- Noted with interest: Mashable item on MySpace Music Charts.
- Unrelated to music, via Bloomberg:
Lawmakers are growing weary of tackling a procession of sweeping measures, said Senator Claire McCaskill. The Obama administration is pushing to overhaul the U.S. health-care system, revamp regulation of the banking system and develop new proposals to replace jobs lost during the worst recession since the Great Depression.
“I don’t think anyone’s excited about doing another really, really, big thing that’s really, really hard that makes everybody mad,” McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, told reporters yesterday. “Climate fits that category.”
I let out an “Oh my God!” when I read that one. Lady next to me in the cafeteria turned around to see if I was alright.
Generally, I try not to get too worked up when I read quotes from politicians in the media. Maybe the remark got twisted around in the writing/editing process, and everybody says dumb things now and then.
But that one is pretty disappointing. I’m sure it’s tough being a Senator, but “really, really hard” doesn’t seem to me reason enough to avoid confronting serious problems.
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