Policy 06/09/2009
Posted by rosshunter on June 8, 2009
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Ezra Klein – When Senators Stop Tweeting Polite and Start Tweeting Real
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It almost sounds like a staffer is tasked with tweeting routinely, and the staffer misunderstands the nature of contemporary hip, and Grassley misunderstands how real this stuff is. They’re treating it as token – as being in some cyber realm, and addressed to some youth underclass – and not really getting that it can actually have consequences.
And you’re right, jkaren, this is totally undignified. Grassley is a fool.
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Ezra Klein – What It Means to Be Pro-Choice
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es … how compelling to read a serious, personal view formed from reason and compassion, made by a future physician.
Thanks for the link Ezra. I think her feelings and reasoning must reflect a lot of people’s actually, because there are many nuances to this subject, but we’ve lived in times in recent decades where debate has narrowed and shallowed, to the exclusion of nuance. I hope that debate is now broadening, and I look at the current administration as a sign that reason can return to discussion.
Rozalyn Farmer Love has a long road to travel, and I wish her all the strength and good heart that she can find. She will help our society enormously, and relieve much suffering (and surely also earn a place in a just heaven?), by continuing on this difficult and compassionate path.
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
