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According to the NY Times, the House of Representatives voted today against the $700 billion bailout package. In the 228-205 decision, 133 Republicans voted against W.

The Dow lost 777 points following the vote, marking the worst single-day stock plunge in two decades.

In related news, I'm going to buy a piggy bank after work.

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Saturday Night Live is back at what it does best: Political satire.

Here's Tina Fey reprising her Sarah Palin role as SNL parodies the Katie Couric interview I posted last week.

SNL needs a better Barack Obama impersonator, but Darrell Hammond's John McCain is great, and this is an awesome parody of Friday's debate.

In the REAL debate, I didn't see a clear winner. I thought this was really McCain's debate to win considering the foreign policy topic, but Obama kept up with him. Granted, a lot of time was appropriately spent on the state of the economy and McCain spoke well to possible solutions. I paid attention to body language and noticed Obama spoke directly to McCain, as encouraged by moderator Jim Leher, but McCain made his statements to the crowd, rarely engaging directly with Obama.

I'm looking forward to this Thursday's VP debates, and I'd be surprised if Joe Biden doesn't crush Sarah Palin. Of course, my internal debate is whether I'll be watching that debate live or taping it to catch The Office.

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Let's get your blood boiling for tonight's presidential debate (starts at 6 p.m. PST!).

There's been a lot of debate about this interview.

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(Sorry about the stupid commercial.)

Katie Couric is definitely giving Sarah Palin some tough questions, but they're to be expected; nothing out of left field here. I'm surprised by Palin's lack of background and overall poor responses for an interview of this magnitude.

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We all know that Kaitlin is one hot chick. Grant knows that, too. That's why he wifed her. Congrats, Goodall's. (I know this is late, but was waiting for the Facebook pics.)

On a related note, if any brides-to-be are looking for a bridesmaid who can bring some sass and class to the event, Cari fits the profile. Flip-flops and all.

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Let's recap the day's political news:

"The American people are facing a moment of economic crisis. No matter how this began, we all have a responsibility to work through it and restore confidence in our economy. The jobs, savings, and prosperity of the American people are at stake.

"Now is a time to come together - Democrats and Republicans - in a spirit of cooperation for the sake of the American people. The plan that has been submitted to Congress by the Bush Administration is flawed, but the effort to protect the American economy must not fail.

This is a time to rise above politics for the good of the country. We cannot risk an economic catastrophe. Now is our chance to come together to prove that Washington is once again capable of leading this country."

  • W. addressed the nation and said the "entire economy is in danger" and calls Barack Obama and John McCain back to D.C. to help forge an agreement on a proposed $700 billion bailout of financial institutions before Congress. Both McCain and Obama accept W.’s invitation to meet with him on Thursday to address the crisis.
  • McCain goes a step further and suspends his presidential campaign to return to D.C. and calls to delay Friday's debate.
  • Obama rejects McCain's request to delay the debate, asserting the debates are even more important considering the economic environment.

Crazy shit. I personally was looking forward to the debate. I may be reminiscing Matt Wood and Chris Brown crying foul on each other during the 2004 Bush-Gore debate in the duplex.