05/19/13

The Incompetence Defense

Big Red Car here.  The Boss is off to church so I’ve been watching the Sunday morning talk shows.  They are a blast to watch the hand wringing and accusations.  Everybody is having fun.  Some of it is just not very funny though.

Lots of scandals — the unending Benghazi debacle, the IRS kerfuffle and the seizure of the phone records of the reporters at the Associated Press.

The entire ecosystem of the White House smacks of White House corruption?  Corruption as evidenced by wholesale lies and premeditated lying?

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02/16/13

The Chicago Machine — how corrupt is it really?

Big Red Car here.  Been out for an early run this morning.  Got stopped for not having a current registration.  The Boss had put it in the glove compartment — when was the last time you wore gloves, driving gloves I guess?

The policeman was quite understanding and said to get it on the windshield and did not write The Boss a ticket.  Got me thinking about the legitimate role of government and how government regulates itself.

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