53% of Americans now receive "significant income" from various govt pensions and "entitlement" programs, that's where the militia is. TV, beer and pizza. And the monthly check.

Palast is my favorite reporter. The Katrina concentration camp story almost got him arrested. Biggest story in a decade was his interview of Joseph Stiglitz. Palast is a piece of work.

Major media. Rupert Murdoch is offering to buy the Dow Jones. No more major media unless it is good news for stocks.