I want to defend Julia Roberts too... she picked Lyle Lovett because she values talent over beauty. It is others' narrowmindedness that leads them to wonder "how such a beautiful woman would end up with such a homely man."

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich