Korean Tensions Relax.

Tensions seem to have cooled with North Korea.  Has Un retreated to the misty mountains from which his father sprung?  China told them to cool it?  The article notes that it's "planting season." I assume it's because of his upcoming plans to build a miniature world, that he can then smash But The Un-Zilla is a conundrum, wrapped in an enigma, with a chewy riddle coating.  (Mini sized, of course).

My suspicion is that DC/Beijing have reached out and stuck a pacifier in them quietly and said, yes, we will send you food in a few months, if you just SHUT UP now so it doesn't look like quid pro quo.

And if you DON'T, China will not let you work in our factories, and all those bags of food you that say "USA"?   The ones you tell your people are tribute?

Yeah those.  I hope they are edible.

Song of the South

A Confederate Wooden Helicopter.
Where do I begin.

Look Away, Look Away, Look Away. Dixieland.

Food Stamps and the Hungry.

How rich is the land of opportunity?  It varies.  Slate has an interesting interactive tool to find out just how poor your county is in terms of food stamp usage. Link is here. It's pretty interesting.

And it's increasing.  Pick your party to blame, but the fact is that people are still hungry. 

It raises the usual can of worms for American values of personal responsibility, but also our desire as people to care for the less fortunate.  It's issues like this that are the crux of the national debate about taxing and spending.  No one wants to care for the lazy poor.  But what about when the poor are our families, our neighbors.  Experience sometimes changes views. 




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