When People Say This Isn't

[ella Baker]'s Second Defining Characteristic Was Her Dislike Of Top-down Leadership... 'she Felt Leaders Were Not Appointed But The Rose Up. Someone Will Rise. Someone Will Emerge'. It Was An Attitude Baker Shared With Some Of The Older Women In The Movement.

You Know, I Really Miss Sex Scandals. They're Generally Colorful. They Almost Never Mean Anything Over The Long Run. And While They're Going On, The People Who Actually Keep The Government Running Are Let Alone To Go About Their Business. Good Old Sex Scandals.

Texas Has No Income Tax, Which Is A Big Draw For Corporate Executives Who Do Business There. But It's Hardly Tax-free. The Property Taxes Are High For A Southern State. The Sales Taxes Are High. One Study Found That The Bottom 20 Percent Of The Texas Population Pays 12 Percent Of Its Income In State And Local Taxes.

Personally, I'd Be Really Glad To Have A National Conversation About Whether To Outlaw Most Forms Of Birth Control. For Once, The Kids And Their Grandparents Would Find Themselves On The Same Side.

You Know, I Have A Lot Of Books On My Ipad, But When I Try To Read Them, I Find Myself Wandering Off To Play Games. Those Are Books I'm Interested In. I Can't Imagine What Would Have Happened To Me In College If My Biology Class Had Been On The Same Computer As "words With Friends" And "doom."