Yesterday was fairly miserable, thanks to my stomach's latest failure to function. On the plus side, I read a bunch of David Foster Wallace. RIP. I feel much better today, which is good, because tomorrow I start working -- back at Harvard. Sometimes the thing you were running from turns out to be what you wanted all along.

Even someone with no understanding of economics (say, myself) can tell that Paulson's bailout plan is stupid. Obama needs to say something to convince people he can deal with this kind of thing. If he doesn't win this election, I won't know what to think. The GOP has done everything in their power to demonstrate their incompetence. But because they lie mercilessly, and half the country watches FOX news, there's nothing Democrats can do to level the playing field short of playing their dirty tricks. It's tough being the good guy and having standards.

WANT.

WANT.

WANT.

WANT.

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WANT.