IS MEDICARE A GOOD DEAL? Uh, no.

THE OVEREMPLOYED and the mal-employed. Don't click on the last link in the article unless you have a very strong stomach (and I'd suggest not flying US Airways into or out of Phoenix).

WE DON'T ESTIMATE SPEECHES:


Elmendorf’s harsh tone may be due to a perceived White House end run around Washington’s official score keeper. If Obama is allowed to get away with his current un-scored budget claims, why should any White House submit a real budget to CBO in the future?

THE SUPREME COURT SAID NO, but trial lawyers won't give up on Wal-Mart lawsuits. Of course not; there's too much money to be made if they can find a compliant judge.

It's a pity Wal-Mart can't - or won't - sue the trial lawyers association for attempted intimidation.

MY PREFERENCE is for Joe Biden to seek a new Presidential running mate for 2012.

OBAMA THANKS TROOPS at White House party:

The president and his family -- wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia --greeted more than 1,200 guests from a White House balcony Monday evening.

Reminds me of the Wizard of Id.