So when the going gets tough, the tough get...hairpats?

" I tried to follow, thinking I could get a teaching job, but unfortunately I did not fit the image of American language trainers (i.e., blond, blue-eyed) that they were looking for."

What country has one language school? This seems like BS.

The LW tosses around some pretty lofty language, "lost the ability to dream", "I'd only go back once I was a success", and so on, but I think the problem is that talk exceeds the action. Writing a study guide isn't the same as writing a textbook.

I also wonder about someone who wants to be a writer, but relies on inspiration. I'm a freelancer, and my bank balance inspires me on a daily basis, and has for 15 years.

Maybe the LW needs a little rest, maybe she needs a real job, but I don't think she needs Cary's brand of navel-gazing.

Joan Walsh should be very familiar with vicious and outrageous personal attacks on office-seekers. How many did Salon run about Sarah Palin? Sotomayor hasn't had anything like those.

While I'm not an anti-abortion advocate, I can't help but wonder how is this handbook any different from Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals? From the text:

That perennial question, "Does the end justify the means?" is meaningless as it stands: the real and only question regarding the ethics of means and ends is, and always has been, "Does this particular end justify this particular means?"

The second rule of the ethics of means and ends is that the judgment of the ethics of means is dependent upon the political position of those sitting in judgment.

The third rule of the ethics of means and ends is that in war the end justifies almost any means.

The fourth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that judgment must be made in the context of the times in which the action occurred and not from any other chronological vantage point.

The fifth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that concern with ethics increases with the number of means available and vice versa.

The sixth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that the less important the end to be desired, the more one can afford to engage in ethical evaluations of means.

The seventh rule of the ethics of means and ends is that generally success or failure is a mighty determinant of ethics.

The eighth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that the morality of a means depends upon whether the means is being employed at a time of imminent defeat or imminent victory.

The ninth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that any effective means is automatically judged by the opposition as being unethical.

The tenth rule of the ethics of means and ends is that you do what you can with what you have and clothe it with moral garments.

The eleventh rule of the ethics of means and ends is that goals must be phrased in general terms like "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," "Of the Common Welfare," "Pursuit of Happiness," or "Bread and Peace."

Oh, these damsels in distress. Announce you're joining the NRA and taking lessons at the local gun club. IF you want to be an independent woman, you can't expect Daddy to bail you out.

Pawn the ring, don't sell it, get another job, and get going.

What's your credit rating like? Can you get a card with a big limit? Joint checking? Can you clear it out?

You can't be a grownup woman until you grow a pair.

What's he going to say? That she was an idiot, and that they only took her because she boosted their very scant minority enrollment? I don't doubt that she's smart, qualified, brilliant and right for the job etc., but this guy's yapping doesn't mean anything.

Why isn't Dr. Tiller's semi-partner, Dr. Kris Neuhaus, taking over? She still has a license, doesn't she? And why not one of these idealistic med students who keep writing op-ed pieces about how inspired they are to do this work? Is it fear? Or is it distaste?

Kansas is pretty lenient towards doctors who mess up:

in 2003--Kansas 36th in the nation based on the number of serious disciplinary actions, such as license revocation, per 1,000 doctors. Seven states -- Wyoming, North Dakota, Alaska, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona and Ohio -- disciplined more than three times as many doctors per 1,000 as Kansas.

"This is yet another reason why people should not be forced to return to work with infants this young."

How was anyone forced? Dad's a banker! Mom was commuting to Napa. Who in their right mind thinks 4 months is a good age for day care?

I know the party line at Salon is that state-run day care would solve everything, but Dad would still have to take the kid out of the car.

"Since when do imprisoned terrorists get to hold press conferences? "

One phone call to AP isn't a press conference. If the rule of law is in place, then Salon readers asking for the FBI to break down doors of Operation Rescue puts them in the same place as Bill O'Reilly.

"Them Jews ain't going to let him talk to me," Wright said. "I told my baby daughter that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck, or in eight years when he's out of office. ..."

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_wright_0610jun10,0,7603283.story