Tom Carper on the Wrong Side of Yet Another Senate Fight

On one side we have consumers and mostly the middle to lower-middle class bank customers that get whacked by usurious bank transaction fees. On the other side you have biggest banks on Wall Street, the same banks who's losses were papered over by your tax dollars, the same banks run by the same people who's stratosphereic salaries that are protected by the Treasure Department as though their personal success was some how linked to our success as a country. Who do you think Carper is lining up to fight for?

Weiner Roast

Congressman Anthony Weiner is about to have a press conference, where he will probably fall on his sword (so to speak) with new allegations out in the webs. Watch live.

Monday Open Thread

Monday and we're all back to work, even the intrepid UI. If my own experience returning to work from vacation is any guide, she's underwater today, so I'll post up today's Open Thread.