STAN COLLENDER, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Qorvis Communications, writes the very popular column, “Fiscal Fitness,” which is published weekly by the Capital Hill newspaper Roll Call. Between 1997 and 2007, Stan wrote a weekly column "Budget Battles" for nationaljournal.com. He is also the author of The Guide to the Federal Budget, which was one of the most assigned texts on the subject during the 19 years when an annual edition was published. In 2009, The Wall Street Journal named Stan’s blog, "Capital Gains and Games," as one of the top 25 economic blogs in the United States.