Glad to hear that it was enervation and not ennui that was keeping you from posting. I never understood beer pong and other drinking games. Back when I wanted to get drunk I needed no encouragement or excuses.

Drive those kids like rented mules, how the else they gonna learn that the real world does not, for most folks, cut a lot of slack?

Sounds like your daughter is involved, engaged and energetic about her dance and athletics. don’t know you, or her, but I think I get enough from your posts and comments to conclude that you won’t let her get knocked out of round by not working on all facets of her education.

Good to see you back.

I think you’re correct about the bill passing, but I think it will wind up looking more like the Medicare prescription bill or the WS bailout than it should. The news today was that the WH is ready to drop the “public option”. For me, leaving insurance in the hands of the people who have fucked so many of us for so long solves nothing. There is talk of subsidizing the lower income people to help them buy policies. I think those policies will be similar to the sort that humanitarian organizations like Wal-Mart offer their full time employees.

It just looks to me like the dems backed away from what should have been their moment. Now there is likely to be a pretty horrid piece of legislation, for which the dems will pay at the ballot box, whether it works or fails.

The whole healthcare thing looks to be going down in flames at this point, because of the fear, distrust and selfishness of so many of those folks who like to call themselves “Christians” and wave the JESUS flag, but have no intention of following any of his admnonitions re: faith, hope and charity.

OT, but I think a post from you re: the few, the batshit insane, the GOP Base–would be in order.