Anya ,'Touched'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I remember polls saying people were in favor of reform. Overwhelmingly even.
Technically, people were not in favor of "Obamacare" - polls showed overwhelming support for health care reform in general and overwhelming support of most of the individual provisions in this health care bill, but only if the words "Obama" "Democrat" "Republican" "Congress" etc were left out of the question. As soon as a political label (of any flavor - left or right made no difference) was applied, people hated it.
As soon as a political label (of any flavor - left or right made no difference) was applied, people hated it.
People are stupid.
I mean, in general.
ION, I think Monday is a good day to die for random WTF-ness:
Weird trading cards from Japanese mayonnaise packaging
eta: More here: Pachi Playing Cards
NPR had a piece this morning asking how much opposition there really is to the healthcare reform.
It's tracking around a 48/45 split. Not that big and some of the unhappiness comes from the left (single payer, abortion concessions). And some of it is in response to the process and less to do with the actual policy changes.
And some of it is in response to the process and less to do with the actual policy changes.
And some people are upset about all the Nazi/socialism stuff.
And some people are upset about all the Nazi/socialism stuff.
It's funny how when you put Nazis and Commies together you don't get a moderate effect.
Ideologies don't regress to the mean.
Hey now, the Nazis WERE national socialists. Granted, the label was about as accurate as "Clear Skies Initiative" and "No Child Left Behind." but...
It's funny how when you put Nazis and Commies together you don't get a moderate effect.
According to the right they're just different names for liberalism.
This is sad.
This picture is from Jan. 18th, taken by an SF Chron photographer. Captures a young woman walking through a puddle, with a camera around her neck.
Three months later she's dead. Fell into the dangerous waters off Marin and drowned.
I am thinking of decorating mac's new room with robot and moster pictures. thoughts on these:
