Forget high speed rail, forget space exploration, forget liquid thorium reactors and forget the homeless, we must save Fannie and Freddie! Gotta keep those "bonuses" flowing and the "housing market" alive at all costs... right?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... id=topnews

(if you can't link from here, do a Google search for "U.S. promises unlimited financial assistance to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac")