We live in an interesting country. Lots of folks profess a disdain for government of almost any size. Okay, fair enough. One would think they would opt out of the system, live off the grid in a fairly remote area, and have as little to do with organized government as possible. So why do some of these individuals run for public office, announcing their intent to create Constitutional amendments, new laws and such. Maybe they like the taxpayer-funded health benefits that so many of them try to stop-- for others.
George W. Bush professed a dislike for "big government," but one of his dubious legacies is the Department of Homeland Security, created, it seems, as a high-salaried post for his buddy, that rabid environmentalist and bastion of truth (ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!), Tom Ridge.
And where is Tom Ridge, that anti-environmental Congressman-turned-anti-environmental Pennsylvania governor these days? He's raking in big bucks as a shill for the natural gas industry, continuing to display what public service is not about.
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