Couric, Palin, and Bush: Everybody's Talking About the Economy

So there may or may not be a debate tonight. Or Barack Obama may debate himself (calling Fred Armisen!). Or do a townhall. Or do a Q&A with Jim Leher. At this point we’ve given up predicting what the world might look like by noon today let alone twelve hours from now. What we do know is that overnight Washington Mutual bank had to be seized by the government and sold off in pieces — the largest seizure to take place in American history.