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More on the economy
So I ran out at 5:15 today to get a chocolate milk shake from Burger King. On the way back, I noticed that the rush-hour traffic jam at the nearest traffic light in this boomtown was 3 full blocks long. Geezus, that's a pain in the butt. But its the longest traffic jam I've seen in the area in years that wasn't caused by an accident or some other misfortune. A-course, I've been working way past 5:15 since God knows when, so traffic jams may have been regularly happening for months.
Oh, and every time I go for a chocolate milkshake at Burger King, they are always "out" of them. Yeah, right. Smells like chocolate is in such high demand that Burger King can't obtain any for its shakes. Anyone need a job? Not Me decide to make good on her vow to take a second and third job?
On a more political note, I got a desperate letter from Thune yesterday saying he's "even" with Daschle in the polls... please send money. But that asbestos compromise from Daschle smacks of true desperation to me. I think he's thinking:
1.) Maybe R's and the anti-trial-lawyer people will lay off 'til the election if we just thrown them this bone; or
2.) Holy fuck, we better let these guys have what we bargained em down to so far, cuz in a few months our projections are that they won't have to bargain with us for anything and will take what they want.
I can't help but think (with the asbestos at least), that its more of #2. This could be a very interesting two months in Congress, if the Democrats feel like they are going to lose their filibuster.
In theory, it would be great to take that away from them for a week or two (i.e., tort reform and asbestos reform), but man do I ever not like the prospect of not having a blocking force in Congress for two or four years.
So name your democrats boys. Uncy Hello's breaking open the wallet for anyone who ain't gonna get us all killed.
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