Citizens of the leading country of the free world shouldn’t be having issues like this:
Thank you for taking a few moments out of your day to view my story. My name is Terri Carlson. I am 45 and was born with a genetic immune disorder C-4 complement deficiency. I am currently on [...]

Now that football season is almost over, The Great Wahl is going to be struggling for regular content. I guess that means I will have to revert back to my pre-NFL blogging about politics, economics, and random nonsense (like a hamster on a guitar eating popcorn).
But for now, I’ll start in the political realm. As [...]

Lots of crazy political stories in the news today:
As the Senate gets into its second week of debate on health care, the protesters plan to turn the chamber’s offices and hallways into “government waiting rooms,” pretending to be sick patients waiting for treatment. As the day wears on, their “untreated illnesses” will get worse, and [...]

Jon Stewart’s comedic genius vs. Fox News — always a good time.

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I don’t know who put this little ad together, but I imagine it’s probably someone not that far from Sarah Palin’s branch on the Republican Crazy Tree.

WTF? At first I thought this one some sort of SNL skit, but it’s not. Ridiculous.

From Paul Krugman at the New York Times: The Jobs Imperative
If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — the time the average job-seeker has spent looking for work — is [...]

Since I’ve been under the weather as of late, I haven’t had a chance to highlight some interesting stories. So, instead of trying to play catch up, I’m just going with a list of links for you to peruse, if you so choose.
1. There is a design company in Japan that is designing really cool [...]

Last week got off to a great start. I was 5-0 in the early games. Then came the Bears and the Raiders. Both games, and my bets, were done well before half time. No excuses on those two, I was just flat wrong.
However, the trend of betting on heavy favorites, and winning, continues. Convential wisdom [...]

There used to be some random fact that the US has never gone to war with a country that currently had a McDonald’s in it. That still might be the case, but either way, it’s not good sign for Iceland:
Iceland’s McDonald’s Corp. restaurants will be closed at the end of the month after the collapse [...]

Obama is finally good for something after all: helping my golf game.

Thanks to an IRS ruling that golf carts, as long as they are road worthy (side-view mirrors, seat belts, etc.), can qualify for the electric vehicle rebate up to $5500.
The federal credit provides from $4,200 to $5,500 for the purchase of an electric vehicle, [...]