Romney Accused of Prep School Bullying – NYTimes.com

And to think, we all know people who think that this kind of behavior is what we want America to be known for.

Bush the Lesser might have been an insecure, ignorant, boorish coke addict of a schlep, but he sure the hell didn’t assault people for being different from him. He is probably some form of bully, acting more out of fear than out of hatred.

I guess in the end it is the same thing, but given McCain’s anger and this from Romney, you gotta believe that whole party has given up on decency when Bush might have been at the top of a nasty bell curve.

Ricketts family political activity threatens to scuttle Cubs reno plans | News

What an incredibly shitty day to be a Cubs fan.

Knowing that Daddy Moneybags of the clan (klan?) that owns the team is a rabid, dog-whistling racist shitbag is one thing. Knowing his brood is trying to extort $300 from the city of Chicago to fix up Wrigley while having at least $10 million ready to blow on racist advertising is even worse.

I’m still trying to get the family tickets to one of the Twins-Cubs games next month. I’ll still watch the team. But I’ll be damned if I am going out of my way to give this prick Joe Ricketts any penny I can avoid handing over.

And to hell with his kids for standing by him. If my dad sounded like a modern day Klucker, I’d call him out as a bigoted idiot like he’d deserve.

Making no cents: finance minister says producing penny cost more than its worth – Winnipeg Free Press

I know there are good, solid economic reasons for getting rid of the penny.

But I would miss it here. And I’m sure there are plenty of folks in the countries that have removed it that probably miss it too.

Besides, if we did everything for just economic reasons, we’d have millions of dead citizens kicked out of their homes when they were fired or laid off – for good, solid economic reasons.

Good business does not make good government. Hell, good business most likely shouldn’t even be considered good. Profitable, perhaps, but good doesn’t live on a balance sheet.

So, farewell Canuck penny. Whether that is for the good or not remains to be seen.