Ah, there's no better place to hear people express the values of the modern day doucheoisie than on public radio. And when that public radio program is telecast on public television, well that's just a tsunami of idiocy.

I was adjusting my antenna and testing reception when I stopped at an Ohio-based talk show that seemed to be focusing on the sorry state of the local economy. Things are terrible they said: no one is lending, no one is investing, and real estate is overbuilt. The two guests didn't exactly say"OMG, what're we gonna do now?" but nor did they provide any serious insights as to filling all that empty retail and industrial space.

In fact, when a woman called up to say she was ready, willing and able to set up a business if only the local zoning commissars would give her a variance, all they had for her was "gee that sucks."

Then they moved on to a story about a local company that's leaving for greener pastures -- and all they could talk about is the intense political and union pressure being put on the company to not pull the plug.

So they make it hard to open your business. And they make it hard to close your business. But for the life of them they can't figure out why no one wants to make a business investment here. Amazing. But hardly a fresh insight: I especially like the part in this video where the local hack politician brags about how easy it is for a business to build in Cleveland. Why, with his guidance he helped a constituent get all the paperwork done in about 18 months!

Hey, maybe if the politicians turn the screws a little tighter on investors and entrepreneurs -- maybe then we'll have that economic recovery everyone wants. That'll restore my lost property values. Asshats.