How's this sound, folks?  For a while, at least, we'll just stop with these weekly articles and put up a graphic of a mushroom cloud.  Because that's pretty much what the economy looks like at the moment, and it would save a lot of time on both the writing and reading sides. Okay, okay, let the writing and reading continue.  But here's today's big news: following a close vote, the House rejected a proposed bailout package.  Supporters are supposed to bring ...