Sloping Toward Rush
"Ching chong, ching chong cha." That's Rush Limbaugh, imitating the Chinese Communist leader, before launching into a 20-second imitation of the Chinese language . . . an imitation that hasn't sat well with the Left. Link. Rush, though, seems to regret it: "The next day, Limbaugh said he 'did a remarkable job' of imitating China's president for someone who doesn't know" the language. That slays me. I hardly count myself a "Ditto Head," but I enjoy the show. Don't change, Rush, and don't apologize. * * * * * * * Hayek Corner. The superiority of decentralized knowledge. An analogy, using the thermostat. * * * * * * * Cut 'Em Up. Credit card "interest rates are now hovering near record highs, at an average rate of 14.72%. And if your credit is bad enough, you could even end up with a rate as high as 59.9% APR." Here's an idea: Don't use 'em. And here's an even better idea: Don't get bad credit. Show constraint in your spending, get married before having a kid, and work hard. If you combine those magic ingredients, you'll almost always avoid bad credit. Sure, there are cases of hard luck, where a person does everything right and still gets hit financially (e.g., uninsured medical expenses), but typically, 60% interest rates are only for the loan shark clientele, and they're loan shark clientele for a reason. * * * * * * * Storm. My gosh, I've been hearing about this snow storm for 24 hours already, and it's still more than 24 hours away. Dang it. I just got my driveway cleared off. * * * * * * * A Liberal I Can Hang With. Check out this voice on the Left: Thaddeus Russell. He's a modern red-diaper baby (parents were radicals at Berkeley), but he's taking aim at everything and everyone. I'm going to buck my decision not to buy any new books and get his. I really enjoy American history, especially stuff that veers far from the main street (for another such book that I highly recommend, see below). * * * * * * * Funny Conan. "North Korea has opened an amusement park comparable to Disneyland. I'm not sure how long it's going to last because Kim Jong Il isn't tall enough to go on any of the rides."
