I have stopped watching TV almost altogether in a desperate attempt to save what little patience, sanity and IQ I have left. Otherwise, "I could while away the hours......"

Cartouche, based on the wit, insight, and erudition that I find in your blogs and comments, the regimen you have adopted seems to agree with you.

That must mean that you missed seeing Tom Delay and his glass feet?

This is off the subject, but I miss Tim Russert.

Steve, You're not off topic at all. Any thinking individual ought to miss Russert's zero tolerance for BS.

In fact, I meant to add that the current MTP moderator, David Gregory, added to the OZ-mosphere by asking one of the stupidest questions it has been my pleasure to witness:
"But won't the act of cutting these bonuses make the executives more likely to leave these companies thereby making it harder for them to succeed and pay back the TARP money?"

Uhhh, Dave, these are the same execs who flamed the companies in the first. . . Oh, Hell. What's the use?