Politics and other nightmares

The governor and his allies are still pushing lottery privatization, which -- given the election season and the still-lingering anger over leasing the toll road -- might not be the best idea in the world. Now, they're really pushing the idea that it's the a way to improve higher education in the state and stop "brain drain":

Some might have expected me to write about the 70-cent minimum-wage increase that kicked in yesterday, since my rants in the past have been in line with this, from the Wall Street Journal:

Not that I think these Democrats would be in favor of any immigration action that would result in any punishment for illegals, but they have a point here:

For the "surprised it didn't happen sooner" file:

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has given its initial approval to a bill that would require all future legislation be written in language that is gender neutral.

If you still haven't decided between McCain and Obama, here's just the thing that will probably tip it for you:

In the latest NYT/WSJ poll, Barack Obama has a 47-41 percent advantage over John McCain, which is no great surprise. Fuurthermore:

Newt, Newt, Newt. As one boring white guy to another, I wonder about this:

“What I'm afraid of is that if Sen. McCain picks one more relatively boring, normal, mainstream Republican white guy

The Nanny State marches on:

A proposal that would place at least a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a broad swath of neighborhoods, mostly in South Los Angeles, won unanimous support from a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday.

I don't have any idea what this means, but I'm sure McCain and Obama will explain it all:

Over half of American voters (51%) now believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, the highest figure recorded in nearly four years by Rasmussen Reports in a nationwide survey.

Today's joke:

A woman was walking on the beach when she came upon a lamp. She picked it up and rubbed it, and, of course, a genie popped out. "I will give you one wish," the genie said. "That's easy," the woman replied. "I want peace in the Mideast. Look at the countries I've got marked on this map, and make them stop fighting each other."