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This SNL skit making fun of the Obamas is hilarious. Even Obama fans have to laugh! (hat tip Marshall Auerback).

From the Washington Post by the fabulous Tom Toles:

If you are in need a little comic relief, I have the answer: Jon Stewart. He is my distraction of the day. Stewart has a great segment from last night on election gaffes. The part where Al Gore gives Tipper a big wet kiss is a classic.…

Jon Stewart had another very funny take on the political scene last night. He sees John McCain as a modern-day Dr. Frankenstein whose creation (an angry Republican base) has taken on a life of its own. Watch McCain's reactions to angry…

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This morning I woke up and was listening to Bloomberg Radio in bed when I heard Robert Shiller and John Ryding talking about about Paul Krugman. I quickly realized he was the Nobel Laureate in Economics for this year. Krugman, the…

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Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan have been the worst monetary stewards in U.S. Federal Reserve history. A former Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr. once said it was the Fed's job "to take away the punch bowl just as the party gets…

Tom Toles is absolutely terrific. He captures the mood of the day so well in his cartoons, that it really puts paid to the aphorism that a picture is worth a thousand words.SourceTom Toles Cartoons, Washington Post

Look, the markets were really ugly this week. But, at a minimum, we avoided the worst on Friday. In the end, we can live in a constant reality of fear and loathing.... or we can escape and relax. Everybody needs a little escape now and…