"The U.S. government has to borrow 43 cents of every dollar that it currently spends, four times the rate in 1980."

And you know what that means? It means we were borrowing way too much in 1980!

The title quote, by the way, is #12 in “12 Scary Debt Facts for 2012.” Honestly, #12 was the scariest one. Oh, #6 was pretty scary, too. I guess. But still not as bad as #12.

Yeah, that’s what’s passing for blogging around here today. It’s been a long one, and I’m tired. Here:

Have a picture of some badgers.