Sunday Funnies: Republican Miseries, Lorena's Miseries, Mexican Golf Courses

Bad news for Repubs is good news for Dems. From the WaPo. Briefly: Republicans prospects in the House and Senate and in fund raising are dim (dimming?). The article does end with the possibility that poll numbers show a move toward McCain, on the one hand, and the squabbling of Obama and Clinton, on the other, will only help the Republicans. Don't know if that is true but lets stop the squabbling anyway.

Lorena in trouble in her home country's tour event. But, get this:

In a country that has fewer than 300 golf courses but 108 million people -- and where green fees often cost five times the average daily wage...

Hmmm. Five times the average daily wage. From a Frontline World report back in 2006:

The average daily wage in Mexico is approximately US$7.

Hmmmm. So, $35? I bet not. And that makes me wonder what the average daily wage in the United States is. And how many golf course for our population? 17000? For a population of 303 million. I would say that Mexico with one third the population needs about 4500 more courses. Expect that would drive down the prices a little.

It's still early and it's still dark and the rest of the household is up - that would be Marty and Diane. No cats, no dogs; not even any birds, yet...