this is an adventure

You’ve got to hand it to MSNBC. It takes a lot of moxie to look at an economy shedding jobs, with unemployment and interest rates rising, and come up with the headline: “Evidence mounts that recession may be ending.”

Next week, the White House will “push through a restructuring that will cost taxpayers billions of dollars more than previously envisioned, turning what once was one of the most profitable companies in the world into a government ward.” Terms have been altered, giving GM bondholders slightly better deal. Taxpayers will own 72% of the company.

“One of [the signs] said, ‘Obama keep your promise.’ I thought that’s fair. I don’t know which promise he was talking about.” As a candidate, Obama repeatedly and unequivocally insisted “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.” So he’s a man of his word.

From the instant she heard the word, you could tell Kavya Shivashankar knew it: “Laodicean” was her ticket to $40,000 in cash, a big shiny trophy, and everlasting glory after a drawn out contest featuring some surprising exits. She ditched the glasses from a few years ago, too. Now she wants to be a neurosurgeon.