Open Thread And Countdown To Wall Street Opening

Taking bets on how low it will go. The Preztledent will give a speech at 935a to try to either allay our fears or ramp them up. Three guesses on which he chooses.

*Pic via Matt Stoller from the Wall Street protest yesterday.

Things I learn from C-Span

A caller just now on the Wall Street meltdown-

"Why is it that no one is mentioning George Soros? He nearly bankrupted the Bank of England with short selling and this is too familiar. They'll never find his fingerprints, but be sure that Soros was behind this." (paraphrased)

Oy

Dear Paddy, you're not alone...

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UPDATE (for you, Bucky): Caption of the photo says, "Camera crews gather outside Evan Bayh's Washington house, ready if Obama names him the next Democratic VP candidate. (AP PHOTO)"