Sushi and Spinach

Makes a fine supper....

It has been an exhausting day, work, meetings, a sense of no accomplishment, and some physical therapy.

A random sampling of things I experienced today:

A mentally ill man on the subway claimed that everyone was hitting him.

Pigeons sharing bread crumbs with those tiny frisky birds.

A young woman with a cell phone and an ipod rudely ask a elderly overweight woman with a cane to step aside so she could get by when exiting the Central Square subway station.

People not washing their hands after releasing violent diarrhea in the bathroom stall next to me.

The continuous announcements of Obama's "bipartisan cabinet of change".

A cold and crisp November day.

Other than that Mitt Romney has apparently decided to return to making sense now that he is no longer running for president. This column he wrote for the NY Times is worth a read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/opinion/19romney.html

From article:
"Without that bailout, Detroit will need to drastically restructure itself. With it, the automakers will stay the course — the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses. Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check."

You might have seen this today:
Big Three auto CEOs flew private jets to ask for taxpayer money
You can tell there is a crappy business model for American automakers when the U.S. congress can point out wasteful spending.

It is good to see that DC seems to be listening for the time being, however it is short lived. Pro-Union Barack has already pledged to help Barney Frank and company send a bailout to Detroit so Unions can continue to overpay a spoiled, unproductive, work force. Unions all of course supported Barack and donated heavily to his campaign and the campaign of democrats every where. Payment for a service.... I thought Barack was supposed to be above that sort of thing?

Related reading:
Labor unions look to cash in with Dems

American Axle Strike: Unions Continue to Kill U.S. Manufacturing