SOME THOUGHTS for the 'Occupy Wall Street' protestors to consider.

AMERICA'S MOMENT OF TRUTH: Only tough leadership can save the economy.

Many Americans have their money in the proverbial mattress and will not take it out for spending or investment until our leaders get the policies right.

Damned straight.

MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER'S family dissed? This one, if true, bothers me for the simple reason that it offers a window into the Obama administration's soul.

OBAMA: “All the choices we’ve made have been the right ones.” Then it's time for some wrong ones.

HEH. OFFICIALS' embrace of Occupy L.A. loosens: "cracking down on banks, as protesters wish, could cost the strapped city at least $58 million."

BARACK OBAMA: chess master.

A GREEN ENERGY DREAM grows in the Sahara desert. It sounds lovely, and may even feasible in the (very) long term. Here's why it's completely unrealistic in the near future.

OCCUPY WALL STREET and the value of an education: "I met a guy down in Zuccotti Park. He speaks six languages, but he has nothing useful to say in any of them. He is the movement’s perfect spokesman."

GOOD FOR HIM: Sen. Rand Paul is "taking on the 'pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it' mentality that saddled our nation with Obamacare."

It's about time we returned to shorter bills and more (public) debate.

BUT WHAT if they prefer shorter, happier lives?

WASHINGTON POST: Five myths about healthy eating. Be sure to click through to the comments to verify that Washington D.C. is filled with nanny-staters ready, willing, and desirous of minding your business.

Linked from the PJ Tatler.

DEMOCRATS SEEK FUNDS for more state/union jobs.

AN ODE TO DIVERSITY:

John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (made in JAPAN) for 6 am.

While his coffeepot (made in CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (made in HONG KONG).

He put on a dress shirt (made in SRI LANKA), designer jeans (made in SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (made in KOREA).

After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (made in INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (made in MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today.

After setting his watch (made in TAIWAN) to the radio (made in INDIA ), he got in his car (made in GERMANY) filled it with gas (from SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a good paying American job.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer (made in MALAYSIA ), John decided to relax for a while.

He put on his sandals (made in BRAZIL ), poured himself a glass of wine (made in FRANCE ) and turned on his TV (made in INDONESIA ), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in America.

AND NOW HE'S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT MADE IN KENYA.

From my email.

JOE KLEIN gets a clue -- and shakes it off.

BACK TO THE FUTURE: Massachusetts Tries to Rein In Its Health Cost. HMO's (health maintenance organizations) have failed once already, but that's okay -- let's do it again.