Stephanie Zacharek's criticism makes lots of sense and hits many marks. That said, after you let go of some of the stuff (aimed at adults, etc.) it's a decent movie.

I thought the live action set-up with Mom was a bit overdone, overly dramatic (although well done), and the psych 101 stuff was blunt but the movie worked for the most part...once you let go of structure and decide just to watch it.

Perhaps it was self-consciously so but I thought it did the "kid time"/inner world thing well which explains the structure stuff and meandering feel at times.

I think of it as film school project with simpleton metaphors done with lots of money and mild, hipster weirdness. Spike Jonzes was the right director for it. I mean for petesake, it's a kid's book with ten sentences.

By covering everyone -- you save money and lives. A preventable epidemic is the perfect example of how this works. If everyone is covered under a single payer system, everyone gets a shot and disease and death are reduced.

The price of everyone getting a shot might cost say $1 billion BUT it surely would save 10-100x that in hospital costs, lost of work/business and the incalculableness cost of early death.

The old school "mind your personal business" two drinks before dinner and a night cap GOP gets MJ use. They're the types that chuckle at dumb dirty jokes and understand their kids will probably try pot at some point so why not get it out in the open. At least then you can have an honest conversation.

These types of GOP also know their kids have sex and think condoms are the pill are good things. I grew up with a few of these types and while they get uptight on some things...the vast majority are reasonable and pragmatic. The problem is there's fewer and fewer of these types...many have jumped to the Dems or became indies.

It's the new school far right bible banging GOP that don't get MJ use, even as God himself/herself has provided it on this green earth.

The text/paragraphs don't line up properly.

Don't love or hate the redux but it does look like the new LA Times' web page.

After all it would be freedom of speech and we know those rogue-y types dig the first amendment until it kicks them in the ass.

OMFG, either hell froze over or Sarah Palin is a also a real media whore-groupie. No evidence that hell froze over so I assume it's the latter.

Also - is this article real? If it is HOLY FUCKING CRAP.

Frankly I'd like to see more satire. Great critique tool, fun to read and you have to be smart to write it.

The state option to opt out is great yet simple strategy. It allows states that to disengage but it also holds Senators to their constituents in a very public way. It seems pretty obvious to me that a vote in the public eye will yield far fewer votes against reform and the public option.

Some Senators say they don't the public option but feet held to the fire and legacy and job at stake, only the true ding bat right wing nuts will opt out. Ultimately a vote against health care reform and the public option could mean defeat in the future.

Harry Reid is no dummy, my guess is he has a head count on who might slide over and who's at risk if they vote no.

CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Most Americans Approve Of Government Intervention In Health Care Coverage.

77%

Give 'em Hell Harry!

The guy has been nothing but a turn-coat, GOP apologist suck-up and war hawk.

Also - bring the filibuster. The GOP can't pull it off. Nope the polls show the public supports a public option to the tune of 75%+.

I dare the GOP and asshats like Lieberman to stand up on the floor and tell the public straight up they're against progress. If they do, it'll be their own political death.

Even Joe can't withstand those numbers.

Bring it Joe. Bring it GOP.

People go with what they're comfortable with. In this case with David Letterman that's women who might hump him and white guys.

Is Letterman that different from other network TV shows? My guess is that there's a "better" representation of women writers on other shows but it's still a very white club. Probably over 98% white.

Most everyone like attention. Politicians perhaps more so. Still there's so few who bends over so readily and shallows so quickly like Joe Lieberman...all while screwing his constituents.

Time to kick Joe to the curb.

Seriously, didn't many people warn that W was a complete and utter idiot in the most real sense? Well he fucked the country but good and not in the fun, getting-off sorta way.

Beyond that, nice poll and keep it up. Regarding stupid and near retarded, hard right wingnut Christian presidential candidates -- fool me once shame on you...fool me twice shame on me.

I didn't vote for W but I think it's fair warning about Palin. We need a born-again bible banging empty head like we need another couple of wars and a crapped on economy (W's fault).

Back in the old days there use to be debtors prison. Given the severity of the global financial crisis perhaps we should go old school on these retards. Bankers Prison would be a start. Send them to Gitmo...blind fold and all.