I am thrilled to report that I am
Economic Left/Right: -3.75
– and –
Social Libertarian/Au
…. on http://www.pol
Delightfully close to Gandhi & Mandela and mercifully far from Thatcher…. Hitler…W….
Innocence by association
Author / Diane Tate
I thought that word had a negative connotation
Sure this is yet another of a myriad of moral hazard tales of late. But the differentiator to this specific story is how yet again, my hometown continues to engender a special kind of pride.
Alan R. Mulally, the chief executive of Ford, was even more upbeat. “It was a great day,” he said. When a reporter asked what Mr. Mulally might say to people who viewed the loan guarantees as a bailout, he replied in a chipper voice, “I would characterize it as an enabler.*”
* DB: emphasis added
Just say no to implosion
For as bad as macroeconomics can get, they sure make life feel light compared to the despair that results from excessive self-absorption. Frida Kahlo’s exhibit at the SFMOMA is a cautionary tale of the futility of remaining trapped in one’s immediate experience. My friend Melissa remarked how about 90% of her work was self-portraits.
Given how important it is to have outside perspectives to ground you in reality, it is no wonder she was enmeshed so long with her near-canine partner.
“Sin Esperanza” (above) drives this home most poignantly in both image and title.