Um. Okay. No bailout for now.

[xiphias]

So, the House Republicans -- as well as a pretty good number of House Democrats -- have rejected the bailout plan.

I have absolutely no idea if this is a good thing or a bad thing. None whatsoever.

In general, though, if this means that they have to go back and put together a new plan that actually has THOUGHT behind it, one that they can EXPLAIN to people, I suspect that would be a good thing. I was uncomfortable with the "AAAGHHH! PASS THIS BILL NOW SKY FALLING EMERGENCY DANGER WILL ROBINSON GIVE US MONEY THIS SECOND" thing.

I could very well be wrong. Maybe I ought to be buying a shotgun and rifle and stocking up on canned goods -- I have no idea.

. . . I kinda want a .22 bolt action rifle, anyway . . .

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The round in question...

[redknight.livejournal.com]

In World War Z, when the US military went on the offensive against the zombies their rifles used a derivative of the 5.56mm NATO round ("Our staple ammo was the NATO 5.56 'Cherry PIE'."). Although very similar to the .223 round voltbang referenced, there are a few small differences between .223 and 5.56 cartridges (the two are frequently used interchangeably, but they're not).

Re: The round in question...

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Oh, right. Now I remember. Wasn't it designed to fragment within the skull or some such?

Re: The round in question...

[redknight.livejournal.com]

Right. "PIE stands for pyrotechnically initiated explosive. Outstanding design. It would shatter on entry into Zack's skull and fragments would fry the brain."