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| Founded By Geniuses And Run By Idiots |
| 2013-02-28 |
| Extract If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Our better presidents tend to be the ones who know their limitations - a most rare attribute among politicians. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-02-28 13:02 |
| #6 Yes, in spite of our presidents. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2013-02-28 12:59 |
| #5 Well said IBILS |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2013-02-28 12:44 |
| #4 There is a common belief that the US has had, in general, above average presidents. That's exactly wrong. Most of them were bad to awful (with a handful of extraordinary exceptions). What makes America great is not its presidents, it is our Constitution, our institutions and our people. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-02-28 12:05 |
| #3 Founded By Geniuses And Run By Idiots ... ohhh sorry. I thought you were talking about Yahoo News. My mistake. |
| Posted by: Raider 2013-02-28 10:06 |
| #2 And remember - our government is (so far) run by the people. So who are the idiots? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-02-28 08:43 |
| #1 There must be some axiom that says as bureaucracies grow without restriction, idiocy also grows without restriction. Maybe bureaucracies follow the 2nd law of thermo; systems tend towards more and more chaos, disorder, and randomness. The 2nd law says the process is also reversible. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-02-28 08:16 |