Obama versus the fragmented GOP: While there is ample evidence that Obama repeatedly misplayed his cards for broad-based support, best exemplified by Obamacare, it is also evident that the Republicans have been intransigent throughout the first 3 years of Obama’s presidency. Regardless, the likelihood of Obama being re-elected, despite his poor performance on key issues, and his failure to meet high expectations is becoming more and more apparent because the alternatives are dire. Romney is obviously the most credible candidate thus far, but his liabilities are immense which explains the GOP’s “Anybody-but-Romney” rollercoaster ride. An ‘anybody but’ campaign is devastating for Romney. Among other consequences of a Romney ticket is that the far right will stay home in 2012. We should be skeptical of any empirical data 1 year ahead of elections but even if Obama’s approval are as low as Nixon’s in 1971, Obama’s chances are promising for a second term.
Why Julia Child Was So Famous: Julia Child was a television celebrity and professional chef who is widely recognised as one of the first to use the television medium to educate viewers about quality cooking. Since there only a select number of channels during her area of dominance, viewers were frequently exposed to Julia Child’s culinary skills. At any rate, Child is widely regarded as having introduced French cuisine to the US general public through her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. That particular book was a best seller for five straight years. Did your mother/father have a copy in the kitchen (not trying to stereotype my friends!)?
Chef Personalities & Revisionist History: We tend to look at our own generation as the one that re-invented an idea; like people born in the 1950s tend to claim that they invented sex, as if previous generations had no clue. Each generation tends to ‘reinvented’ partying, cooking and sex. To be fair though, Julia Child’s by definition developed the TV chef format which has since become a mainstream source of edutainment. Jamie Oliver is great but he stands on the shoulders of people like Julia Child.
Questions to ask: Does micro-finance hinder development of business in the 3rd world? Why has opinion so quickly moved away from supporting this type of stimulus? Listen, and read a precis:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Economics
Learn more at the following website, another cool way to supplement the learning process: http://www.pooreconomics.com/
