How convenient!

So Carrie and I were discussing, just the other day, how we might transform ourselves into a bank holding company, in order to benefit from the TARP money that the US government is throwing around.

She and I are absolutely prepared to make reckless, ill-considered loans using other peoples' money to any applicant with a pulse, so we've got all the intellectual and moral firepower needed to operate as a modern banking institution, clearly.

Chow Bella is already very good at begging for treats, so we've got our government liaison right there.

But how to get our application for aid in front of the right people? Anyone have Neal Kashkari's cell phone number?

Oh, wait -- we can just download this form and fill it out (PDF link to ustreas.gov website).

Be right with you.