| The fact that there are links and the fact that today is Columbus Day are entirely coincidental. I don't intend to celebrate Columbus Day with a collection of links. By the way, if you think Christopher Columbus was a bloodthirsty, genocidal maniac not worthy of rememberance, you should know that the county in which I live -- Isabella County -- was named for the lady who first helped bankroll his expeditions to this here New World. Food for thought. Onward! *--The Freep yesterday endorsed two of the three Democratic-nominated justices for the Supreme Court. The editorial is notable for its thoughtfulness in addressing what's gone wrong with how we view the court, although there could have been some mention that the state Supreme Court is quickly taking on another, unintended role ... final arbiter of political matters. Meanwhile, this morning the News published a highly comical endorsement editorial of Oakland County offices that could have merely said, "We endorse all Democrats Republicans," and been done with it. I won't link because it is that valueless. *--I've had this open a couple of days. It's the first glimpse at the post-item pricing world. Guess what? Shelf prices have gone up, not down as promised. Know what else has changed? Customer service is now a thing of the past, since there's never anyone around to ask questions about shelf pricing. That, you can't quantify. *--A guest commentary about the Legislature's assault on a conservation program that everyone but Republican lawmakers agrees is a universal success ... nature conservancies. I do have to point out that benevolent overlord Rick Michigan has a history with the Nature Conservancy, since it's usually received bipartisan accolades because it's an agreement property owners can enter into willingly. Expect the private property rights wing of the Mackinac Center to leap onto this issue very, very soon. Or, not. *--Jeff Wattrick takes a shot at ethanol and ethanol subsidies. P.S. This is from Friday, when the latest jobs report was released. It was, by all accounts, good news. Except to the right wing, which immediately declared it all part of a conspiracy. That was too looney for the few remaining serious people on the right, who denounced the latest conspiracy theory as loony. My point? One of the places where the conspiracy theory was promoted was Henry Payne's Museum for Half-Formed Thoughts. |
