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qtrhorserider told me Tuesday she actually heard the word depression used.

I see that the subprime loan situation is in some quarters being blamed on a regulation passed in 1977 disallowing the declining of loans on the basis of, if I understood the discussion, which side of the track the borrower lives. Where this argument falls down is that most of the subprime lending that brought about the current crisis would not have been prevented by the absence of that regulation.

Whenever I start thinking that no ticket with Sarah Palin on it could possibly win, I remember Dan Quayle.

Is it just me, or is Stephen Colbert having unusual trouble keeping a straight face lately?