I am more interested in making the poor and middle class better off than I am in making the income distribution more equal; I don't feel that Larry Ellison's harrier makes the modest new rug I bought in Turkey somehow less beautiful or enjoyable.

And on the recent revelation of a "devestating" new report on Iraq:

The U.S. is winning the game on the field, and the Times is saying the concession stands aren't making a profit. Who the heck cares about the concession stands?

As always, read the whole thing, then come back and accuse me of being a thick-headed right-wing shill. I do so love it when you do that. Gives me a warm n' fuzzy.