Thursday, January 10, 2008

A toast to South Carolina

The Palmetto state makes me proud tonight.  I love its motto: Dum Spiro Spero (while I breathe, I hope).

South Carolina state flag
Consider the beginning to tonight's Republican debate in Myrtle Beach -- a chorus of men in suits and women in lovely white dresses all singing the Star Spangled Banner.  

My, how radical.  For me, it was a perfect start to the debate.

Fifty Year Mortgages? An awful idea.

The WSJ editorial team nailed it today:  https://www.wsj.com/opinion/50-year-mortgage-donald-trump-bill-pulte-housing-prices-5ca2417b?st=N1W...