"My friends and I would like to invite you and your friends to the bankruptcy and store closing of some American establishments.

"We would also like to thank all of you who have supported us with your votes and prayers. We've never had so much fun or made so much money in all our lives. The truth is, until you elected me as your President, I had failed miserably at everything I'd tried.

"Oh, I almost forgot, I talked with God again today, and He said to pass on to you that He was super pleased with everything Cheney and I have done in the last seven years in His behalf." — George W. Bush

McLEAN, Va. - Dogs aren't the only ones casting a longing eye at fire hydrants these days. Fire departments across the country report that thieves are twisting the brass nuts off the tops and selling them for scrap, raising concerns that the hydrants won't work when needed most.

Firefighters responding to an April house fire in Hesperia, Calif., found that the five closest hydrants were useless because thieves had taken the nuts needed to get to the water. They called in special equipment, but by the time they got the fire under control, the house was a total loss.

DETROIT – AP General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion to weather a severe downturn in the U.S. market. GM said the moves will raise $15 billion to help cover losses and turn around its North American operations. End

John McCain says, "No apology for NAFTA."

Yeah, right, if we get anymore benefits from NAFTA, it'll be impossible for us to be isolationists; we'll be the slaves of every country on earth. Still, I believe Americans deserve another Bush term; there are some nice homes that haven't gone into foreclosure and a commercial airline, Southwest, that's not bankrupt.

LONDON (AFP) - 07/15//08 The European single currency leapt to a record high above 1.60 dollars here on Tuesday as investor fears grew over the state of the US economy and its financial services sector, dealers said. End

Sign on bank's doors and their website states: On July 11, 2008, IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., Pasadena, CA was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Conservator. All non-brokered insured deposit accounts have been transferred to IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B., Pasadena, CA ("assuming institution") a new FDIC-insured Federal Mutual Savings Bank. No advance notice is given to the public when a financial institution is closed. http://www.indymac.com/

Down and down they go, where it'll stop they don't know, that old Bush Magic got them in a spin, good for him, Bush idiots don't deserve to win.