The Political Page, T+238 -- September 15, 2017 -- National Double Cheeseburger Day

The biggest political story of the day: Harvard dis-invites convicted fellow. So far The LA Times is not reporting it (unless the story is really buried); The NY Times reports it but, again, well-buried. Top story over at Fox News.

On CNBC, this morning:

Why does this not surprise me? Baltimore shuts down bicycle-share program because of too many thefts. 

This will solve the problem: Schumer hands the Equifax issue to Maxine. I can't make this stuff up. From the most trusted name in news, Time:

A proposal to impose sweeping reforms on Equifax and its two main peers, TransUnion and Experian, also has been drawn up by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California.

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A Note To The Granddaughters

Last night while driving to water polo practice, I happened to mention to our oldest granddaughter, who knows something about everything, that I came across the origin of the phrase "10-gallon hat" while reading a book on the English language.

Yes, she knew the origin of the word/phrase. Think Stetson.

On another note, and I have no idea how we got onto the subject -- oh, that's right -- we were talking about best hash browns in the world (McDonald's) and she said their double cheeseburgers were okay, too.

For those who may have missed it: today is National Double Cheeseburger Day.

I haven't been to In 'N Out in a long, long time. Maybe today would be a good day to go. I'm surprised In 'N Out apparently has no specials today, but -- drum roll --

McDonald's

Select McDonald's locations around the country, including many in Connecticut, western Massachusetts, upstate New York, and Vermont are selling cheeseburgers at the special price of 69¢ on Friday.