Fork Time

Cyclocross is over, for me that is. It ended at the NBX Grand Prix, my traditional to end of the season. Time to prepare for Israel. But before that a little rest is in order. If you really want to see my results, they're here. Some successes, some failures. I don't feeling like recapping right now. But it was fun. And if you had fun, you won.

Check out this blog post I found. My answer to it is form follows function.

You probably thought the last Flemish song about cyclocross was crazy. But then this happened.

I saved you the trouble of following a link below. I just lifted this series of bullet points (it's not really a full article) from the New York Times because you should read them. The rich want to get richer, while the rest of us watch. The Republicans and the Tea Party are both disconnected from reality and corporate sell-outs.

What Else Would $60 Billion Buy?

By DAVID LEONHARDT

$60 Billion: The approximate amount that extending the Bush tax cuts on income above $250,000 a year — which Congress seems on the verge of doing — will cost a year, in inflation-adjusted terms. On average, the affluent households that benefit from these cuts will save $25,000 annually. What else might that $60 billion a year buy?

•As much deficit reduction as the elimination of earmarks, President Obama’s proposed federal pay freeze, a 10 percent cut in the federal work force and a 50 percent cut in foreign aid — combined.

•A tripling of federal funding for medical research.

•Universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds, with relatively small class sizes.

•A much larger troop surge in Afghanistan, raising spending by 60 percent from current levels.

•A national infrastructure program to repair and upgrade roads, bridges, mass transit, water systems and levees.

•A 15 percent cut in corporate taxes.

•Twice as much money for clean-energy research as suggested by a recent bipartisan plan.

•Free college, including room and board, for about half of all full-time students, at both four- and two-year colleges.

•A $500 tax cut for all households.