This bail-out the gubment is considering makes me so mad I could spit!  These banks, WaMu in particular, and the Stock Exchange, in another particular, are crazy.

WaMu spends probably millions on TV ads promoting their freebies, and make freaky loans, and then goes bankrupt and wants the government (read:taxpayers) to bail them out.

And any time a big CEO sells some of his stock, or *gasp* retires, the Stock Exchange takes a hysterical dip, and everyone else gets hysterical.  Oh, yeah, and all those CEOs who are bailing out get the golden handshake when they depart. And then their company declares bankruptcy protection.

Hey, taxpayers.  Where do you think the billions of dollars are coming from to bail out irresponsible financial institutions?  My pocket. Your pocket. Yeah, ours! 

Raise taxes. Oh, you bet! Are we in a recession?  Yeah. Are we headed for a depression. If we aren't, then I'm incorrectly reading all the signs.

Would somebody like to pay my rent, and maybe make the payments on my car? Then maybe I could afford to paint the apartment and put gas in my car.  Dream on.

So hunker down people and get ready to pay. You think your paychecks leave a bit to be desired now? Just wait. And be glad you have a paycheck.