The economy hasn't crashed,

For certain values of "crash."

the stock market

For certain values of "market."

is holding,

For certain values of "holding." Or, perhaps more accurately, for a certain amount of holding taxpayer dollars that could have been spent on more productive things.

the standard of living is on a glide path to making a soft landing,

For certain values of "soft," "landing" and "glide."

prices are pretty stable,

For certain values of "pretty."

no terrorist attacks,

For certain values of "terrorist."

health care plodding along.

Turning one corner after another, I gather. At this rate, y'all will go all the way around the block by the midterms. Then all that will be left will be catching up to where you are now...

Really, while we all love the smell of fabric softener dew on freshly mowed astroturf, this is getting a little tiresome.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.