Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are ItsJessMe, Got a Grip, jennyjem, grog, shayera, vcmvo2, and taylormattd as editor.

Please enjoy reading these outstanding, ranger-selected diaries:

• gjohnsit explains what the bailout is really going to cost in When $700 Billion is Chump Change. (shayera)
• gsatell has some ideas on how to view government in the 21st Century in The War on Thinking: The Republican Philosophy has Failed. What Now? (jennyjem)
• MouseOfSuburbia offers an incredibly clear and thorough primer on cause and effect dynamics at work in today's economy in Crisis 102. (ItsJessMe)
• leolabeth tells an intriguing tale of one of the most influential advisers in FDR's cabinet in What Would Frances Perkins Do? Who? (vcmvo2)
• Stranded Wind gives us a real-world example of cause and effect concerning the economic crisis in relation to food shortages around the globe in Global Human Protein Deficit. (Got a Grip)
• doorguy refers us to a realistic account of the genocide brought about by Spanish Exploration in the New World: In Honor of Columbus Day. (vcmvo2)
• hekebolos diaries his weekend canvassing in Young Californians swarm Nevada for Obama (w/photos!). (shayera)
• Johnny Venom offers an update on all things industrial in Manufacturing Monday: Week of 10.13.08. (jennyjem)
• A Siegel shares an innovative strategy to educate people about one form of excessive energy use in Biking breaks = Offsetting carbon emissions? (Got a Grip)
• CatM makes an interesting historical analogy with the Cuban Missile Crisis in "Terrorist" is the new "Commie". (vcmvo2)
• The Bilerico Project talks about what happens When McCain supporters attack. (shayera)
• Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse brings us hope that the world is ready to promote behaviors that will be good for both the global economy and the environment in UN Drafts Green New Deal For President Obama. (Got a Grip)
• Triscula writes how she and another Obama supporter made some lemonade out of a car crash lemon in Crash! (How Obama saved my morning). (grog)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: October 12, 2008.

emeraldmaiden has Top Comments 10-13-08 - A Neat Trick.

Please feel free to promote your favorite diaries in this open thread.