Stacy Summary: Fire departments are sending bills for their services.

Stacy Summary:   BAE admits guilty to defrauding the US government, pays $400 million fine and . . . and in so doing still gets to bid for US government contracts?  Where are the Tea Party members or Republicans going crazy about this?  Oh that’s right, BAE was defrauding US govt by bribing rich people steal billions.  God forbid you are an organization (Acorn) that is set up to serve non-royals and non-oligarchs and just two low level members of your organization ‘help’ (but not really because they never actually committed a crime that could be prosecuted) a pimp and a prostitute defraud the government of a couple hundred bucks.  Then you are evil personified.  If you are a giant, mega corporation that is clearly engaged in systemic fraud up to the top executive, paying bribes to officials of many, many countries, setting up false bank accounts for royalty and oligarchs around the world, and hirig prostitutes for oil rich royalty . . . then well . . . sound of pin dropping.

Stacy Summary: Good morning, here’s a view out our window this sunny but cold morning. What’s happening in your neck of the woods?

Stacy Summary: Yes, a second jibber jabber thread! We are at the airport and on our way to Moscow, so will not be online again for 8 or so hours. Talk to you later!

Stacy Summary: More US mortgage holders sliding underwater.