This is going to be just a short heads up diary about a fascinating post that just went up at Open Left.  Mike Lux, a regular poster over there,  tells a humorous story about overheard conversations on the train from New York.

Let's jump over the flip for the quotes and link,

Yesterday the Senate passed the Lieberman Amendment (No. 2073) to the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2008 (H.R. 1585) by a vote of 97-0 (Vote No. 242) according to THOMAS (Library of Congress).  This happened just after defeating the Webb Amendment in the middle of the Iraq debate.

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    This diary explores the profound distinction of two areas of focus in what has been lumped together as "meta" here at DailyKos.  There are great benefits in understanding the differences between these two fields of thought.   A cooling of some of the flame wars,  a gathering place and symbol for like minded deep meta ecologists,  and a truth in labeling clarity for everyone,  pragmatists and generalists alike.
    So what the heck are you talking about, you ask?  More below the fabled fold...