Answer #3: ‘No Comment’ “If you do drug policy and you’re asked whether you use drugs, you’ve got two choices. You can say, “Yes, I’m a lawbreaker. Please come arrest me and ignore everything I say because I’m a bad person.’ Or, “No, actually I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about.” Since neither...Read More
Removing the “Capitol” from “Capitol Gridlock” “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” –Proverb “Seven of the richest American counties in 2011 were in the Washington, D.C. region. Fairfax, Loudoun and Arlington counties, all in Northern Virginia, have higher median incomes than every other county in the United States. Whence comes this wealth? Mostly from Washington’s...Read More
Did the Girlfriend Already Get Everything?? A judge says that if Denny Hecker can afford a girlfriend, he must pay his estranged wife a nice amount, too. –“At Issue: 2 Women, Money & Hecker”; Star Tribune (11/26/09) What a perfect metaphor for our financial mess! If you haven’t been following the story, a Hennepin County...Read More
