Good morning: Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008

September 17, 2008 at 4:59PM

The editorial board meeting was short today, because we're just getting started on our cycle of legislative endorsement interviews. Later today we'll post an editorial on the ATV series; send us your thoughts, please, by clicking on the comments button.

The gorilla in the room, though, was the economic news. The loan to AIG puts the federal bailout package at something like $900 billion so far. So, taxpayers now are in the insurance business, and the long-term federal debt is out of this world. What are your thoughts on the events of this deeply disturbing week? Are the bailouts the right strategy? Click on comments, please, and weigh in.

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