THE FAIRNESS OF IT ALL

"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks." - Doug Larson

“The question is, why are politicians so eager to be president? What is it about the job that makes it worth revealing, on national television, that you have the ethical standards of a slime-coated piece of industrial waste?” - Dave Barry

THE PRESIDENT, THE WANNABE'S AND THE LORD

Former President Bill Clinton and Presidential Hopefuls (past and present) Al Gore and Hillary Clinton meet before our Lord in Heaven.

God addresses Al first. "Al, what do you believe in?"

Al replies, "Well, I believe I won that election, but that it was your will that I did not serve. And I've come to understand that now."

God thinks for a second and says, "Okay, very good. Come and sit at my left."

God then addresses Bill. "Bill, what do you believe in?"

Bill replies, "I believe in forgiveness. I've sinned, but I've never held a grudge against my fellow man, and I hope no grudges are held against me."

God thinks for a second and says, "You are forgiven, my son. Come and sit at my right."

God then addresses Hillary. "Hillary, what do you believe in?"

I believe you're in my chair.

“The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office” - Will Rogers

REMEMBER PAN AM 103?

WASHINGTON — "One by one, top executives of American oil companies met… with Libya’s leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi… as they lined up contracts allowing them to tap into the country’s oil reserves.

...the new allies are working Capitol Hill, trying to weaken a law that threatens those deals. The Libyan government... and the American oil industry have hired high-profile lobbyists, buttonholed lawmakers and enlisted help from the Bush administration, all in an effort to win an exemption from a law that Congress passed in January that is intended to ensure that victims of terrorist attacks are compensated.

The law allows victims of state-sponsored terrorism to collect court judgments by seizing foreign assets in the United States or money from those governments held by American companies doing business with them. If Libya loses a half-dozen court cases still pending, $3 billion to $6 billion could be at stake..."

The assets provision was added to a Defense Department authorization bill at the request of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, Democrat of New Jersey…"

The New York Times, "Libya Seeks Exemption for Its Debt to Victims "
By ERIC LIPTON, Published: April 22, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/washington/22libya.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Ah, yes, Libya.

Ah, yes, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, once called the “Mad Dog of the Middle East” by former President Reagan.

Ah, yes Pan Am 103, the 1986 Berlin disco bombing, the 1989 attack on a French jet over Niger.

Ah, yes, Iraq, backed by American lawyers and politicians, did win their exemption already.

Ah, yes, “The short memories of American voters".
- 2q(Jim)

THE LAW OF AVERAGES - A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

A young teenage girl was about to finish her first year of college. She considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat but her father was a rather staunch Republican.

One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to taxes and welfare programs. He stopped her and asked her how she was doing in school.

She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA but it was really tough. She had to study all the time, never had time to go out and party. She didn't have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends because of spending all her time studying.

He asked, "How is your friend Mary doing?" She replied that Mary was barely getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA, never studied, but was very popular on campus, went to all the parties all the time. Why she often didn't show up for classes because she was hung over.

Dad then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the Dean's office and ask why she couldn't take 1.0 off her 4.0 and give it to her friend who only had a 2.0. That way they would both have a 3.0 GPA.

The daughter angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair, I worked really hard for mine and Mary has done nothing".

The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party".


"Fairness is what justice really is.” - Potter Stewart

"Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical." - Blaise Pascal