begging the question, 'What happens if we win a war and no-one reports it?' Inquiring minds want to know.

Democracy continues to take root in Iraq as a special Iraqi trial court just sentenced Hussein's notorious cousin, "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid to death after convicting him of crimes against humanity.

 

Speaking of justice,  OJ  Simpson was finally convicted and sentenced to up to 33 years in jail. I'm smiling. OJ isn't.

CULTURE:

 

Speaking of the (decline of) liberal media, a new study verifies what most Americans already know, namely that Obama received the most positive campaign press coverage in the 20 year history of such studies. 

 

Gay activists are in a tizzy due to gay marriage being voted down in three states recently. For the last month, thousands of them have targeted Mormon temples around the country because of Mormon support for traditional marriage.

 

Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials also condemned the Vatican for its decision to oppose a proposed U.N. resolution calling on governments to de-criminalise homosexuality. Just in case that doesn't work, a Hollywood producer is set to published a gay version of the Bible, in which God says it is better to be gay than straight. Oh, Lord.

Conservatives within the Episcopal Church angered by the liberal views of the church's leaders plan to form a rival denomination.

Japan's workers are being urged to switch off their laptops, go home early and use what little energy they have left on procreation, in the country's latest attempt to avert demographic disaster.

 

In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high school students have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on a test, according to a new, large-scale survey. Despite this, they still believe they are 'good'.

 

Food stamps set a record in September as more than 31.5 million Americans used the program -- up 17 percent from a year ago.