Follow this link to the article on the Economix Blog of the NYT.  The blog claims to have the purpose of Explaining the Science of Everyday Life.

There are lots of reasons why I like this article.  It explains the dichotomy between what the American voter wants and what the voter is willing to do to get it.

In the NYT article you also get a discussion of this graph:

The picture of me on the motorcycle is only of peripheral importance.

In truth, this can’t be a picture of me. See the sparks flying? I only fall off my motorcycle when I am standing still.

By the way, thanks again to MardyS for putting the link to the article on his facebook page. That’s where I first saw it and decided to add it to my blog.