Monday Stuff

And remember, boys and girls, this is coming from the guy who said a couple of days ago that this country is more conservative now than it was in 1994; with this language, maybe he's right (h/t Atrios)...



...Bush scandals again: more stuff coming out against Georgia before Russia intervened in the conflict this year, Blackwater could face even more fines for about 900 weapons on the loose in Iraq (nice), and typical Bushco lack of transparency in the bailout (from here, and congrats to K.O. on the contract extension)...



..."We now know what a truly deregulated market looks like: it looks like the derivatives industry" (and if you guessed that those words were spoken here by Naomi Klein, then you win a free copy of "The Age Of Turbulence" by Alan Greenspan, suitable for shredding and lining your cat's litter box)...



...and as a tribute to Miriam Makeba, here's her U.S. hit "Pata Pata" from back in the day.