We always knew she wore the pants

We all know that deep down, Michelle Obama wears the pants in that family.  This also made us wonder why she hasn't slapped some sense into her newfound, moderate, husbandent (that's husband and president).  Well, things may be a changin'.  Some analyists think that Madame Obama will be the secret weapon in this health care battle.  Hmm, so Obama, at least one of theme, may not fail us after all!

Michelle knows the health care system, well because she was a part of the system--a hospital administrator to be exact, so its great having an inside ally.  Aside from her knowing how the system works, she reminds us that she is human by describing urgent health matters that have affected her family, causing her to think "what if I didn't have health insurance."

Of course, women helping their husbandents isn't a new idea.  Hilary Clinton was the key advocate (and drafter) of health care reform legislation during the Clinton era...that failed.  Hopefully, history won't repeat itself!

Pearl Jam just keeps jammin...

I have always loved Pearl Jam, so I'm happy for new material.  Their new single, The Fixer, is catchy but you can still hear the dirty old Pearl Jam we fell in love with in the 90s.  I know I'm a little late on reporting, the single was released in July, but in my defense, I was out of the country.

Anyhow, I definitely plan on buying their new album, Backspacer, and I encourage you guys to as well! And if you don't, you can read my thoughts about it on Poplitics.

The reason birth control should be affordable....

...and sex education should be comprehensive.  So people who don't need kids, don't have them.

Pot calling the Kettle black, I call them both dumb.

 Cleverness by me and Paint technology

Nice try.

Mark Sanford is apparently stating that "it's time to move on," when asked about Joe I-don't-know-how-to-act when-grown-ups-are-talking Wilson's outburst...you know when called the president a liar in Congress:

Sanford asserts that Joe has apologized, and that should be good enough..yeah, tell that to Jenny Sanford...oh wait, she's divorcing you.

Sorry, gov-a-nah, but you're not the one to be giving out advice...might I remind you that you skipped THE COUNTRY to go have an affair, possibly on my tax dollars?  If I were you I'd shut up and keep learning Spanish from your mistress, who is rumored to be in SC with you.

Amigos Nuevos

Diplomatic relations between Colombia and Ecuador are restored!  Following that little incident where President Uribe invaded...I mean "accidentally and unknowingly" sent his troops into Ecuador on the heels of the FARC, Ecuador said screw you and sent Colombian diplomats packing. Now the two nations look forward to restoring diplomatic ties and working together on the betterment of both of their nations.

Negotiations have been ongoing since the incident with a number of ups and downs, and of course Hugo Chavez throwing his two cents in, threatening war.

The important thing is that these neighbors can now borrow cocaine, er I mean sugar from one another.

Something cool is in Iowa!

And its called Leslie & the Ly's! Its a quirky woman, with a bedazzler, sweaters from the thriftstore, a keyboard, and a lot of free time--and I freaking love it.  You can check out all of her music on the myspace page, but I especially liked "Zombie Killers," I feel like the guys at Vicious Cycle Software and people who plays Left 4 Dead will especially enjoy it.

PS: She plays weddings.

Oh, and here's the remix featuring Elvira:

Happy Birthday Greta Garbo!

The sexy Swede would have been 104 today! Greta Garbo was a silent film siren in her day and is a part of Hollywood's "Golden Age." Also, for a song that references Ms. Garbo along with other legendary women, check out Cary Ann Hearst's "Glitter."

PS: Love the eyelashes!