Kabul contractor parties:

While “peeing on people, eating potato chips out of ass cracks, vodka shots out of ass cracks ... broken doors after drnken [sic] brawls, threats and intimidation from those leaders participating in this activity,” may be reprehensible, it doesn’t come close to the worst thing these soldiers of fortune have done while on the government payroll.

Potato chips? That is so wrong. Seriously:

Hillary, these are your State Department contractors.

Bloomberg:

Lawmakers from Texas, Arizona, and California helped defeat a $700 billion credit-market rescue in the U.S. House, voting more in line with their followers, or constituents, than their leaders.

For too many lawmakers, five weeks before Election Day, the threat of market calamity and arm-twisting from party leaders couldn't overcome impassioned opposition back home, where the rescue plan is drawing fire as a bailout for rich Wall Street bankers.

Er, in a democracy, aren't the people supposed to be doing the leading?

Pravda on the Potomac on the House not handing over that trillion to Hank Paulson's golfing buddies:

How the Numbers Failed the Leaders

Snicker.

Because the numbers didn't "fail" the Leaders.

The people "failed" the leaders.

The people hate this bill, and enough representatives listened to them to send it crashing down; that's what drove the numbers! But don't worry: