1) Should have Golden West vs Wachovia, with Golden West winning
2) Make it a double elimination (or triple even) for Wachovia – bring them back – but somehow you’ve got to work in Shitty-bank/Wells…hmmm

For those of you that think it’s obscene and can’t see the humor in it – stop being the miserable troll that you are.

Though it’s now October, and the bailout bill has finally gone through, I still think this basketball-style elimination chart on TechCrunch is pretty well done.addthis_pub = ‘jonkepler’;addthis_optio……

September Madness – 과연 최후의 승자는 누구? 내 자동차 보험회사랑 내 은행 둘 다 망한 기념으로 올려봅니다;;;…

My pick: Goldman/Berkshire (I consider them the same team) FTW!

My question is, where does the American public fit in? Are they taking a bye on the entire contest, do they lose no matter what, or do we view them as the “owners” of the political players, since right now the scramble seems to be to appeal to them and keep them on one’s side, if one is an elected official?

In which case, to extend the metaphor:
Bush & Paulson have to be seen as the lackluster coaching staff, who are being allowed to play out until retirement in January rather than be fired.
The members of Congress are playing their hearts now, because they don’t want to be traded. (Although if they *are* traded, they’ll likely join the financial sector for much greater benefits and salary.)