http://austinist.com/2008/10/01/news_bits_senate_set_to_vote_on_bai.php All comments for News Bits: Senate Set to Vote on Bailout en-us 2009 Adam S Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:41:20 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss aschragin@gmail.com aschragin@gmail.com 60 http://austinist.com/2008/10/01/news_bits_senate_set_to_vote_on_bai.php#comment-1477214 http://austinist.com/2008/10/01/news_bits_senate_set_to_vote_on_bai.php#comment-1477214 Comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:20:58 -0600 <p>Did anybody see how this "rescue plan" has been modified? The bill was originally a two-and-a-half page proposal and now is hundreds of pages of earmarks like tax benefits for film and television productions, stockcar racetrack owners, wooden arrows designed for use by children and tax benefits extenders for Virgin Island and Puerto Rican rum-makers... No, I’m not kidding! With a Senate like this what hope do we have?</p> http://austinist.com/2008/10/01/news_bits_senate_set_to_vote_on_bai.php#comment-1476387 http://austinist.com/2008/10/01/news_bits_senate_set_to_vote_on_bai.php#comment-1476387 Comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:07:36 -0600 <p>We may not know if there is Life on Mars, but we do know there is water in the air. Terra-forming dreamers are probably drooling at the prospects of opening the first Ski Resort on Mars.</p>