links for 2008-10-11

Fire/kill off the bottom 10% of banks, essentially force them to start making some good loans.

Never enough money to go around for all the good ideas.

" Although we acknowledge that many legislators and many of their constituents hold strong personal convictions with respect to preserving the traditional concept of marriage as a heterosexual institution, such beliefs, no matter how deeply held, do not constitute the exceedingly persuasive justification required to sustain a statute that discriminates on the basis of a quasi-suspect classification. " That's from the Connecticut ruling on same sex marriage.

Oh my gosh, that Republican media consultant has to be the dumbest person I've heard today, she sounds so fake and stupid.

No IM support for twitter anytime soon, sad.

After days of watching in silence, McCain calms the crowd at a Minnesota town meeting.
“I want everyone to be respectful. And let’s make sure we are, because that’s the way politics is done in America.”
Tells one supporter who says he’s scared of an Obama presidency: “I have to tell you, he is a decent person, a person that you do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States.”
After a woman calls Obama “an Arab terrorist” McCain interrupts to say: “No, ma’am. He is a decent family man with whom I happen to have some disagreements.”

Will Microsoft buy Research in Motion (Blackberry)?

Same Sex marriage legalized in Connecticut.

Commissions are the bane of providing good customer service.

Smart move, displaying ads designed for iPhones.

So what really is Obama's connection with Bill Ayers.

Three states move, one solid Obama, one toss-up, one leaning Obama.

"The public portion of the report concluded that Ms. Palin violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act by allowing pressure to be exerted to get Trooper Michael Wooten, her former brother-in-law, dismissed. A report on the bipartisan inquiry that was released Friday by lawmakers in Anchorage, concluded, however, that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, Walt Monegan, the trooper’s boss."

Yeah, CBS on YouTube! Though really just put your stuff in with Hulu.

"Am I worried? NOPE! Am I disheartened? Maybe a little. However, all this makes me want to buy more so that I can take advantage of this gigantic sale that’s going on right now. For a long-term investor, that’s exactly what this is: A GIGANTIC SALE!" Same here.