Various Links and A Video Of An Oklahoma Senator Making a Fool of Himself

• Ben Bernanke using taxpayer money to buy garbage paper.  From Bloomberg
• Republicans filibuster unemployment benefits, Republicans control 100 seat Senate with 37 votes. From Ezra Klein
• Israelis continue abuse of Palestinians. From Andrew Sullivan and The Dish
• Republicans prefer to protect oil executives while Louisianans and Alabamans suffer.  From TalkingPointsMemo 
• Some absolutely terrific analysis and charts from Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge blog, on Goldman, AIG, derivatives, LIES, and FCIC. Here the charts and here the LIES.

Senator Tom Coburn embarrasses the entire state of Oklahoma once again (after his backwards hillbilly  imitation of Desi Arnaz).  If you are a woman, you shouldn't miss this video.  From ThinkProgress and Youtube. If you're an Oklahoma voter, cover your ears.