OK, this is going to be one of those posts that sounds like the insane rantings of an angry wanna-be policy wonk. Probably because that’s exactly what this is. I am angry and I know just enough about law and government to have a pretty good idea of why I’m angry. And my anger has [...]

There’s a great New Yorker cartoon that shows a couple of dogs wearing suits in a boardroom and they’re saying “It’s not enough that we succeed. Cats must also fail.” Apart from the natural questions this raises like what sort of business are the dogs in and how does a dog go to the bathroom [...]

I’ve been putting off writing about Occupy Wall Street because I’m not sure what to say about it. I’m not even sure how to feel about it. But I feel like something needs to be said so here goes. For those who don’t know, Occupy Wall Street is an ad hoc group of dissatisfied citizens [...]

Not sure if you all heard that we were once again within a week of the government running out of money for operations. Yep. The current fiscal year (FY11) ends on the 30th and Congress does not have a plan for how to spend the budgeted funds for FY12. No plan. None at all. Instead [...]

Last night I went to parents night at my son’s new pre-school. The director read this amazon quote about the importance of caring about all children because when your child need surgery, someone else’s child will perform it and if your child is the victim of violence, someone else’s child commits it. I need to [...]

President Obama is going to give a speech about a jobs plan tonight. He’s giving it before a joint session of Congress. He was supposed to do it last night but Speaker Boehner turned him down and asked to reschedule. He cited logistics but we all know it was because of the GOP Presidential debate [...]