To Have and To Spend

I’d feel wary about spending 11 dollars on a cake.  Those Cold Stone creations are too rich for my blood, at least not until after the totally plausible scenario where I win a Nobel Prize or Stanley Cup.  Until then, I can’t see myself paying higher than a Fudgie the Whale with a misspelled inscription-level [...]

Regulating Into Overtime

It’s safe to assume that anyone announcing under any circumstances that “This time will be different” is out to screw you over.  Assurances can’t change a pattern of unwelcome consequences over time, and the swindler can only exacerbate the situation is if he is foolish enough to actually believe his own twaddle.  Enter Barack Obama, [...]

Saturday Night House Ram Down

Open up and say,“Ah!” Or we’ll do it for you.
While many of their constituents were undoubtedly asleep, late into the night in a rare Saturday session, the House narrowly passed the healthcare bill by a vote of 220-215. One Republican, Ahn Cao, contributed to the yeas. Two others came from the Democratic seats picked [...]