Oh! And, literal bootstraps: [link]
I did love Julián Castro's line about that.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Sep 18, 2012 8:31:04 am PDT #22576 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jessica - Sep 18, 2012 8:32:22 am PDT #22577 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
David Brooks makes some good points, but then makes sure to say that we should be cutting disability and unemployment benefits, and Mitt is just a genuinely nice guy who says stupid stuff sometimes.
javachik - Sep 18, 2012 8:33:02 am PDT #22578 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
David Brooks makes some good points, but then makes sure to say that we should be cutting disability and unemployment benefits, and Mitt is just a genuinely nice guy who says stupid stuff sometimes.
Yep, he lost me, there.
tommyrot - Sep 18, 2012 8:33:40 am PDT #22579 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cashmere - Sep 18, 2012 8:43:07 am PDT #22580 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen had a field trip today that I could not go to because I had to take the van in for repairs. I came home from the mechanic's and found Owen's lunch on the table. *FAIL*
I called the school and they had the cafeteria pack him a lunch before they left so he did eat.
Does the guilt ever go away?
smonster - Sep 18, 2012 8:47:59 am PDT #22581 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Yay, Lee! Great news.
I love all of you and your spicy brains and your big hearts.
Every time I think about the dog thing, I think we are the dog in that situation, and I don't want a president who is going to tie me to the roof of the car while I shit myself in terror.
Exactly. I have been continuously horrified by the callousness and Olympic gold-level clueless privilege that man exhibits.
sarameg - Sep 18, 2012 8:51:26 am PDT #22582 of 30001
David Brooks makes some good points, but then makes sure to say that we should be cutting disability and unemployment benefits,
I don't see where he says that. I see he says that those programs can
cultivate patterns of dependency in some people
While framed from a negative perspective, he's not actually flat out calling for cuts. True, he isn't glowingly extolling their virtues, but any condemnation coming from him is pretty mild.
le nubian - Sep 18, 2012 8:54:18 am PDT #22583 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
thing is, I am not sure there is a lot of empirical evidence about dependency. not more than say how many of us may be dependent on mortgage interest deductions and dependent on retirement planning including social security.
Theodosia - Sep 18, 2012 8:56:04 am PDT #22584 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Chikat beat me to the bootstrap example. Literally pulling yourself up by them is impossible, which was the irony of the phrase when people knew what they were. Nowadays it just seems to imply that you're in the lazy-no good-suspiciously dark-skinned 47% and with just a little effort you too could be a job creator.
Typo Boy - Sep 18, 2012 8:57:41 am PDT #22585 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I still think that the cognative dissonance described does not include every conservative. It is there and real but there are a variety types of conservatives, and (in addition to the well informed) there are some who are not stupid, not well informed for whom this will make a difference. So I think this will cost Mitt some votes on the right. Who ever thought I'd be the moderate voice among the Buffisitas on a political issue?