Nothing sets a person up more than having something turn out just the way its supposed to be, like falling into a Swiss snowdrift and seeing a big dog come up with a little cask of brandy round its neck. – Claud Cockburn
It is hard to miss the irony in the fact that the very same week that Republicans were publicly heralding Congressman Paul Ryans plan to inject market forces into the American health care system, they were crafting a budget deal to strip them from the health reform law. – Ron Wyden
