Palin is out

1. See ya Sarah - The now former Governor of Alaska makes a reference to “that grizzly guards her cubs” in her farewell speech.  Cubs are on their own now I guess.  That and she gets defensive with the media:  “She also took a parting shot at reporters. ‘Democracy depends on you,’ she said. ‘That’s why our troops are willing to die for you. So how about in honor of the American soldier you quit making things up?’”  (From The Times of London)

2. So you want to become a Secret Service Agent - What it’s like to train to become “pregnant with the president” (From the Washington Post)

3. Pres. Obama gets Gates and Sgt. Crowley to have a beer together – If that’s not how we settle things in America, I don’t know what is.  I’ll crack a cold one in honor of a President who gets two people together to settle their differences during a happy hour.  But WHICH beer to drink?  (From the Philadelphia City Paper and its Meal Ticket section)

4. How much are your organs worth? - Living donors can make serious cash if they’d like to sell their internal organs.  The recession is over my rear end.  And speaking of… how much for my glutes in a butt transplant?  (From Newsweek Magazine)

5.  10 Purchases to NOT put on your credit card – The credit folks are watching.  So if you pay for a $0.79 candy bar with your Visa, then head over to the adult bookstore for weekend “viewing material”… and also put that on plastic… expect for them  to not be so kind with your APR.  (From Marketplace)