David Mitchell on Inappropriate Questions

On Why Cover Bands Are A Good thing

Concert Quandary: Cover Bands Are Better Than The Real Thing — The Good Men Project: "Do you know why? Because people in tribute bands are fans! In fact, that description doesn’t suffice; they are fanatics who like the music more than you or I. How else to explain playing the same tunes every day for the rest of your life? "

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Speaking of Niche Markets

Conquest Vehicles | Company: "Conquest Vehicles Inc., specializes in the design and manufacturing of ultra-luxurious, fully armored, handcrafted sport utility vehicles."

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I am amused that Michelle Malkin writes for this site

Is VDARE.COM "White Nationalist"? | VDARE.com: "You read it first on VDARE.COM—and if you don't like it, let's have an immigration moratorium now. "

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On The Romney's Tough College Days

Mitt Romney and Ann: the students “struggling” so much that they had to sell stock. « The Reality-Based Community:

"Look. I don’t begrudge Romney’s having had his college tuition and living expenses paid for with family money. Mine were too. My background, though not as fancy as Mitt or Ann Romney’s, was privileged enough. But the guy should just come out and admit it: “I was a child of privilege and have my parents’ wealth to thank for my education. That said, I worked very very hard in business, and the vast majority of my fortune I earned myself.” 

But there is of course a reason he can’t say that: such a statement is customarily followed by an expression of gratitude and a willingness to give something back to society. And gratitude and a willingness to give something back are precisely what Romney lacks—in common with the party he’s aspiring to represent."

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On Business Plans

Writing them is not a great deal of fun.

Note To Virginia Foxx - STFU

Rep. Virginia Foxx On People With Student Loans: 'I Have Very Little Tolerance' For Them | ThinkProgress: "Though many politicians sympathize with those who are saddled with exorbitant student debt, Foxx, who chairs the House subcommittee on higher education, had a different take. Appearing on G. Gordon Liddy’s radio show, the North Carolina congresswoman recounted her own experience paying for college, where she worked her way through and graduated after seven years. Foxx then pointed to her own experience as justification for why she has “very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt.” “There’s no reason for that,” she concluded: "

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