"Well now it's just gotten silly" - John Cleese, in Monty Python

If Democrats lose seats as expected in this year's Senate and House elections, they will have earned it. And the blame lies squarely on the President's shoulders. Barack Obama came to office determined to be a new Lincoln. What I believe we needed was a new FDR.

Philadelphia officials set a disturbing precedent when they recently sent out demand letters to local bloggers and website operators to pay a business licensing fee and fork over a portion of their nonsalaried income, or face stiff penalties. Will other cash-strapped cities follow Philadelphia's lead and tax bloggers as business owners? 

The Golden State's July 2010 unemployment numbers came out in a report by California's Employment Development Department Friday, and they don't look good.