I doubt it would make much difference. A rational person of either sex is going to look at that list and sort it into two categories: things I need in order to fix the cash crunch (i.e., get a job) and things I don't. If there's no money left after making sure I'm positioned to find work, I'll have to find other ways to solve those problems -- in the case of birth control, skipping sex until I'm getting a paycheck again is an obvious answer.

The "sour economy" is not putting any pressure on cable companies. None. Most people today consider TV as essential as a cell phone or natural gas. And given the escapism angle, I'd guess most Americans would pay the cable bill with their last $50.

If they had the higher reasoning skills of humans, they would recognise that meat and sex are both perishable. The correct trade is to exchange unneeded meat for gold, which can later be exchanged for meat when your hunt comes up short. Sex? Who needs that? The survival of the species is irrelevant to the individual.

He was a qualified write-in candidate in San Francisco. My vote was duly cast and counted. That he had "terminated his campaign" does not mean he could not have been lawfully elected or would have declined to take office.

Don't blame me; I voted for Ron Paul.

You didn't believe me when I told you Obama is just another politician like any other, no better and no worse. You've probably forgotten Bush's attourneys general already, but Eric Holder is definitely stamped from the same mold and you're really going to enjoy his antics for the next several years. You're also going to love the new old FCC, and of course Turbotax Timmy is busy destroying or giving away your wealth at the same time. Clinton's kept a low profile, but she's bound to bungle it soon and make you wish for Condi back (yes, really - she was the best of the Bush lot by a wide margin). Bottom line, this might be the worst administration since Grant's, and the guys at the top are not fundamentally better or smarter than the ones they replaced.

If you can manage to remember anything for as long as three years, please do. Then you can join me in voting for Ron Paul again. Or, you know, just vote for more of the same. Again.

It *is* their fault, for believing it. The idea that you can indefinitely consume more than you produce is obviously and demonstrably false; even a dullard knows so with a moment's thought. The only people who believe it are those who deliberately refuse to recognise reality. We oughtn't be their enablers.