Now a few more folks on Main Street are getting worried about the economy. The Wall Street Journal reports small firms are more pessimistic. They are more cautious about hiring and investment.

Corn farmers and their supporters were more than a little upset by that corn syrup commercial last night. It will be interesting to see how long the corn growers remember this swipe at their product.

There is still a gap to be closed in U.S. and China negotiations.

There was a guy who last week rear-ended police car. They jailed him. The guy is 52, old enough to know better.