Fix the USPS: 5 views
In Rain, in Snow, but Not on Saturdays?Views:Eliminate Saturday delivery ... Better Than a Bailout: The Postal Service says it can save $3 billion by cutting Saturday deliveryOther Alternatives: Instead of cutting service, Congress should fix the prefunding [of future retiree health benefits] problem. Then it should explore ways to free the Postal Service to provide a broader array of useful services to businesses and the public — including Oregon-style vote by mai

"He thinks he’s playing with Monopoly money" and six more!
7 stories Barack Obama doesn't want toldThe list:He thinks he’s playing with Monopoly money Too much Leonard NimoyThat’s the Chicago Way He’s a pushoverHe sees America as another pleasant country on the U.N. roll call, somewhere between Albania and Zimbabwe President PelosiHe’s in love with the man in the mirrorComment: Worthwhile read!

Eco-hypocrisy
Taking the private jet to CopenhagenExcerpt:Harrison Ford, who is vice-chairman on the board of Conservation International, voices public-service messages for an environmental federation called EarthShare, and once shaved his chest hair to illustrate the effects of deforestation, is another hobby pilot. He once owned a Gulfstream but now makes do with a smaller Cessna Citation Sovereign eight-seater jet, four propeller planes and a helicopter.Oprah Winfrey, who preaches eco-virtue from her TV pulpit, travelled in a 13-seat G

Online Banking: “Zero liability is now an industry standard"
Don’t Take This Bait (but You’re Safe if You Do) Excerpt:Law enforcement agencies that oversee computer security are well versed in the many permutations of “phishing,” the scam in which fraudsters try to lure people to a counterfeit replica of their bank’s Web site, for example, and have them part with their user names and passwords.But even the professionally wary can be gulled — or close to it. Just ask Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Mr. Mueller recently received an e-mail message tha

An "unsustainable fiscal future" for US
Damn the deficit: Full speed ahead on health careExcerpt:Apologists for the Obama administration argue that some 2009 spending, like that on financial bailouts, is nonrecurring. True, but as the Congressional Budget Office has reported, the trajectory of administration spending and revenue is pushing the annual deficit toward $1,000,000,000,000 -- that's $1 trillion -- for the next decade.Congressional Democrats' health care bills threaten to add to that. The bill currently before the Senate is