Kucinich: "Is This The United States Congress Or The Board Of Directors Of Goldman Sachs?"

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Speaking of Kuciniches and shit, here's the elder K losing his this afternoon.
Also, 60 Minutes is running a bizarre little special recapping the last few days that you would expect a month or a year after the fact. Paulson and Pelosi were interviewed about the Down On Your Knees heard round the world, and they were both super awkward about it. She started out by denying it had happened, and he immediately went on the defensive claiming it didn't mean anything, that it was a joke and he was merely injecting some much needed "levity" to the situation. I'm not saying they've got something to hide. But I'm not not saying they've got something to hide.
Best part: when Paulson says that the American taxpayers are concerned about the bailout and notes that "I would be too," perhaps implying that he is not in fact a tax paying citizen, which I think we can all agree would add an interesting twist.

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