Wednesday, January 28, 2009

A Government Stimulus, Literally

This stimulus package has me worried. It looks so full of junk it is hard to believe these people take themselves seriously. I am reading a book about the Thuggee movement, an ancient brotherhood of thieves who practiced ritualistic murder on a huge scale. Some of these people killed thousands of people. The movement lasted centuries. The group had a quasi religious quality so they had a meticulous, devout air about them. They also were horrified and indignant about some crimes--as long as they were not responsible for them. Reminds me of that story about the police in Oakland, California who during their shifts would break into safes. They were discovered when, during one of their robberies, they heard a robber next door and the criminal police rushed out to apprehend the criminal criminal. A cop was shot and the subsequent investigation revealed two robbery sites and only one robber.

These politicians are just killing us during the day and saving us during interviews.

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