Sunday, December 05, 2004

Perspectives

Bringing the chickens of "Don't talk while I'm interrupting" home to roost:

One man's "vicious political diatribe"* is another's "biting criticism"*.

You believe that what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, but I fear you're stooping to his level.

Is it "money laundering", or "an evolution of campaign finance"? *


Nonlocal, but in the same vein:

Isn't there a quote to the effect that "no man is a monster in his own heart"? what is it?

What [x] calls "gaming the system", others call "optimizing your site"*.
and
Party ticket peddlers handed voters preprinted tickets to place in the ballot box before stepping over to the tavern for a few dollars' reward from the party. We now call this corruption. At the time, it was called loyalty.*
Wayne, I still owe you an email...

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