What's wrong with this picture? Koch Industries, frequent target of harsh attacks by Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and other liberals, has joined in a lobbying effort by some conservative groups against a package of tax breaks for business. "We oppose all subsidies," a Koch spokesman said, "including programs that benefit us."

White House security officials apparently have found a solution to the recent flurry of fence jumpers: build a bigger fence. Blogger Keith Koffler reports on whitehousedossier.com he saw workers replacing the current fence with one two to three feet higher. Koffler advocated a taller fence in a Sept. 23 blog entry. His new suggestion is for a moat with man-eating alligators.


Another leading Obamacare supporter has seen the light. Retiring Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, joins Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in branding President Obama's signature law a mistake. Instead of simplifying health care and making it more efficient and less costly, "What we did is we muddle through and we got a system that is complex, convoluted ... and still rewards the insurance companies extensively," Harkin said.