The topic is up to you this evening! You could tell us about the most recent great movie you've seen, or the best book you've read lately. You can tell us what you think about the speeches today, or about the another news story you read that interested you today. You could also tell us something you did recently that's new and interesting...for instance, I quit caffeine last weekend. I still have a headache to prove it. Seriously, I don't know how people who are addicted to serious drugs do it. Quitting caffeine seems to me to be more difficult than quitting smoking.
Anyway, linky to a press release with some news and then the topic is yours...
This seemed like good news to me today:
28 Senators introduced a resolution calling for a public option today. Some details:
The resolution states that “any efforts to reform our Nation’s health care system should include as an option the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for American consumers.
“Improving our health care system to increase quality and improve affordability is the ultimate and long-neglected goal,” said Sen. Casey. “A public option can help this effort by increasing competition in the market and maintaining patient choice.”
Here are tonight's Top Comments:
From musing85:
In ElsieElsie's heartwarming diary on "The scourge of gay marriage" (which began with an anecdote about waking up at 4:30 in the morning so the two partners would have some time to spend together at the start of their day), snout had this to say.
From willb48:
I posted a message protesting conditions at supermax prisons, but skywaker9 makes this point.
From MBNYC:
Terrypinder on the current GBCW-fest. Brilliant.
From anotherdemocrat:
Sad, scary & important by cskendrick in Mojo Friday (we keep talking all week and it gets deeper than you think). You can parent up to get the context, but you know what csk is talking about.
From BFSkinner:
In the diary, "Obama on GBLT: No substance, no style", the comment by craigkg that starts this thread.
From Elise:
As a former teacher, I enjoyed this quick attempt by beagledad, Bob Johnson, and others, to come up with a rubric for grading GBCW diaries.
From Femlaw:
In Al Rogers' meta diary, Dragon5616 responds to Larry Madill's description of Blackmail Phone Porn, with an easy way to get that for free.
Sardonyx collected the Top Mojo for us, so please tip him.
Top Mojo (cskendrick/sardonyx-style) excluding search-identifiable tip jars, first diary comments, and Cheers and Jeers:
1) Here's your money qte: by BonnieSchlitz — 150
2) It is unprecedented in contemporary by Blogvirgin — 144
3) this has always... by papicek — 108
4) hard to recognize our own country by agnostic — 107
5) A Picture Of Two Speeches by whoisjohngalt — 106
6) my problem with a "truth commission" by existenz — 86
7) Recc'd for: by malibu1964 — 73
8) Medicare for All by MD patriot — 71
9) You're setting up a straw man by RFK Lives — 69
10) You do know who the MSM works for, right? by Virus — 67
11) Daily Doll - Kitteh's Growing by funluvn1 — 67
12) Seems only fair that this should be by Seneca Doane — 67
13) Having Spent My Youth Tripping Over Government by Gooserock — 64
14) Support a Medicare-like public option! by slinkerwink — 63
15) Well, it's a good start, but... by KingOneEye — 61
16) Thank you for reading by Sandy on Signal — 58
17) Horrific by GN1927 — 57
18) All over the media--and this blog-- by Crashing Vor — 56
19) No time to sing & dance, too busy at work by BFSkinner — 56
20) I Hope Obama's Speech Means This by JekyllnHyde — 53
21) Can't watch Morning Ho by Dallasdoc — 52
22) Sam of the glowing eyes by mydailydrunk — 52
23) It Take a Village by Pluto — 52
24) Deepest condolences by Sandy on Signal — 52
25) If you can't be with the one you love, by Pandoras Box — 51
26) Daily Vent Update - Best Friends Edition by mlharges — 51
27) I voted "yes" by kos — 50
28) We want a public option that is like Medicare by slinkerwink — 50
29) So Happy Together by khloemi — 50
30) Still sad how irresponsible Dick is by qmastertoo — 49
31) All I have to do is dream by Debbie in ME — 49
32) Since You Posted A Tiger Pic. May I Introduce by webranding — 49
33) What song is it you want to hear? by leftynyc — 49
34) Somebody snuck by Snud — 49
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) Tips for Keeping Doors--and Minds--Open by LarsThorwald — 603
2) Tip jar by Christian Dem in NC — 443
3) Tips for telling off a Dick. by XNeeOhCon — 427
4) tips for love by ElsieElsie — 288
5) tip jar here by slinkerwink — 283
6) tips by thereisnospoon — 269
7) Tips/Recs/Flames n/t by icebergslim — 231
8) Tip Jar by Jesselyn Radack — 218
9) tip jar n/t by Deep Harm — 216
10) Tips by Jon Elliott — 205
11) Tips/Flames by Rimjob — 193
12) Tips for spring by WineRev — 170
13) Here's your money qte: by BonnieSchlitz — 150
14) It is unprecedented in contemporary by Blogvirgin — 144
15) and on another note by clammyc — 138
16) Would like to see employee reps on boards by Dallasdoc — 127
17) Tip Jar by Big Tex — 110
18) this has always... by papicek — 108
19) hard to recognize our own country by agnostic — 107
20) A Picture Of Two Speeches by whoisjohngalt — 106
21) Tips and hums by khloemi — 101
22) Alms (tips) by Muskegon Critic — 92
23) my problem with a "truth commission" by existenz — 86
24) Ammo crate by occams hatchet — 82
25) Tip Jar by sheddhead — 82
26) Tips for hardy Blogistanis. :) by NCrissieB — 77
27) Recc'd for: by malibu1964 — 73
28) Medicare for All by MD patriot — 71
29) You're setting up a straw man by RFK Lives — 69
30) Tips for by TomP — 68