Amazing!

(Well, not really)

Recently elected Kennedy-successor MA Senator Scott Brown has shown he can take corporate interest money with the best of ‘em. How does $450,000 in six days, to take a new position on Wall Street reform, sound?

Like a seasoned vet, if you ask me!

So now, instead of the banks seeding a bailout insurance fund with their own money, it’s going to come from tax payers. So once again, we’ll be bailing them out, as needed.

Holy @#$% – that just pisses me off!

Sources: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/02/01/late_in_senate_race_financial_sector_donations_swelled_browns_coffers/

http://www.americablog.com/2010/06/scott-bankers-gave-me-450k-in-6-days.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Americablog+%28AMERICAblog%29

As I leafed through the latest Hammacher Schlemmer catalog this afternoon, I came across this little gem. I have to say, the photo piqued my curiosity. At first, I thought it could be the most man-tastic pocket knife ever. That was, until I noticed that it’s 8.75″ long!

Well paint me dumbfounded. Would you really set a screw with this thing’s Phillips head screwdriver, rotating a mini steering wheel-sized hunk of metal? Really Wenger, really? Did the world need this bit of utter ridiculousness?

And for those of you chomping at the bit to get one, it can be yours for the reasonable price tag of $1,400 USD.

Here’s the complete tool list:

10 mm Detachable Hexagonal Wrench
Serrated-Edge Scissors and lever
Screwdriver
Shackle Opener
Spoke Key (3.3 mm and 3.5 mm)
Marlin Spike
Extension Lever
Needle
All Purpose Wrench
Shoe Spike Wrench
Bit Holder
Slip-Joint Pliers
Blade with blunt point
Wire Crimper
Can Opener
Inside and Outside Wire Cutters
Case Opener
Nut Wrench
Chain Rivet Setter
Small Blade
Cigar Cutter
Small Blade 65mm
Club Face Cleaner
Small Screwdriver
Combination Tool (screwdriver with safety lock system)
Snap Hook
Can Opener
Special Blade
Can Lifter
Spot Light
Corkscrew
Stroke Counter with 12 graduations
Curved Hexagonal Key
Toothpick
Detachable Marker
Tweezers
Fish Scaler
Wood Saw
Fish Disgorger
Lineguide Flat Phillips Screwdriver
Flat Pliers
Flat Screwdriver (3.5 mm with safety lock system)
Cap Lifter
Wire Bender
Graduated Tread Depth Gauge
Green Repair Tool
Integrated Holder
Integrated Swivelling Compass with straight line
Ruler
Junior Round Blade
Large blade
Laser Pointer
Magnifying Glass
Precision Screwdriver
Medium Screwdriver
Metal File
Metal Cutting Saw
Nail Clipper
Nail File
Nail Cleaner
Screwdriver for small cross head screws.
Needle Nose Pliers
Phillips Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver with safety lock system
Reamer
Reamer-Eye
Semi-Round Nose Pliers
Wire Cutter
Nut Wrench