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ardeegee, good link on the junk shot. Thanks. I had thought that the lack of news over the past day was ominous.
DixieGal, I'm not precisely sure what you are responding to, but I don't believe we ought to moderate our treatment of BP, no. BP must be dismantled to prevent further disasters.
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I do think that Left and Right must stop calling each other names. Denigrate the idea, not the man. To paraphrase, when civility ends, civil society ends, and then society ends (if anyone knows the attribution, please give it, because I'm drawing a blank!). I've got this idea that if you treat people fairly, they'll treat you fairly in turn; but, if you talk down to people, they'll spurn you. Crazy, right?
Specifically, I think that the Tea Party movement has been spouting a bunch of bunk, but I recognize that the movement started out of genuine anger as I'm angry about some of the same things. This teaches me that behind the propaganda the Tea Party represents people who should be taken seriously. The trick is to cut through the propaganda and talk to people. I saw a comment on a econ blog I follow dismissing the Tea Party as "peasants". What kind of way is that to talk about your neighbors!
"A house divided against itself cannot stand".
I daresay some members of MR who post in the Lounge have come to regret not being more civil--and restrained. [/rant]
By the way, I like your sig addendum--think I'll steal it.