George Will:  “It is closer to the truth to say: No beer, no civilization.”

Proof:

Fellow former Jack Kemp staffers might be dismayed to learn that their autographed photos of the former HUD Secretary/Congressman/VP candidate may not be worth as much as they thought.

A listing of sports cards seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency from a collector (from the Post):

• 1933 Babe Ruth — $4,000
• 1912 Ty Cobb — $15,000
• 1984-85 Michael Jordan — $2,800
• 1958 Bobby Hull — $3,000
• 1952 Willie Mays — $3,000
• 1909 Ty Cobb — $3,000
• 1934 Lou Gehrig — $3,000
• 1951 Whitey Ford — $2,500
• 1953 Mickey Mantle — $2,000
• 1953 Willie Mays — $2,500
• 1938 Joe DiMaggio — $3,500
• 1960 Jack Kemp — $175

$175: respectable, but still the most, as they say, economical.  Wonder how much this card would get…

Happy Fourth of July…

And if you watch this until the third minute you’re in for a special treat.  You’ll see that a U.S. government agency created it.  Just might be the greatest thing the old U.S. Information Agency ever did.  Why can’t the government hire folks like that any more?

Happy Fourth of July, Steve McQueen style

Video here.

More proof that the world is flat… or at least, stoned.

The June 30 Business Week has this quote from the owner of an Amsterdam coffee shop where smoking cannabis is allowed: “This year, the Chinese have started to come.”

Now there’s a true joint venture.