THE BUSH PRESIDENCY
IN A NUTSHELL...
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
- Common Wisdom
Somehow I think that the subject above relates to the subject below. What do you think? - 2q(Jim)
THE NATIONAL DEBT
as of 16 Feb 2008 is
as of 16 Feb 2008 is
$9,294,526,523,883.09
"It's a closed mouth that can hold a good story." - Irish Saying
"The 'Madariagan Succession', as it was called in the language of the legal men interested in prolonging it in order to augment their fees..." - Vincente Blasco Ibanez, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, p.79 (copyright 1918)
Historically speaking, things haven't changed much since 1918. Wealth comes from many sources, but always ends up with the lawyers. - 2q(Jim)
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF GOVERNMENT
Privileges Pay - Permits 'taint Peanuts
RALEIGH — Someone from Iran has been fishing along the North Carolina coast. Someone from Israel has, too. Someone from both nations bought a coastal recreational fishing license in the first year of its existence. They were among nearly 460,000 coastal recreational fishing licenses sold …the licenses have been issued to people in every county in North Carolina, in 62 U.S. states and territories and in countries throughout the world.
The license has brought in $5.7 million in fees. - By Barry Smith, Times-News 11/30/2007
RALEIGH — Someone from Iran has been fishing along the North Carolina coast. Someone from Israel has, too. Someone from both nations bought a coastal recreational fishing license in the first year of its existence. They were among nearly 460,000 coastal recreational fishing licenses sold …the licenses have been issued to people in every county in North Carolina, in 62 U.S. states and territories and in countries throughout the world.
The license has brought in $5.7 million in fees. - By Barry Smith, Times-News 11/30/2007
As any good fisherman knows, use the right bait and you'll catch the right fish. - 2q(Jim)
- "The stock market has spoiled more appetites than bad cooking." - Will Rogers
- "I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing, the rich would have kept more of it for themselves." - Bruce Grocott
- "Personally, I'm glad the stock market closes on weekends - it gives my fingernails a chance to grow back." - Joey Adams, Star Magazine, 9/8/98 via Jane, Sun City, AZ
- "When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act." Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
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