Survey Courses 101;

Politics is a game of Charades. One important thing to establish is how many WORDS there are IN the charade.

Once this is established, each word must be guessed, over time, by political cooperation between Press and Politicians, AND the participation of the politically active voting audience.

As words are guessed, they are committed to living memory. At the end of each charade, a new charade MUST be introduced QUICKLY, or the audience will lose interest, and leave the country.

The Chinese have introduced the idea of comprehension and understanding to the generational game. By this mechanism, a new cliche was entered into the English cannon of vernacular: What is the meaning of this Charade?

I think the meaning of Nixon's charade was "cynic," although there is an argument yet to be made that he was employing child psychology to teach good logic and mental hygiene.

In my life, the most meaningful charade has been despair.

"Disappointed hope vies with despair for malady of the soul." - Robert.

I don't know the Chinese symbol for "despair," but the pictured Tee has "prosperity," set off in contrast to "adversity." I call it "Balance 101."

Selah.