The Hill Street Blahg

CITIGROUP THANKS TAXPAYERS FOR $300 BILLION + IN TARP GUARANTEES & BAILOUT MONEY

This from Christi Li:
Citigroup received $306 Billion in troubled asset guarantees from the Fed including an infusion of $45 Billion in capitalization.
Thanking the American Taxpayers for saving them from bankruptcy and liquidation—Citigroup has informed its customers that effective 01 April, 2010 they reserve [...]

From WSJ, “Another Liberal Crackup: The Real Reason Evan Bayh Wants Out Of Washington“:
The political retirement of Evan Bayh, at age 54, is being portrayed by various sages as a result of too much partisanship, or the Senate’s dysfunction, or even the systemic breakdown of American governance. Most of this is rationalization. The real story, [...]

Great news America. Patrick Kennedy, Democratic Congressman from Rhode Island and son of the infamous Chappaquiddick Ted, will not be seeking re-election. Let’s look at the bright side of young Kennedy’s decision not to seek re-election. Not only will the voters of Rhode Island benefit from this persistently banjoed, red-nosed, boozed bloated, liquor dog’s decision, [...]

Video Source: Associated Press via YouTube
Breitbart reports:
“Rush was admitted to and is resting comfortably in a Honolulu hospital today after suffering chest pains,” the statement said. “Rush appreciates your prayers and well wishes and will keep you updated via rushlimbaugh.com and on his radio program.”
Leave it to Rush to rain on Comrade Obama’s Hawaiian [...]

(CNN) — “Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77.”

Obama had this to say early this morning regarding Kennedy’s death:
“An important chapter in our history has come to an end. [...]