> -----Original Message----- > From: Howard Brazee [mailto:howard at brazee.net] > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:16:30 -0500, Grady Brandt <gbrandt at tampabayfcu.org> > wrote: > > > Taxes seem to be spent more on keeping assorted officials well stocked > on > > toys though. At least if they're bribes then you know the money is being > > spent on what you want it to be spent on. > > I've heard that the difference between an honest politician and a > dishonest one is that the dishonest one stays bought. He is selling his > word and if he changes his mind, the value of what he has to sell goes > down. Meanwhile we elect an honest politician who promises us X, he can > change his mind and give us Y. > -- > Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ I heard it the other way 'round. The honest ones stay bought. The sentiment is the same though. ----------------------------------------------------- I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television and just be savaged by stuff that belittles their intelligence. -Alice Walker, writer (1944- )