The winless St. Louis Rams fired coach Scott Linehan on Monday, the day after a fourth straight lopsided loss to start the season.

Dead on with the predictions made. Most were thinking he'd last until the bye week. Nope.

Better question, why did they ever hire him? The guy was Mike Tice's offensive coordinator, and it's not like the Vikings were burning up the league with their offensive acumen.

Winless Rams fire coach Scott Linehan - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Bakri is a Muslim preacher of hate who wants all women to be covered from head to toe.

His daughter loves partying, happily poses for raunchy topless photos and is described by a lover as “very adventurous in bed”.

"I'll take "Depraved Western Culture" for $400 Alex."
"Sorry, she says it'll be a bit more for the "depraved" part."

LOL

Poles apart | The Sun |News

Washington Mutual chief executive officer Alan Fishman could walk away with more than $18 million in salary, bonuses and severance after less than three weeks on the job, according to the terms of his employment agreement.

That's a hell of a payoff for a temp job at a company that failed. How do I get one of those?

WaMu CEO Fishman might get millions for a three-week job - Sep. 26, 2008

Washington Mutual Inc was closed by the U.S. government in by far the largest failure of a U.S. bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion. null

Tomorrow's predictions. Between this and McCain torpedoing the financial deal, the markets drop around 500. Join in with your predictions for Friday.

WaMu is largest U.S. bank failure - Yahoo! News

Matt Millen insisted he would stick with the tough job of turning the Detroit Lions into a winner instead of returning to the broadcast booth to make easy money. So the Lions got rid of him. Finally.

I posted about this over two years ago, they should have canned Matt Millen. Someone finally paid attention.

Lions fire president Millen after 31-84 record - Yahoo! News

No Americans say that the national economy is getting better, 13% say it is staying the same, and 82% say the national economy is getting worse.

That's zero. Talk about a consensus.

The National Economy

It is arguable that, because of his inexperience, Obama is not ready for the presidency. It is arguable that McCain, because of his boiling moralism and bottomless reservoir of certitudes, is not suited to the presidency. Unreadiness can be corrected, although perhaps at great cost, by experience. Can a dismaying temperament be fixed?

Let me repeat, that's George Will saying that! Is Obama ready? He's not sure. Is McCain unsuited? That's a much more serious question.

George F. Will - McCain Loses His Head - washingtonpost.com

Up to 10,000 staff at the New York office of the bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers will share a bonus pool set aside for them that is worth $2.5bn (£1.4bn), Barclays Bank, which is buying the business, confirmed last night.

Excuse me?! You're a bank that just FAILED and, dodging your bankruptcy responsibilities, you've managed to set aside $2.5 BILLION for BONUSES to the people who presided over your FAILURE?

If anyone wants to know why Main Street is pissed off at Wall Street, look no further than this. This is Wall Street saying, "Fuck you!" in giant letters, to Main Street. Main Street is not amused.

Fury at $2.5bn bonus for Lehman's New York staff - Business News, Business - The Independent

"I miss Michael every single day, but at least he can finally rest now," said Sheila Haige, who watched as insurance rates ate away at her husband over time. "What Michael went through, the humiliating forms, the invasive background checks, the complete loss of dignity and hope—I wouldn't wish that kind of torture on anyone."

I'm not sure if this is satire or reportage. It's just that close.

Man Succumbs To 7-Year Battle With Health Insurance | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

The story of Franci Havemeister, for instance, turned out to be much more instructive than what appeared in the paper. Not only did she love cows as a child, she married into a farming family that depended on a state-owned dairy for its livelihood — a dairy that was one of the responsibilities of her new office. Before her appointment, the board that oversaw the money-losing dairy recommended closing it. Palin fired the board and appointed a new one, including Havemeister, a childhood friend. Havemeister then applied to be agriculture director. Shortly after she took office, the dairy’s losses accelerated — $300,000 in July of last year alone — and it was finally closed.

Worth the read. Sunday the 14th's front page piece on Palin came off to many as a hit job. The full story was actually far worse.

The Public Editor - Make It Airtight - NYTimes.com