Potpourri Wednesday

Here are some stories that may be of interest: In Massachusetts politicians recently became unhinged over Insurance Commissioner Burnes' plan for limited auto insurance competition and made numerous dumb statements to the press -- what a surprise. In Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist and other state officials continue to be in shock that they have not been able to alter human nature and economic self-interest with central planning. More than seven months after the state's latest insurance fix, insurers continue to drop homeowners policies. The latest? Nationwide announced it is dropping 40,600 homeowners and business insurance policies next year. A year ago, Nationwide had 261,300 home policies, but it has only 176,000 now. Louisiana has finally fired the top official of the state