The Ant and the Grasshopper For those of us of an earnest cast, this fable was always straightforward. The fable concerns a grasshopper that has spent the warm months singing while the ant (or ants in some editions) worked to store up food for winter. When that season arrives, the grasshopper finds itself dying of hunger and upon asking the ant for food is only rebuked for its idleness. …The

Okay, but first things first: howsabout the Senate Democrats offer up a budget, and we’ll go from there.

Watch and learn, Mitch, Johnny, and the rest.

Obama: “I have always been a strong believer in the power of the free market. I believe that our role is not to disparage wealth, but to expand its reach; not to stifle the market, but to strengthen its ability to unleash the creativity and innovation that still make this nation the envy of the world.” [ — “Unless the reach of non-disparaged wealth leads to fat cat business tycoons