Now That's A Budget Surplus!

North Dakota has found itself with a half BILLION dollar surplus. Holy Schmoly!

Taking Back North Dakota has some commonsense suggestions for present and future disposition of the funds. It's a very good read. (What is it with the term "Rainy Day Fund" that irritates me so? It makes me think of kindergarten but I never went to kindergarten so it can't be that.)

And what, you ask, led to this boom in economic fortune for North Dakota?

OIL! That's right. OIL!

Off-shore drilling anyone?