Not a "list post" per se but a listing of some stuff I don't have time to do a full posting on.
The NFL Divisional Weekend is often called the "Best Weekend of NFL football". Except last weekend it wasn't. As a matter of fact, it wasn't even close. Poor officiating and mis-matched games have sucked the life out of this season. I have some hope for San Fran/Seattle, but not much. They'll play up the Manning/Brady match-up but "meh". It might be a good weekend to find something better to do.
A couple of weeks ago I stated that the war for Houston's soul is over, and fiscal conservatism had lost in a rout. Over the weekend the Chron's Apple Dumpling Gang reiterated that fact by first offering up a missive that proposed not one conservative solution and then following that up with a piece demonizing anyone who would call for a conservative solution. Not that ChronBlog is a driving force in Houston any longer, they're still a good indicator of how the public thermometer is reading. The fact is people want big government solutions, paid for with other people's money, and implemented in a manner that their quality of life is not impacted at all. Our new National Motto should be "Let the other guy pay for it and figure it out."
The public education system is broken, so the arugment is to throw tons of money into a broken system. In most places you'd be laughed off the dias for suggesting such a thing. In Texas you are applauded as a visionary.
There is an entire industry dedicated to abortion. In some cases their interests are purely financial but in some they firmly believe they are engaging in a beneficial form of population control. Either way, They are very happy this morning.
Presented without comment: Lower College Admissions, due largely to a popultion dip, presented as a postivie.
And finally......
I think that this will be a big deal in the travel industry over the next few years. Undoubtedly good for consumers, which is why the domestic airlines will be against it.
Happy Monday and go 49'ers.
