. … The airlines are finally becoming more candid. At the end of my recent trip back to Newark, the flight attendant announced, “We’d like to pretend you have a choice of airlines when you fly. But we all know you don’t.” ... The National Rifle Association is publishing a new version of the classic children’s tales. They all end pretty much the same way. The first Little Pig splatters the wolf with a Luger; Red Riding Hood offs him with a an AK-47, Jacks nails the Giant with an Uzi and Goldilocks is mistakenly shot as a burglar; all going to prove if you have a gun at the right time, you can avoid a lot of problems and unnecessary narrative. … Vegas bookies are new accepting bets on the timing of the first European bailout plan of 2012. … I did not realize that Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has been divorced four times. That explains why its database needs to be so powerful – to track all the payments. … Former mayor Ed Koch, who died in the last week, may be the first person to great the possibility of how he spends his after-life with “How’m I doin?” … N.J. Governor Chris Christie has been very visible in the last few months. It is believed he is driven by the frenzied need to find some Twinkies while the former Hostess product remains off the market. … With the possibility he could end up as first spouse, former President Bill Clinton is already interviewing intern candidates for 2017.