There's more than one way to skin a wingnut

Poster of the Day: Having Their Way With Obama? — BagNews: "With the frustration with Obama these days for playing Salomon, this wire photo of the right-wing Iowan making off with him seems to strike a chord. But then, looking all cool like that, is the floating more tactical, Obama playing this better than progressive’s think?" I have always assumed Obama was playing better than progressives think. A true progressive has faith in the process we are in and does not self-destruct every time things are delayed. Chronology wins eventually. But I would not want to be in this sneakered guy's skin, for sure. Click to view


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Comments. Alright help me decide.

I am conflicted about comments. Why would anyone care to comment on a piece that is short and sweet and meant to be read in a few seconds and perhaps enhance a person's day. On the other hand everybody seems to have comments. So I will leave the comments option open for a little while and if there are comments of interest I will maintain a comments section. If nada, then nada.
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You missed my wife who prefers standing room goes often and just likes opera

The Smart Set: The Sopranos - July 12, 2011: "In The Opera Fanatic: Ethnography of an Obsession, Claudio E. Benzecry identifies four distinct types of the obsessed attendee: There’s the hero, who believes he is keeping the opera house open ... . There’s the addict, who is willing to sacrifice his families, friends, lovers, money, and sanity to attend multiple performances of the same opera ... . There’s the nostalgic, for whom everything was better when it was sung by Maria Callas ... . Then there’s the pilgrim, the devoted subject who treats the opera house as a religious temple." It's all in the headline.

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I knew politics and activity in general and socializing is good for you

Greater social and political connectedness is associated with enhanced life satisfaction.  I find that individuals who volunteer and participate in clubs, spend a lot of time visiting friends, and show interest in politics are substantially more satisfied with life.  SOURCE:  However, I would argue that the key to all of this is a mind that can embrace solitude as much as society. And move between the two with some ease.
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What saves money and improves care is in harmony with the Obama health care reform

Here is another sleeping giant. Perry is off the stage now But the efforts to submarine health care continue and the casualties are the most needy. Obamacare will eventually save money and no one has sought to do more to aid states than President Obama. The GOP narrative is that Obama wants to create a dependency society. This is a sad political ploy that assumes that the values of individual initiative and self reliance are the province of Republicans alone. What the advent of the Web has done is demonstrate that these characteristics are universal, regardless of one's politics.

Rick Perry Signs Bill Allowing Texas Healthcare "Compact":

"The comprehensive bill seeks to save Medicaid dollars by expanding managed care, requiring co-payments for non-emergency visits to emergency rooms and reducing payments to providers in cases of preventable medical errors. The Legislative Budget Board estimates that the measure could save nearly $468 million over two years."

Someday it will make more of a difference what state one lives in.

Someday people will profess the same objectives without needing to frame it as a conflict.

Someday we will place a woman on Mars.

Yeah well I clicked on boredom and this is what came up (Video)

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Why boredom should not be a problem

One big yawn: boredom is not just a state of mind | Books | The Observer Boredom is an inkling of truth which is that if this whole thing actually operated as we would like it to there would be nothing for us to do. Being aware that this is so, we understand that we are rather fortunate to have all the problems and activities and realities that make up a day and that we even have dreams to pass away the night. Shakespeare was both right and wrong. That makes us players on a stage. But when we sense that stasis which success would bring it takes little effort to be happy with the chase and occupied with the next thing.

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