We know that the banking system is messed up - in large part due to the Federal Government (ie. Sen. Dodd and Rep. Frank) blocking efforts to reign in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's subprime mortgage gluttony.  Well this week I had my own banking crisis.  It seems someone somehow got a hold of one of my credit card numbers and spent $1200+ at Overstock, Amazon, Newegg and BUY.com.  Fortunately, it was a card I had not used in a long time so the charges were very easy to spot.

Now the part that makes you go - Hmm!  The companies which charged my card are not allowed to give me additional information about where the fraudulently purchased goods went.  Yes, they were billed to my card, but since I didn't order them, the shipments are apparently none of my business.  Good thing that the government is protecting the privacy of credit card thieves.   It would be really bad if people were able to find out who was actually ripping them off.   Perhaps we will get some rational people in Washington once we vote them all out and start over.