Todd, incase you forgot, a third party run does not have much effect on the machine politics. I guess I could root for Ralph Nader to run again, cause the left doesnt care either. For some on the left, BO is not liberal enough. Youll vote for BO on the same basis. D" because you are a democrat. If democrats were true fiscal conservatives, I might even switch, but since they are not and have proven that, election after election, I will vote for the side with the best chance of balancing the budget. Some of the R are going to be in primary challenges, due to their spending habits.

If your business is making a profit yet, which I hope it is, the surest way to make it less profitable to heap more debt on the public and take more money away from those who will invest it. Inflation eats away at everyone, which increases your costs and attacks the buying power of your customer. Heddon lures didnt go away. They increased their minimum purchase and now a lot of small stores and some larger stores cant buy them. Profit on each lure is eaten up by overhead and lost purchasing power. They essentially cannot charge whatever they want for their product.