You know we're in a real horror show of an economic meltdown when Tiger freakin' Woods is getting laid off.

General Motors, which as you may have heard is having a bit of trouble making ends meet, has announced that it will end its sponsor partnership with Tiger Woods as of the end of this year. Naturally, GM wants you to know that all of this has been in the works for months, that it has nothing to do with GM begging for its share of a $25 billion bailout, and Tiger just wants to spend more time with his family, and this is a normal reevaluation of sponsorship and OH MY GOD! Do you realize that GM is cutting ties with the top commercial spokesman on the planet? The auto industry is SCREWED! Run for the hills, people!

Still, the separation does have its upsides. For one thing, Congress won't waste time during bailout proceedings asking GM if they could get a photo with Tiger, like they did when Roger Clemens was on the Hill. And for another, Tiger won't have to keep re-using excuse after excuse to skip Buick-sponsored tournaments. If there are any more of those, of course.

Good thing Tiger's got that golf thing to fall back on. That's one less job President-elect Obama will need to find.