Oh! a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon, If you listen to popular rumour; From the morn to the night he's so joyous and bright, And he bubbles with wit and good humour! He's so quaint and so terse, both in prose and in verse; Yet though people forgive his transgression, There are one or two rules that all family fools Must observe, if they love their profession. [Yeomen of the Guard, Gilbert & Sullivan]
Monday, June 1, 2015
Yippee!... uh-oh... (... and it probably doesn't matter)
Yippee!!!
The Senate let the so-called Patriot Act die.
Uh-oh: Rand Paul was the Senator that seemed to be most in line with my views on the so-called Patriot Act.
... and it probably doesn't matter: within the week key provisions of the so-called Patriot Act will doubtless be re-instated.
Does ANYONE remember the post 9-11 catch-phrase?
We had failed to "connect the dots".
In a moment of fear and panic the so-called Patriot Act was passed.
It generates MORE dots - it does NOTHING to "connect the dots" - it simply generates LOTS MORE DOTS!
In my experience, decisions made when fearful and panic-stricken are BAD.
The so-called Patriot Act was a BAD idea then.It's a STILL a BAD IDEA!
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