"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." ~ H.L. Mencken
Yes, Congressman, I Do Have a Problem With That
""House Democrats have loaded the emergency-spending bill for the Iraq war ? a crime in its own right ? with $3.7 billion in benefits for farm interests that support Democrats. In the minds of these devoted public servants, 'supporting the troops' furnishes an apt occasion for enriching peanut, spinach, and milk producers, among others." Not surprisingly, the Senate is playing the same game."
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