Rain delay

Stormy weather prevented us from from ridiculing this idea the other day:

WASHINGTON, April 30 — The Senate Republican plan to mail $100 checks to voters to ease the burden of high gasoline prices is eliciting more scorn than gratitude from the very people it was intended to help.
Aides for several Republican senators reported a surge of calls and e-mail messages from constituents ridiculing the rebate as a paltry and transparent effort to pander to voters before the midterm elections in November.

The Millionaires Club is totally out of touch with their constituents' reality. But, hey, it's enough to pay for a wireless router.