The Way We Live Now: starving. Who can afford food these days? Maize, soybeans, wheat... the prices are all ridiculous. We're saving our money to fund our empty pension plans, replace our crumbling football stadiums, and recreate the Rust Belt!

Important AP news analysis: is Barack Obama sleepy? He gets three hours less sleep a night than Bush and he stayed up until 1 a.m. one night!