Postcards from a Librarian
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Political Animal - ‘The underlying social contract’
I really enjoyed this so I am posting it here too.
“No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody.
“You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn’t have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did.
“Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea? God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.”
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The Rick Perry Hustle by Larry McMurtry
I believe the record will reveal that Rick Perry has no interest in moderation, or moderates. His affability should not obscure his intentions, which is to do for America what he’s done for Texas, and what he’s done for Texas, is to make it a far less tolerant and less generous place to be. - Larry McMurtry
oh my.
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Sam Gellman’s extraordinary photos of North Korea’s Mass Games, meticulously choreographed displays of gymnastics and performing arts with nearly 100,000 participants
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43 percent of voters say random choices from phone book would perform better than current Congress
wait really? Maybe we should try this.
This does not link to an Onion article. Via Karen Tumulty
It would also be more democratic than what we have.
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I probably shouldn’t remember this cover but I do.
Yup. (Duh.)
God bless Ann Richards, the last Texas governor worth a damn.
(Source: dtxmcclain)
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Jeb Bush Questions G.O.P.’s Shift to the Right
did this make me like Jeb Bush a little? Yeah it might have.
Mr. Bush said today’s Republican Party is out of step with the legacy of his father and Ronald Reagan.
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Ain’t no sunshine ☔ #houston
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#Houston #Texas #downtown #skyline
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When I was a kid someone told me someone jumped off that building and was impaled by it’s spikes....
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Hello, Texas Medical Center. #houston
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#downtown from #street #view #houston #texas
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#houston #texas #architecture #buildings #canon #5dii
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#houston #texas #architecture #buildings #canon #5dii
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#houston #texas #architecture #buildings #canon #5dii
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Picture day (Taken with Instagram)
