Dews Wednesday Issues

Ahh, another freezing day up here in basically Canada, but lets get right to the issues of the day...

We have apparently found a supercharged germ that is drug-resistant and spreading like crazy right here in the States. Not only that, but it is killing more people in the United States each year than the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported yesterday.

Little scary to think about, but I suppose this is what happens when people don't take their medication properly!!!

Southern California is apparently in worse shape real estate-wise then a lot of other parts of the country. Sales of houses have sunk another 30% this month.

Again, glad the market is still tumbling, since my return to DC may not be all that far off it seems...

Bush appears on target to make Harry Truman's numbers look positively amazing as he continues to sink in polls. Currently Bush is polling at just about 24% approval rating which really makes me want to go door to door to all those bastards that voted for him and slap them silly, since it took this long for them to finally learn their lesson.

Finally, some uplifting news out of New York City though. As part of their "Get tough on Graffiti" campaign, they've apparently rounded up a 6-year old girl for drawing with chalk on the sidewalk.

I'm sure this has something to do with Giuliani, but I can't prove it... Yet...

UPDATE: If anyone has any interest in the state of the current primary elections, Slate.com has a great scorecard running that seems to be updated daily. You can find it here

Our house, in the middle of recession...

Ok, the lyrics thing is probably a little "much", but its better then me saying "That being Said" all the time, so its one verbal crutch or another.

Anyway....

Housing market continues to crumble under our feet, making it harder and harder to become a real citizen of this country:

The decline in U.S. home prices accelerated nationwide in July, posting the steepest drop in 16 years, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.

Home prices have fallen by more every month since the beginning of the year.

This really could have come at a better time for me personally, as I'm kind of forced to rent at the moment, but if this trend continues it could really help buy a sweet townhouse in my old Capitol Hill stomping grounds :).

Now, be a good market and continue to go through the crapper so that in about 6 months I'll have enough to buy a place back in DC!