<p>Since this bbs doesn’t support polls, we’ll do this old school.</p>
<li><p>The collapse of Washington Mutual Bank – the nation’s biggest S&L.</p></li>
<li><p>Two guys who want to be president duke it out in Mississippi</p></li>
<li><p>OSU beats USC in football</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Talk amongst yourselves.</p>
<p>I think the top news story TODAY is the WaMu story; I think the top news story TOMORROW will be the debate.</p>
<p>OSU’s win over the Trojans last night provided a moment of personal glee and lightness in an otherwise grim, and I am sure, historical week of financial and political upheaval. But I come from a family with many ties to OSU :)</p>
<p>For today – the WaMu collapse</p>
<h1>3.</h1>
<p>I saw The Beavs beat USC in 68 with OJ being held to small yardage.</p>
<h1>1. was just a matter of time. This was foreseen years ago when they aggressively pushed ARM and teasers to people who could bearly speak standard english.</h1>
<h1>2. Its going to get bloody. A toss-up. Battlelines are already drawn up. The final will be Nov 4.</h1>
<p>In our little world, it’s always big (good) news when USC gets beat…from an ever vengeful ND fan.</p>
<p>But for the nation, the WashMu collapse is the biggest news.</p>
<p>Yay for OSU!</p>
<p>But I think the WaMu collapse is bigger news.</p>
<p>Not sure if it’s worthy of top news, but USC losing is the best news of yesterday. While nothing will come close to Vince Young running in the last two touchdowns for the national championship, yesterday’s OSU win was sweet. </p>
<p>The WaMu collapse and the debates will be … business as usual for another 40 days.</p>
<p>I am thinking the vice presidential debate might end up being more memorable than the presidential debate.</p>
<p>OK - #3 - oh so sick of the other news, it’s a shame about the failure of WaMU but I think we all saw it coming for a while. Debate…OK… not really news until they finish it.
Now, those Beavers were really cool to watch last night - only stayed up the first half and was thrilled to see they won this morning. With a small true freshman making a HUGE contribution. Big Penn State fan here - they easily beat the Beavers a couple of weeks ago an everyone pronounced the beavers a “cupcake” team. Don’t think so. Those arrogant USC types underestimated their competition - they deserve the loss.</p>
<p>WaMu is the biggest one in mainstream media, but amongst the younger folk, it’s Palin and the Couric interview. It holds the #1 and #8 spots on most viewed videos on YouTube, and a lot of people are talking/emailing/posting about it.</p>
<p>In my neck of the woods, I would have no idea (or care) about the USC game and nor do I think others do in my area! Here…it is more like what percentage of foliage has turned so far. :D</p>
<p>WaMu. I just got off the phone with my financial advisor about it. Scary stuff</p>
<p>I’m in WA. WaMu is all over the front page of every local paper… Good thing we did not have anything to do with them.</p>
<p>Several years ago we re-financed our mortgage and rolled in the construction loan for an addition.
Our bank (not WaMu) held our mortgage and all of our accounts. We were quite surprised that they didn’t ask for verification of <em>any</em> of the numbers we gave them. Didn’t ask for tax returns, verify employment, ask for statements from investments, ask to see any proof of any of the assets we told them about. NO checking up on any of it.<br>
That kind of thinking is why banks are in this mess in the first place.</p>
<p>plus 5 points to everyone who <em>hasn’t</em> made a joke involving the team names!</p>