- TRB looks at the Government Motors IPO. Get long petroleum, they’re ordering a lot of lipstick for this pig

- Maybe YOU can’t get blood from a stone, but cable companies are sure deriving a lot of revenue from unoccupied homes and condos

- Donald Trump joins the teabaggers (h/t Bart L.) HuffPo has a great slideshow of Trump-licensed products, as well.

- SuperSize? No, downsize. Death of the McMansion ( h/t TakeAReport)

- Updating the Monopoly board for the new economy (h/t WallStreetFighter)

Finally, from the department of first world problems, who says there’s a credit crunch? Per this video, you can still finance new rims for your car. “I haven’t read the Constitution, but I’m pretty sure this is one of our Constitutional rights”: