Ganked from Shakesville.

From an article in the Wall Street Journal, which I strongly recommend reading in full (it's not behind the subscriber wall) about how the administration's approach to Wall Street has reportedly changed (emphasis mine):

Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and his colleagues worked the phones to try to line up support on Wall Street for the plan announced Monday. ... Some bankers say they turned the conversations into complaints about the antibonus crusade consuming Capitol Hill. Some have begun "slow-walking" the information previously sought by Treasury for stress-testing financial institutions, three bankers say, and considered seeking capital from hedge funds and private-equity funds so they could return federal bailout money, thereby escaping federal restrictions.

...Bankers were shell-shocked, especially when Congress moved to heavily tax bonuses. When administration officials began calling them to talk about the next phase of the bailout, the bankers turned the tables. They used the calls to lobby against the antibonus legislation, Wall Street executives say. Several big firms called Treasury and White House officials to urge a more reasonable approach, both sides say. The banks' message: If you want our help to get credit flowing again to consumers and businesses, stop the rush to penalize our bonuses.

http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2009/03/galling.html

I <3 Shakespeare's Sister, once again, who points out: PMS does not equal insanity. It merely lowers my desire to bite my tongue when you are being an asshole. Wouldn't it be better if you weren't an asshole? I think so, too.

Who, me, cynical? Mmmmmaybe...

In other news, both larpwriting and I are feeling lousy today. We stayed home from work. The theory is that yeah, we could probably have made it in, but I worked from home instead, and he got a little better (I'll be better in a day or so, presuming I don't go on a tristate killing spree).

The cats were very happy to have us home. The dogs ran out of food and just ate leftovers from the freezer, which larpwriting dubbed "some combination of meat and beans." Maybe it was leftover chili? I dunno. Don't worry, we will buy them regular kibble tomorrow; today we were just too wiped to go to Petsmart.

Yesterday I learned that Melanie's jaws are powerful enough to rip apart a beef femur bone. That was interesting. Yes, I know many dogs can slowly chew said bones apart, but Melanie did this in the time it took me to refill her water bowl. I love my huge maneating puppeh of doom.

Now, some kind of Weight Watchers dinner thingy with fruit in it!