Gifts

Guess what turned out to be a popular gift this holiday season? Piggy banks. Retailers reported that sales of the old-fashioned way to save flew off the shelves, Reuters reports:
“We have been selling coin banks really well,” said Laura Kellner at Kikkerland Design Inc. in New York City, whose stylish chrome pig is priced at $31.

As if the McCain campaign didn’t have enough to worry about with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s two cringe-inducing interview segments with Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News — and yet more to come. Now The Washington Post drops this bombshell.
According to Alaska state records, during her tenure as governor, Palin accepted dozens of gifts [...]