Newman's Own Nation

We all know Paul Newman died.

We all liked his food business even if we didn't buy his products.

We all thought we was f*cking hot (or handsome)

When asked about his long-lasting Hollywood marriage, he said,
"Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home?"

And I just now read a short article in the latest issue of The Nation that outlined just how incredibly valuable he was to The Nation during a financial crisis in the 1990s (we're talking more than a million bucks)

And so I have to say Thank You Very Much Paul Newman.

And if you don't check out The Nation, do so (and get a subscription if you can afford one. You generally find what The NYTimes (and all the rest) will be covering in a couple of weeks or months, but less whitewashed. And while you're at it, check out an interesting (and short) article about the rise of Reagan's Supply Side economics whose final paragraph includes the following:

McCain and Palin are losing to Obama and Biden, thank God. But even the possibility that the most powerful nation on earth is in danger of electing yet another president characterized by dishonesty, belligerence, ideological obsession and personal recklessness--coupled with a vice president whose life experience makes her more appropriate for a casting session of Desperate Housewives than a cabinet meeting--gives one pause when considering the future of this country, regardless of whether we manage to avoid this catastrophe on election day.