air waves

seems to me that jared bernstein has the right idea. to get heard about touchy subjects - such as the economy - get outside the system. looks like that's the best (maybe only) way to get your message wafting across the air waves, getting some ink in newspapers of record, scoring some blog space.

smart, but brings home what a sorry state we're in when they can't get the same results inside the white house, the beltway.

rewarding bad behavior

mega american corporations have a trillion dollars stashed away in other countries because they don't want to pay the 35% tax rate incurred in the usa. BUT they'll bring it back IF the government allows them a "tax" holiday where it will only incur a 5% tax. if that's not rewarding bad behavior, don't know what is!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/small-business-tax-holiday_n_881597.html

perspective

it really helps to have worked on gaining a more balanced sense of perspective. which is no small accomplishment, as a healthy perspective requires an awesome juggling act.

being realistic while keeping a long view, respecting that others have their own opinions, realizing the difference between respecting that others have their their own opinions & respecting the opinions themselves, being as willing to change my opinion as i am to changing others', have a calm sense of center.

maybe this last is the most important thing of all ~ perhaps it's the "be" we sense when we are still.

explains a lot

interesting article picked up from daily beast about how republican politicos have a pattern of occasionally shackling their policies to key issues that are wildly unpopular with the general voting population.