Years ago we saved 20 cents a gallon if we pumped our own gas and cleaned the windshield. Now there’s no choice. Sometimes we can press “0” for a person instead of answering endless questions from a recording, and we should do it. Unless we want to scan and bag our own purchases, we’d better [...]

Obama reached out to Republicans ‘cause he promised to unite the country, then discovered conservatives hate him no matter what he says or does. Undaunted, he’s taking another tack. He’ll create a bond between the parties by freezing spending, recession or not, so Democrats will hate him too.

Massachusetts didn’t elect a centerfold because people became Republicans. Only 25% were livid enough to trade six years of potential progress for a bit of retribution. Five out of ten didn’t care enough to vote. Pundits will debate what issue caused the anger, but it really doesn’t matter. Not many of us know enough about [...]