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You Know, I Have A Lot Of Books On My Ipad, But When I Try To Read Them, I Find Myself Wandering Off To Play Games. Those Are Books I'm Interested In. I Can't Imagine What Would Have Happened To Me In College If My Biology Class Had Been On The Same Computer As "words With Friends" And "doom."

During The Obama Years, The Republicans Have Done An Unprecedented Amount Of Stonewalling On Cabinet-and-below Appointees. I Would Also Argue That Their War On Judicial Nominees Has Been Way Beyond What Went Before. Really, If The President Nominated God To Serve On The D.c. Court Of Appeals, Mitch Mcconnell Would Threaten A Filibuster.

Phil Gramm Had A Stump Speech About How His Mother's Devotion Kept Him From Being An Academic Failure In Life. She Got Him Into A Special School That Turned Him Around - Under A Government Program For The Children Of Deceased Veterans. He Was Repeatedly Asked At Press Conferences Why He Would Then Turn Around And Support Draconian Cuts In Federal Funding For Education. He Never Had An Answer.

When The Women's Movement Began, It Was A Middle-class Phenomenon. Certainly, Black Women Had Other Stuff To Think About In The '60s Besides A Women's Movement. Working-class Women Were Slow To Get Into It.

I Admired The Way Mccain Worked On Campaign Finance Reform. I Admired The Way Nancy Pelosi Stiffened The Democrats' Spine During The Health Care Debate. I Admire The Way Barack Obama Has Raised A Dog In The White House Without Ever Putting It On The Roof Of The Car For A Vacation Drive.