1967

Doesn't seem that long ago, but that kid might as well be chewing cigarettes in the classroom.

Watch the Double "R"'s Run

Mitt Romney has officially tapped Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a conservative and intensely ignored long-term budget plan to remake Medicare and cut trillions in federal spending.

He's 42, he might help Mitt in Wisconsin, and the tea party people and conservative base ought to be fairly happy with the choice.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell are probably sighing relief, or in the case of Florida Senator Marco Rubio - Twitting - relief they weren't selected.

Red Dawn Remake Trailer

Watch Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Adrianne Palicki take on the invading North Korean army from their mountain cabin. With a tagline like "welcome to the home of the brave," there's no doubt in our minds this remake is going full-on ridiculous. They even recreated some of the secret attacks from the original film. Fantastic. November 21st 2012.

Interesting Day in Banking

U.S. regulators directed five of the country's biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, to develop plans for staving off collapse if they faced serious problems, emphasizing that the banks could not count on government help. [1]

The Fed supplied Reuters with the letters requesting plans from banks, but not the banks' actual plans because they were deemed confidential supervisory information. The regulator said it was withholding 5,100 pages of information.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department has announced that it will NOT prosecute Goldman Sachs over their alleged concealment of betting against securities related to the housing bubble bursting. [2]

I'll feign surprise, as why the fraternity brothers in Justice aren't arresting their fraternity brothers on Wall Street.

Wonder where the money goes? Chuck's pockets....

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