For once, I’m with W. He’s threatening to veto a bill that bails out homeowners unable to pay for their mortgages, and I say that’s a good thing. Don’t turn the federal government into a mortgage lender (though it already is) and don’t send the message that living beyond your means is acceptable.

Admittedly, the expansion of the past decade was built on bad lending practices to people who could not afford the loans, so why try to support the inflated bubble? Let it burst, give buyers the opportunity to pay a fair price for a home and let the invisible hand help return the screwed up housing market back to reality.

And not that I make a habit of defending the GOP, but why ridicule John McCain’s idea of presenting the inventor of a more efficient car battery a $300 million prize.

Shoot, give the inventor $300 billion?with a “B,” yo, like Bracken. We’re talking about ending our dependence on oil for good and entering a cleaner, safer, more efficient era of human history. It’s worth it.

As one commentator said, if McCain and Obama get into a battle over moving this country away from big oil, the American people win.

This award to the inventor sounds like a better idea than handing out money to people for paying for mortgages they can’t afford. I say stop rewarding careless choices and begin rewarding ingenuity.

This isn’t one of McCain’s senile schemes. Though, his age is reason to take his vice presidential candidate selection seriously?if he were elected president, he’d be one good surprise away from this nation inaugurating another vice president.

This whole presidential election thing has caused a lack of focus on more pressing debates, such as tables or booths. As someone who enjoys a good meal, and having someone else cook it, I’m often presented with this dilemma.

I see the advantages of the more intimate booth: usually a softer seat, reduced chance of someone knocking into you, a bit quieter, etc.

However, considering the immobility of the often bolted-down booths and the massive, unchangeable gap between yourself and the table, I’ve concluded that the more versatile and moveable standard table and chairs are for me.

But really, the most perplexing aspect of the debate is the terminology.

The hostess should really be asking “fixed or moveable seating,” because even if you want the fixed booth, you still want a table too, right?

Peace,

Bracken Mayo, Editor in Chief