Three up, three down

WOOL MAN: Francis Chester, a Churchville lawyer and sheep farmer, returned to a favorite place this week, center stage, to resume his battle over Augusta County’s reassessment. Chester arrived in court sporting patented duds, a jacket for which the material apparently was derived from the farm. The people love Chester. The county despises him. To the latter, what else can we say? Too baaad.

JOB ONE: Amid the recent talk of jobs in local political campaigns, unemployment dipped throughout the region. Does anybody deserve credit? No. But we’ll take positives on the economy whenever we can get them.

OH, MOTHER: Attention Bob McDonnell: The ranks of stay-at-home moms has risen to almost a fourth from less than 20 percent 15 years ago, according to census stats. Stick that in your thesis, pal.

THE DAY CHICAGO CRIED: Didn’t the International Olympic Committee hear? President Barack Obama wanted the 2016 Summer Games to be in Chicago. Michelle, too. But the Windy City finished dead last in committee voting. What? Did they think this was about health care? The cads. The Games instead went to Rio de Janeiro. Now where was Richard Daley when Chicago needed him to stuff ballot boxes and cart people to the polls?

DASTARDLY DALLIANCES: So, David Letterman has been getting busy in between taking pot shots at Sarah Palin’s kids. The recently married late-night clown announced this week that he’s been engaging in flings with the help and he almost was nailed in an extortion plot as a result. Hey, at least his ratings are up.

SAY IT AIN’T SO, JOE: Vice President Biden last week on the stimulus: “In my wildest dreams, I never thought it would work this well.” Well, Joe, dream on. This week, he learned that unemployment increased to 9.8 percent and conceded, “There’s still too much pain.” Gee, Joe, do ya really think so?