[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: How Did This Happen?
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Fri Jun 26 13:53:38 EDT 2009
Posted by Speed Gibson:
How Did This Happen?
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1246038814.shtml
Looking at the brain trust assembled in Washington DC to decide the
fate of American capitalism, perhaps today, I was asking myself, how
could this happen? How could such incredibly stupid people rise to the
top. Granted, the world of politics has always been about the
acquisition of power and wealth without merit. Even within this
magical realm, why does stunningly less merit seem to result in
astoundingly more success?
[1]James Lewis at The American Thinker is wondering the same thing.
Who put idiots like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in charge? What
kind of fool can be talked into thinking that carbon dioxide is a
pollutant? Lewis gives many examples, like this on health care:
Obama's power-grab over the medical sector of the economy? It's
profoundly stupid. We can insure all the uninsured people in the
country for a tiny fraction of all that money. We just need to fix
the tire on our national car, and this guy tries to sell us a
brand-new O-mobile, it can practically fly off the lot, all on
credit, long-term payments, no money down. It's gonna be free! So
what if you have to mortgage your wife and children? Even if we
already have two national lemons in our garage, Medicare and
Medicaid, which nobody likes. Now Obee is trying to sell us on a
really, really expensive dream mobile that will fix our problems
forever, plus it'll be cheaper than what we have now!
Can you believe it?
That sales pitch only works for idiots.
Anyone remember pro wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blasie's "Pencil Neck
Geek" novelty hit?
"They say these geeks come a dime a dozen. I'm lookin' for the guy
who's supplyin' the dimes."
So am I.
References
1. http://tinyurl.com/l4yf7m
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