I am devastated.  Castle Hill Cafe was my favorite restaurant in the world, comparing food quality and price.  You couldn’t find a better meal anywhere for less money.  They’re tagline was actually “Affordable Fine Dining,” and they lived up to that slogan.  Even bottles of wine were priced at a 25% markup rather than the typical 100% to 200%. 

Anyway, if you are in Austin this weekend, try to find time to squeeze in (I’m sure it will be packed).  It’s well worth it.

Here’s the report and explanation from the Austin-American Statesman:  Castle Hill Cafe Closes

The Galago thinks that the predictions of the Democrats taking control of Congress are merely “wishful thinking.”  The country is not as upset with the current administration as the press would like us to believe.  We’ll see what happens, and without a doubt, it’s going to be close.

Tort Reform is Bad. It’s bad for you, it’s bad for our country. Don’t listen to politicians who tell you otherwise. Insurance companies, construction contractors, and other large businesses pay millions of dollars every year in campaign contributions to convince politicians to change the rules so that they won’t be liable when they hurt people like you.  There is no problem with “lawsuit abuse” in this country. It’s a myth. The courts are specifically set up to prevent frivolous claims from getting through the system and to prevent unreasonable jury awards from surviving judicial scrutiny. The insurance companies and big businesses pull out single incidents and hold them up as evidence of a problem. What they don’t tell you is that usually in the case of a large jury award the defendant knowingly committed fraud or engaged in some reckless act that justified the award. They won’t tell you that. What tort reform does is it makes it harder for legitimate people who have been severely injured to be compensated for their actual damages. The Galago challenges you to ask a lawyer you know to give you an example of a frivolous case where a plaintiff recovered damages and it held up on appeal.  Your attorney will not be able to give you an example.

The Galago is a Republican at heart, but it is very much opposed to tort reform because its not a good policy to make it harder for people who have been legitimately injured to obtain compensation. The Galago encourages you to inform your congressmen, senators, and local politicians that you think Tort Reform is bad policy for America.

The Galago’s favorite sports in the Winter Olympics are ski jumping, bobsledding, the luge, and the giant slalom ski race.  Let us know your favorite Winter Olympics sports by posting a comment below.