Quotes and Pointers 'The honest budget policy is to target the on-budget deficit or Total Debt/GDP. Anything else leaves you open to the charge that you are spending the Social Security surplus, raiding the Social Security trust fund, etc. You can ignore the debt held in the trust fund only if you don't intend to honor its redemption. Let's not go there.' Out and About on the Net with Twitter Lines Gauge of economy -- ECRI's Weekly Leading Index rose to 133.5 in the week ending February while its annualized growth rate fell to minus 7.9 percent. The Democratic Math -- Super Delegates will break any tie but they may also mold a political union... What did the Archbishop actually say? -- the question is context Two Sedgwick County Zoo Komodo Dragons Hatch Without the Contribution of a Male -- Komodo Abstinence Fails... The Art of Speaking: “There is a special circle in hell for those who use laser pointers,” this and other advice from a master speaker. -- Really? The guts of this post are better than the title. et alli is cross posted at The Intelligence Forum