Arthur D. Hlavaty

Rich Catholic says he's going to give up charity if the pope keeps making him feel bad.

I've been reading about Mitt Romney's son Tagg (which is short for "Taggart," rather than being a Palin Name). It seems he's going into business, and family friends and other rich white guys are rushing to invest in him.

Now the likeliest possibility is that he's inherited his father's business skills (simultaneously increasing corporate profits and human misery), so they're probably making a good investment.

Still, heredity is never a sure thing, so there's another possibility. Perhaps he's stupid and incompetent, and his investors will have to keep pouring in money out of loyalty or desire for political favors. And eventually he runs for president on the grounds that his success in the rough and tumble real world of business uniquely qualifies him. Does that sound familiar to you?