News Day

CNN names Michele Bachmann Number One "for sheer wingnuttery." You'll have to watch the video all the way to the end, as it starts with Wingnut #5 and works up to our own Minnesota winner. 

And from Fox News, a video of an Iowa farmer who spelled out "Happy Birthday, Love You" for his wife in the snow - using manure. "The good soft, gushy stuff works best," he told Fox. See it here.

Back to serious news tomorrow - maybe.

From grain to goats and ginseng, farming includes a variety of crops and strategies.

Chief Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin ruled against Governor Tim Pawlenty's use of unallotment to balance the state budget, but what does her ruling mean for the future?

The House of Representatives passed "reform" legislation that fails to adequately regulate the derivatives market (though it does provide some consumer protections vis a vis credit card companies.) Why should you care? Derivatives trading is used as a way to get around regulation of the stock market, and includes the risky repackaging of debts and mortgages that led directly to the current economic mess.