The Amazing Bail-O-Matic iPhone app got approved by Apple and is now available in the iTunes Store! Responsibility avoiders everywhere rejoice!!
Get it here. -B

Juice Analytics has created an interactive tree-map that you can use to explore and vote on the various parts of the new stimulus bill.

From their site: “The data in the treemap comes from the 1/15/09 summary of the House of Representatives version of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Selecting any box will show a description of the individual program, the price tag, and an opportunity to express whether you like or dislike the idea. The treemap boxes are sized by the proposed cost of each program. The color is based on the average level of support for the program from your votes.”

The Juice stimulus bill explorer

Great video visualization of the credit crisis over at crisisofcredit.com: The Crisis of Credit Visualized

After receiving $1.6 Billion in bail-out cash, Northern Trust spent millions hosting a golf tournament. You just gotta feel their pain.

Phil Mickelson (shown here looking at the top of the pile of taxpayer money that Northern Trust got) won the event.

Check out the full story on TMZ.com:
Bailout Bank Blows Millions Partying in L.A. - TMZ.com

In an unprecedented display of swiftness, the U.S. House of Representatives Passed the Captive Primate Safety Act which makes it illegal to own Chimpanzees as house pets.

In further news, I assume the BJ & The Bear remake movie has been cancelled.

(Via Ben Smith’s Blog: Fast action on the Hill - POLITICO.com)

Adult-entertainment moguls Larry Flynt and Joe Francis are asking Washington for a $5 billion federal bailout, claiming that the porn business is suffering from the soft economy. The saddest thing about this little stunt is that it wouldn’t be the most idiotic thing to get bailed out if it actually happened.

Read the full story here: Porn industry seeks $5 billion federal bailout

(Via ajc.com.)