And who doesn’t like fireworks?

The health care bill does not cut off abstinence programs, although you’d think they’d appreciate being, you know, cut off.

The NYT on the latest attempt by someone to blow up a plane: “Many passengers who were farther away thought the pops were from fireworks”. Are in-flight fireworks standard on Northwest Airlines flights these days? Because that would be awesome, and well worth any minor risk involved.

Dave Barry’s year in review.