Turkey Post-Mortems

It was an interesting weekend... Turkey Day was fine; ate too much, but lots of QFT, as always. Hung out with friends Thursday night and Friday; went to the West Side Market and Rising Star Coffee (good but pricey, so not sure I would run back).  Went to an OSU party yesterday and today I have been sitting around, doing nothing, and checking emails and catching up on things... also figuring I should start cleaning the house soon, because, well, I should.  Rah.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-entitlement-programs-ruined-our-politics/article/2641405

I think this is correct, but as someone who will never receive Social Security (or Medicare)...well, maybe we just have to reduce the current obligations, or, better yet, reduce government spending so that we can cover what we have and maybe reduce some of that debt?  Crazy talk, but it might just work...

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/25/want-to-know-why-roy-moore-might-win-blame-the-media-215863?lo=ap_c1

I thought this was largely but not entirely true yesterday, and today...we have Al Franken keeping his seat for now and Nancy Pelosi calling John Conyers an icon...now, the latter may be true, but for a lot of people, of course, he is also Exhibit B in sexual hijinks in Washington gone amok, and thus the argument for keeping Roy Moore -- which was always one of realpoltik  -- has been greatly strengthened.  Alas. 

On to more important news...short of OSU putting 70 on the Badgers -- and getting help elsewhere -- they are not making the playoff.  I don't think this is the worst thing in the world, but I can see how some others would...