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…just as Social Security was rammed down people’s throats.  And Medicare was rammed down people’s throats.  And, for that matter, so were Civil Rights…which may come as a surprise to the people yelling racial epithets at politicians who apparently were unaware that that happened.

Fascinating that the Right, led by Fox, is howling what a douche bag Obama is for ignoring the will of the people, considering that, just a couple of years ago, those selfsame individuals declared that criticizing a president during times of war was unpatriotic and, furthermore, praised Bush for his refusal to be swayed by polls and protestors.

The Democrats got something done and the GOP is furious, because it removes the ability to campaign on the idea that the Democrats are getting nothing done.  So now their plan is going to be campaigning on the basis of undoing it…so that they can return to the status quo of doing nothing about health care.  It’ll be interesting to see if it works.

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I’ve seen a number of stories focusing on the supposed curse surrounding winners of the Oscar for Best Actress since supposedly their marriages appear to go bust in short order.  This has naturally been heightened with the horrific timing of allegations regarding Sandra Bullock’s husband, and her having been–of course–blind sided by them.  The conventional wisdom seems to be that the husbands, feeling threatened, pull away from their wives out of jealousy.

But here’s another theory:  What if the husbands were just dìçkš the entire time?  What if the winning of such a major award is empowering to the wife and she realizes that she doesn’t have to put up with it any more?  That it gives her a sense of validation that was lacking and she realizes she’s entitled to have someone in her life who makes her feel good about herself?  In a number of instances, the woman walked out on the husband, not the other way around.

Why can’t it be viewed as a blessing instead of a curse?

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They had a picture of Joe Straczynski up on CBR this morning and I did a double take because I thought it was me.  Some years ago a British fan came up to me at a convention that Joe was also attending and started asking me where I got the ideas for creating “Babylon 5” and apparently the resemblance has only become more pronounced.  At this point Joe looks like a taller version of me and Chris Claremont is a thinner version of me.  Perhaps the three of us should pose together in a police line-up setting.

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One of my favorite programs if for no other reason than that they keep snarking on “The Mentalist” for being a rip-off (which it is).  I happened to stumble over the information that Dule Hill is an accomplished tap dancer.  They should totally work that into an episode next season.

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The current plan is that I’ll be appearing at Golden Apple Comics in LA on Friday, April 9th, and at Brave New World on April 10th. More information as it becomes available.

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Weather is fearsome outside. Pounding rains, dark skies, and winds as high as 35 mph. Tornadoes are rare on Long Island but not unprecedented. I’m watching the skies.

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No, as of this writing, ABC and Cablevision haven’t come to terms. Instead I took Robert Fuller’s advice: I found a nearby hotel that has ABC and was charging a dirt cheap room rate since it was last minute and Sunday is a dead day for them. So the Davids decamped to the hotel and as of 8:30 PM I’ll be doing my running commentary for the Oscars. Even if they wind up sorting this out at the last possible second, screw it. At least I didn’t have to sit there watching the time tick down, feeling helpless in the crossfire of two huge corporations. Plus I took Caroline swimming, so it’s all good.

See you below the cutline of this post at 8:30 EST.

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UPDATED 8:27–We’re three minutes away, and Cablevision is still gone.

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