Potato Chips

Conservative columnist George Will excoriates John McCain and his running mate in an op-ed for the Washington Post. Many of the criticisms you've probably heard before but this little factoid with which he ends the column, is memorable

The Center for Responsive Politics calculates that, by Election Day, $2.4 billion will have been spent on presidential campaigns in the two-year election cycle that began in January 2007, and an additional $2.9 billion will have been spent on 435 House and 35 Senate contests. This $5.3 billion is a billion less than Americans will spend this year on potato chips.

Thanks for the tip, Tony!