Jan 24
A MODEST PROPOSAL
Posted by Dave in Politics on 01 24th, 2010| | 1 Comment »

This proposal, from John Médaille on the blog “Distributist Review” seems fair:

“Each congressman will be required to wear those NASCAR suits which prominently display the names of the corporate sponsors. So the typical congressthing might have Big Pharma on his chest and Exxon on his ass, with the big banks running up and down his arms. Each politician would be required to begin and end each speech with the statement ‘This message brought to you by …’ and list the names of his three top contributors. And each bill will be required to bear the logos of its corporate sponsors. This won’t make politics any more democratic, but it will make it a lot more fun. And a lot more honest. We can dispense with the fictions of ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative’ and go directly to the real issues: ‘I favor the big banks’ or ‘I favor the manufacturers,’ and such like.”

Jan 6
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Posted by Dave in Quote of the Day on 01 6th, 2010| | No Comments »

He who wishes to be perfectly obeyed, should give but few orders.

– St. Phillip Neri