It would be nice to find someone who's really excited about Timothy Geithner. But we can't. First, let's face it, the Treasury Department isn't the sexiest beat. Also, the guy isn't exactly getting rave reviews. Liberal and conservative, Mother Jones and the Wall Street Journal (for different reasons) can't stand the guy.
Geithner does seem to be doing an awful lot of nothing. Then again, maybe "nothing" is part of his secret plan. Maybe Geithner is a secret objectivist, only pretending to do something because he knows that nothing is the best thing to do. Or not. The man himself finally spoke to the Senate, but didn't say much of anything. So, in lieu of any actual analysis, which wouldn't be worth a crap anyway, we made a Geithner word cloud. Let us know if this helps.
Bernie Madoff has gone directly to jail. Which is gratifying, kind of, in a very abstract way. Here's hoping he has a very unpleasant time and suffers enormously. The Daily Beast has a pretty interesting story, written by an ex-con, on the bizarre culture Bernie will face in jail.
The American Male is officially dead, having been replaced by the dithering, wussy, 'fraidy cat techno-weenie. The proof is one Mr. David Prager whose reaction to having his home broken into was to Twitter about it. Valleywag posted the entire feed, verbatim.
# ok, maybe I should lock my door - I swear a random dude just walked into my bathroom and I can't believe I haven't freaked out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# and I can't believe I'm tweeting about it while he is still in there — in wonder of he is sleep walking - or if maybe I should freak out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# ok - he's still in the bathroom and Im now thinking a combo of hobo and drunk and sleepwalking dude - he seems late 20s - hmmm what next ?
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# I'm thinking the hobo part cause I can smell BO - and I really am wondering why I haven't freaked the F out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# maybe I should mention I live in a relatively rustic studio apartment in SF
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# there is no TP in my bathroom - wonder if that is complicating things for him - was gonna wait for him to come out and kick him out
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# hmmm — should I call the cops like you guys have recommended? find a blunt object before opening the door? my gut tells me he's harmless
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# but ... I could be wrong about the harmless assumption
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# I'm now thinking maybe he's passed out in my bathroom — I guess that's better than violent — but I have no idea. time to freak out??
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# ok - about to make move - putting shoes on first
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# glad that GF wasn't here
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# ok - have weapon if I need it - but don't plan on any confrontation with it - about to go in
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# haven't gone in yet ..... debating calling cops but just feel it's not needed for some reason (and probably contrary to all logic)
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# ok - still haven't done anything - he is still in there - gonna setup a ustream now I think - standby
about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
# http://www.ustream.tv/channel/revision3
about 4 hours ago from web
# going in
about 3 hours ago from Tweetie
# if u haven't been watching my ustream -the dude passed out in my bathroom and I just dragged him out
about 3 hours ago from Tweetie
# ok - I think the drama is over - intruder is out - door is locked - think I finally need some sleep
about 3 hours ago from Tweetie
Can you imagine some drunk/homeless dude busting into your house, shutting himself in the bathroom and you sit there "tweeting" for an hour? How stoned, cowardly, dumb or naive do you have to be to not kick him out or make the cops do it? What. A. Douche.
And, of course, the ustream is now a YouTube video. This is what a pussy looks like:
