subtle ways

As a growing child develops reasoning abilities and starts to make sense of the surroundings, it becomes important to let the kid understand the significance of his or her own existence. This can go a long way towards developing the child’s confidence and self-esteem.

(On the status of Rob Bironas)

Well both Rob and Josh [Miller] this morning suffered a mild muscle strain and they'll be day-to-day. We're not too concerned about it right now, we've checked them out and they'll be day-to-day. We may be a couple days without them but we don't plan on making any moves at this point. They'll get back out there and be fine.

Washington’s The Politico profiles Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander in an article, “Alexander nudges GOP left,” in which Tennessee’s senior Senator concedes his own party’s ineffective way of grappling with issues.

The Politico discusses the new bipartisan approach Lamar Alexander is taking as the new Republican Conference Chairman:

A cynic would say that his approach is idealistic at best, even naive, and has no place in the ‘punch first, ask questions later’ approach that has prevailed in the Senate lately.