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| 2009-02-04 |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #9 That old Pontiac looks like a gross polluter to me. The way it burned all that oil they certainly wouldn't allow it to be registered in Kaliphornia, at least not without an expensive ring and valve job. Hope by now he's traded it in on a nice, sensible Prius. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-02-04 12:12 |
| #8 Yeah, remember the days, Tom? Driving a shitbox to work, no chauffer, making your bones in the family. Good times...good times... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-02-04 11:12 |
| #7 Heh. Maybe the Alzheimer's is more advanced that I remembered. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-04 11:05 |
| #6 Aw come on! Washington corrupts people in the same way that guns kill people. That is, not at all. People are the only natural corrupters( I'll probably get clobbered for making that overly broad statement, but I couldn't resist the tempttaion). Corruption flourishes where there is opportunity. Careful scrutiny, and only careful scrutiny can reduce the corruption to manageable levels. Our central government has been set up to be the checks against a wide variety of excesses. But balances are necessary to adjust for changes. We are the balances and we haven't been doing our jobs. That's why Washington is careening out of control. we've fallen asleep at the wheel. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-02-04 10:50 |
| #5 I am sadly disappointed. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-02-04 10:41 |
| #4 The reason why Washington corrupts is that it is too powerful. Lots of govt. Lots of govt. spending Lots of regulations. Anyone with inside information on these things who is willing to sell their access to people who are affected by the spending, regulations, etc. is worth a lot of money. But if there were less spending and regulation, these people would be worth less. |
| Posted by: mhw 2009-02-04 10:07 |
| #3 Why? Washington corrupts people. That was actually a snark related to Daschle's trademark expression whenever Democratic legislation failed to make it through the Senate, back when Daschle was Senate Majority leader. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-02-04 10:03 |
| #2 Why? Washington corrupts people. The Republicans came to change Washington, but Washington changed them. The founders knew this, even 250 years ago. That is why they did not set up a democracy. We have spent the last 100 years dismantling the finely balanced machinery they designed. We should not be surprised to see that it has become corroded. Perhaps some new Josiah will find a copy of the Constitution behind a desk in the Old EOB. We've certainly no shortage of Jeremiahs. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-04 09:50 |
| #1 I'm actually quite disappointed in Tom. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-02-04 09:45 |