So it struck Hostess Brands Inc. the other day, prompting the suddenly worker-less Texas-based company to announce liquidation and shutter 33 bakeries, 565 distribution centers and 570 outlet stores employing more than 18,000 people around the country. Hostess is famous for its junk-food baked goods with double-entendre names like Ho Ho's, Ding Dongs and iconic Twinkies that come in cellophane packets with Best Buy dates reaching beyond even the distant date of an Obama retirement. Truck-stop staples, those bun-shaped yellow yummies injected with whipped cream drew most of the media attention. Although, honestly, the biggest loss would be Hostess Cupcakes with their trademark icing squiggles. They were long a lunchbox reward from loving moms, who could only hope the carrots were consumed before the chocolate cakes. The cupcakes too were injected with good-tasting material that does not win the Michelle Obama Seal of Approval.