Via the Chamber Pot we learn that James Gelfand think that the public won't support any more health care initiatives because we have already spent a lot of money SCHIP, COBRA, Medicaid, and some others.

He does not appear to understand that the public is a little more concerned with the TARP program. I think it is in our interest that the Chamber is so out of touch.

note - I still don't understand why the National Journal does not have someone from the single payer movement blogging on their health care discussion.

GE chief warns on US depression threat

The US economy is suffering its steepest downturn since at least the 1970s and could descend into a depression, Jeff Immelt, General Electric’s chief executive, warned on Thursday.

I can't figure out why this guy has a job. Clearly his board does not believe in his management, within the last six months they dumped a net of 199,257 shares of GE stock, and before that they dumped a net of 525,891,000 shares.

This disturbs me. Not as much as the Iranian-American student being tased five times for not having his student ID card, but still. Is it just me, or is there a "titillation" factor in this video, perhaps some kind of he-man/tough guy prowess demonstration? I suppose it's a "good thing" they understand the effect of their product, but still...it's just weird.