My former USA TODAY colleague Kelly Whiteside has a good story about a speedskater who had to apply for food stamps after her monthly stipend was cut:

For some Olympic hopefuls, funding is a hurdle.

To which Mr. William Mansfield replied:

It’s called sequester. Owebama brainchild in 2011 after he resigned the Patriot Act so he could watch those that disagree with his tactics.

Have we mentioned, as Kelly did, that the government has nothing to do with funding for speedskaters?

Despite Mr. Mansfield’s rageahol, speedskater Emily Scott suddenly raised $15,000.