Interesting article today at the Washington Post about Wal-Mart and the Maryland state legislature (if it asks you for a login, Bugmenot is a good place to get one).

I can't say I'm sorry that Wal-Mart's going to be forced to give up a measly 8% of their payroll to health care, but man, they're going to hate doing that.

This article is a good companion piece, and brings up some interesting points about American public policy legislation in general.