In the few days leading up to the November elections, I posted a series of Facebook updates to my friends and family, more or less laying out how I was going to vote and my reasons for doing so. Sure, I was hoping to perhaps influence the... er... more conservative viewers of my stream, but several people said that I should have posted earlier... posted more often... or even diaried at here.
Now it is December and we're in the throes of the insane posturing over The Fiscal Cliff. Finally Obama and the Dems seem to be winning the argument... though perhaps not enough to get the Repubs to swallow their pride in the name of averting disaster. I started writing another missive on Facebook and was about to press send when I heard those little voices in my head, "Diiaryy.... DIAAARRRYYYYyyyy.." and now my lunch hour is over.
I'm not exactly a pro wonk, so I'm sure I've got plenty wrong. Follow me below the squishy ball of pizza dough, and correct me so I can argue better with my well-intentioned but even less well informed friends.
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