Suspicious Package Containing . . . Bacon?

Posted by Kim on Oct. 7, 2008

Yesterday afternoon, Representative John Boehner’s offices in Ohio were evacuated due to a suspicious package he received in the mail, which was “leaking an oily substance.” This oily substance turned out to be bacon — a message to Boehner, some people claim, criticizing his support of “pork barrel” spending by voting twice in favor of the $700 billion bailout legislation.

I understand and appreciate the message, but what a waste of some delicious bacon . . .

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    How exactly is this supposed to discourage Congress members from voting for pork barrel projects? I think this would only give me more incentive in order to get bacon-by-mail.

    btw, if I had to go anyway, it would be by a bacon bomb.
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    The great French political philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville, once said, “The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through.” That quote seems to represent our current state of government, especially during this year’s election. We have political incumbents and hopefuls who believe, or at least claim to believe, that cash advances are a detriment to the American people. Some of these politicians have proposed to eliminate the entire payday loan industry out of certain states and even the entire country! Ohio Governor Ted Strickland’s proposition is just one example of this; if House 545 passes, the payday loan industry in Ohio will disappear and so will the industry’s 6,000 employees. Both Presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain backed a bill that essentially barred military personnel from receiving payday loans. Moreover, Obama has also supported measures that would make it impossible for these short term lenders to stay in business. An aristocracy is one where one ruling class makes decisions on behalf of everyone else. Let’s hope those old aristocratic colors don’t break through when determining the outcome of payday loans.

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