• If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.
• With Fannie Mae, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000.
• With Freddie Mac, you would have less than $5.00 left.
• If you had purchased $1,000 of WaMu stock you would have $49.00 left.
• If you had purchased Lehman Brothers, you would have nothing left.

 
But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the cans for recycling, you would have $114 to hide under your mattress.

Pass the bottle.

In addition to Friday Cat Blogging, we ALSO have these important UPDATES!

DAILY UPDATE 10/3/08

NEW Update: Heidi Li informs me that she and her partner at Democrats for Principle Before Party have made their FIRST MEDIA BUY, in MISSOURI! Congratulations and THANK you to all the Puma PAC members who helped get them there!

NEW Update: MP and dwp have worked their tucchuses off setting up and operating our EXCELLENT new Puma PAC Emporium. We are almost out of the GOOD STUFF we ordered for Denver — so get yourself a bumper sticker, PUMA oval, or tshirt QUICK, before supplies run out!

1. Check out Puma PAC’s DAILY ALERT for today — all the links and info you need to get busy, HERE! (Have I mentioned today how utterly AWESOME dwp, tt, go, and bo are? They are AWESOME.

2. Join Puma PAC today and be a part of the largest, most organized Citizens Action Network in the Pumasphere. It’s Free, Easy, and Fun! You will receive all of our Super Secret PROWLS, and we NEVER EVER spam you, bug you for money, or share your information. Never, ever. Join us HERE!

3. Write a letter to the editor of your local paper today. Tell them what you thought of last night’s debate. Post your letter here after you mail it. Use the handy, dandy guide in our ACTION CENTER for links and tips.

4. Call Terri Lynn Land, the Michigan Secretary of State. Ask her if she is aware of THIS. Ask her what is she going to DO about ACORN’s voter fraud in Michigan. Quote Bill Clinton to her. Say, “Tell me how, and be specific.” Department of State Information Center toll-free number: (888) SOS-MICH; (888) 767-6424. It’s nighttime. Have a beer.

5. Contribute if you can to Puma PAC, so we can keep the lights on. Donations accepted HERE, and THANK you!

Oh, and VOTE!

Click on the button to visit a new Puma online store by a Puma Friend. A portion of the proceeds will help fund Puma PAC!

So, what’s a little ole candidate to do?

The number of emails to Capitol Hill in the past 24 hours has crashed the system’s servers. Wow. I guess the electorate is paying attention now! Details here.

How big was the outpouring of opposition that helped kill the bailout bill in the House of Representatives on Monday? Big enough to leave the House’s Web site with unprecedented technical problems.

The “Write Your Representative” feature on House.gov came under even more stress than the credit markets did, seizing up completely for most users over the past 24 hours. “The House of Representatives is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high amount of e-mail traffic,” a notice said.

Interestingly, more calls in favor of getting a bailout plan passed ASAP since the stock market plunge yesterday. Don’t forget to vote in our Puma PAC Poll HERE!

And here’s a new one!