It is my firm belief that polar bears are the guardians of all wisdom and truth in the universe. I have a stuffed toy polar bear perched on top of my dual LCDs, and often discuss difficult problems with him. It warms my heart to see others embracing the True Path.

More seriously, and on the subject of spin - I agree totally in principle, but I think the wording is a bit shaky. As MMR's comment indicates, I think the term "spin" has a really bad connotation, which has been deeply intrenched over time. I would suspect that most "thinking people" consider it a mark of honour that they don't feel susceptible to spin; after all, perceptiveness and seeing many sides of an issue are traits highly regarded among people like engineers and geeks. So you may have a bit of an uphill battle there to reclaim the term.

For my own part, I find careful application of good-spin to be invaluable. Maybe I'm just in denial about my lying, manipulative bastard side, but I prefer to think of it as "speaking the language of management" ;-)