Wednesday, November 17, 2010

One Hand Scans the Other

Here's a story that sums up everything you need to know about politics and cronyism in 2010.

Former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff represents the company that is selling the scanners Homeland Security is buying for the airports. Seems like with three cable news channels we'd all know about that, right? Well, thankfully there is C-Span. (Now that's something you don't hear often.)

Tell 'em, Representative John Duncan of Tennessee...




3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Barry said...

A valid point, Anonymous. However,the next time I fly, I am going to ask for a copy of my scanner pic for my Xmas card. Nothing like a fuzzy, semi-nude shot of me to brighten up the holidays! ;)

Hal said...

It's always enlightening to get the Slavic viewpoint from Anonymous. Meanwhile, Barry is giving whole new meaning to "personalized Christmas cards."